Evening star., 1937-10-16
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN,

| BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
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@. How fast does President Roosevelt
speak over the radio?-G. McC.
A. He speaks at the rate OF $50 to 100
words minute.
@. Do any of our foot ball stadiums
seat more people than the Roman Coli
seum?-G. H.
A. The Coliseum held $4,000 people.
The Los Angeles Coliseum seats los, 900;
University of California at Berkeley, 90.-
600, and Municipal Stadium, Philadel-
phla, 10000 These stadiums are often
used for foot ball games.
@. How much must germ be ma9ni-
fled to be visible to the human eye?-
M. N.
A. Generally speaking. about a thou
sand times.
@. What is the difference between a
royal princess and princess royal?-F.
K w.
A. In Great Britain. royal princess is
a member of the royal family, either the
daughter Of sovereign or the daughter
OF son of sovereign. Princess royal is
title reserved for the sovereign's eldest
daughter only.
@. What is a depth bomb?-C. E. c.
A. A depth bomb looks like an ordinary
large ash can 1t carries $50 pounds of
high explosive TINT. 1t is released from
the ship on runway aStern. Depth
settings are made before release by
mechanism. Hydrostatic pressure in
sures that the bombs explode at the
proper depth. Because water is not COM
pressible, after the explosion a tremen-
dous pressure is set up in the water
causing rupture Of ship sides within 100
yard radii.
@. Has Baltimore ever had a woman
on the City Council before the appoints
ment of Mrs. Bailey?-V. N.
A. Mrs. Ella Bailey, who was appointed
TO complete her late husbands term, is
the first woman to serve on Baltimore's
City Council.
@. How Is the ratio between bank de-
poslts and bank capital established?-
R. B.
A. No arbitrary rule as to the ratio Of
capital to deposits has been laid down,
but the controller of the currency MAIN
tains close watch on banks and requires
them to increase their capital when, in
his opinion, deposits have become too
large. This happens most frequently in
the case OF banks which have been estab-
nshed in the suburbs of rapidly growing
cities. Starting with small capital and
small deposits, growth of the community
results in greatly increased deposits,
While the capital remains static. The
controller uses his Judgment and that of
his examiners IN each case, but follows no
fixed ratio.
Q. How many comedies did Aris-
tophanes write?-J. NJ K.
A. He wrote, in all, fifty-four comedies.
but only eleven have come down to us.
@ What per cent of the leather in the
SAAoC0 ID COWIllue.-M. ".
A. Cowhide and calfskin amount to
more than 70 per cent Of the total
leather of the United States.
@. Who Is Deanna Durbin's voice
teacher?-E. w.
A. The young actress Is taught by
Andres de Segurola, formerly a baritone
OF the Metropolitan Opera Company, and
now we'll knnU-y, 49, ha
Q. Are hearts OF palm used as food?-
HK.
A. They are considered excellent for
salads and as base for sauces. The
taste resembles that of an artichoke and
they may be purchased in cans.
Q. Is there tribe known as the Dig.
ger Indians?-F. H. M.
A. This term was applied to many
tribes of the central plateau region. in
Guiding tribes in Oregon, Idaho Arizona,
Nevada and Central California. It was
supposedly derived from the fact that
the Indians dug roots for food and has
no chronological significance.
@. How early in life are babies able to
hear?-J. A.
A. The American Medical Association
says that the sense Of hearing is probably
fully present at birth.
@. What is meant by roadside I'M
provement?-S. c.
A. Roadside improvement consists of
two major activities. The first has to
do with the removal of rubbish. the
filling of unsightly mudholes, the re-
moval of bilboards and Objectionable
signs. The second part of the program
is to plant attractive flowers, shrubs, and
trees in way that will not hide curves,
railroad crossings and other danger spots
along the highway.
@. How many silver foxes are now
raised on farms in the United States?-
D. C..
A. Production now exceeds 100000 an
nually.
@. What was the name of the famous
ballet dancer who appeared In "The Soul
Kiss" many years ago?-W. j. H.
A. Adeline Genee. Danish dancer,
toured the United States in that ballet in
1908.
@. What is meant by fulling?-C.
A. Fulling is the act OF cleansing,
securing and pressing woven wooden
goods, etc, to render them stronger.
flrmer and closer. It is also called
milling.