Evening star., 1936-09-07
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

bX FhEDEKIC J. HASkIN.
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O. How much money is deposited in
national banks? In all banks in the
United States?-G. M.
An On June 80 deposits in national
banks totaled $26, ,OO0. 100000. On that
date the deposits in all banks amounted
to $4,000, 100000.
@. Are the State regulations govern
ing trailers strict?-H M
A. They are for the most part lenient.
Reciprocal licenses are required in only
a few States; some require a special
permit for camping longer than 80
days. Others allow trailer tourists to
remain as long as they wish. A few
States. including New York, stipulate
that trailers shall have brakes operat-
ing independently of the towing car.
@. How many caskets inclosed the
mummy of Tutankhamen?-T P. w.
A. 1t was inclosed within three orna-
mented coffinS, placed one within the
other, the innermost of solid gold, deco
rated with remarkable workmanship.
The mummy was covered with objects
Of personal adornment of great value
and wore on the face a mask of gold,
golden sandals on the feet and golden
tips on the toes and fingers.
c. When was the colored parent
teacher organization started?-E. H. j.
A. The National Congress of Colored
Parents and Teachers was established
in 1926.
@. Which comes first, the hunters or
the harvest moon?-H. D. v.
A. The harvest moon is the full moon
occurring nearest the date of the
autumnal equinox. on or about Sep
tember %. The hunters moon is the
full moon Immediately following the
harvest moon.
@. What happened to the large alli-
gators in the lobby of the Jefferson
Hotel in Richmond, Va?-S. NJ
A. The New Jefferson was opened
about 40 years ago, and during most of
the time since then there have been
alllgatorS in a pool in the main lobby.
Two of these Saurians attained large
size and great age. Their names were
Oscar and Pompey, and both are dead
of causes not entirely understood. It is
believed that Oscar swallowed terrapin
and was unable to digest the shell.
Pompey expired as workmen were doing
over the lobby, and it is supposed that
he succumbed from the fumes of the
paint or was overtaken by age.
@. Which is correct, different from
or different than"?-E. G.
A. Different from" is the correct
form.
O. What was the origin of the Re-
publican party?-M. B.
A. 1t started in 1854 as a third party.
Farmers of the Northwest, who did not
see eye to eye with either of the major
parties of that day-the Democratic
and the Wing parties organized a
third-party movement and called 1t the
Republican party, after the original
party of Thomas Jefferson. The Free
Sellers and the Abolitionists indorsed
the idea and, while not at first strong,
the party began to attract so many
groups that it achieved a position of i'm.
portance that it never again lost. While
the young party's first presidential
candidate, John c. Fremont, was de-
feated, it was successful with its next
one-Abraham Lincoln.
@. Was there another weekly called
the New Yorker many years ago?-
w. H. G..
A. In 1884 Horace Greeley founded
the New Yorker, literary weekly paper.
@. What is the amount of the yearly
radio tax in England?-K. w. S.
A. A license of 10 shillings a year is
paid on every radio in England. This
is at present equivalent to approxi-
mately $3.50.
@. What is Boris Karloff's real name?
S. w.
A. He is an Englishman named
Charles Henry Pratt.
@. What is the symbolic meaning Of
red in Chinese art?-J. J.
A. Alone a color means nothing. In
combination with other colors only
does color have meaning in Chinese
art.
@. How many presidents has the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saint had?-G. v.
A. Seven. Joseph Smith was the first
president. Following in order are
Brigham Young, John Taylor. Wilford
Woodruff, Lorenzo Snow. Joseph F.
Smith and Heber j. Grant, the pres
ent incumbent.
@. How large was the Mount Vernon
mansion when George Washington went
there to live?-A. NJ
A. 1t consisted of two stories and
an attic, with four rooms on each floor.
@. Why was Colon. the port of Pam
| ANA, formerly called Aspinwal?-
| F. L. H.
A. 1t was named for the originator of
| the Panama Railroad. William H. Asp
inwall, who completed it in 1855. Later
| the city was named Colon after Christo-
| pher Columbus.
Q. What is meant by "crusted port?
e w.
A. When argol, a crude variety of
cream of tartar, forms a crust in the
interior of wine watts and wine bottles
the term "crusted port" is applied to
the wine.