Evening star., 1936-12-29
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

question OF fact ~ tDrtttnp The Evening
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Haskin. Director. Washington. d. C.
Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. How many miles of ski trails are
there at Lake Placid?-E. j.
A. Two hundred and fifty miles of ski
trails radiate from tie lake.
@. If an employe continues to work
after he is IS. does Re receive his pen
sion?-A. F. H.
A. An employe who has reached the
age of 65 will not receive any benefit pay
ments until he ceases to work. He will
then receive his monthly retirement
check regardless of property or other
income which he may have.
@. How many archbshops are there
in the Church of England?-N. H.
A. There are two the Archbishop of
Canterbury and the Archbishop of York.
Each has jurisdiction in his own province
and the Archbishop Of Canterbury Is,
in addition, primate of sll England.
O. How long have knives been used
on the dining table?-H. W.
A. This custom was established early
in the sixteenth century.
@. How can proper humidity be main
tanned in a room heated by radiator?
j. A. K.
A. The Public Health Service says that
the relative humidity in buildings in
Wintertime should be at least so per
ha ic to ha tor
ture of the room the more comfortable
the room will be. but if the weather
outside is very cold and the amount of
moisture in the room is great, drops of
water will collect on the windoWpaneS,
making it difficult to see through the
windows. Moisture may be impaired 10
the air by means of humidifier. This
apparatus consists of a container which
holds about gallon of water and which
has trough at its lower portion. The
trough extends lengthWiSe between the
coils of the radiator In the trough Is
placed large felt pad which extends
up between the coils. Water absorbed
by the pad and evaporated by the heat
of the radiator is replaced by water in
trough, which is kept filled by means
of a float valve. Where there is suffi-
cient moisture in the air, an indoor tenn
perature of 81 degrees to 68 degrees F.
will be found to be comfortable.
@. How long were New York and
Philadelphia the capital of the United
StateS?-B Mel.
A New York City was the temporary
Capital of the United States for one year.
Philadelphia was then the Capital for
10 years. from 1890 to 1900 Since then
Washington has been the Capital.
O. What does U. S. P. mean on drugs?
B. D. S.
A. 1t means United States Pharma-
copoeia, work containing a list of ac-
cepted drugs and established standards
for their purity, with directions for maxi
ing preparations from them The first
edition of the U. S. P. was compiled in
1910 and has been revised every 10 years
by committee of physicians and phar-
macists. It was made the legal standard
by the National food and drug act. Janu-
airy, 1907. The initials U. S. P. after
the name of drug mean that the drug
conforms to the official standard.
Q. Who was Anneke JAMS second hus-
band?-M. V. R.
A. Anneke JAMS, a widow who owned
60 acres of land in the heart of New
York City, married Everardus Boeardus
in 1888. He was minister in the Dutch
Reformed Church in New Amsterdam,
the second minister in the colony.
@. What Eastern college has scholar
hi, f<,,- et, ~ 7
A. In 1916 William Stanlsaus Murphy,
A. B., IS. donated to Harvard Univer-
sity annual scholarships for the coll
legiate education of men named Murphy.
The awards go only to students Of high
scholastic standing.
@. What proportion of the vehicles In
accidents are commercial cars?-E. F.
A. According to one survey. approxi-
mately l3 per cent of the vehicles in
accidents are commercial cars; 1871 per
cent in fatal accidents are commercial
cars.
Q. OF what does the Roman Curia
conSiSt?-H. T.
A. The Roman Curia is composed of
tribunals and various Offices. The tri-
bunals are Cd the sacred penitentiary
which deals only with cases of con.
science; 90 the sacred Roman Rota which
deals with contentious and cases. civil
as we'll as criminal, requiring judicial
procedure with trial and proof; 80 the
Supreme Tribunal of Apostolic Signature
which acts as court of appeal.
@. Please give a biography of Margo
who is playing in 'Winterset."-H. F.
A. Margarita Bolado was born in
Mexico City on May 10, 1917, the daugh-
ter of Spanish surgeon. The young
actress lived in New York and in Cali
fornia. and at II made her stage debut
in stock company playing in Los An
geles. At IL she staged the dances for
the movie production of I'm Gay Ma
drid." She was instructed in dancing
by Michito Ito, Fokine and Eduardo and
Elisa Cansino While she was dancing
at Aqua Caliente the manager of the
Waldorf Astoria Starlight Roof saw her
and engaged her for a New York per-
formance Subsequently Ben Hecht and
Charles Macarthur gave her the role
which made her famous in Crime With
out Passion"
@. What is the purpose of the Judge
Baker Guidance Center?-E. G.
A. The organization conducts scientific
investigation and treatment of person.
ality, conduct and educational problems
of childhood and youth. Cooperative
therapeutic work is carried on with
auepries and IL alS0 directS tharo ro,,tio