Evening star., 1934-03-22
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

@. What States collected the most
money in gasoline taxes In 1882
w. w. L.
A. New York led with collections
amounting to $43,l62,o12; California
was second with an estimated total
Of 81. 900, 900, and Pennsylvania third
with $30,824, ,9s5.
@. Has aluminium ever been sue
cessfully used In building bridges?-
r. w.
A. An aluminium alloy Of high
strength has been used in rebuilding
the Smithfield Bridge, across the
Monongahela at Pittsburgh. As a
which saved IS per cent in weight.
There are rs panels in the bridge, the
reduction in weight in each amount
ing to 28.9 tons. Before the aluminium
floor was installed vehicles and their
loads were limited to 13 tons on four
wheels. Now cotton trucks can cross
and 1t Is possible to run trolley cars
weighing 10000 pounds across the
bridge.
@. Where are answers obtained to
the questions submitted to your bu-
reau?-G. r.
A. The staff Of researchers visits
the libraries, the various departments
Of the Government, the Embassies
and legations, or use the telephone
when the answers are not immedi-
ately available. Write your ques-
tions plainly and inclose coin or
stamp for return postage. Address
this newspapers Information Bureau,
Frederic J. Haskin, Director, Wash
ington, D. C.
@. How much salary will Theodore
Roosevelt receive as president of the
National Health Council?-H. L. D.
A. The position pays no salary.
@. What is the name of the woman
who received the Laetare Medal?
Please give the names of any other
women who have won this honor
G.. r.
A. Mrs. Genevieve Garvan Brady,
New York philanthropist and widow
of Nicholas F. Brady, was named
Laetare medalist for 1884 by Notre
Dame University. The other women
who have received the medal are:
Margaret Anglin, Eliza Allen Starr.
Anna Hanson Dorsey, Mrs. James
Sadlier, Mary Gwendolin Caldwell,
Katherine E. Conway, Mrs. Frances
Tiernan christian Reid. Agnes
Repplier, Mary v. Merrick and Eliza
beth Nourse.
Q. Has Iowa an old-age pension
law?-R. w.
A. The Iowa old-age pension bill
recently passed and will become ef-
fective November l, 1894.
Q. why is King Leopold called
King of the Belgians instead Of the
King of Belgium?-E. D. T.
A. The title King Of the Belgians
was decided upon when the kingdom
was established in 1880, after the re-
volt of the Belgian people from the
Netherlands. It emphasizes the
constitutional character of the state
and lays stress on the people whom
the sovereign governs.
@. Is Percy Marmont playing in
the movies now?-K. L.
A He Is playing with Elizabeth
Bergner in "Ariane"
@. Have the steamship lines White
Star and Cunard merged?-J. M.
A. Since January they have been
operated as one line. the new enter
prise being known as Cunard White
Star Ltd.
@. What are the chief problems in
AmericaniZation?-S. M.
A. One Of the most important Is
that of employment A recently nat
uralized citizen is very likely to find
himself in difficulties when there Is
lack of employment, due perhaps to
his foreign accent or his lack Of ac-
quaintance with many of our Gus
toms. The principal objectives Of
Americanization are to promote the
acceptance Of what are known as
American customs and habits as well
as ideals among naturalized or alien
citizens. Many people believe that