Evening star., 1934-08-11
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. RASKIN.

A reader can get the ansscer to
anv question: of fact ov priting The
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@. Were fingerprints taken Of John
Dillinger after he was killed?-E.
T. A
A. They were taken Immediately.
@. Is DR.. Hans Luther, the German
Ambassador in Washington, q de-
scendant Of Martin Luther, the hero
Of the Reformation2-H. H. s.
A. The German Embassy says that
80 far as IL known the great Prot
estant reformer, Martin Luther. left
no direct descendants. The Ambas-
sador, DR.. Hans Luther, Is q de-
scendant Of Martin Luther's uncle
and there are many other members
Of the Luther family resident in this
country.
@. Does trafic in New York City
move on green lights and stop on
amber?-J. w. s.
A. The traffic signal lights In New
York are slightly different from those
In other cities. The red light denotes
a change or for all traffic TO stop. The
green light denotes east and west
bound trafic and the amber-colored
light north and south bound traffic.
@. Has the vacuum cleaner reduced
the number Of old-fashioned hrooms9
M. N.
A. Household brooms made in 1881
numbered 2,245,825 dozens and In
1888 2,436,2l2 dozens.
@. Do people in nudist colonies go
completely naked7-R. K.
A. Nudism Is a Nature cult which
practices complete nakedneSS in ap-
propriate localities or colonies.
@. What would happen II the earth
ceased to rotate on its axis and revolve
around the sun2-W. L. p.
A. The Coast and Geodetic Survey
says that the absence of rotation and
revolution Of the earth would so
change the whole system Of tides, cur
rents, rivers and, in fact, the general
conf1guration OF the earth's surface
that conditions would be unimagin-
ably different. As to the possibility Of
the sudden cessation Of revolution, the
late Camille Flammarion, the noted
French astronomer, said: "Were the
earth suddenly stopped in its course
the shock would be transmitted by
recoil, so to say, to 1.-THE constituent
molecules Of the terrestrial globe. as
II each received a stunning blow: the
whole earth would be instantanecusly
luminous and burning, and an In
mense confiagration would devour the
world"
@. How many auctioneers are there
in the United States7-Z. L. w.
A. According to the 1880 census
there were 4,281.
@. Where are the Sockdologer
Rapids, or Is that name just a joker
G. H. r.
A. The Sockdologer Rapids are in
the Grand Canyon II miles below the
Little Colorado.
@. Where is Kellogg's Institute of
Animal Husbandry?-H. r. K.
A. 1t is located at Pomona, Calf.
During March Of 1882 Mr.. w. X. Kel-
logg sold his farm to the University
Of California, part Of which the in
stitute now Is. The speciality Of the
institute Is Arabian horses. and no
instruction Is given to students.
@. Has the Federal Government
any restrictions on the purity Of to-
bacco?-J. w.
A. The Federal Government has no
restrictions on the purity Of tobacco
except In the case Of q tobacco prod
uct which Is improperly advertised or
labeled. when the Federal Trade Com
4mission has jurisdiction. OF course,
If 1t Is a question OF drug contained
in the cigarette the Bureau Of Mar