Evening star., 1934-06-22
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

@. When are the swimming cham
pionship events to be held at the
Chicago Fair7-D. T.
A. The National Amateur Athletic
Union will hold its meet in the World
Fair Lagoon on July 8, and 8.
@. Does the State Of Ohio pay
Federal excise tax on the operations
of the State In the manufacture and
sale of liquor?-H. r.
A. The United States Supreme
Court has held that such taxes must
be paid since when q State enters
the market place seeking customers
it divests itself OF its quasi sover-
eighty and takes on the character OF O
trader 20 far as the taxing power Of
the Federal Government Is con-
cerned."
@. In census reports, is q widow
classed as married or single?-M. Z. 8.
A. In census reports women are
named As single, divorced OF married.
A widow Is classed as single.
O. How long have race horses been
bred?-H. L.
A. The thoroughbred or running
horse has been bred for more than
800 years. 1t has been definitely
established that racing capacity is
hereditary, and that environmental
factors influence racing ability.
@. What was Pershing's order 2o3,
issued right after the armistice?-M.
M. r.
A. Gen. Pershing issued Order No.
20a on November IL, 1918. 1t was
merely a commendation Of oficers
and men.
O. Why Is 1t that Malaga grapes
from Spain are not procurable7-T'
]. K.
A. The Bureau Of Plant Industry
saws that Spanish grapes. including
the Malaga and Almeria, are not pro-
durable in this country primarily be-
cause of the Mediterranean fruit ny.
which gave Florida growers such a
scare several years ago. 1t is possible
to secure vines and fruit OF both OF
these types from California where
they are largely grown.
O. How are questions handled In
the once of the Haskin Information
Service?-B. N.
A. The incoming letters are opened
at a mailing table, stamped with the
date and taken in great basketfuls
to the assignment desk. Here tney
are read and divided among the re-
searchers according TO type OF inquiry
When the research work is done, re-
plies to letters are dictated to stem
ographers, typed. read at the editorial
desk, sent to the table for outgoing
mail, where they are prepared Tor
mailing. Join the hosts of people who
use this newspapers Information Serv-
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Q. Please name the Vice PresI-
dents who died in oflce-T. T. W.
A. George Clinton, Elbridge Gerry
William r. King. Henry Wilson
Thomas A. Hendricks. Garrett A. Ho-
bart and James s. Sherman.
O. Please describe the LZ-12e
which is being built at Friedrichs-
hafen.-c. s.
A. The LZ-l2s, which on compile
ton will be called the Hindenburg. Is
BIS feet long; its biggest diameter is
1877 feet: its gas volume is 1000, 900
cubic feet, while 1t has gross lifting
capacity of $4,000 pounds. The ship
will have IS cabins accommodating
so passengers. dining room, lounge,
q reading and writing room, smoking
room, bar, shower bath and two
promenade decks so feet long inclosed
with windows tilted at IS degrees per-
mitting an unobstructed view. The
LZ-l2s is being built for four Diesel
engines designed to produce about
4.4oo horsepower with a speed Of "a
miles an hour.
@. How many days year does a
travelling man live in a hotel.-W. K
A. A survey made at Cornell UNI