Evening star., 1934-08-04
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

reader can get the anssrer 20 any
question: OF fact bv rrttine The Wash-
fncton Epeninc Star Information
Bureau, Frederic J. Hasktn, Director,
Washington, d. C. Please inelose
stamp for reply.
@. How much money Ia invested
in raising thoroughbreds in the
United States2-C. r.
A. In Kentucky, Virginia and
Maryland. the center OF the industry,
the breeders investment has been
estimated at s5I 900 900. one-third
In horses and two-thirds in real
estate.
@. To what extent have American
tourist expenditures declined2--P. H.
A. Last year they amounted to
S292 ,000. 900. This compares with
s446. .00O. 900 the preceding year. Such
expenditures have been estimated as
high as $7O0, 900 900.
@. How does air travel affect the
appetite?-G. F. s.
A. Most air travellers have very
good appetities, one line serving $50
900 meals a year in the air. As planes
are flown at cool attitudes there is
no loss Of appetite from exceedingly
hot weather.
@. How many books has Z. Phillips
Oppenheim written?-H. H.
A. In 4s years of writing the author
has produced 1s0 books. His first
story was written when he was 20
years old.
@. Is there a surplus of rice in
the United States7-D. S.
A. The carryover. or surplus, from
last years harvest is placed at about
so 900 900 pounds.
@. How does the number of Jews
in the world today compare with
that of so years ago2-L. M.
A. The American Hebrew says:
Jacob Leschinsky. a distinguished
Jewish journalist and q student of
Jewish social problems, in his efforts
to estimate the present Jewish pop
ulation everywhere. finds that the
Jews have within the last so years
more than doubled their numbers.
They have increased more than five
times within the span OF a century.
In 1925 there were about $3.50. 600
Jews IN the world. Leschinsky esti-
mates that today there are about
Is 800, 900 all over the world. While
the Jewish population has grown flve-
fold in q century the general popula-
ton has only slightly more than
doubled in the same period. The
reason for this difference is not due,
according to Mr.. Leschinsky, to the
Jews being more prolific. but rather
to their having q smaller death rate
than non-Jews.
@. How much Of the suns heat
does the earth receiye?-J. H. M.
A. The Smithsonian Institution
says that the earth receives one
2-billionth Of the radiation emitted
by the sun.
@. How many inventions are
credited to the late c. Francis Jen-
kins, television authority?-K. Med
A More than 400 inventions are
credited TO DR.. jenkins, his work also
including the field OF aviation, In
which he developed a sonic altimeter
and a control board instrument used
in connection with the radio beacon
O. What is a pinto bean?-M. r. l.
A. The pinto bean is brown spot
ted, IL trifie larger In size than the
navy bean and Of equal food value.
1t is very sweet and mild in flavor
and as easily cotiked as any Of the
! beans. CIn cooking the beans become
very tender in texture and have q
pleasing brown color.
@. Please give a list OF the most
financially successful pictures that
have been NADER. G. b.
A. According to gross rental fig-
ures the following have been the most
successful: "The Singin' Fool" S.
900, 600; 1.-The Four Horsemen of the
Apocalypse, $4,5O0,O00: Ben Hur,
$4,000 900. In the $3,500,000 class
were THE Big Parade" Birth Of q
Nation" "The Covered Wagon,