Evening star., 1932-11-16
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BY FREDERIC J. HASKlN.

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@. What horse is the greatest
money winning sire?-L. NJ.
A. Frank G. Menke's An-Sports
Record Book says that Broomstick, who
died In 1881 at the age of 81, is the
greatest. He was owned by the Whit
ney family. He sent first foals to post
in 1909 Up to the end of the 1881
racing season his offspring had won
over 1900 races in the United States
and money totaled over $2,600.000.
This does not include earnings Of his
offspring who went to Europe and In
dia, beginning in 1914, and won many
races. THE grand total for Broomstick
| in all countries is conservatively eStt-
mated at about $S,O00,ooo.
O. BY whom is the Treasurer Of the
A. He is appointed ct the pleasure
Of the President, and the length Of his
| term of office is determined by the
President. In most cases Treasurer
holds his position providing the admin
istration does not change.
Q. What is the average family size
| in the United States according to the
population report Of the last census?-
D. w. H.
A. According to the census of 1880.
the number Of families in the United
States totaled 29.9S0,146. The popula-
ton per family was Al.
@. When and by whom was the
Travellers Aid Society started?-A. B.
| A. The first nom -sectarian committee
organized to do travellers aid work
grew out Of the plans for the st. Louis
Exposition in 1904. Miss Grace Hoad-
! ley Dodge, one Of the great leaders of
the Young Women's Christian Associa-
tion, saw growing need for placing
the unco-ordinated work in New York
| City on such q cooperative and non
Sectarian basis as was carried through
at the st. Louis Fair, and in 1905 she
brought about the formation Of a COM
mittee Of Protestant, Catholic and Jew
ish women 10 make q survey of the
work in that city. The resulting non-
sectarian, non-commercial Travellers
Aid Society of the City Of New York
thus became the first independently
organized agency for the protection and
assistance Of travellers.
@. What is the Federal tax on q
1 package of cigarettes?-T. N. T.
A. The Government tax on each
package Of 20 cigarettes is cents.
@. After Columbus discovered the
islands of the east coast of America,
who was the first to come to the main
land?-P. S.
A. Juan Ponce de Leon landed on
the coast of Florida, April 2, 1913. He
did not know that it was the mainland.
He supposed 1t was a large island,
which the Indians called Bimini, but
named the region he discovered
Florida.
@. Why is the essential oil of orange
flowers called nefoli?-C. w.
A. 1t is named for an Italian who
discovered 1t.
O. How many vessels comprised the
feet that took the world cruise in
RooSevelt's administration?-J. P.
A. In all, there were Is battleships,
including the Connecticut, Illinois, Gull
goa, Scorpion and Celtic. The officers
and crew numbered $4,000. They sailed
from Hampten Roads, December l6,
1907, and returned to Hampton Roads
February ~, 1909. They went by the
way OF New Zealand, Australia, the
Philippines, China and Japan, and re-
turned by the Suez Canal. The dis
tance travelled was about Il, 2,227 miles.
q. How long will a eoconut xtiIl n,