Evening star., 1936-01-09
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By Frederic ]. Haskin.

| BY Frederic ]. Haskin.
reader can get the dnsDer to any
question Of fact By tDriting The Washing
ton Euening Star Information Bureau,
Frederic J. Hdsktn, Director, WdShtno-
ton, D. C. Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. What is the new device for de-
icing airplane propellers2-T. B.
A. 1t is called a singer ring. 1t pro-
vides continuous feeding Of an anti-ice
solution to the propeller blades while the
aircraft Is in flight. 1t Is now being
given practical service trial.
@. What city in the United States has
the highest average for expenditures
per family7-H. NJ
A. Based on the census Of distribution
for 1888 showing the average amount
spenSby families for goods and service
Washington, D. c., led with $2177. New
York was second with 81 ,592. The aver
age for the United States was $929.56.
@. What size will the largest diamond
be when the Jonkers stone is cut?-M. N.
A. The largest could be $50. carats
The JonKers stone weighs 726 carats and
resembles piece of dull glass. 1t will
when split and cut make several fine
gems.
@. Who is drawing the Gumps since
the death of Sidney Smith?-E. L.
A. Gus Edison has been selected to
draw the comic strip.
@. To what extent has the number of
high school students in the United States
increased in the past 10 years?-K. G.
A. Compulsory education has increased
the number of pupils in high schools
from 500 1000 to 100000 in 10 years.
@. Did DR.. Mary Walker have a posi-
ton in the Treasury Department after
the Civil War?-M. M.
A. She was appointed by President
Grant to minor clerkship. but was re-
fused admittance on account of her wear
ing male attire. She tried every day for
a month, and finally brought suit against
the Secretary of the Treasury, William
A. Richardson, and recovered part of
the money that she would have received
for salary. She went to Europe before
the matter was settled.
@. How much ham, shoulder and bacon
is obtained from a medium-sized hog?-
T. G.
A. A 225-pound moderately fat hog
will yield hams and three-rib shoulders
that weigh about Is pounds each, and
bacon strips and loins that weigh from
10 to II pounds.
@. Why is Mobile, Ala, so called7
H F. S.
A. The name was taken from the
Mobile or Maubila Indians, who occupied
the region when it was founded.
@. Please explain the expression Be
yond the pale."-L. K.
A. A pale was originally a stake. and
referred especially to one of the stakes
used to form fence. AS early as 1400
it was used in figurative sense to mean
a limit, boundary or restriction.
@. Please give some information about
Dame Katharine FurSe of the v. A. D.
M. r. w.
A. Katharine Furse, D. B. e, founder
of the English Voluntary Aid Detach-
ment, was born at Bristol, England, in
1875, the daughter of the poet and critic,
John Addington Symonds. In 1900 she
married the painter, Charles Wellington
Furse, who died in 1904. On the outbreak
of war Mrs. Furse realized the in
adequacy of the existing number OF
nurses, and in September, 1914 she went
to France with number of assistants,
who formed the nucleus Of the v. A. D.
force In 1915 she returned to England
and the v. A. D. was then officially recog-
nized as department of the Red Cross
organization.
Q. Is gold being boarded to any ex-
tent?-P. D.
A. Not in the United States, because
of the heavy penalties imposed and the
difficulty in making use of Illegally held
gold. Elsewhere in the world boarding
is general 1t is estimated that in Lon
don alone $3.50 100000 in gold is in
private boards. In France there also
are many substantial boards.
@. What caused the late Senator
Schall's blindness?-E. H.
A. In 1907 Sentor Schall was blinded
as the result of shock from an electric
cigar lighter.
a. WnaC GOES Tie aDDIcNldtlOll e. q
o. E stand for?-R. C.
A. Errors and omissions excepted. This
term appearing upon any financial state
ment negatives any representation OF the
cne furnishing the statement that 1t Is
absolutely accurate. Its use abSolVes the
one furnishing the account from per-
sonal liability for errors in the state
ment other than those due to fraud or
willful Misrepresentation.
@. Please give a biography of Henry
Bacon the architect?-E. j.
A. Mr.. Bacon was born at Watseka,
ILL.,, in 1866. He was graduated from
the University of Illinois in 1883
In the same year he entered the Offices
of McKim. Meade g. White. New York
City. Winning the Rotch travelling
scholarship. he spent two years. 1889
81, of study in Europe. Returning TO
America. he continued with McKim.
Meade g. White until 1897. when he be-
came a member of the firm of Brite &
Bacon. In 1903 he began practicing
alone. The most notable of many
important buildings designed by Bacon
IS the beautiful Lincoln Memorial IN
washington. In recognition of his at
tainments he was elected a member OF
the American Academy of Arts and Let
tiers. He died in 1924.
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