Evening star., 1939-03-11
Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hasktn.

A reader can get the ans,De1 to dny
question OF fact by ,Drtting The Eue.
ming Star Inform 1tion Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hasktn, director, Washington,
D. c. Please tnclose stamp tor reply.
@. Why do the flags on the United
States Capitol fly day and night?-A. c.
A. The Office of the architect of the
Capitol says that the custom of flying a
United States flag night and day at all
times from the east and west porticoes
of the United States Capitol originated
during the World War. 1t was felt for
patriotic reasons that there should be
one building over which the flag never
ceased to fly. The Capitol was selected
as being typical of the United States,
and as being outside of military regula-
tions, which, of course, demand the.
furling Of the flag at sunset.
@. How large does country place have
to be before it is called an estate?-T.
S. H.
A. The Bureau of the Census defines
country estate as farm of 10 acres or
over, with a residence valued at s25,OOO
or over.
@. What are the Ladies of the Vale?-
E. S. w.
A. The spires of Lichfeld Cathedral in
England are so called. They are noted
for their beauty and form the only triple
group of spires in England.
@. Who was the first Ambassador to
the United States? The first Minister2
&C. L.
A. The first Ambassador to the United
States, Sir Julian Pauncefote. was sent
by Great Britain on April II, 1893. The
first Minister was Pieter Johan van
Derckel from the Netherlands, who came
on october 81, 1888
O. Where were the ships Exeter, Ex-
calibur, Excambon and Exochorda
built?-I. P. E.
A. The vessels Exeter, Excalibur, Ex-
cambion and EXochorda were constructed
in l93031 at the New York Shipbuilding
Co. yard for the American Export Lines.
Inc, New York City, and are still owned
by that company
@. Which of Victor Herbert compost
tons was written about Willow Grove
Park, a.?-W. j. H.
A. Whispering Willows" is dedicated
to the partons of Willow Grove Park,
near Philadelphia The composer often
said that the park was the loveliest he
had ever seen.
@. Please explain President Roosevelt's
statement that our debt is less than #
was in 1929-B L. S.
A. In the Presidents first message to
the Seventy-sixth Congress he said.
Despite our Federal Government ex-
penditures the entire debt of our ma
tlonal economic system, public and pri-
Vate together, is no larger today than
it was in 1929, and the interest thereon
is far less than it was in 1929" The total
Government and private debt in 1929
was sl5s,923,00 100000. Corresponding fig
ure for 1888 was S1551l5, 100000. Inter-
est rates are lower than in 1929.
Q. What religious denominations be-
lleve in non-resistance?-L. K
A. The religious bodies which reported
to the Bureau of the Census as holding
the doctrine of non-resistance are:
Brethren in Christ. the Yorker. or Old
Order Brethren, United lions Chill
dren, Christadelphians, Amana Society
Churches of Christ, Church Of the
Brethren, Old Order German Baptist
Brethren, Brethren Church Progressive
Dunkers), German Seventh Day Baptists,
Church of God (.1ew Dunkers), Friends
and Mennonites
been made?-D. E. K.
A. Grandfather's clocks came into ex-
istence between 1860 and 1910. So ia.
as is known, the earliest to be made in
this country was manufactured by David
Rittenhouse in Philadelphia in 1857.
@. How many women are employed in
barrooms, cocktail rooms and other
places where liquor is dispensed?-L.
G. H.
A. There are 47,672 women employed
in drinking places.
@. Is it against the law to write q
check for less than a dollar?-E. l.. M.
A. 1t is not against the law to write a
check for less than one dollar, if the
check is intended to pay debt and not
for circulation. The United States Code.
section 1858, reads: mo person shall
make, issue, circulate or pay out any
note. check, memorandum, token nr
other obligation for less sum than one
dollar intended to circulate as money
or to be received or used in 1ieu of lawful
money of the United States; and every
person so offending shall be fined not
more than $500 or imprisoned not more
than six months, or both, at the dis
cretion of the court"
@. What is the name of the woman
who is sailing around the world on a
ketch?-J H. NJ
A. Mrs. Marion Rice Hart is navigat-
ing the Vanora 73-foot auxiliary ketch,
around the world. She reached the
Strait of Magellan recently and is now
on her last lap of the journey.