Evening star., 1936-02-01
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY Frederic J. Haskin.

BY Frederic J. Hashin.
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@. Has Belgium memorial to the late
Rudyard Kipling's son John who died in
the World War?-H. J.
A. At the Menin Gate in Belgium,
which is inscribed with the names Of
British soldiers who died in the sur
rounding battlefields, a bugler every
night at sunset sounds Last Post" He
is paid by fund established by Kipling
in memory of his son.
@. How rapidly does money move in
and out of Federal Reserve Banks?-E. r.
A. There is an hourly turnover varying
with seasons For the holiday trade
sl73 900 900 in currency moved out Of
the Federal Reserve Banks in excess of
normal issues during the five weeks be-
fore Christmas. In the week after
Christmas S94,00O000 of this sum had
returned to the banks for retirement.
@. How much does marble weigh to
the cubic foot?-U. L. P.
A. The weight of marble varies, rang
ing from 16O to 1870 pounds per cubic foot.
@. What does the Army assume the
speed of a horse to be at the walk, trot
and gallop?-W. Meg.
A. Cavalry drill regulations OF the
United States Army prescribe that horses
shall walk at miles per hour, trot at
miles per hour and gallop at IL miles
per hour Experiments with somewhat
faster gats than these are now being
made by the Army.
c. How many people were playing the
stock market in this country in 1929?
F. K
A. During Senate investigation,
Richard Whitney, the president of the
New York Stock Exchange, in his testl-
mony, said that approximately 100000
persons in 1929 were in the stock market.
@. How high does the thermometer go
in the Panama Canal Zone? How often
does it rain there?-T. D.
A. The highest temperature recorded
III TIC SdiidA <-OtiS 40 ~ aN0ANN
F.: the lowest, SO degrees. The dry
season is from January to April. During
the rest of the year there is rainfall
averaging about 40 minutes of the day
light time every day.
@. What is the No drama of Japan?
E. L.
A. 1t originated in the fifteenth CEN
tury when the form of entertainment
Saru-gaku (monkey music, juggling
feats, comic remarks with actions to
suit was revolutionized by Kan-nami
Kiyotsugu and his son, and the name
changed to No-gaku. There are $50 No
pieces, classified into five parts. the ma
jority being comic performances, but
many having a high dramatic quality.
@. What does stoke mean in names
such as Stoke -Poges?-L. D. S.
A. 1t is Anglo-SaXon and as place
name meant originally stockaded place.
@. Which State has more lakes, Maine
or Minnesota c. 0.
A. Maine has about 2,400 lakes. Min
nesota has more than 10000 lakes, the
largest number of any State in the
Union.
@. Did one of the Du Points leave money
to establish home for crippled chill
| dren?-J. w.
A. Alfred l. Du Pont left his estate.
| Nemours, at Wilmington, Del, and ST.
! 100000 to establish the Nemours Founda-
| ton to aid crippled children and the
| aged poor.
@. Did the late Samuel S. Rothafel
get his nickname of Roxy during his
theatrical experience or before?-L. c. B..
A. The name was given to him when
he was a base ball player with the
Northeast Pennsylvania League.
@. What is the occupation of most Of
the largest number of persons who go
abroad?-K. G.
A. In the statistics for 1884. the two
largest groups going abroad were house.
wives and people who listed themselves
as without occupation. The third largest
group consisted of students, while teach
| erS came next.
Q. Are many people being finger
printed now?-F. w.
A. In New York City alone approx.
| mdlely fU,UUU PERSONS nave Deel 1IIlseI"
printed by the Police Department since
January l, 1885.
G. How large a staff handles the
Presidents telephone calls?-J. l..
A. One woman and three men handle
the calls at three section private
branch exchange on the second floor of
the executive offices.
@. What proportion of young people
on relief is past high school age? What
proportion lives in cities?-T. w.
|. A. Five out of seven young people on
relief are past high school age. while
three-fifthS of those on relief live in
cities.
@. Who is author of the quotation, He
was born with a gift of laughter and
a sense that the world is mad'?-R. S.
A. These are the opening words Of
Rafael SabatiniS novel, "Scaramouche.
@. What will be the seating capacity
of the Cathedral of ST. John the Divine
in New York City?-H. P. D.
A. The seating capacity will be about
$4,000 and, without the chairs. there will
be standing room for about 10000.