Evening star., 1934-08-18
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKTN.

A reader can get the anStDer to
any question OF fact by IDritiRg The
Washington Epenino Star Information
Bureau, Frederic J. Hdskin, Director.
Washington, d. c. Please inclose
stamp for reply.
@. What Is the meaning Of the
German word ''putsch," which ap-
pears in the newspapers?-M. S. r.
A. A petty rebellion or popular up
rising. 1t is German, from the Swiss
dialect.
@. Did Billy Hill or George Brown
write The Last Round-Up?"-G. c.
A. The name OF the author is Will
liam ]. Hill. He Is known as Billy Hill.
At the time the song was written he
was using the nom-de-plume George
Brown.
@. Would radio or telephone
grounded to the cold water pipe have
any harmful effect upon the water
for drinking purposes?-L. H S.
A. The fact that they do has been
known for 80 years. The Bureau OF
Agricultural Engineering says: "Elec-
trolysis and local galvanic action in
crease corroSion, hence the impor-
tance of not grounding telephone and
other electric lines to plumbing and
of using pipes and fittings of like
composition"
@. How much money has been paid
out by the United States Government
for Civil War veterans? For Spanish
American War veterans?-S. E.
A. The grand total disbursements
for pensions on account of the Civil
War, to June 30, 1888, was s7,698.-
594, ,10l.77; on account of Spanish
American War, ss11,s19,342.19.
@. Was old Russia a Catholic
country?-A. S. r.
A. Before the revolution, the East
ern Orthodox, sometimes known q:
the Greek Catholic, was the state re-
ligion of the country, and at Least
80 per cent Of Russians were in some
manner affiliated with the church
The Gar was q member Of thi:
church.
@. Why did the cliff dwellings II
Colorado have to be reinforced aftel
standing for seven centuries2-C. d
A. Some Of them had crumblec
through the years and this loose rocl
and encroaching vegetation helped Il
preserve the ruins. These were cleared
away about IS years ago. Thousand!
Of visitors go to Mesa Verde Parl
each year and this heavy trafic con
tributed to the need for securing tn,
ruins against destruction.
@. What is the average height o
men and women in the United States
F. L.
A. approximately S feet, inche
Is the average height Of a man, ant
S feet, inches the average height o
a woman in this country.
@. What do the musical term.
POGO rit" and ICON moto" mean?-
s. H.
A. "Poco rit"-abbreviation of "poct
ritenente" retard O little. Con moto'
with motion.
@. Referring to local government
what is meant by the term, home rul
for citieS?-A. w. H.
A. Prof. j. D. McGoldrick in hi
book, Law and Practice Of Munic'
ipal Home Rule" says that the tern
basically implies complete or partia
transfer of q portion of governing
power from the State to the city
Viewed in the light of actual legisla
tive practice the home rule movemen
was part of the broader movement stt
liberate cities from organized corrup
ton and restore control to the so
called, or self-called, good citizens.
@. What kind of q dog is o
Llewellan?-A. l.. s. .et..
A. The Llevellan is one Of thu
famous British strains of the Eng
lish setter. The English setter is be
heved to be the result Of cross be
tween spaniels and old Spanish point
ers. The Llewellans are famous field
trial performers and were produced b.