Evening star., 1934-11-13
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

A reader can get the dnsper to
any question OF fact by tDrittng The
Washington Epening Star Information
Bureau, Frederic J. Hdsktn, Director,
Washington, D. c. Please inclose
stamp for reply.
@. When did women begin to COM
pete in the modern Olympic games?-
P. P. C..
A. Women began playing tennis in
the Olympics in 1906, swimming in
1912, fencing in 1924. To these sports
racing and hurdle racing were added
in 1928. In 1882 practically all events
were open to women.
Q. What Is an A. B. C. statement?
ID. H.
A. 1t Is q sworn statement of the
publisher as to circulation of his
periodical submitted to the Audit Bu-
reau of Circulation.
@. How many cigarettes are pro-
duced now in comparison with 1880?
w. M.
A. The production for the first nine
months of this year was 95, ,956, ,286, ,976
cigarettes. compared with 92,051,472,-
821 in 1880.
@. Is Josephine Hutchinson's moth
er an actress?-C. M.
A. Miss Hutchinson is the daughter
Of Leona Roberts, who plays in the
Civic Repertory Theater cast.
Q. What city in the United States
was the first to own its gas plant?-
S. w.
A. Wheeling, w. Va, is credited
with being first to institute the policy
of municipal ownership in 1851.
G. What is a palomino horse?-P.
M. R.
A. The term is simply one word used
to describe the painted horse, that Is,
horse showing regular markings OF
white and black. or white and another
color, in some instances Of three col
ors. The painted horse so common in
the West is descendant Of the Span
ish horse brought to America by the
Spanish conquistadores. The striking
coloration has not resulted from any
careful breeding. On the contrary
horses of this type are allowed to run
on the range for a part Of the year as
a rule, and their breeding has been
rather a matter Of chance.
@. What do the letters, A. L., mean
as prefix to a date?-L. H.
A. They mean After Light" and
the date Is the number of years since
creation in that chronology.
A. How many American citizens are
living abroad?-A. S. L.
A An accurate figure cannot be
given. 1t is estimated that between
429, 900 and 100000 Americans have
permanent or semi-permanent resi-
dence outside the United States. Can
ada accounts for 247,565; Europe for
98,645.
@. Has the Aswan Dam been raised
to enlarge storage capacity OF the
reservoir-G. C.
A. The storage capacity has been
doubled by raising the dam 80 feet
Inc WOTk was COIuplcVcO III oSVOOCAi
1888. 1t occupied 5000 men for three
years and cost f2,6O0, 900, exclusive OF
compensation to 10000 families whose
lands we're submerged.
@. What country holds the speed
record for airplanes?-L. w.
A. The United States. James r.
Wedell established the record of 304.98
miles per hour in September, 1888.
@. When was a white settlement
first made on the site of New Orleans? =?
"A. c.
A. The present site Of New Orleans
was occupied by village Of the Houma
Indians in 1899 when Bienville'S ex-
pedition first explored the lower Mis-
sissippi River. Bienville was impressed
by the fact that the land here was
the highest for many miles around and
seemed to be above overflow. More
over it was accessible not only from
the river, but also by way of the lakes
living to the rear. So in l7l8 he estab-
lished a French post here for the
purpose of guarding the gateway to
the lower Mississippi Valley, whence