Evening star., 1926-06-18
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

there are no marshes. do not pass
through tadpole stage. but hatch
without tails and with legs and other
wise resemble their parents.
Q. Please tell what the walking
Purchas Sc" vase. A. r.
A. In 1882 William Penn purchased
Of the Delaware Indians q tract
of land in the present Counties OF
Bucks and Northampton. Pennsyl-
vania, bounded on the east by the
Delaware River. and in the interior
to a point as far as man could walk
in three days. Penn and the Indians
started out to walk. beginning at the
mouth of Neshaning Creek. At the
end of a day and half Penn con-
cluded that he had enough territory.
and a deed was given him for the
land at this point, which was 40
miles from the start. In 1897 the dis
tance was increased to 20 miles.
@. Where was the first oil well
In Ohio?-W. W. II.
A. Near Caldwell. In drilling for
salt water I'm 1914 a small flow of
oil was struck. The we'll is said to
be still in evidence.
Q. How long has the United States
been exporting cotton to Europe?
N. j. r.
A. The first bale Of cotton ex-
ported from this country to Europe
was shipped from Charleston, s. C..
in 1884.
@. Who invented dice7-C. f..
A Dice were known in ancient
Greece, and their invention is attrib-
uted by some to Psalmedes In the
thirteenth century BIC. The dice ex
humed from Thebes differ In no way
from the ivory or bone cubes OF to-
day. They had spots ranging from
one to six on them and the sum Of
the spots on the two opposite sides
was always seven.
O. Where was the first cha mher
of commerce orgs nized in this conn-
try?-C. c.
A. The New York City Chamber
of Commerce. organized in 1853 and
incorporated under a royal charter
from King George III in 1870. was
the first institution of it's kind in the
United States.
@. Was the base ball park ever
located at North Capitol and g
streets?-C. X. H.
A. The Washington Base Ball Park
was located at North Capitol and q
streets before II was moved to FIJI
teenth and III streets northeast, whore
1t remained for period of about eight
years In 1903 it was moved to
Seventh street and Florida avenue,
where it now stands. Prior TO its
location at Fifteenth and H streets
northeast 1t was located for one sea
son at Seventeenth and S streets
northwest.
Q. What is physicians exchange?
N. y. d.
A. A physicians exchange Is a
private telephone branch exchange
having a switchboard with a number
of trunk lines from a. certain central
office in the city. There are extra
listings under physicians names in
the telephone book calling attention
reached at the listed telephone num-
bers the physicians exchange may be
called. The person making the call
gives his name and address to this
operator, who will locate the doctor
and give him the message.
@. When was Irving Berlin first
married and when did his wife die?-
A. d. F.
A. Irving Berlin was married in
February, 1918. Mrs. Berlin died the
following July.
@. How long have Mary Pickford
and Douglas Fairbanks been married?
A. 7.
a. They were married March 2s.
1920.
@. What will remove tar from
automobile tenders? We picked 1t up
on the road and it has dried on
3. d. l..
A. EQUAL parts of turpentine and
wood alcohol will probably remove 1t.
Q. What time did the Indianapolis
Speedway race begin?-H. W. X.
A. 1t began at 1880 in the morn.
ing. Lockhart won this race in 4
hours 10 minutes 1875. seconds. His
average speed was s5.SS5 miles per
hour.
O. How much iron IL there in the
body?-N. T.
A. Iron, although present in the
body in the proportion Of only about
two-thousandths of one per cent, Ia
an important constituent. being found
In the red corpuscles of the blood.
dramatic critic. real or assumed p
G. s. r.
A. Alan Dale is the pseudonym Of
Alfred ]. Cohen.
O. What is the smallest county
In England?-C. C.
A. Rutland is the smallest county.
containing but 152 square miles.
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