Evening star., 1934-01-30

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@. How many codes have been signed
by the President and how many more
will there be under tie N. R. A.?-J. S.
A. Two hundred and six permanent
codes have been signed by the Presi-
dent under the National Recovery Ad-
ministration. 1t is impossible to say
what the total number will be, as it Is
thought that many will be combined.
@. What Is the seating capacity Of
the Chinese Theater in Los Angeles?-
c. L.
A. Two Thousand twenty-eight.
@. What State Legislatures have been
In session during January?-F. H.
A. Those of New York. New Jersey,
Z.
Mississippi, South Carolina and Vir-
ginia have been in regular session, and
the Arkansas Legislature has been in
special session.
@. What was the wind velocity Of the
hurricane which swept Puerto Rico last
September?-T. H. L.
A. Nearest Puerto Rico the velocity
was 40 miles an hour. At Jupiter
Inlet, Fla, it had fallen to 125 miles
and at West Palm Beach to 80 miles.
O. In building battleship how much
Of its cost is for labor?-H. H. N.
A. Rear Admiral Emory S. Land at
the hearing before the Subcommittee
of the House Committee on Appropria-
tions, concerning the cost of shipbuild-
ing, said: Costs are made up approx
mately as follows: Forty per cent labor,
plus 40 per cent material. plus 20 per
cent overhead equals 100 per cent.
About 40 per cent Of the cost Of build
ing ship goes TO labor at the site. OF
the 40 per cent cost Of material, about
70 per cent goes to labor away from
the site. /. e., in the field. all the way
back to the forest and the mines; 70
per cent Of 40 per cent equals % per
cent. OF the overhead cost about 80
per cent goes to labor; 80 per cent OF
20 per cent equals l6 per cent There
fore, We have 40 per cent. plus % per
cent, plus l6 per cent, equals "a per
cent, which goes to labor in the ship
building industry
9: Why, are the Scots Greys so
A. This is the oldest dragon reg-
ment in the British Army. 1t was raised
in Scotland in 1888 and. under normal
conditions, is mounted entirely on gray
chargers.
@. Why is dry cold weather SO much
more comfortable than so-called wet
or damp cold?-M S. V. D.
A. The Weather Bureau says that how
cold the air, or anything else feels, is
determined by the rate at which we
lose heat to it. Now, the more humid
the air the more humid, in general. our
clothing and our skins, and the dryer
the air the dryer they are Further
more. the more humid our skins and our
clothing, the better conductors they
are OF heat, and the dryer they are the
better they lnsulate. Clearly, then,
when the air is very dry the interiors
OF our bodies are comparatively insulated
from loss Of heat. and when the air is
damp, relatively exposed to such loss.
@, How did the man for whom Nc
Gill University is named make his
mCney?-H. c. M
A. James McGill was born in Scot
land in l744. He went to Canada in
ITO and entered the fur trade. He
accumulated a fortune as a merchant
at Montreal. became member of Par
lament and u-as hrinadiar crornoral n