Evening star., 1934-01-15

OF the vast number OF questions an
swered By this department, only Q few
can be published In this column. The
ones that are printed must be Of gen.
eral interest and not personal in their
nature. Do not, therefore, merely sign
your initials to your letter and ask that
the answer be published. Give your full
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ceive . personal letter in reply. Inclose
cents in coin or stamps for return
! postage. Do not use post cards. Direct
nation Bureau, Frederic ]. Haskin, Di-
rector, Washington. D. c.
@. What do the letters NIX and NC
mean on airplanes?-R. L. C.
A. N b an international symbol which
designates that the plane Is from the
United States. X designates that 1t Is
an experimental plane. c designates
that it is a licensed plane.
@. How many constituents does q
Representative in Congress represent at
| present?-F. McG.
A. Since the reapportionment the
basis u an average OF 280,674.
@. When did John Mccormack first
/ come to this country to sing?-F. w. M.
A. He made his first appearance in
the United States as a soloist in Irish
| Village" st. Louis World Fair. 1904.
@. In what distance can a ship like
the Leviathan be stopped?-C. T.
! A. The Leviathan can be brought to
full stop in about three ship lengths.
@. Outside of the United States, in
what country do the most children be-
long to the Junior Red Cross?-L. A. @.
| A. In the entire world the member
/ ship Ia about 12,500,000 A little over
half makes up the American member
ship. Next comes japan with 1,976,OOO;
then Italy with l,725.o00.
@. About how much honey is pro-
duced in the United States in year?
R. B. H.
A. The production In 1892 was esti-
mated at 10000 900 pounds. In 1928
it was 2l3.0O0, 900 pounds.
@. What was the national debt at the
beginning Of President Washingtons
oministration?-W. K.
A. At the beginning of President
| Washington's administration the ma
| tional debt amounted to $4,000 600.
| There was a revolutionary State debt OF
$40 900 900 which the Federal Govern
ment assumed making a total of S70,-
| 0,000.
@. How many bird reservations does
! the Government own?-B. S.
| A. It has IS national wild life reser-
vations comprising 100000 acres.
@. Is gold found in Ohio?-R. r. c.
A. Government authorities say that
| there is no appreciable amount OF gold
/ found in Ohio. There is small amount
/ found in some glacial gravels, but not
| enough to encourage prospecting. Many
samples Of rock thought to contain gold
have been sent from Ohio to the Bu-
reau of Mines, but the supposed metal
has always proved to be mica or pyrite
! (iron sulphide).
@. How many blocks of marble we're
| used in the exterior of the new Nor
mon Chapel in Washington?-M S:
A. There we're l6.404 blocks OF marble
used in the exterior facing o the
chapel. 1t is Utah birds-eye marble
with a satin hone finish. which changes
/ in hue in different light.
@. Please suggest what would be an
| ideal prison.-C. c.
A. Many definitions have been formu-
! lated. and that of former Attorney
General Mitchell is brief and to the
point: The prison of the future should
| be at once a disciplinary school for
| those who can be reformed. a place OF
| nerrnanent segregation for the incor-