Evening star., 1932-07-08
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKIN.

Many readers send in questions signed
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swers appear in the newspaper. The
space is limited, and would not accom-
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The answers published are ones that
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your question to The Evening Star In
formation Bureau. Frederic j. Hask1n
Director, Washington, D. c.
@. Who is in charge of arranging
for the many athletic events for the
Olympic games?-M. M.
A. william NJ Henry is the sports
technical director.
O. How many children are blinded
yearly through fireworks, air rifles and
such wes -ons?-N. G.
A. TIE Society for the Prevention of
Blindness says that about 10 children
are blinded yearly through accidents
usually many occurring near the Fourth
of July. There are~now in the schools
for the blind about 500 children who
have been accidentally blinded.
@. Was Peter B. Kyne once a ste
nographer?-R. L.
A. At one time he was stenographer
bookkeeper and collector in a wholesale
grocery business, receiving for the COM
bined job 81 week.
@. When did rowing begin to be a
sport?-W. F.
A. The Oldest race of which there
tho ChecfnF TirU fc
the sculling race known to this day as
Doggett's Coat and Badge. Thomas
Doggett, the famous comedian of the
early eighteenth century, caused the
following placard to be posted on Lon
don Bridge on the eve of August /,
IT'S: This being the day of his
majesty's happy accession to the throne,
there will be given by Mr. Doggett an
orange livery, with badge represent
ing Liberty, to be rowed for by six
water men that are out of their time
within the past year. They are to row
from London Bridge to Chelsea. 1t will
be continued annually on the same day
forever" True to his word, Doggett left
in his will a sum of money in trust,
and with the exception of the years
l9I5-l8, inclusive, the race has been
rowed ever since under the administra-
ton of the Fishmongers' Company, and
the list of winners is almost complete.
In 1919 those who had not raced dur
ing the war we're then matched against
each other, so there is really no break
in continuity.
@. How tall are the porch columns
at Mount Vernon? Are they square or
round?-J. r.
A. They are about 20 feet high and
16 inches square.
@. How many times since 1900 has
business been above a theoretical nor
NAL. and how many times below
H. E.
A. A statistical study of booms and
depressions since 1900 shows that there
have been 25 periods in which business
has been above theoretical normal
and "a periods. including the present,
when it has been below. In general
the periods of prosperity have been
longer than the depressed periods.
@. How far back can the history Of
Jerusalem be traced?-G. A. r.
A. Through the discovery of cunei-
form tablets at Tel-el-Amarna, in
Egypt. the history of Jerusalem can
now be traced to the fifteenth century,
B. c.
O. Was the Crystal Palace in New
York copied from the one near Lon
don?-T. A. G.
A 1t has often been stated that the
prototype of the Crystal Palace in New
York was the famous Crystal Palace,
Sydenham. near London. The Syden-
ham palace was opened in 1854, whereas
the Crystal Palace In New York had
been opened ON July IA of the preced-
ing year. The New York Crystal Pal
ace was destroyed by fire In 1858.
@. Is Beethovens "Egmont" unique
in musical history?-B. s.
A Liszt emphasizes the fact that
this composition is one of the earliest
examples in modern music Of a master
composers deriving inSRtratinn from a
master poets work.
@. When was the first ProhibieSon
party organized. and what has been its
voting strength?-T. P. r.
A. The National Prohibition party
was organized at a convention held in
Chicago in 1859 and put its first ticket
in the field in the 1879 campaign. In