Evening star., 1935-09-02
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By Frederic ]. HaskiB.

By Frederic ]. HaskiB.
A reader can get the dnsDer to any
question Of fact BY tOrtttng The Washing
ton Euening Star Information Bureau,
Frederic J. Hdsktn, Director, Woshing-
ton. D. c.. Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. Are any Jews attending the United
States Naval Academy?-J. A.
A. There are 80 Jewish students en-
rolled.
@. Was Frederick, Md, ever actually
called Fredricktown2-M. H.
A. 1t was established as Fredricktown
April 20, 1913. The name was changed
to Frederick between 1925 and 1929.
@. What is a kibitzer?-J. r. d.
A. Kibitzer is a Yiddish slang term for
one who NEEDLES with others affairs. In
bridge playing, 1t is specifically q per-
son who, although not player, makes
suggestions and gives unasked advice to
the players.
@. When was the first sleeping car
uSed?-B. F.
A. In 1886 the Cumberland Valley
Railroad Of Pennsylvania installed
sleeping car service between Harrisburg
and Chambersburg. The sleeping car
was an adaptation Of an ordinary day
coach to sleeping requirements. The
first fundamental improvement came in
1858, when George Pullman remodeled
two Chicago & Alton coaches into sleep
ing cars.
@. Who designed the Tai Mahal?-
H. r.
A. 1t was probably designed by an
architect named Ustad lisa, traditionally
supposed to have been either Turkish
or Persian.
@. What is the Human Betterment
Foundation?-R. F. l..
A. The purpose and activities Of the
organization are to investigate the re-
suits and possibilities for human better
ment by safe, conservative application
of the discoveries made by science, and
to give this information to the public.
It's first major problem is to promote
the investigation Of the possibilities Of
race betterment by eugenic sterilization,
and to make public the results. The
| foundation is not designed to take up
original scientific research work.
@. How many potatoes are raised in
the United States?-S. w.
A. The 1884 crop was estimated at
| 1886 287 900 bushels. The market value
| Of the crop was about $160,099, 900.
@. Who was called the father Of Eng
iSh cathedral muSic?-W. M.
A. Thomas Tails, born before 1915.
He is known to have become organist
at Waltham Abbey, where, on the dis
solution Of the monastery in 1910, he
received in compensation for the loss
Of his preferment 20 shillings for wages
and 20 shillings for reward. In the
library of the British Museum Is pre-
served a volume of treatises on music,
on the last page of which appears his
autograph-the only specimen known.
O. How long has Cannes, France, been
a health resort?-H. r.
A. Lord Brougham discovered 1t as a
health resort in 1881.
Q. What proportion of the rubber pro-
duced is used in the United States?-
CT.
A. This country consumes about half
Of the world production.
@. Please explain the expression,
TELLING the bees."-M D.
A. It is an old English custom, and ex-
lists in sections of widely separated areas
such as Sussex and Yorkshire. The sup
position is that when q member of the
family dies the bees must be informed
| Immediately or they will leave the place
and seek another spot to make their hive.
@. For whom was the Chilkoot Pass
named?-J. M.
A. 1t was named for tribe of Indians
| living in its vicinity.
@. Why was the worlds largest post
Office built in Chicago?-H. M.
| A. 1t was largely because it had the
business of the largest mail order houses
in the world.
@. Please name few of the stars, tell
| ing how they compare in size with our
| Sun.-D. M.
A. Arcturus is q times the size Of our
sun; Aldebaran, 38 times; B. Pegasi. 40
times; Betelgeuse. 2l0 to 300 times; Mira.
$50 times; A. Hercules, 400; Antares, 45O
times.
@. What is an apologue?-C. B.
A. A story or relation of fictitious
| events intended to convey some useful
truth. It differs from parable in that
the latter is drawn from events that pass
among mankind, whereas the apologize
may be founded on supposed actions of
brutes or inanimate things. AeSop's
| fables furnish excellent examples Of
| apologies.
@. What is Hi-Y?-H. M.
A. The Hi-Y Club is an organization
| of the Y. M. C. A. 1t is an organization
of high school boys to promote clean
speech, clean sport, clean scholarship
and clean living.
| @. Where was the first public museum
in America?-P. N.
A. 1t is the Charleston Is. c. Museum.
founded by the Charlestown Library So
ciety in 1773.
@. Who was the first European who
saw the site of what is now New York
| City?-A. S.
A. 1t is believed that Giovanni da Yer
razano. a Florentine navigator. was first.
| In 1924 he entered the lower bay Of what
| is now New York Harbor. He sailed as
far north as the confluence OF the Hud-
| son and East Rivers. 1t was not until
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