, 1935-10-29

tnr. Warrington. D XVI. PiahM1 un-
close three t1l cents fur reply.
Q. How many people nre killed
yearly In Cine United states INV rrlm-
inalsg G. W.
A. A total Of $4,000 lives Is tha
toll taken NV criminals annually
q. Has Italy a large airport ln
Eritrea? r. ;.
a. What may be Africa's largest
airport is now being levelnd in Erlt-
rea. The new field Ia named fur
the late Colonel Umbertc Maddalenas
who with Air Marshal Balbo Joel
Italy'S mir armada across the a.
lantic 60 Brazil in 1891. This airport
Is located az Asmara. the capital or
Er1trea.
IA. What IN thc sine of thr largest
crowd which has attended n horse
race In this country? s. H. B.
a. The crowd of over 1900 which
saw the Goth running uf Cine Ken
lucky Derby On May y. 1884. IA be
leved TO be the greatest see a
horse racing event m ths usricaa-
Q. Are Egyptian cigarette made ok
Egyptian tobacco? A. w. ID
A. Tobacco Ia not raised in Egypt.
SO-cAlled Egyptian cigarettes Mru
made OF Turkish tobacco.
q. Who n the oldest man I'm point
Of service in Che House uf H~eprnAen-
tativeH In the Congress wv Cine United
Statesf wv. O.. I'D.
A. Adolph ]. SABBATH Of Illincis
E the oldest member of the House
cf Representatives in point OE SER
vice. He has been there for fifteen
consecutive terms, and has served
from March 4, 1907 70 the present.
Q. In there any flag used tD hn-
note that the captain Il aboard he
nhip7 A. Mace.
A. There la not. However, nmvnl
vessels o. the United states display
the international Third Substitute
Flag az the port main con some ves-
sells ht the port fore yardarm when
the captain is absent
q. When was the National Re-
creation Association established? NJ
G.
"A. It was organized III 1905 for the
purpose Of uniting efforts C provide
safe and adequate areas where chill
dren might play under experienced
leadership.
q. Are there countries whk ths
foot measure iA mot exnrtAy l1
inches? A- M- H.
A. IN certain parts on the world.
a foot differing slightly from the
standard foot of the United states
and Great Britain ls still in uAe.
Canada, An some localities. useB the
French foot Of 1913 inches In Am
sterdam, the Netherlands, and I'm
parts of South Africa. the old meas
ure OF lll47 inches la used.
a. Please give some information
about Bmrro Colorado Island WV. WI.
IA. It is located III the Gntun Lake
In the central part OF the Panama
Canal Zone. 10 is over q square miles
In extent and has IN shore lire nf
over Us miles. Ht s the headuuar-
tiers OF the Institute for Research IN
Tropical America, where In the past
eight years scientists from more than
fifty institutions have Rvailed them
selves or the island facilities for re-
search. The Executive COMMITTEES Of
the Institute lS now headed by Dr.
Thomas Barbour, Museum of Com
parativc Zoology at Cambridge. The
island Is a splendid site for biologi-
cal research because al the tronloal
paradise which M constitutes and
the very rich fauna and fora IN pog-
seSSes.
q. Which races have the least
hair? B- NJ.
"A. The least hairy peoples are the
yellow and red races. the men often
scarcely having even rudimentary
boards, such aS many American In-
dams and the MonFnls. NeEr0ld
peoples may be said TO be intermcdi-
ate, but usually inclined TO hairless
ness. The amount Of hair Nv. of course,
somewhat related to itS type.
q. Was typhoid fever the qeal-|
est sccurge of the Civil War? A. IA
A- Two diseases with which shs
diagnosis on typhoid fever was often
confused. diarrhea and dysenteryI
prior 20 and during the Civil war;
were n greater AcOurWe to armies
than even typhoid fever and extract
ed even a more deadful death toll
from a troops. During the Civil
War. they occurred with greater fire.
quency and produced more sickness
and mortality than any other form
Of disease.
~. For whom ls Tulane University
I'm New Orleans namedg WI. I'D.
A. II Is named for Paul Tulane. Il
merchant and philanthrnnist. who
donated New Orleans property anfl
over q million dollars for purposes
Of education.
Q- Where did camp meetings orig
mate? L- F-
A. The camp meeting originated
In Kentucky early In the cruNngt
what In known AS the Second MMmk n
ening or the Great Revival
q. For whom was the Prince .
Wales given hlH Christian names
M- A- IVY.
a. The Princes name II Albert
for his great-grandfather: Edward
for his grandfather; Christian ir
hia maternal Ereat-Ernndfather
George for his father. and also in
the patron Saint Of England. s.
George; Andrew. the name cf th
patron Saint Of Scotland. PatrirA
the patron Saint wv Ireland: Day1n
the patron Saint OF Wales.