Evening star., 1932-06-02
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HlSKIN.

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@. Please give Hans Wagner's all
time all-American base ball team
p. G.
A. Pitcher, Christy Mathewson;
catcher, Johnny Killing; first base. Hal
Chase; second base, Larry Lajoie; short
stop, Joe Tinker; third base. Jimmy
Collins: left field, Fred Clarke; center
field Ty Cobb; right field. Babe Ruth:
manager, John McGraw. and umpires,
Bob Emslie and Bill KLEIN.
@. When did the first New York City
Directory appear?-M. T.
A. In 1875. II had S46 names. not
going above Roosevelt and Cherry streets
on the East Side or Dey street on the
West.
@. How many automobile races on
dirt tracks are there in this country
during the year?-R B.
A. The Contest Board OF the Ameri-
re N AlItnnnhila
over 100 dirt track races a year Its
jurisdiction covers the whole of the
United States, and these races are held
during the year in the different parts
of the country. All motors under 400
cubic inch displacement are eligible to
enter in these events unless the pro-
moter limits his field to certain speci-
flcation.
@ Who invented the portable vacuum
cleaner?-E A.
A. About 1905 Dr. William Noe of San
Francisco constructed the first portable
vacuum cleaner.
G. Has every period Of depression
in American history caused a Treasury
defic!t?-R R
A. The panic Of 1873. considered by
some economists the worst which ever
visited the United States. did not cause
a Treausry deficit. From the end of
the Civil War until the panic of 1893
the Treasur" enjoyed 28 years Of un-
broken surpluses The Treasury bal
ence was dragged dangerously low in
the panic of '73. but no deficit was Gre
ated.
@. Can person from the United
States acquire homestead land in Ar
gentina &C E
A. Only citizens of Argentina are
permitted TO secure land through home
steadtng in Argentina.
O. What are some Of the fabulous
birds OF prey?-S. "
A. Probably the best known OF the
fabulous birds Of prey were the roc.
which was a bird so enormous that it
obscured the sun where it few. and
carried away men in It's talons the
phoenix, which vas bird with a beau
tiful voice and long tail like a pea
cocks, which was supposed to rise from
the ashes OF fire. and the harpy. which
was terrible bird with woman'S face
and breast and great claws like an
eagles, which pursued men who had
sinned.
@. Who devised the periodic Law OF
chemistry c. M
A. It was devised BY Mendeleev. It
States that the properties Of the ele-
ments. as well rs the forms and proper
ties of their compounds. are in periodic
dependence on or form periodic func-