Evening star., 1938-01-14
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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@. Where Is Amelia Earhart's husband
going on an 0xpedition?-C. w. l..
A. George Palmer Putnam Is planning
an expedition to Central America and
the Galapagos Islands under the auspices
Of the California Geological Society.
q. Have Japanese students attended
West Point and Annapolis?-J. M.
A. No Japanese students have ever
been admitted to the United States Mill
tary Academy at West Point. There have
been Japanese graduated from the
United States Naval Academy, the last
one graduating in 1900. Foreigners can
special acts Of Congress.
@. How many fngerprints are on file
at the Department of Justice?-F. H. F.
A. Almost 100000.
@. Why do people sometimes have the
feeling Of having been in the same situa-
ton before?-E. A. D.
A. This is known as paramnesia. 1t is
a common experience, and, briefly eX-
planned, the reaction depends upon a
little trick Of the mind manifested by
q momeptary loss of sense of time
and space. The individual enters into an
experience or situation, obtains
fleeting impression Of this situation,
then the attention Is momentarily at
tracted to something else. The period
Of time may be almost inf1nitesimal.
Then upon the return Of the attention
to the original situation, this lapse Of
time is lost to the individual and the
period between the two experiences
seems occasionally to expand into long
period, even into the remote past.
@. How large would Chicago be If 1t
included all of its suburbs?-G. B.
A. The Chicago metropolitan district
has population Of about 100000.
@. How many automobile licenses are
issued in the District OF Columbia?
A. In 1887 tags were issued for 100000
vehicles.
@. Why did Emperor Nero commit
suicide?-G. T.
A. He died by committing suicide on
the approach of horsemen sent to drag
him to execution.
Q. What does Ma-con-a-quah mean?
j. w.
A. It means White Rose OF the Miamis.
The name was given to Frances Slocum,
white child kidnapped and adopted by
the tribe. She married the chief and
refused to return to- civilization when
opportunity offered. Some of her de-
scendants may still be found in and
near Peru, Ind.
@. Are Travellers Aids managed from
q central ofice?-G. C. T.
A. Each organization has its own re-
quirements for positions, scale Of SAL
aries, ETC., although all Of the organiza-
tions belong to national association.
@. Who wrote the irst musical die
honary7-W. M. r.
A. The first known musical dictionary
was that written by the Belgian,
Johannes de T1nctoris, about l475.
@. Did James Gordon Bennett have q
fund for old newspaper men?-W H.
A. Mr.. Bennett provided fund known
as the James Gordon Bennett Memorial
Home for New York Journalists in mem
ory Of his father. He bequeathed part
Of his estate to newspaper men who had
served on any New York daily more than
10 years and who had become in need
Of financial support through injury or
old age. OF the applicants for pensions,
preference is shown former employees of
the New York Herald. Thirty news
paper men are now receiving benefits
from the estate.
Q. In what part of the country Is
there housing shortage?-S. G.
A. There is a need for home building
and construction throughout the entire
United StateS