Evening star., 1934-07-11

@. What part OF Government ex-
penditure does the cost of Congress
amount to. including the printing OF
he Congressional Record7-E. w. T.
A. In 1888 the entire legislative ap-
preparation amounted to Sis.s00, 900,
which was per cent Of the total cost
Of Government operation.
@. What was the date Of the Chi
cago stock yards flre2 Were any lives
lost?-A. H. T.
A. The fire occurred on the 10th
and 20th Of May. Four persons died.
1t was estimated that 1000 we're made
temporarily homeless. Loss was
So. 900 900
@. How do the Protestant churches
stand on collective bargaining?-L. T.
A. The Executive Committee of the
Federal Council of the Churches Of
Christ in America at its last meeting
issued q statement of The Present
State OF Industrial Relations" The
statement urges that the principle Of
collective bargaining be fully recog-
nized as essential TO justice and fair
dealing. The statement of the coun-
Gil deplores the tendency among en-
ployers to hinder industrial workers
in the exercise of free choice with ref
erence to their representatives in col
lective bargaining and the widespread
refusal Of employers TO deal with the
representatives of organized labor.
O. Is there a combination airmail-
special delivery stamp?-P. D.
A. At present there is not, but the
Post once Department is planning to
issue one.
@. What kinds of questions cannot
be handled by your Information Bu-
reau?-S. p.
A. 1t is not equipped to give opin-
ions about anything. That Is the
province of specialists. Lawyers give
legal opinions, physicians give medi-
cal advice, but this bureau confines
itself to statements of fact. Ask any
question of fact, write plainly, and
send coin or stamp for reply. Address
Frederic j. Haskin, Director, Washing
ton, d. G.
@. Is there any relation among the
desert regions of the earth?-C. s.
A. Deserts, in the popular sense of
the word, occur mainly in two zones
encircling the world, and correspond
ing to regions of minimum rainfall.
The more extensive extends from near
the equator in an east-northeasterly
direction across the whole breadth of
North Africa, containing the Great
Sahara, Libyan and Nubian Deserts:
over the peninsula Of Arabia, through
Persia, Turkestan, the Cobb or Shame
Desert, in'about $50 N. latitude, to the
Pacific Ocean. The ring is completed
by the Great Basin Of North America,
in 40 N. latitude. The southern
zone, less complete, comprises the
Kalahari Desert, in Southwest Africa:
the interior of Australia, and small
districts in the Argentine Republic
and in the Andes.
@. Is it correct to use tranSpire in
the sense Of occur2-A. N.
A. Transpire means to become
known; as In spite of their efforts at
concealment, the secret transpired." 1t
is both affected and incorrect TO use
the word in the sense of occur.
@. Please give list Of the servants
found in a medieval castle.-E. S. w.
A. In medieval castle servants in
cluded the steward, who was general
domo or butler. There would be one
or more cooks, depending on the size
of the establishment. There would be
scullionS, butchers, malsters, cellarers,
cup bearers and a miscellaneous crew
of boys and men doing menial work
More on the military side, but still
servants, were the armorers, farriers
oStlers and grooms. Every castle had
its priest, who also was q sort of ser
want. A priest might also act as al