Evening star., 1934-06-07
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

@. What Is the largest crowd which
has witnessed an American horse
race?-A. c.
A. The crowd Of over $4,000 which
saw the sixtieth running of the Ken
lucky Derby, on May S, 1884, is be-
lieved to be the greatest to see q
horse-racing event in the Americas.
Q. To what figure does the eco
nomic loss caused by automobile ac-
cidents come?-F. S.
A. The latest figure is for the year
1881. The economic loss in that year
was 81. 500. .00o,O
@. Do the same people use your
information bureau repeatedly?-C. w
A. While thousands of people are
new users of the bureau each year
some correspondents have been using
it since the year that 1t came into ex-
istence. Queries from old and new
friends are equally welcome. Address
your letter to- this newspapers In
formation Bureau, Frederic j. Haskin
Director. Washington, D. c., inclosing
coin or stamp for reply.
Q. Is Erse a dead language
e. M. B.
A. Erse is simply an alternative
form for Irish. 1t means the Gaelic
tongue spoken by the Scotch High
landers and is not a dead language
although most OF the Scotch High
landers also speak English.
@. Has the boundary dispute be-
tween Colombia and Peru been set
tled?-C. B.
A. Colombia and Peru have recent
ly announced a settlement Of their
dispute over Leticia, which is an in
land region on the Putumayo River
near the point where the boundaries
of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. and Bra
zil join. The boundary dispute be-
tween Ecuador and Peru has not yet
been settled.
@. What did it cost to come to
America in the very early days ?
ID. D. M.
A. The Marine Research Society
supplies the following: Ann Towle
the servant of John Dillingham; OF
Ipswich, Mass, came over in the
Susan and Ellen, arriving in Boston in
April. 1885. Her passage cost five
pounds. That would be forward and
not in a cabin. She would supply
her own food or 1t would be supplied
by her master. John Wall, afterward
Of Dover, N. H.. who came in 1886
with his wife and a servant, paid 1e
pounds 10 shillings passage for the
three. They supplied their own food.
Q. What is ratafia?-A. S.
A. This Is a liqueur or cordial fla
vored with peach or cherry kernels
bitter almonds. or other fruits, many
varieties Of which are made. The
same name is given to 8 fiavoring
essence resembling bitter almonds, and
also to light biscuit.
@. What did the motion pictures
pay for the film right of Eugene
ONeills "Ah, Wilderness"?-H H.
A 1t was purchased by Metro
Goldwyn-Maye for $4,000.
@. Where does the city Of Chicago
get its drinking water?-V. P.
A. The city Of Chicgao receives its
water supply from Lake Michigan
Water is pumped through several tun-
nels connected with cribs located from
two to five miles from shore. The cribs
are heavy structures of timber and
iron loaded with stone and inclosing
the intake cylinders, which join the
tunnels well below the bottom of the
lake. The first tunnel was completed
in 1867. The tunnels now form a
labyrinth u miles in extent under the
lake and the city. The average amount
of water pumped per day is s77,sl1, ,4oC
gallons.
@. Who originated the platoon
school?-G. r.
A. 1t was originated by William A
Writ who started the first school oi
this type in Bluffton, Ind, in 1902,
@. What happened in the cast
where Monaco was going to sue Mis-.