Evening star., 1924-01-28
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

Q. What were the three largest
purses won by Zev, and his total win
nings?-J. L. J.
A. The Belmont purse OF s3S,000,
the Kentucky Derby of $4,000 and
the international race prize Of s8o,500
were the three largest purses won
by Zev. whose winnings were s2s6,
573.57, according to the Jockey Clubs
official record
Q. How much money does the
Carnegie Foundation give away
NJ. w.
A; The chief grants of the Car
negie Corporation during the year
ending September 80, 1929. were
Schools and colleges. $3,243,385.96;
miscellaneous, S3,15s 200.
Q. When was standard time Off
cially adopted?-G. J. =
A. The United States adopted
standard time in 1883, on the iaitia-
tive of the American Railway Asso-
citation, and at noon on November IS
of that year the telegraphIc time sie-
nails sent out daily from the Naval
Observatory, at Washington, We're
changed to the new system.
Q. How much pulpwood can be
produced in Alaska and in the west
on a permanent basis ". K.
A. The forest service estimates
that the national forests OF Alaska
can produce 100000 cords Of pulp
wood annually, or enough to manu-
facture One-third of the pulp prod
ucts now consumed in the United
States. Most Of the timber in south
eastern Alaska is in the national
forests, and this is the part Of the
great land" where the pulp industry
Will be developed. A preliminary sur
Vey of the pulpWood resources of the
western United States indicates that
at least 1.bO0,O00 cords could be pro-
duced on n conservative estimate OF
the permanent productive power Of
the forest lands, in addition to the
! lumber production Of the present and
probably of the future. In other
can easily furnish one-half the pres
ent pulp needs of the country.
Q. Has any state ever gone on
record as against the theory of evo-
! lution?-M. F. L.
A. On May IA last the state senate
| of Florida adopted a resolution
! passed by the house which declared
it to be the sense of the Legislature
| that ''Darwinism. atheism and ag-
! nosticism" should not be taught as
! truths in the public schools or in
| stitutions of the state.
! Q. How many women were elected
| to seats in Parliament at the last
| election in England?-F. c. s.
| A. OF the thirty-one woman can
! didates, eight We're elected.
! Q. What is the exact amount ot
! the French debt to this Country"-iI
| c. D.
! a. On December II Secretary Of
! the Treasury Mellon reported to the
! Senate that the French debt anC
! unpaid interest due thereon to the
| United States totaled S3.9s0. .657, 605.64
Q. Where is the monument to To-
| mo-chi- ?-M. P. c.
A. To-mo-ch -chi-chi was an Ameri-
! can Indian chief who lived from lG4g
/ to 1873. He was given a public
! funeral t Savannah. Ga, where q
! monument was erected to him in 1899
@. When were fireplaces built into
the wall. with mantelpieces, abut-
ments and basket funnels?-J. B. c
a. This custom did not originate
! until the twelfth century.
Q. When was the Cosmopolitan
| Magazine started?-A. II. McA.
| A. II was founded in 1886, ir
Rochester. y. Y, where it was giver
! away as a premium by Il firm manu-
! featuring office furniture. 1t has
/ passed through several hands. at one
| time being conducted as a co-opera-
| tive scheme. In 1905, the Cosmopoli-