Evening star., 1935-04-03
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

A reader can get the unswer to
any question OF fact by Driting The
Washington Evening Star Information
Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin, Director,
Washington, d. C. Please inclose
stamp for reply.
@. How can a person detect coun-
terfeit paper money?-H w.
A. The Secret Service says that
simple rules by which the public may
detect bad bills are lis the portrait
on the bill clear? Does the detail of
the etching stand out plainly? Does
the paper have the feel of normal
money texture?"
@. How much damage do tornadoes
do in a year in the United States?-
M. 3.
A. The Weather Bureau says that
over a hundred tornadoes per year
on the average reported to the bureau
result in about $12,000,000 damage.
Some years are more serious than
others.
@. What caused the death of John
j. McGraW?-F. M.
A. John J. McGraw. famous base
ball authority, died February Is, 1884,
of uremia and complication Of
diseases.
@. Which States are now bone dry?
&C. M.
A. Kansas and Alabama.
@. How fast can the road runner
or chaparral bird run?-F. j. F.
A. The Bureau of Biological Survey
says that the road runners reputation
for speed is somewhat exaggerated.
1t is capable of no more than 20 miles
per hour and its cruising speed, so
to speak, is only 10 to IL miles per
hour. The record attained by any
road runner was speed of % miles,
which was made by bird clocked
while pursued across bridge from
which it could not escape. After max
ing the record the unfortunate bird
fell dead at the other end of the
bridge.
Q. Are more tires sold as equipment
on new cars or as requirements on
old 0neS?-G. T,
A. 1t is estimated that about H.
100000 tires will be sold with new
cars this year, and about 100000
will be sold to replace worn tires on
old cars.
@. How much difference in tenn
perature is there on the northern and
southern routes in Winter from New
York to Europe?-A. M
A. The average difference amounts
to about 10 degrees F. at point of
greatest divergence of routes. The
northern route shows in the average
considerably more hazard of gales
than the southern, although on any
given voyage this might not be true,
inaSmuch as particular storms at
times affect the southern route to a
greater extent than the higher lati-
tudeS.
Q. How many guns are loaded in a
firing squad?-D. T. G.
A. A firing squad consists of eight
members and each gun is loaded and
fired.
@. Please give Nine. Schumann-
Heink'S definition of home NJ.
A The famous singer defines home
as follows: A roof to keep out rain.
-Four walls to keep out wind. Floors
to keep out cold. Yes. but home is
more than that. 1t is the laugh of a
baby, the song of mother, the
strength Of a father Warmth of low
ing hearts. light from happy eyes,
kindness, loyalty. comradeship. Home
is first school and first church for
young ones. Where they learn what
is right. what is good and what is
kind Where they go for comfort
when they are hurt or sick. Where
JOY is shared and sorrow eased
Where fathers and mothers are re-
spected and loved. Where children
are wanted. Where the simplest food
is good enough for kings because it is
earned. Where money is not so i'm
portant as loving kindness. Where