Evening star., 1934-11-26

A reader cda get the dnswer to
any question OF fact By Drtttno The
Washington Epeninp Star Information
Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, Director.
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@. How much gold was recently
moved from the San Francisco mint
to the mint at Denver?-A F.
A. More than 2,375 tons of gold was
shipped by the Post once Department
from San Francisco to Denver. The
total value of the gold transported in
this shipment Appropriated $780,
000. 900 and altogether there were 81
carloads.
@. What prohibits the Tennessee
Legislature from passing an income
tax law?-E. L. r.
A. The clause Of the constitution Of
Tennessee which prohibits the Legis-
lature from passing an income tax law
Is Article II, Section 28. The decision
of the Supreme Court of Tennessee in
which a general income tax law was
declared invalid Is Evans VS.. McCabe,
l64 Tenn. 672.
@ Where can q facsimile copy OF
the Magma Carta be obtained?-N.
E. F.
A. Copies may be obtained from His
Majesty's Stationary once, Adastral
House, Kingsway, London. for l shill-
ing and 6 pence, or about 40 cents.
@. Please give q biography Of the
author of "Good-by, Mr.. Chips. -
L. s. E.
A. The Atlantic Monthly says: "One
might almost say that James Hilton
was predestined to write 'Good-by,
Mr.. Chips Born at the turn Of the
century, with his first breath he began
to soak up the atmosphere OF that
small d-within-a-world which Is
the English public school, for his
father was a schoolmaster. BY the
time he was II he had already had his
first literary work printed In the Man
chester Guardian; before he was 20
he was the author of q novel, written
while he was an undergraduate Of
Christ's College, Cambridge. Since
then he has published half q dozen
books-'with varying degrees Of sue
cess he says. The present short
novel or long story-call it what you
will-reveals . mature talent that
looks as If it had definitely arrived I"
@. Where is the New York State
Merchant Marine Academy?-J. c. C..
A. The New York State Merchant
Marine Academy Is under the jurls-
diction Of the New York State Educa-
ton Department and Is at present
based at Fort Schuyler. Throggs Neck,
N. Y, and on the training ship En-
pire State. The administration office
is In room 874, State Once Building,
80 Center street, New York, N. Y.
Q. How much in net profits have
American manufacturing corporations
made since the war?-H. w. w.
A. Onicial statistics give net profits
of this type Of business IS $50, ,o82,-
000,0 900 for that period.
@. What kind of glue or cement Is
used in patching woolen material?-
j. NJ.
A. In patching woolen cloth use
thin sheet of gutta percha, which can
be purchased specially for tailors' use.
Place piece Of the tissue between the
layers Of cloth to be cemented. then
press with a hot iron.
@. Please mention some of the work
of Leonard Volk, the sculptor.-G.
B. NJ
A. Among his principal works are
the Douglas Monument at Chicago,
the Soldiers and Sailors Monument at
Rochester, N. Y, and statues Of Presi-
dent Lincoln and Stephen A Douglas
In the Illinois State Capitol at Spring
field. In 1860 he made life mask OF
Lincoln, Of whom only one other, by
Clark Mills in 1865, was ever made.