, 1935-06-23
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A reader can Ret the answer to
AIRY question or fact 0y writing Th@
Brownsville Herald Information
Bureau. Frederic j. Haskir. Director,
Washington. ID c. Please enclose
three CD cents for reply.
q. Did Fritz Krcisler see active SER
vice I'm the world War? R- q. T.
"A. He did. His book called My
Four Weeks In the Trenches" is an
intimate record Of his experience.
He was wounded.
q. I'm II contrary 20 federal law for
people 10 use empty whiskey bottles
for other purposes such mn turpen-
tine and Iinseed oil when paintingR
N. p.
A. II Is contrary to Federal law TO
use bottles which have contained
distilled spirits for any purpose
whatsoever.
q. What day Il observed as the
Sabbath I'm Turkey A. w.
"A. Friday heretofore has been the
traditional day of rest. M0hammed
having chosen that day OF worship 10
distinguish his followers from the
members OF other faiths. The Ma
tional Assembly recently mas voted
to set aside Sunday instead OF Friday
I'm the future.
q. ~ there n penalty In Russia for
~discoHrtesy TO women? G. ".
A. Moscow authorities have made
discourtesy TO women a crime pun
ishable BY fine, or exile from the
capital.
q. What IN n swimming bladderf
III. X.
A. 1t Is an air bladder OF sac which
branches out from the intestine Of
the embryo fish. From the lower 10
the higher orders Of fishes, the ma
ture and function OF this air-bladder
vary considerably. In general. II In
believed to serve a hydrostatic func-
ton In the lower orders and a res
piratory function IN the higher.
Generally, IL IL single, or impaired
In form.
q. When did radio first come un-
der Jurisdiction Of the Government?
M l. G..
A. The first Federal statute dealing
with radio became effective In 1911
and simply required apparatus and
operators on ocean steamers. BY the
passage OF the radio act Of 1927 the
radio service was set UP as a separate
division Of the Department OF Com
merce.
q. How many universities I'm this
country have conferred degrees on
American Presidents? II. l..
A. According TO figures compiled
In 1884, forty-nine American uni
versities and colleges have conferred
degrees on Presidents. Collegiate
honoring Of presidents began with
George Washington and has contin-
ued almost uninterruptedly.
q. How many bridges are there
across the Delaware RiYer between
Pennsylvania and New Jersey? W. G.
"A. There are twenty. OF these,
sixteen are free bridges.
W hnere Nv the lOuke>h ONeTAAnu
telegraph line? III. R-
"a. The telegraph line connecting
Port Augusta. South Australia with
Darwin. Northwest Territory. Aus
tralia. Is said 20 be the longest indi-
vidual telegraph line In the world.
It crosses overland 1850 miles and
$4,000 poles. mostly wood but some
OF iron. were used In its contraction
The copper wire used measured 60,-
900 miles and weighed 100, 900 tons.
q. How N drinking water supplied
10 the city Of Washington, ID. CT
B- VI.
"A. II gets its water supply from
the Potomac River. which Is one Of
the principal streams In the eastern
part Of the United States. ranking
Just below the Hudson and Connec-
ticut Rivers IN point OF size. The
intake Is located nc n low dam nc
the head OF Great Falls. about 10
miles above the center Of the city.
At this point the watershed has an
area OF 1850 square miles and an
average discharge OF 1890 cubic
feet per second, OK 1890 million GAL
Ions per day. The Mcmillan slow
sand filtration plant was completed
in 1905. and the city has been sup
piled with pure water since that
date. The new Dalecarlla rapid sand
filtration plant. together with "A new
conduit from Great Falls. and vari-
Gus new reservoirs and large supply
mains we're constructed between
1921 and 1926.
q. Is X correct Ia say: HE has cOn-
siderable property? "A. F.
"A. Considerable Is a colloqualism
when used in this way.
q. Where Is Mother Ann Lee
buried? L. B.
a. Moaher Ann Lee. founder or the
ShakerS XIX TIA Believers, Is buried
at Mt. Lebanon. NJ. Y. where she
died September 8. 1874. This Is still
the headquarters Of the Shaker COM
munitieS.
"a. To what extent has the value on
railroad locomotives manufactured
declined during the depression? B.
NJ.
A. The value OF steam locomotives
manufactured In 1929 was S70,96l, 472
and IN 1888 n was S2.827 -g3l.