, 1935-06-03

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q. what proportion Of motor acci
dents attributable 10 pedestrmnA
careIessneSs IN caused by crossing An
street in the middle Of he pioc
against signals? 5. n. -
"A. A recent survey shows that Y
per cent OF the accidents Tor wnlcr
pedestrians are TO blame are Tor tni
reason. Eleven per cent are caused
by children playing In the street
walking along road. ~ per cent
coming from behind parked car.
per cent: miscellaneous. 20 per cent
q. Are the antennae used NV I'M
National BrOadcasting Co., l New
York In brOadcasting located al
rectly ON the r. c. A. Building prop
err? y. y. y
"A. Its antennae are not located
on top OF the RCA Building. II hai
two broadcasting stations; n q
Mountbrook. ~. j.. and n nc Bel
more. Long Island. ~. X. The HCh
has experimental stations on TOD oV
the DTA nftldinu
q. How strong IN piano wire7 w
VI. o.
A. Some plano wire has q tensile
strength OF 100000 pounds per square
inch.
q. Where Is the original copy q
n bill kept after IL has been signed
by the President Or passed over ht
veto? II. @. -
A. II is sent to the Department Of
State where a certified copy Is MADE
which IA given TO the Public Printer
II Is then printed from the CERT
fled COPY into a form known as slip
sheets, and later Is included In the
United States Code OF permanenV
laws. The original copy remains WITH
the Department OF state.
q. How many women'S clubs ard
there I'm the United states? L. c.
A. There Is no compiled list OF
the total number Of women'S 1ABbs ird
the United States. There are. how
ever. l45OO clubs which r mem
bers OF the General Federation of
women's Clubs.
a. When did rowing become
competitive sport I'm the United
States? j. vi.
A. The first mention OF rowinGA
races In the United States vas maddA
I'm an advertisement that appeared
in a New York newspaper In 1871
indicating that the sport had its orr
gin many years earlier. but had acht
ieved an importance In 1871 suffi-
cient TO warrant promoters TO spend
money to call attention 10 special
contests.
q. Who was the British command
CT al ricOnderOga when Ethan All
len captured the fort? W.. Mel
"A. Captain william Delaplace and
Lieutenant Jocelyn Feltham wertA
the principal officers in command Of
Fort Ticonderoga when It was cap1
tured BY Ethan Allen.
q. Are many vitamin product,
sold I'm drug stores? A. 3.
"A. Within a period OF three years.
vitamin products have risen trnn
tenth TO third place among pharma
ceuticalS. Today, only laxativeS and
cold remedies exceed the vitamin|
preparations In volume OF business
q. What muEzle velocity can b
attained I'm N rifle? A. NJ q.
al The Springfield Rifle has tha|
highest muzzle velocity OF any mild
tary rifle and It is 2700 feet per seq
ond. The highest power commercial
rifles have "A velocity OF about $500
feet per second. "A German by thel
name Of Paul Gerlach has been ex1
~perimenting for the last felA yeari
with tapered barrels and hollou|
hits. The breach end OF the riflel
is about 40 caliber and the muzzle.
end about 30 caliber. This gives A
large area for the powder gases "a
push on and n small area fer wind
resistance 20 impede the bullets
progress. He has stated In articles
that velocities Of. roughly. 5000 feet
,er rcrnnd have been attained.
q. How does the per capita debq
&c the United States compare With
that M England? OF other European
countries? VI. q. w.
a. The per capita debt Of the Unit
cd States II s240: England. 1913
Germany. $50: France, $3.50: italy.
sllO.
q. When was the first suGEestnonl
made for a canal across the TsthurnuH
cf Panama? ". I'D.
A. II Is attributed TO Aware de
Saavedra I'm n report sent 70 the
Spanish King, Charles v. about 1913.
q. What Il canthopIasty? ". u. R.
A. This is the operation Of Sitting
I'D the outer canthus or corner OF
the eve ~ NV 20 enlarge the opening
between the lids. The operation
was proposed By Ammon when the
eyelids are not sufficiently cleft. or
when the eyelids produce tension
on the eyeball, as In inflamatcry pro-