Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-20
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

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O. How much money Is taken in by
base ball pools yearly In the United
States B T
A. On the basis of known returns
10 the pools now under Government
is a conservative estimate Of the annual
rakings OF the national string.
o. Where did John Drew make his
first and last appearances on the stage?
M. T
A. John Drew made MS first appear
ance on the stage in his mothers
theater in Philadelphia, 1878, when he
was 20. and his last in San Francisco
81 years later
O How many mail bags has the
Government in circulation?-A. G. D
A. The Post once Department says
that AT the present time there are APP
proximately 100000 mail bags in
service.
@ What kind Of fruit is plantain?-
l.. NJ.
A. plantain (Musa paradisiaca) is q
snecIcs of banana. the fruit Of which Is
staple article OF food in the tropics
II is larger than the ordinary banana
arecnish yellow in color, less sweet ano
more starchy IT Is cooked in various
ways.
O How are airplanes assisted In
landing on the deck of a ship?-J M d
A. Airplanes are enabled To land or
the deck Of aircraft carriers by means
Of wires stretched crosswise and length
wise across the deck. The plane, AS II
1escends. lets fall large hook which
catches in the wires, thus retardine the
speed OF the plane.
o. What does the word "estivate'
mean?-R. K
A. 1t is the opposite of hibernate
and is used in reference to animals
which sleep throughout the Summer.
q When the German submarine
Deutschland came to the United States
in 1916, did it travel above or below
the water?-E. T. c.
A. The whole distance of about $500
miles. with the exception Of about 81
miles when it was necessary to sub
merge, YVES traversed above water.
@. Which country owns the most
I diamonds? T.
/ A. The United States is a large plr.
/ chaser of diamonds. One-third Of tht
/ entire amount of cut stones Is owned
{ in this country
@. Is the Harding tomb still guard
ed?-H. Fl. c,
A. The guard was removed May
1928. after the bodies had been trans
. ferred from the temporary tomb to thu
mausoleum provided by the Harding
/ Memorial Association.
@. Can straw flowers be dried so thai
they won't droop on their stems?-
/ A. L. S.
A. they should be hung upside dovr
to dry.
! O. In parliamentary practice does ar
appeal from the decision of the chair
require two-thirds vote 10 sustain tht
CHARM. r.
A. According to Roberts Rules a til
vote. even though the vote of the chair
man made il tie. sustains the chair
upon the principle that the decision oil
the chair can be reversed only by a
majority including the chair II mem
Der Of the assembly.
G. What kind of food was the pulls
eaten by Shadrach. MeShach and Abed-
nego recorded in the Book of Daniel?
F. T.
A. The word pulse" is translated tc
mean any of the leguminous grains
such as beans. peas or lentils or as q
mixture of such grains in meal ol
flour to be made in cakes.
c. How much territory is one game
warden responsible fora. L.
A. In the best organized States in
this country one game warden is eX-
pected to look after at least 100 square
miles,
@ Are there many one room schools
left in the United StateS?-G. N.
A. Out of 275.0 900 public schools in
the United States $4,000 are of the
one-room type,
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