Evening star., 1936-02-27
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY Frederic ]. Haskin,

BY Frederic J. Haskin.
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q, How much does 1t cost the Federal
Government to collect each 500 in taxes?
&c. D. H.
A. The figure varies from year to year.
In 1885 it cost s1.54 for each 500, ex-
cluding processing taxes.
@. When did Mordecai Ezekiel first
become identified with the Department
of Agriculture?-J. s.
A. In 1922, when he was but % years
old. He soon became an expert in sta
tistical analysis and in the study Of the
relation of farm production to demand.
@. What is Mussolini's salary?-E. j.
A. His official salary is 5000 lire
month, about $500. He also has small
drawing account at the treasury.
Q. Was Nine. stavisky ever actually in
jail?-H. D.
A. She spent IA months in prison
awaiting trial. She was released on bail
IN May, 1885.
@. Has Soviet Russia a radio city?
e. r.
A. A radio studio center similar to
Radio City, New York. is under con-
struction. at Moscow. 1t is to be o.
story skyscraper with 20 broadcasting
studios, and will house a radio theater
seating 2,000
@. Do many people have electric wash
ing machines who do not have electric
ironing machines?-N. S.
A. Electrical Merchandising says that
at the close of 1885 there were 10,346432
washing machines in use in American
homes and ironing machines totaled l.
OBI 1902. This leaves more than 100000
homes using the washers, but not the
mechanical ironers.
@. What was the original surname of
FORD MADDOX Ford?-T. M.
A. His name was Ford MADDOX Hueffer.
He changed his name legally In 1919.
@. Please define bureaucracy.-E. G.
A. This is government by an elaborate
system of administrative departments
and officials the lower functionaries SUBJ
ordinate in all matters to the higher.
A bureaucracy generally tends to become
unwieldy and laborious in its operation.
through the absence of discretion in any
but the higher officials. This produces
red tape or oversystematization. Bu-
reaucracy may exhibit also tendency to
disregard individual rights and to en-
gage in arbitrary acts. Its most fire.
quently charged defects are its rigidity,
conservatism and spirit Of routine.
@. Were corduroy roads so named for
the material or was the material named
after the roads?-W. M.
A. The material was named first The
ribbed condition of primitive roads
caused them to be called corduroy roads.
@. Was John Davey, the tree surgeon,
born in this country?-L. K.
A. He was born in Somesetshirc.
England, in 1846 and learned Horticulture
and landscape architecture in Torquay,
England. In 1873 he came to the United
States.
@. Where is Castle Gate?-D. M. r. x
A. It is the entrance to Price River
Canyon, in Central Utah, about lis miles
southeast of Salt Lake City. The gate
like passage Is formed by two immense
pinnacles of sandstone, 450 to 500 feet
in height. These rise sheer from the
narrow canyon bed, barely leaving room
for the railway and the river to pass.
The castellated form and striking colora-
ton of this rocky portal make it fea-
ture of unusual interest.
@. Please give the origin of the glove
industry in this country.-J. B.
A. The leather glove industry Is said
to have been first introduced in the
United States by Sir William johnson,
who, in 1760, settled several families OF
Scotch glove makers on his lands near
the site of Gloversville, N. Y.
@. When does wheat harvesting begin
and end in this country?-N. K. S.
A. The harvest of Winter wheat begins
in Central Texas usually about May Is
and reaches Central Oklahoma about
June S. In this section the army OF
transient harvest hands begins to as
semble, and reaches its maximum size
in Central Kansas, where the harvest
usually begins about June IS. BY July
l harvest has begun in Central Nebraska
The harvest of Spring wheat begins in
Eastern Nebraska and Western Iowa
usually about July Is, or at the time the
Winter wheat harvest ends. BY August
| wheat harvest has usually begun
throughout practically all of South Da-
kota and Southern Minnesota, and by
| August II it has nearly reached the
| Canadian line.
@. Will tourist camps be erected OH
the Pan-American Highway to Mexico?
H. L.
A. A chain of motor camps and tour
ist hotels will be built by a company, of
which former President Of Mexico Rubio
is the head. The Mexican government is
also building shelters and small camps
which will supplement the larger ones
The first of these Is to be opened in
March.
@. What is the maiden name Of Mrs.
Huey Long?-E. F.
A. Senator Long was Rose Mcconnell
Of Greensburg, Ind.
@. How old is tie lockwood at Wake
field, birthplace of Wsshington?-G. S.
A. The lockwood heoses are said to be
more than hundred y,ars old. They
were originally planted by Sarah Tayloe
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