Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-25
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

:. q. Who broke and drove Dan Paten.
the great pacer9-F. ..
A.. Dan Messner, owner Of Dan
Patch, first hitched him to q cart and
drove him. John Wattles, first trainer
OF Dan Patch, in the Spring Of his third
year. irst drove him on the track.
@. When did paderewskd make his
American debut7-C. H. K.
A. This master musician made his
American debut November 2. 1891.
Q. Who dramatized Little Lord
Fauntleroy"?-V. s.
A. It was dramatized by Us authog.
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett.
3 Doe. sa. Oanyan trsp Yield any
A. The banyan tree is species Of
fig and produces fruit 81 rich. scarlet
color, not larger than q cherry, growing
in pairs from the axis o. the leaves.
@. Did Monroe receive the fun vote
Of the electoral college when he was
elected President?-J. A.
A. Monroe received all but one vota
Of the electoral college.
@. Were automobiles ever barred from
Central Park In New York City7-B.
F. r.
A. In 1899 an ordinance Of the City
Of New York barred Central Park 70
horseless vehicles.
q. What was the origin Of the ques-
ton and answer column In nswspaperS9
B. M.
A. John Dunton's Athenian Mercury,
begun in 1890, was similar to the CUES.
ton and answer department Of modern
periodicals.
Q. How was the old powder horn
stopped at each end?-A. e. M
A. The larger end Of o powder horn
was closed with q disk OF wood, to which
loop was attached for the shoulder
strap or cord. The tip Of the hor was
bored through and q wooden stopper
closed the opening.
q. When and what was the "Stutz
corner"?-P. o. r.
A. In 1920 Allan A. Ryan engineered
O corner in the stock Of the Stuts Motor
Co. It became the subject Of state
ment by the New York Stock Exchange
on April Is, 1920.
@. How much did Joseph Pulitzer
give to the School Of Journalism at o.
lumbia7-N. H.
A. Mr.. Pulit1er'S original gift TO the
Columbia School Of Journalism was
$4,000, 900. 4
O. What does It cost 70 take q GEN.
sus Of the United StateS7-L. X.
A. The 1920 census cost $4,000, 900.
The cost Of the 1880 census Ia not
known as yet
actual resident Of the district he repre-
| aoTfu9-n Wy
A. A member Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives must be an inhabitant o: the
State from which he Is elected, but not
necessarily Of the district from which
he Is elected.
q. What does Carrying Goals 10
Newcastle" mean7-C. J. N,
A. It means doing something which
u obviously useless. Newcastle Is q
large port Of England. having enormous
stores Of coal. Therefore, there would
be no purpose in carrying Goals to New
castle.
q. How many kinds Of sausage are
made and sold In the United States?-
II. B.
A. More than 100 varieties are made
and sold In this country.
Q. L. It possible to dye the wood Of .
tree before the tree Is felled?-L. A. ~.
A. Scientists have dyed living trees
with different aniline dyes for more than
80 years in order that they may study
the flow of sap, and many different
methods Of injection have been attempt.
ed. Several attempts have been made
to put this scheme on commercial
basis. The companies working with the
material have been particularly con.
cerned with the coloring Of birch, beech
and maple, particularly the sapwood.
One of the dif1culties of the process q
that 1t is almost impossible to get an
even color throughout the tree. As .
consequence, the material has been cut
I'D into small articles such as colored
wooden buttons, umbrella handles, Gig.
arctic cases, candlesticks, etc.