Evening star., 1925-04-13
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

Navy receives 5000 year. Assistant
Secretaries of Agriculture, CONNIE erce
and Labor S5,0oe a year.
Q. How much territory really felt
the San Francisco earthquake?-W.
A The San Francisco earthausk"
occurred April IS, 1906. The area af-
fected vas at least $50 miles in
length The loss Of life was remark
ably small. II was placed at 4S2 in
all. Two hundred and sixty~six were
killed by falling buildings, III by
fire and in other ways.
@ What reward was given Molly
, Pitcher?-C. s. r.
A. Molly Pitcher is the name b.
which Mary Ludwig Hays is populsrly
known. MOL o. the Pitcher" is tn"
original form of the nickname. When
her husband was wounded at the bat
tie of Monmouth. Molly ran TO his
assistance, helped him TO sheltered
place and returned TO man" his gun.
All day long she served it. loading
and firing. For her gsllantry. Cen
Washington commended her; the Con
tinental Congress voted her a ser
geant's commission and half pay
through life, and Pennsylvania grant
cd her an annuity.
Q. Was the primitive negro black
N. NJ.
A. c. G. woodson in his book THE
Negro in Our History" says that the
records of archeologists indicate that
the primitive African was not neces-
sarily black but of an Asiatic type
of negroid features.
Q. In the fifteenth century was a
high forehead thought to be d mark o.
beauty in woman?-G. L. G.
A So greatly was a high forehead
admired that, if womans hair
grew low, il was shaved to produce
the effect of the popular high brow
Q. Where was Libby prison from
which the Yankees esca ped?-E. s p
A Libby prison was q Confederat
prison in Richmond, Va. On Febru-
airy 8, 1864. Col. Thomas Ellwoo Rose
with 10s Union officers, escaped from
Libby prison through Yankee tunnel
This tunnel. 90 feet long, had been
excavated by a small party Of men
under Col Rose.
Q. What lift does heiium have and
where can it be bought NJ. c.
A. Helium will lift .006 pounds per
cubic foot under ordinary conditions
Helium gas is found in the natura
Kansas. The Government has a PLAN
for extracting this gas in Texas. The
Government is the only agent for
helium and maintains an agreement
in which helium is held exclusively
for Government uses and for tn"
scientific investigation in which the
Government is interested
Q. Where does the fur industry
rank in the United States?-T n
A. 1t is one of the Oldest and largest.
but, so far q we can ascertain. there
are no figures available showing how
1t ranks in comparison with the other
industries. However. the manufac-
ture Of fur goods ranks sfxty-eighth
in value Of products 1t is estimated
that approximately 1900 fur farmers
are engaged in the production of one
or more species of fur-bearing a0i-
mails. The majority of these, how
ever. are raising silver and blue fox.
and the total investment of this phase
of the business alone is between
twelve and fifteen million dollars.
Q. Is the name Caesar a first name
or q title?-L H
A Caesar is now frequently used
as a Christian name. As applied to
the Roman Emperors il was a title
1t was the cognomen of the Roman
used by seven rulers. IT died out as
family name with the death or
Nero. but was subsequently revived
as the title of the reigning Emperor.
Q. Was there ever really a Briton
called Arthur.-E. NJ
| A The existence of 2 King nF Brit
ain named Arthur is not esta blished
/ historically. The consensus of mod
ern opinion is that there probably
was a noted leader or general named
| Arthur.
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