Evening star., 1936-07-14
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASRIN.

A reader can get the ansuer to anu
question OF fact by tDriting The Euening
Star Information Bureau Frederic J.
HdsEtn, Director, Washington, d. c.
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@. Has the term. weasel words, been
used in political campaign before this
one?-A. j.
A. In 1916, Theodore Roosevelt ap-
piled this expression to President Will
sons speeches. Weasel words are those
which suck the meat from words ahead
Of them; the analogy comes from the
weasels habit Of sucking eggs.
@. How many adjusted service certifi-
Gates were printed?-P. L.
A. In order to make payments Of
amounts due on adjusted service certifl-
Gates through the issuance Of bonds, ST.
100000 adjusted service bonds have been
printed.
Q. What is Representative Zioncheck's
autobiography as recorded in the Con-
greSSional directory?-C. K.
A. Although most Of the members of
Congress give the salient points in their
careers, this Representative is listed as
follows: Marion A. Zioncheck, Democrat,
Of Seattle, Wash.
@. Do colds outrank other diseases in
frequency in this country?-A. C.
A. Records are not kept on colds, but
1t is an accepted fact that they are more
numerous than cases of any other disease.
@. How far does bee travel to gather
pound of honey?-G. T. r.
A. 1t is estimated that a bee travels
43,776 miles to gather enough nectar TO
make one pound of honey.
Q. When the capitol was restored at
Williamsburg, Va, was it modelled after
the first or second capitol?-H. B.
A. The original capitol was completed
in 1705. 1t burned in 1747. 1t is this
building which has been reconstructed
from original records.
@. How many bound books can mod
ern bindery turn out in day?-H. L.
A. The KingSport Press, at KingSport,
Tenn, has approximately TOO workers,
exclusive of executives, who work In
three shifts day. From sunset to sun
set they can produce more than $4,000
completed books. This firm states that
its pay roll is in excess of $3.50 a min
ute for each "a hours.
@. What is the average tax rate on
gasoline in the United States?-M. C.
A. The average tax rate for 1885 was
3.8 cents per gallon.
@. Do all Russians speak the same
dialect?-H. N.
A. At present there are three distinct
dialects spoken: Great Russian, Ukrain-
ian or Little Russian, and White Rus
sian. Over 100000 people speak Great
Russian; 100000 speak Ukrainian, and
about 100000 speak White Russian.
Q. How many acres of land are under
the jurisdiction Of the Grazing Division
of the Government?-E. M.
A. With the additional 100000 acres
of public lands authorized in a recent
amendment to the Taylor grazing act.
the acreage of the Grazing Division is
increased to 142,000.000.
@. How is glycerin used to test linen?
"A. F. B.
A. A drop of glycerin may be placed
on the material. If it is linen the spot
will be translucent. but if the material
is cotton when it is held to the light the
spot will look opaque.
@. Please give the attendance. gate
receipts and fighters share Of the Louis
Schmeling bout.-E. w. H.
A. The crowd was estimated at $4,000,
with an actual paid attendance of 39878.
The gross gate was S547,531; net gate,
s464,945; Louis share wa, S139, ,4835
while Schmeling received $150,00O.
@. What place is known as the Clay
City?-J. B.
A. From its large pottery production,
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, is sometimes so called.
@. Please give the names Of the men
who drew the first draft numbers In
1917-W H. B.
A. Mark Sullivan in "Our Times" says:
Then at Washington on the morning of
July 20, 1917, distinguished group OF
officials, Senators, Representatives and
high Army officers gathered in the public
hearing room of the Senate Office Build
ing around large glass bowl containing
10,500 black capsules with numbered
slips inside. . . Secretary of War Baker
was to draw out the first capsule. Sena-
tor George Chamberlain of oregon, next
in hierarchical order, was to draw the
second; Representative S. Hubert Dent
of Alabama the third, Senator Warren of
wyoming the fourth and so on through
a long list of minor gods.
@. Is there a transparent metal?-
w. A. B.
A. The National Bureau of Standards
says that there is no transparent metal.
Very thin gold leaf is translucent but
not transparent. A film of silver can be
deposited on glass that will be so thin
that with a proper arrangement of
lights objects can be seen through it.
In this case the glass supports the silver,
which could not exist in self-support-
ing film of the required thinness.
@. Why did King Edward shorten the
period of mourning for his father?-
F. L. C.
A. The period of mourning was re-
duced by the King in order to minimize
its interference with trade.
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