, 1935-05-23
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A reader can yet the answer to
any question of fact by writing Tns
Brownsville Herald Information Bu-
reau, Frederic j. HaskIn, Director,
washington. n. g. Please enclcss
three 90 cents for reply.
a. How fast I'M the Soviet rocket
expected Go soar? 3. L.
"A The Soviet stratosphere com
mittee has ordered the construction
OF u rocket that In expected 20 rs
cend at a speed OF 200 feet per sec
ond.
q. How many school savings banks
has New York City? y. I'd.
A. New York City has $50 school
savings banks with more than 100
600 depositors. IN 1884 their deposits
were $S,s00,70
q. What did the new Mellon
church In Pittsburgh cost? w. II. A.
A. The East Liberty Presbyterian
Church. gift OF the late Robert "a.
Mellon and his wife. was built at n
cost OF four million dollars and re-
CURED four years for It's completion.
The church is a memorial TO the
mothers Of Mr.. and Mrs. Mellon
q. How many states have adopted
n State Bird? ". R q.
"A. Forty-two states and the Dis
trict OF Columbia have adopted birdA
OF some kind. Not all OF the State
Birds have been nominated and
confirmed by process OF legislation.
however.
q. Please give some information
about the Normandie. w. Il. vi.
A. The Normandie Is l029 feet long.
has a gross register OF 1920 tons.
beam. lie feet. turbo-elcctric drive.
10000 HIP. Her dining salon Ia 400
feet in length. walled with nodded
glass. and aforementioned. Equip
ped with twelve elevators. the ship
has IN sun deck as long aS two city
blocks. She In completely fire-proof.
has m passenger capacity OF ALTO and
over 1900 officers and cew. Her first
sailing fom New York viii be on
June 4.
q. When was Casey q the Bat
writtenF Id. NJ. G.
A. The poem wa written by Ernest
r. Thayer In 1888. Mr.. Thayer sent
II 70 q San Francisco newspepdW
which published II under the initials,N
r.. T.. r. IN May OF that year De
Wolf Hopper. star or a musical ON
edy, Prince Methusalen, introduced
II In the second act OF the show which
was playing at Wallack's Theatre
then at Broadway and Thirtieth
streets, New York City.
q. When and by whom was the
Bible divided into verses? ~. Mem.
A. For many years the division or
the Bible into chapters and verses
was attributed 70 a priest L~anfranc.
Archbishop or Canterbury. IN the
reign OF William I OF England. about
erroneous and the division n at
tributed TO Cardinal Hugo De Sane
to-Caro. French, In 1886.
q. Is rhubarb . fruit Dr. q vege-
tmDle! 4. n.
A. 1t is classified a. a vegetable.
q. DO all members OF the cat
family purr2 &. G. III.
A. They do not. The cheetah and
tiger do purr and the puma or cou-
gar make a noise similar 10 a purr.
The following members Of the cat
family do not purr: leopard, lion,
lioness. ocelot, serval and caracal.
a. Is the Domestic Relations Court
I'm New York City meeting with sue
cess? J. w.
A. 1t was set UP for the express
purpose Of building character in
children and parents and preserving
the homes. If possible. of those for
whom 10 In called 10 administer.
Cour. trials are avoided whenever
possible. The results attained 90 far
have been most h~eartening. u
q. Did writers before Adam Smith
predict or record the devaluation of
the monetary unit by lessening its
gold content? j. M G.
a. While Smith was the first 20
make a complete exposition of the
matter. coinage has been debased
progressively. Gold coin was debas-
ed as early as the reign OF the Roman
Emperor Aurelian and down through
the ages. In every Europeon coun-
try there was successive cheapeninE.
The original pound sterling was an
actual pound or silver. Elizabeth
devalued. There In nothing novel
In the present action In this country.
q. What n the origin o. -cheerIO?"
n. Nice.
A. This word b'A general greeting.
toast. or valedictory expression. II
was used by Shakespeare In the form
Of "cherry-o."
q. Who designed Ashland. the
home Of Henry Clay, near Lexington.
Kentucky? v. vi.
A. The design or the mansion w
attributed 70 Latrobe. the great Eng
lish architect. The estate Of 5Oc
acres was laid out BY L'Enfant who
drew the plans for Washington, y. &
q. Please give a comparison u the
number OF fatal accidents In rail
road. air, and motor trips. III. X.
A. Rail Oads. one fatality per 400
100000 passenger miles; scheduled
air transport. n fatality per a.
100000 passenger miles. automobiles,
one fatality In 100000 passenger
miles.