Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-03
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

of sending household articles, such as
rugs, draperies. upholstered furniture
and the like, to professional dry clean
ers. A plant at Perth. in Great Brit
ain, employs 1000 people and has
1,5OO branches or receiving shops. One
London plant cleans an average of
5000 felt hats (mostly 1adies1 every
week and another turns out 10 900
pairs of flannel trousers around a ten
mis- season. The industry in this coun.
try will turn out half a. billion dollars
worth OF work during this year. This
relates to the better rate commercial
cleaners and not to the pressing par
lors."
O. Have railroad accidents in-
creased In the past few years7-
c. II. 3.
A. Statistics from the Interstate
Commerce Commission show that since
1918 there has been a reduction OF
81 per cent in the number Of passen-
gers killed on American railroads,
81 per cent In passengers injured, 81
per cent In employees killed and 81
per cent in number of casualties due
to train collisions.
Q. Does the Utah season for
beavers open in the Spring?-O. S.
A. There is no open season for
beavers in the State Of Utah.
9; What is song plugEsr"9-
A. This term was applied to a man
with a strong, appealing voice. who
could go from dance hall to cabaret.
to open-air moving pictures--in fact,
any place--and sing the songs the
publishing firm was trying to put
over. 1t was a much more direct
form of advertising than any other.
Since the war the song plugger is not
so prevalent owing to changes of con-
ditions in the trade.
@. What night of the week is con-
sidered as critic night?-W. S.
A. Theatrical productions are re-
viewed by dramatic critics the first
night of the week on which the play
is shown.
Q. What is the meaning of
Obtain. A. K.
A John Masefeld has informed us
that "Odtaa" lis composed of the
initial letters of the phrase, zone darn
thing after another"
@. What section of Washington
was at one time known as ''the
Widows Mite"?--A. w.
A. A tract of 500 acres lying north
ward from what is now the Naval
Medical School Hospital, at Twenty
fourth and e streets, was once called
this.
Q. What is the size of the head
of the Statue of Liberty?-M. +. b.
A., The dimensions from chin TO
Uranium are II feet 8 inches and the
length of the nose is feet 6 inches.
feso n CT nd In,
the head of this statue.
@. Who holds the American ten
mis- singles championship?-B. E. M.
A. Rene Lacoste, Frenchman,
won this title last Summer. This IS
the first time it has been held by a
foreigner since 1908, when it was won
by H. L. Doherty of England.
@. Just what can be done with 1000
cubic feet of CAST. +. Fl.
A. A gas company has figured out
that 900 cubic feet of gas will: Cook
10 meals for six persons: heat shaving
water for 1, 200 days; roast sufficient
coffee to make two cups daily for
20 years; light two cigars a day
for 500 years; boil 275 gallons of
water; bake 200 three-quarter-pound
loaves of bread in a continuous oven;
do the work of two hens in Matching
eggs; broil seven 3-pound steaks:
barbecue enough ham to make 1850
sandwiches.
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