Evening star., 1936-02-08
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY Frederic ]. Haskin,


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question OF fact BY t1rttinO The Evenin1
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
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@. Is the Empire State Building the
most valuable ofice building in New
York?-I. T. r.
A. Based on assessed value it is not.
The Empire State is assessed at s2s,-
100000, while 100 Broadway is assessed
at $40, 900 600, the highest assessment on
an office building in the city.
@. What is the new French law con-
corning or regulating foreign doctors and
dentists?-T. r. C..
A. Under the new law, foreign doctors
or dentists already properly practicing
in France may remain; all new foreign
practitioners must first become French
citizens, except when France has a reci-
procity treaty with the new doctors
country. A certain number of Ameri-
can doctors going to France can retain
their citizenship on parity basis, their
number to be- equal to the number of
French doctors permitted to practice in
this country. There are about Is doctors
and a like number of dentists from the
United States now practicing in France.
@. What soldiers are entitled to the
bonus?-G. K.
A. Only veterans of the World War are
entitled to receive the soldiers bonus.
The term veteran includes any indi-
vidual, a member of the military or naval
forces Of the United States at any time
after April S, 1917, and before. November
IL, 1918.
@. In what way is the name Guelph
associated with the British royal family?
IT. c.
A. Guelph was the patronymic of the
House Of Hanover, whose members were
British sovereigns from King George I
to Queen Victoria. In l70l the Electress
Sophia OF Hanover was proclaimed sue
ceSsor to the throne of Great Britain,
being the granddaughter of King James
I. She died on June 8, 1714, only few
weeks before her cousin Queen Anne,
last sovereign of the House of Stuart.
Sophia's son George therefore succeeded
as King George 1. On the death of
Queen Victoria in 1901 the name of the
dynasty changed to House of Sake
Coburg and the family name to Victim,
because of the marriage of Queen Vic
toria to Prince Albert In 1917 both the
dynastic name and the patronymic were
changed to Windsor.
c. When will the Texas Exposition
postage stamp be on sale?-J. T.
A. The stamp will be on sale first at
Gonzales, Tex, on March 2, 1886; on sale
elsewhere as soon afterward as distri-
button will permit.
O. How much did Stevenson receive for
the book rights Of Treasure Island?
N. d.
A. He received 100 pounds, which at
that time amounted to about $486.
@. Where are the natural salt beds
of the United States located? Does New
York State produce much saltp-G. L. p.
A. The thiekest salt beds in the United
States are on the ceast of Louisiana on
Avery Island. Other mines are found
in Michigan, New York. Louisiana,
Kansas and California. The value of
salt produced in New York mines in
1884 was $5,120,846, which was % per
cent Of the value Of salt produced in the
United States.
@. Did Senator j. Hamilton Lewis serve
in the Spanish War?-L. A.
A. He was an officer in the Spanish
American War. He was on the staff of
Gen. Brooke in Cuba and of Gen. Fred
erick Grant in Puerto Rico.
n unu, do a1liuat tore differ from crncn.
diles?-F. T.
A. True alligators differ from croco-
diles in the following respects: The feet
are less webbed; the head is shorter and
fatter; the long first and fourth teeth
of the under jaw fit into pits in the
upper jaw and not into notches between
the teeth, causing the whole head to be
broader and the snout more obtuse than
in crocodiles.
@. Why are certain brushes, which are
not made of camel hair, called camel
hair brushes?-A. H.
A. The term is used because such
brushes were originally made OF camel
hair. When the term became fixed. it
continued to be used even though other
types of hair came to be employed.
@. Who is responsible for the use Of
the reverse side of the great seal Of
the United States on the new dollar
bills?-C. H.
A. The Department of the Treasury
says that the decision to use the seal
on the back of the 81 silver certificate
was made in connection with the per-
fection of new process by which sigma
lures of the Secretary Of the Treasury
and the Treasurer of the United States
are imprinted when the notes are num-
bered and sealed, rather than in con-
nection with the face printing. This
is a highly desirable improvement in
printing methods, on which technical
experts at the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing had been working for con-
siderable period. Its adoption neceSsi-
tated a change in design and Secretary
Morgenthau determined to make use of
both sides of the great seal in the
new design. While he accepts respon-
sibility for that decision, he does not
attempt to claim the idea nor to de-
termine to whom the credit is due for
first suggesting the use of the significant
and historically important design.
@. What is the usual snowfall during
a Winter in New York State?-W. S.
A. The average annual snowfall as a
whole for the State Is about IS inches,
but the amount varies greatly in differ