Evening star., 1935-05-21

any question OF fact By iDritino The
Washington EDening Star Intormdt ton
Bureau, Frederic J. Hdsktn, Director,
Washington, d. c. Please tncIose
stamp tor reply.
@. How many men and boys can
the Y. M. G. AS of the country &C
commodate with rooms?-J. L.
A. The 685 Y. M. c. AS reporting
in 1888 could take care of 66,137.
@. I receive from time to time the
Congressional Record printing the
speech Of some Representative. On the
top page I see mot printed at Gov
ernment expense" May ask at whost
expense and how?-E. w. T.
A. The distinction, Not printed Al
Government expense" used over &
speech of a member of Congress
means that the member has himself
paid for the printing OF the speech
for his own use these are printed a.
his own expense.
@. How many children are adopted
in this country each year?-B. L.
A. The number Is not known, but
an approximation shows about 81
adoptions to 100000 population. o.
about 37,500.
@. What Is oakum?-C. j.
A. 1t is loose hemp fiber obtained
by untwisting old~ropes and picking
the strands into fiber.
@. Why does Warden Lawes OF
Sing Sing oppose capital punish
ment?-R. T. H.
A. He says: II am unalterably op-
posed to capital punishment, not be-
cause of sentimental reasons but be-
cause 1t Is neither a deterrent nor /,
it equitably enforced. Over 10000
murders are committed in the United
States every year. Not more than
per cent of the murderers reach the
death chair. Remove capital punish
ment from the penal code and su5sti.
tute life imprisonment, and judges
prosecutors. jurors. lawyers, the pres
and the public will be enabled to pass
upon the merits of each case without
passion, sentiment or emotion"
@. Is the double negative permitted
in other languages?-L. H.
A. In Anglo-Saxon, Greek, French
and some other languages, the double
negative acts only as a negative in.
tensifier. In modern English 1t de-
efr N rf In
in other words. two negatives make
an affirmative.
@. Please describe the Eternal Ligh
in New York City.-L. w. C.
A. This Is war memorial In thu
form Of shaft Of Oregon pine IL:
feet high, surmounted by a heav,
glass star in which are electric light!
to be kept burning perpetually. Tht
base Is Of pink Knoxville marble.
@. What is commercial geography:
&C. T.
A. It treats Of the distribution oi
the worlds products, of existing de-
mands for these commodities, anc
means Of transportation and ex-
change.
@. May Confederate veterans be
buried in Arlington Cemetery?-J. l.
A. They may be under the follow
ing conditions: Persons dying in the
District of Columbia or in the i'm
mediate vicinity thereof who have
served in the Confederate armies dur
ing the Civil War. may be buried in the
Confederate section of the Arlington
National Cemetery without additional
expense to the United States, upon
the certificate of Camp Numbered I'll
United Confederate Veterans of the
District of Columbia, that such per-
sons are entitled to burial under the
authority given in this section: Pro-
vided, that all such interments shall
be under the supervision and subject
to the approval of the Secretary OF
War"
@. What will take the taste of the
cask' out Of wine?-J. D. F.
A. The following method Is sug-
gested: Finest oil of olives, one