Evening star., 1934-05-05

States. Great Britain, France, Italy,
Germany and Japan?-A. G.
A. The total organized forces Of the
United States number 439,l89, Of
Great Britain, 547,557; France. g.
75.005; Italy, 6,49814l; Germany,
l00, 500; Japan, 2,l77,00O.
O. When was the first railroad
built in Australia &C. c. S.
A. About 1885 the locomotive made
its debut in Australia, in which year
the first length Of railway from Sid
ney TO Paramatta in the oldest colony
was opened.
@. What became OF the money
which Benjamin Franklin left to the
cities of Boston and Philadelphia for
| artisans?-G. w.
A. According to Bernard Fay
Franklin LETT El 900 to Boston and
Philadelphia each, which was to
serve as a loan fund for artisans.
/ The loans were to be made at an
interest Of 5 per cent, and at the
/ end Of a hundred years 100000 was
TO be contributed TO some public
] work. The remaining 81 900 was to
/
/ other century the capital of over "a
000,0O0 gained by the interest, should
be disposed as the State or city saw
Mt. But this will, which was so noble
and SO full of moral intentions, vas
I not destined to spread the happiness
| Franklin had hoped for in writing II.
The artisans Of Philadelphia and
/ Boston objected to the high interest
on the loans, it became almost i'm
/ possible to handle the money. and
the administrators. by some unWSe
decision, reduced the piquant philan-
thropic project Of the doctor to very
little.
@ Please give some information
about Betelgeuse &C HID.
A. Betelgeuse is the brightest star
in the constellation Orion. the twelfth
in visual brightness in the sky. It
Is multiple star, yellowish red in
color and the first one whose appar-
/ ent diameter was measured in 1920
by Michelson's s interferometer method
@ When was the "Mikado" first
produced?-P. n.
A. Its f1rst appearance was at the
Savoy Theater in London. March "A.
1888. First American production was
in Chicago. July 6, 1885. followed by
its premiere in New York, July 20,
1885.
I O. How high above the ground is
the sky-ride at the Century of Pro-
gress?-R. S.
A. The height Of the rocket ride is
PIG feet. The towers supporting the
cables are 628 feet high From their
tops, parts Of four States are visible
on a clear Gay.
@. Please Civ some information
about Station WLW which has recent
Iy been dedicated.-T. R
A. This plant Of the Croslev Radio
Corporation at Cincinnati represents
the latest design in transmitting ap-
paratus and has been under develop
ment for five years With power Of
100000 watts it is the most powerful
I station in the United States. The
novel tower is 83l feet high. its foun-
dation extending 10 feet beneath the
ground. The steel in the tower weighs
1856 tons. This weight. combined with
the downpull OF the eight guy wires,
makes a total load on the base in
sulator of about 45C tons. There are
more than 100000 pounds Of audio
transformers in the transmitter. The
modulation transformers weigh nearly
so tons, their cases containing l40O
gallons of oil Five hundred gallons
of distilled water and TOO gallons Of
city water are circulated each minute
for vacuum tube cooling.
@. How many rooms are there in
/ the Capitol OF the United States
/ I. V.
A. There are 430 rooms now oc-
cupied as Offices, committee rooms,
and for storage purposes, with 679
windows and $50 doors. Skylights oc-
cupv 1881 square feet.