Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-16
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QUESTIONS
BY Frederic ]. Haskin.

BY Frederic ]. Haskin.
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@. How many people and animals are
there in the Ringing Circus?-M. 9.
A. There are / 800 people, of whom
270 are performers. There are 800 horses.
40 elephants, tigers and 800 smaller
animals.
@. Who are the Minute Women?-
C. r. j.
A. The Minute Women Of 1885 is q
newly organized group Of women in
Massachusetts, who are protesting
against certain New Deal measures.
@. When was the first case of psitta-
COSTS reported?-G. N.
A. In Germany in 1879. An epidemic
of psittacosis occurred in Paris in 1892
when parrots were fashionable pets.
Q. When was Andrew Carnegie born?
IT. H.
A. On November Is, 1885. This Fall
there will be memorial activities In all
Carnegie Libraries in his honor.
@. How much tortoise shell Is OBJ
tanned from one sea turtle?-A. K
A. A large specimen may yield as
much as 8 pounds.
@. When was the first case where the
United States Supreme Court declared
an act of Congress unconstitutional?
j. F. T.
A. The power of our courts to declare
acts of Congress unconstitutional was
first judicially asserted by the Supreme
Court in the case of Marbury VS.. Madi
son in 1903.
@. Is 1t necessary TO set four places
at the table If there are fewer than
four people at the meal?-H. M.
A. The number Of places at q correctly
set table equals the number Of people
who are to be seated-from one UP. II
the table is set for four and one Of
the four people is forced to stay away
at the last moment, that place is re-
moved.
O. Can q veteran OF the World War
make application for the bonus now?
S. T.
A. 1t Is too late to make application
for the soldiers bonus now, as the
final date for application was January
2, 1885.
G. What is the English equivalent Of
parole or suspension Of sentence?
&C. T.
A In Great Britain a ticket of leave
is granted by a secretary of state to a
penal convict. 1t permits him to be
at large before the expiration of his
sentence on special specified conditions
as to good behavior.
@. How many soldiers guard the Tomb
Of the Unknown Soldier? How far does
a guard walk each days. r. c.
A. There are three sentries on guard
daily at the Tomb Of the Unknown Sol
der. The daily tour is divided equally
among the three sentries. The num-
Der of hours, or his length Of tour at
any one time, varies with the seasons
of the year, but dividing the number
of hours the cemetery gates are open
0or the month of September, am
to PM by six, the resulting figure
will be the length of tour Of each
sentry. Each sentry performs two of
these tours during a day, with an
approximate four-hour rest period be-
tween each tour of duty Guard duty
is performed in quick time, /. e., 12s
steps to the minute, each step being
30 inches. Therefore, in one hours time
a sentry walks $500 yards. On this
particular post, at the Tomb OF the Un-
known Soldier, the sentry loses about
IS seconds a minute when he makes
the prescribed facing at either end OF
the post.
@. Does one get more power and
speed from the legs or arms in swim
ming?-K. L.
A. From the legs. On an average
the leg muscles are capable Of doing
four or Ave times the work Of the arm
muscles.
@. Does q person who has served
prison sentence become disfranchised?