Evening star., 1934-04-20
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

@. How many cubic yards Of ma
sonry are there in the Washington
Monumental. D. B.
A. The total number Of cubic yards
Of masonry In the Washington Monu-
ment above the grade Of the ground
has been computed to be 24,356
@. What books have been the best
sellers in the past so or 60 years?-
w. r. F.
A. A list Of best sellers from 1875
to the present has been compiled by
Edward Weeks for the Institute Of
Arts and Sciences Of Columbia Uni
versity. At the head Of the list is
Charles Monroe Sheldon's In His
Steps," 100000 copies of which were
sold. "Freckles." by Gene Stratton
Porter, comes next with a total of
100000. Each Of the following titles
sold a million copies or more: Ben
Hur," Lew Wallace; Girl Of the Lin
berlost." "Laddie," 1.-THE Harvester, !"
Gene stratton Porter; Tom Sawyer" ("
"Huckleberry Finn" Mark Twain
THE Winning Of Barbara Worth" "
Harold Bell Wright; "The Virginian,"
Owen Wister; The Call Of the Wild"
Jack London; STORY Of the Bible" /"
Jesse Lyman Hurlbut; The Trail of
the Lonesome Pine" The Little
Shepherd Of Kingdom Come" John
Fox; David Harum," Edward Noyes
Westcott; Five Little Peppers and
How They Crew." Margaret Sidney;
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Beauty" Anna Sewall; Treasure
Island" Robert Louis Stevenson;
"Trilby." George Du Maurier.
@. How many gypsies are there in
this country?-J. A. L.
A. No exact figure is available. 1t
is estimated that there are between
$4,000 an 100000.
@. What are the standard fight
instruments on airplanes?-T. H.
A. The standard flight instruments
in airplanes, Army and commercial,
are: The altimeter. an instrument for
measuring or indicating the elevation
OF an aircraft above q given datum
plane; the air speed indicator; the
toA ~ AAAo bo1A AldlCdGOL, WHICH uledS-
ures the degree Of lateral tilt Of a
plane and is used in night and cloud
flying; the inclinometer, which meas
ures the longitudinal tilt: and the
earth inductor compass, the indica-
tons OF which depend on the current
generated in coil revolving in the
earth's magnetic field. In addition,
commercial ships are equipped with
the Sperry artificial horizon. gyro-
scope. radio range beam, radio tele-
phone, etc.
@. What is the purpose Of the Has
kin Information Bureau?-S. G.
A. Its single purpose is to be Of
service to newspaper readers. It is
equipped to answer the questions
which are troubling you. Please send
your questions legibly written, to this
newspapers Information Bureau,
Frederic ]. Haskin. Director. Wash
ington, D. s., inclosing coin or stamp
for reply postage.
Q. For whom was President Gro
yer Cleveland named?-C. G.
"a 31C WdS DOI II at OdlQWell, N. D.,
and was named for the Presbyterian
clergyman who preceded his father,
Rev. Richard F. Cleveland, In that
town.
@. Is the number of bicycles in
creasing or decreasing?-H. E. B.
A. While the number Of people
using bicycles in proportion to the
total population is smaller now than
20 years ago. the following figures on
bicycle manufacturing show that the
actual number Of bicycles has in
creased. In 1909, l68,S24 bicycles
were manufactured, while in 1929 the
number was 307,845.
q. Many papers have carried cuts
Of the 3-inch bronze medallions Of
President Roosevelt ordered struck
off by the Philadelphia Mint. which
are to be offered to the public at ST..
How may these be obtained?-C. II. c.
A. The Roosevelt medals being
struck at the Philadelphia Mint may
be purchased directly from the Mint
at 81 each.