Evening star., 1938-03-04
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKTN.

Frederic J. Haskin director, Washing
ton. d. c. Please inclose stamp for
reply.
Q. When will the new Veterans Hos
pital at Dearborn, Michigan. be fin
ished?-S. D. B.
A. The estimated date of its compile
ton is December a. 1898.
O. Is Janet Ross, who conducts the
KDKA Shopping Circle on the radio.
married?-W. L.
A. She was married TO C. H. Grugan
on June 8, 1925.
O. What percentage Of the men who
have been selected for United States
cabinet Offices attended collegesp-E. N.
A. Over 73 per cent have attended
college and about 81 per cent have re-
ceived degrees.
O. On what day are the most persons
killed and injured in automobile acci-
dents?-F. S. w.
A. According to Death Begins at 40,
published by the Travellers Insurance
Co, in 1887 more persons were killed on
Sunday than any other day and the
heaviest injury toll occurred on Saturday.
@. What is the difference between an
ambassador and ninister?-B. F.
A. An ambassador is head of an en-
bassy and a minister is head of a lega-
ton. Under international law and usage
an ambassador is the personal repre-
sentative of the sovereign or head of a
state and is accredited directly to the
sovereign or head of another state A
minister is, under international law and
usage, the representative of the gov
ernment (as distinct from the head of
the state) and is accredited to the gov
ernment Cas distinct from the head of
an ambassador has the right to con-
verse directly with the sovereign or the
head of the state to which he Is ac-
credited, and likewise may correspond
directly with the sovereign or head of
his own country. A minister, on the
other hand, in theory, carries on hi,
correspondence with the minister of
foreign affairs of the state to which he
is accredited, and similarly correspond.
with his own government through the
minister of foreign affairs of his own
country. In practice the duties of an
ambassador and minister are the same.
Q. What is a koto?-L. F. H.
A. 1t is japanese harp made in the
form of either and consisting of 13
silk strings stretched over an oblong
sounding board. Each string has a SEN
arate bridge, by adjusting which tho
string is tuned The koto is played with
both hands and has a range of two and
half octaves.
Q. What was the original name of
Annapolis. Md? ?-D. C.
A. 1t was settled by P,lritans from
Virginia in l649 and named Providence.
When it became the capital of Mary
land in 1894, it was renamed ANNAPOLIS
IN honor of the English princess who
later became Queen Anne.
Q. Where in Florida is the snake in
stitute?-H w
A. The Florida Reptile Institute is AZ
Silver Springs. 1t is the only plant OF
its kind in the United States and houses
a complete collection of snakes, turtles.
nzardS. alligators and crocodiles Thc
institute engages in research on snakc
venom and manufactures articles of
Snakeskin.
Q. Which Is the largest glacier in
SWltzerland?-E. T.
A. 1t is the Aletsch. This glacier is
13 miles long.
@. Is glass wool good for mulchino
purposes?-J. K.
A. The use of glass wool as a garden
mulch was first tried at the Cornell test
gardens of the New York State COLLEGE
OF Agriculture, It was found that the
product had many advantages over
straw. marsh hay and similar material
used Tor the winter protection of garden
plants. The soil is kept in better con-
dltlon and does not become soggy and
there is no danger of diseases, insects.
and weeds. The material has been made
available for horticultural purposes bv
one OF the large glass concerns and
comes in cartons divided into convenient
rolls
@. What college did the late Ogden
Mills attend?-P. S.
A. He completed the college course at
Harvard in two years and then went to
Harvard Law School.
q. Why are voters required to reg
ister?-D. J. A.
A. With the rise of large cities fol-
lowing the Civil War and the increase
of immigration, election frauds became
rampant. AS early as 1900 Massa-
chusetts enacted a registration law
which was designed to prevent illegal
voting as we'll as violence at the polls
The other New England States followed
the lead of Massachusetts within few
years, but outside of this section reg
istration laws were delayed until after
the Civil War, when election frauds be-
came so general that registration of
voters was imperative. Between 1860
and 1890 practically all of the States
adopted some form of registration of
voters, though in a number of States
the requirement was limited to cities,
and this is still the case.
@. How much income does the Duke
of Windsor receive?-K. r. w.
A. 1t is estimated that his income is
approximately $4,000 pounds year.
@. Who wrote the song, "MammyS
Coal Black RoSe"?-H. L.
A. 1t was one of the compositions of
the late Richard Whiting.
c. How large is Croydon, England?--
L. H. G.
A. The City has population Of
233,115.
ceipt of compensation for service-con-