, 1935-09-10

Brownsville Herald. information
Bureau. Frederick J. HAskAn. Direc-
tor, washington. ID. &. Please an
close three ~ cents Tor reply.
@. Beginning with the summer
az 1879, which league has had u
home runs. the National Or mo
American? w. y.
A. From 1929 10 1894 inclusive.
1862 home runs we're made In the
National League and 384l in tho
American League. IN both leagues
the New York City teams led-the
Giants with 696 and the Yankees
with sSl home runs
q. I'm there m highway which
passes through the Peace Portal
which stands ON the United States
Canadian border?
A. The Pacific Highway. extending
from the Mexican border on tne
south % Vancouver. British Column
bia, on the north, crosses the IN
ternational boundary at this point.
q. Please list the cities which
have municipal a~uditoriumS a. y.
A. The American City has record
OF municipal auditoriums I'm MIL
waukee. wis, Buffalo. Nv. H.; 81
Louis, Mo-: Pasadena and Long
Beach. Cal: Roanoke, Va: Column
bus and Akron, Ohio: Atlantic CITY,
~. j.: Denver. Colo: New Orleans.
la: and Philadelphia. Pm.
q. what subjects should n high
school boy take who wants 10 %
an aeronautIcaI engineer? H. T.
"A. The same courses that are the
basis for all branches of engineer
ing. He should take algebra, plane
and solid geometry, plane trigo-
nometry. and elementry physics
and chemistry. These are the spe-
cial prerequisites. English and other
subjects should not be neglected.
q. What city has the largest areaf
G.. A.
A. The Free City OF 'Danzig. 10
has approximately thirty-four times
the area of Manhattan Island.
v. nON hOH8 Shouhu hoDseVA~ -
boiled? vi. ".
"A. About twenty minutes. Have q
large kettle ready In which water
Is boiling vigorously. Put IN l-3 cup
OF rock salt 70 each quart OF water.
Put IN live Holsters tail end down.
bringing the water back 70 boiling
point after adding each lobster.
When taken out, place Holsters on
backs to cool.
q. What was the first newspaper
I'm Texas? III. X
A. The Texas Gazette and Bra
zoria Advertiser was established &C
Brazoria I'm 1880. September A.
1882. IL was merged I'm the Consti-
tutional Advocate and Texas Public
Advertiser. which was suspended I'm
1888.
q. How many people attended
the wedding OF President Cleve-
land? WI. IT.
A. Thirty-one were present. IN
GLIDING bride and groom
q. What n the Pilgrim Society,"
". vi.
"A. This organization was found
ed az Plymouth III 1870. It erected
Pilgrim Hall IN 1924 and has q val
liable collection OF portraits and
memorials OF the early settlers.
q. When was the steamship Lee
lanaw sunk? III. L.
A. II was sunk by a German sub
marine off the coast OF Scotland
on July rs. 1918.
q. Was the story of Rip Van
Wrinkle nn original one? wv. wv.
"A. Practically the same adven-
lures befell Peter Klaus In an old
German legend.
q. How does Karl Kae Knecht,
c~artooniSt and vice. president or the
Circus Fans or America, pronouncs
q his name? ". VII. II.
A. II Is pronounced connect.
q. H mountains and plains wers
brought 10 the same level. how
high above sen level would the
United States lie? n. G.
A. The approximate mean eleva-
ton OF Continental United States
Is $500 feet above sea level.
q. I'm the early days OF our re-
public. who pasesd upon applica-
tions for patents? u. G.
"a. The first act OF Congress. pass
ed April 10. 1890. placed the grant
ing OF patents IN the hands OF the
Secretary OF State. Secretary N
War and Attorney General. Thom-
as jefferson. rs Secretary or State
personally examined many petit
lions for patents.
q. What II q wade mecum? H. I'D
"A. Something to be kept cons.
family with one. as a ~guidebook-
q. Where did Everett MARSHAL
receive his early training I'm voicei
III. WI.
A. Mr.. Marshall. a native of Law
renee, Mass, began nc the age O..
seven TO study piano at the Wor-
cester County Music School In Wor-
cester. and, seven years later, be-
gan his vocal training nc the same
school. From that time until ne was
z 10. he sang In the choir of the
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
nc Worcester. Later he went 90 New
York TO study with George Hamlin.
Q. Is n true that when err pro.