Evening star., 1936-12-16

question OF fact by tDrittng The Euentns
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hasktn, Director, Washington. D. C.
Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. Is the result of counting the votes
of the electoral college transmitted to
the successful candidate for the presi-
dency of the United States?-A. c. r.
A. When the House Of Representatives
and Senate meet and officially count the
electoral vote, note is prepared by the
two bodies and sent to the successful
candidate to inform him of his election.
@. was SO years old last June.
Should I pay the social security tax?
&C. H. j.
A. The tax must be paid The en-
ploye who because of reaching the age
of IS years before January !, 1912. can
not be qualified to receive monthly in
| come under the social security act. will
however, receive lump-sum payment
equal to 3la per cent of his total wages
between December 81, 1895, and the age
of IS. However, no wages in excess of
$1,000 year from any one employed are
counted in the computation of the lump
sum payment. If an employe who
TedCIleS LlG age Oh % continues 10 WOTk,
he does net receive any monthly benefit
during the time he works, but no de-
duction is made from any future pay
ments.
@. What women have lectured at the
United States Naval Academy?-T. H.
A. Amelia Earhart is the only woman
who has done so. On November 6, 1886,
~6a &.llr L. nzlz AT
Honolulu to Oakland, Calf, for the
senior class at the academy.
@. How many bicycles were sold in the
United States last year?-M G. V.
A. In 1885 about 639 900 were sold
@. Are ordinary civilians treated at
the United States Narcotic Farm at Lex
ington, Ky.?-A. L. C.
A. A few persons who voluntarily sub
NIT themselves under special regulations,
which include the posting of bond to
insure that they comply with the rules
of the institution, may now be treated
at Lexington. A request of this kind
must be submitted in writing to the
surgeon general. United States Public
Health Service, Washington, D. C.
O. Has the Union of South Africa two
capitals?-B. D.
A. 1t has. The seat Of government.
that is the residence of the governor gen.
eral is Pretoria. and the seat of the Leg.
islature is Cape Town.
Q. How can a person tell whether an
avocado is ready to eat?-E. L.
A. 1t should not be bruised or too soft.
When shaken it should be possible to feel
the movement Of the seed. The ripe
avocado will yield easily to a slight pres
sure of the finger tips.
@. How many plays has Noel Coward
written?-C. G.
A. Since 1920 he has written 26 plays
and musical comedies.
Q. What are the seven gifts Of the
spirit?-M s.
A. They are wisdom. understanding,
counsel, power, knowledge, righteousness
and godly fear.
O. Is dictionary printed In Braille
for blind students?-T. D.
A. Websters Secondary School Die
tionary in Braille is now being prepared,
1t was necessary to create a code of
diacritical marks before the dictionary
could be printed.
@. Was John Ringing interested in the
construction of Madison Square Garden?
e. W.
A. The late circus magnate Joined
with Tex Rickard in 1925 in constructing
the present Madison Square Garden.
@. When was the court house at Gin.
cinnati. Ohio. burned by rioters?-W. r.
A. After several slayers had been con-
victed of manslaughter instead of mur.
der, mobs stormed and burned the court
house in several days of rioting, begin.
ming on March %. 1884.
O. Has Grace George retired? How
old is She?-E. H.
A. The actress, who is now 56 years
old, is playing in 'Matrimony Pfd." at
the Playhouse, New York City.
@. Is it true that the Nazis DESTROYED
the statue of Felix Mendelssohn-Bar-
tholdy?-A. r.
A. The statue of the famous composer,
which stood before the Gewandhaus In
1CApGls, NdS tOlu uONh DN JIlb NdZl gov
ernment. The monument was unveiled
in 1892.
@. When did Jimmy Walker resign
as mayor of New York?-W H.
A. Mayor James j. Walker resigned
his office on September /, 1882.
O. What is the origin of Mazda, the
name of the light?-E. H.
A. The name was chosen in compe-
tition in which common English words
were barred. Franklin p Fish, former
president of the American Telephone Co.
suggested it. The name is taken from
Ahura Mazda. the supreme deity of the
Zorastrian religion.
@. Who won the 1896 prize offered BY
the Poetry Society of America?-H. G.
A. Leonora Speyer won the award for
her poem, Swans Sleeping" The sec
ond prize was awarded to Faith Villas
for THE Swing"
@. In what year was Reelfoot Lake
formed by an earthquake?-W. p.
A. Beginning on December 16, 1911.
earthquakes in the bed of the Missis-
sippi River south of the mouth of the
Ohio, destroyed small towns and created
Reelfoot Lake.