Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-14
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY Frederic J. Haskin.

question OF fact By turiting The WashtnS-
ton Euening Star Information Bureau,
Frederic J. Hdskin, Director, Washing
ton. D. C. Please inclose stamp for repIy.
@. Is Morgans yacht, Corsair, the
largest yacht under American register?
&c. M.
A. The savarona, owned by Mrs.
Emily Roebling Cadwallader, is the
largest. The Corsair Is the second In size.
@. Please give a short biography of
John j. McGraw.-C. Y.
A. Mr.. McGraw was born in Truxton,
N. Y, April Z, 1873. From the early
COS he was one of the greatest figures
in organized base ball. In his playing
days he was q brilliant third baseman
whose efforts were not confined to the
mere mechanics Of the game He was
the molder of championship clubs. His
teams won 10 pennants and three world
championships. He died February IS,
1884, Of uremia and q complication
Of diseases.
@. How does the consumption of alco-
holic beverages now compare with pre-
prohibition consumption?-W. D.
A. In the fiscal year 1917, whisky
sales amounted to IS ,24s 900 gallons; in
the fiscal year 1885, to s.. SOC, 900 gallons.
Wine Q9lD to 43.000000 Q935) 2S.-
100000. Beer Ge1D. 1884. SOC, 900 gal
Ions; Us35) 1867, 900 900 gallons.
@. What Is the average weight OF a
mans brain? A woman's?-E G.
A. From II 900 brains weighed, Topi-
nard finds an average weight of 1851
grams for man and 1890 grams for
woman.
@. Is December Is q holiday in
Japan?-F. G.
A. In Japan, December Is is observed
as the anniversary of the death of
Taisho, the last emperor. Cards are
exchanged and festivities are held much
in the Occidental manner.
@. In what recent case did the Ii
detector cause q criminal to confess?
H. L.
A. In the case of Mills Redmond.
charged with the murder of Marion
Coco. whose body was found in q sewer.
the lie detector was. used successfully to
obtain o confession.
@. When are hops harvested?-H. s.
A. The strobiles are harvested in late
August and early September. They
are then aired, kiln-dried and baled.
Q. Why do so many Baltimore houses
have white marble steps?-E. r. w.
A. Marble was cheap in the early days
due to the number Of quarries near the
city. A building fashion was established
and is still followed to some extent
@. Please give a good but simple test
to find whether a lump of metal is
meteorite-R. r. s.
A. A test of q meteorite is to hole
one face against an emery wheel or
carborupdum stone and grind it little
If the smooth surface shows minute,
bright points Of metal looking like pol
ished steel, 1t is probably q meteorite.
@. What proportion of the habitable
part Of the world does Russia occupy?
IN. l..
A. About ne-sixth.
@. What is Ohio's motto?-E. r.
A. Imperium in imperio which means
an empire within an empire.
@. Who is the patron saint of Ethi-
OPAL. c.
A. st. George is its patron saint, one
~ nI,; h,,il LII,
cathedral dedicated to him in Adds
Ababa.
@. Is it true that the late Walter
Williams, president OF the University
of Missouri, did not have q college
education?-E. M. 8.
A. Mr.. williams had only a partial
high school education. He became
president Of the University Of Missouri
after successfully conducting the world
frst university school of journalism AT
Columbia, Mo.
@. Where is there mention Of a cat
in the Bible?-T. G.
A. There is no reference to that
animal.
@. Please give some information about
the Woman's Medical College of
Pennsylvania.-R. H.
A. 1t is the first college in the world
regularly organized for the medical edu-
cation of women. Incorporated on March
IL, 1850, as the Female Medical College
Of Pennsylvania, its present name was
adopted In 1857. For a number of years
1t occupied rented quarters, but in 1875
q bequest from Isaac Barton resulted in
the erection of the present college build
ing. Removal to nine-acre tract at
the Falls of Schuylkill took place in
1890.
@. How many rural mail boxes are
there in the United States?-I. H.
A. The latest survey is for 1890, when
there were 5,401,865
@. Who performed the marriage cere-
mony when couples eloped to Gretna
Green?-E. r. L.
A. No service was required before
1856. A mutual declaration before wit
nesses OF willingness to marry was all
that was required. This was true
throughout Scotland. Gretna Green
owed its prominence to its location, just
across the border from England.
@. What was the presidential inaugu-
ration day Of the Confederate States
Of America?-J. B. v.
A. George Washington's birthday was
chosen. There was occasion for but