Evening star., 1936-04-13
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By Frederic J. Haskin.

A reader cdn get the ansrer to am
question OF fact BY tsrtting The Washine.
ton Erenino Star Information Bureau.
Frederic J. Raskin, Director, Wdshino-
ton, D. C.. Please tnclose stamp for reply.
@. How many c. c. G. boys helped In
nood relief activities?-G. M.
A. At the peak Of the disaster more
than $4,000 were helping. Many are
still engaged in cleanup work.
@. What has become Of the Bird Of
Paradise in which Capts. Maitland and
Hegenberger few to Hawaii in 19272-
N. e.
A. It has been In Hawaii, but Is being
shipped to the Aeronautical Museum at
Wright Field. Dayton, Ohio.
@. When is Be Kind to Animals week.
L. K.
A. The week Of April 1925, inclusive,
will be devoted to the cause Of pre-
vention Of cruelty to animals, under the
direction Of the American Humane
Association.
@. What is the average age Of the
enlisted men in the Navy?-O. L. D.
A. About Is years. i
@. Who first brought French opera
to the United StateS?-F. G.
A. Oscar Hammerstein is credited with
establishing French opera In this
country.
@. What is the name Of the baby
adopted by former Mayor Walker?-
E. F.
A. The child has been named Mary
Patricia Walker.
@. When will the finals Of the ALI
American Soap Box Derby be heidi
g. H.
A. The all-American finals will take
place at Akron, Ohio, August 10, 1896.
@. How long is the Rialto in venice7-
H. C.
A. This bridge, spanning the Grand
Canal, is single marble arch "a feet In
length and 80 feet high.
@. How long did 1t take the first
automobile to make a trip from coast
to coast across the United StateS?-
A. L. M.
A. H. Nelson Jackson, with Sewall K.
Crocker as his mechanic, made the first
transcontinental trip in 1903. They
started from San Francisco on May q
and reached New York on July 26.
Nineteen days we're spent in idleness,
waiting for supplies. About 5000 miles
were Travelled, averaging about 125 miles
day for the "A days of actual travel.
@. Which is correct: A large per cent
were Chinese or large percentage were
Chinese?-C. F..
A. The latter is correct. It Is better
to use per cent only after a numeral.
The singular or the plural form Of the
verb may be used.
O. What canal carries the heaviest
traffic?-S. c..
A. st. Marys Canal, which is a canal
system around ST. Marys Rapids at
Sault Ste Marie Michigan and Ontario,
carries the largest amount Of water
borne traffic of all artificial waterways
Of the world.
@. How long has the term "reforesta-
ton been in uSe?-N. F.
A. It came into active use for re.
planting with trees about 1880.
O. What became of the evangelist
known as the Angel Of Broadway?-S. F.
A. Mrs. Rheba Crawford Splivalo is
assistant to Aimee Semple Mcpherson
at Angelus Temple in Los Angeles.
@. Please place the quotation, Friend
ship is but a word."-D. T.
A. 1t is from Philip Massinger's "A
New Way to Pay Old Debts"
@. Did the late FlorenZ Ziegfeld ever
act as manager to Sandow?-H. H.
A. He exhibited Sandow. the strong
man, at the Chicago Worlds Fair in
1893.
@. How much wood is required to
make ton of news print paper?-M. P.
A. More than a cord of wood is re.
| quired for every ton Of paper.
Q. Who is the new surgeon general
| of the United States?-M. H.
A. DR.. Thomas Parran, jr., of Albany,
N. Y, has been appointed to this Office.
@. What is the Torrens law and in
what States is it in effect?-F. NICK.
A. The Torrens law Is in effect in the
States of Mississippi, Nebraska, New
York, North Carolina, Oregon, Utah,
Virginia, Washington and in Cook
| County, Illinois. The Torrens system
simply requires that the property owner
present to designated court proof that
he owns his land. Usually he does not
even need a lawyer to do this, because
the court is assisted by an official
examiner of title. If the court is satis-
| fed by testimony and claims after hear
| ing all Sides it DEGREES that he owns
the land. The registration fee, which
is moderate, includes an assessment Of
| 81 q thousand on the value Of the land
for an assurance fund. II later claims
against the property are ever eStab-
liShed successfully, payment is made to
the claimants out Of this joint fund.
| @. Please give some information about
the memorial to the late Samuel Roth
afel Roxy) in PaleStine.-E. H. C.
| A. The Roxy Memorial Grove, a trib-
ute to Mr.. Rothafel's humanitarian and
artistic contributions will be planted on
the hills of Nazareth in the George
| Washington Forest in Palestine.
Easily Found.