Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-23
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By Frederic ]. Haskin.

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ton Evening Star Information Bureau,
Frederic J. Hasktn. Director, Washing
ton, d. c. Please incIose stamp for reply,
@. What kind Of a car did PetiIlo
drive when he won the Speedway race
this Spring2-M. J.
A. Kelly Petillo's car was Gilmore
Special. The weight Of the car was
1850 pounds and the qualifying speed
was 115.095 miles per hour for 23 miles.
@. Since helium Is so light, why
doesn't q cylinder Of helium rise In the
air?-J. C.
A. Helium weighs about II Of the
weight Of air. However, when COM
pressed into q steel cylinder, II Is 20
dense that it weighs about II times as
much as air and does not exert any
lifting power.
@. What is the meaning Of Hanz, the
name Of Trans lyric poet?-R. H.
A. The Persian name Hafiz is really
only title meaning gifted with a good
memory. 1t was bestowed upon the poet
rs o pupil because he could recite the
whole Koran 1t has chung to him by
fame instead of his real name which
was, In full, Muhammad ad-Din, or
Mohammed, the sun of religion.
@. Is Labor day observed throughout
the United States?-T. T.
A. It is observed In all the States
and Territories.
O. What was the first railway to reach
the Missouri River2-F. N.
A. The Hannibal Road. 1t was In
corporated in 1S47, but the line was not
finished until 1883 and through trains
began operating on February IS.
@. How many States can be seen from
Lookout Mountain In TENNESSEE
z. o. C.
A. The claim made for this mountain
Is that seven States can be seen from
1t, namely: Tennessee. Mississippi, Ala
bama. Georgia, South Carolina, North
Carolina and Kentucky.
@. When were weather observations
at various places first collected and
charted?-A. v. T.
A. The idea Of recording observations
Of weather made simultaneously at nu.
merouS places and forming these obser-
vations into charts was first realized by
Brandes. a German physicist, in 1870
These charts were not published. The
first that were published were produced
by Prof. Elias LOOMS Of Yale College In
1843. and represented the weather Of the
Eastern United States on February Is,
1912. Telegraphic reports for the pur-
pose Of weather forecaSting were nrst
suggested in 1872
Q. How did the Democratic donkey
and Republican elephant originator
&C. II.
A. Both originated from cartoons by
Thomas Mast. The cartoon depicting
the donkey was published in 1870 and
the one depicting the elephant was
published In 1874.
@. What Is the cost Of supporting q
candidate at a citizens military train
ing camp for one month2-D. L. NJ.
A. Exclusive OF transportation and
mileage, it averages from $40 to $780,
@. How many Mohammedans srg There
In the United Ststes7-V. A. c.
A. About $4,000. ~
@. What cities Of less than 10000
population have zoos?-H. NJ. r.
A. Hershey, Pa; San Diego. Calf:
Jacksonville. Fla; Madison, Wis, and
Salt Lake City, Utah.
@. What Is pyrophone?-E. M.
A. This Is the name Of q curious kind
Of a musical instrument invented by
Georges Frederick Eugen Kastner. son
Of the German composer and musical
theorist, Jean Georges Kastner. 1t con-
sists of set Of tubes. from which the
sound is produced, not by wind. but by
jets Of gas.
@. Who was Thomas Of Celano3-H. T.
A. He was q Franciscan fr1ar and
disciple and hiographer Of st. Francis
of Assist. Born at Celano in the Abruzzi,
he joined st. Francis about 1914 and
appears to have been one Of the first
band Of friarS who went into Germany.
@. Does Death Valley have sand
storms?-A. L. S.
A. Sandstorms and dust vhirlwinds
of q few hours duration are common.
Q. How many Girl Scouts are there'
w. r.
A. The active, paid-up membership,
as Of October 81. 1894. totaled SS5,7S2,
inclusive of Brownies girls between
Z and 10) and leaders.
@. How much rayon Is produced In
this country7-L. C.
A. The 1884 production Of rayon was
210,33l 100 pounds.
@. How is the word, cantaloupe, pro-
nounced?-W. S.
A. The preferred pronunciation gives
the last syllable the same sound as
loop" but the usual "lope" is also cor
rect.
@. Please give some information about
the Junior Achievement Society,". ].
A. It was organized in 1919 and the
name changed in 1926 from the Bureau
of the Eastern States Agricultural and
Industrial League. It's purpose Is to fur
nish leadership and direction for leisure
time to young people associated in small
groups or clubs, who are engaged in
simple hand-processes by which objects
useful and artistic are manufactured
and through which they gain expert
ence in business procedure, buying and
selling. principles of cooperation, mar
keting, management, wages and costs.
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