Evening star., 1935-11-01
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By Frederic ]. Haskin.

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| question OF fact by uritinp The Wdshino.
ton EDenfno Star Information Bur.nu
| Frederic J. HGskin, Director. Washfno-
ton, d. c. Please inclose stamp for repIv.
| @. Under the rules of betting in the
| mutuel system, how late can a horse
be withdrawn from a race?-H T.
| A. A horse can be excused by the
stewards because of accident or casualty
before leaving for the post, and the
pooling is not affected thereby. The
tickets purchased on the horse that has
been declared are redeemed at their cost
value, such amount being subtracted
from the pool. If. however, horse has
left the paddock for the post it becosaes
a starter and all bets on it stand whether
it starts or not.
@. Who are the IS men who are said
to rule the world?-E. M.
A. The book, Our Lords and Masters
lists the following: King George v of
England, Pope Plus XI, Leon Trotsky,
Emperor Hirohito of Japan, Mahatma
Gandhi, Stanley Baldwin, Sir Samuel
Hoare, Andre Tardieu, Joseph Stain,
Benito Mussolini. Adolf Hitler, Franklin
D. Roosevelt, Mustapha Kemal, Gen.
Werner Won Blomberg, Gen. Sadao
AraN, Gen. Klementi Voroshilov, Gen.
Chang Kai-Shek, Montagu c. Norman,
Lord Reading, Baron James de Rotfs-
child, Eugene Schneider, DR.. Hjalmsr
Schacht, j. P. Morgan, John D. Rookie
feller, jr.; Sir Henri Deterding.
| @. What are the Finger Lakes?-S. H.
| A. They are group Of long narrow
lakes in the western part Of New York,
comprising one of the scenic regions
of the State. The principal lakes are
Canandaigua, Keuka. Seneca, Cayuga,
Owasco and Skaneateles.
@. How many troops did Great Britain
have overseas at the time Of the Armi-
stice?-N. S. T.
A. British expeditonary forces in
Europe. Asia and Africa at the time of
the Armistice numbered 100000. AS
British casualties had been 100000 killed
and many more wounded, the total over
seas forces from the beginning Of the
war was nearly 100000.
Q. Was Katharine Cornell born in
| tnlS cOunLry?-I. l..
| A. She was born of American parents
in Berlin, Germany.
| @. Have farm wages increased any2
| *. L.
A. Bureau of Agricultural Economics
| figures show 13 per cent increase over
| last year. The average wage is now
s20.57 month with board and S30.38
without board.
Q. How many women are employed
as air hoSteSSes in the United States?
r. M.
A. Airlines in the United States employ
| 1877 young women as hosteSses.
@. What is meant by bank holidays
in England?-R. E.
| A. Bank holidays have been celebrated
in England since 1871 as secular holidays
when banks are closed. They are Eng.
lands only perpetual legal holidays.
@. Who was Asmodeus?-E M.
A. An evil spirit of early Jewish history
| told Of in the Book of Tobit. He slew
the seven husbands of Sara, daughter
| Of Raguel. He was associated with King
| Solomon, assisting by his magic in the
| building Of the temple. Solomon's loose
moral qualities are blamed by the Jews
on the evil influences of Asmodeus. He
was finally exercised by Tobias to the
uttermost parts of Egypt and bound
there.
@. What is an atmospheric engine7
&c. C.
A. This engine was invented by Papin
in 1895 and was a forerunner of the
Watt steam engine. It's single piston
was forced up by steam and returned
by atmospheric pressure.
G. Who were the greatest epigram-
matists of all time?-C. j.
A. The greatest Greek epigrammatist
was Simonides. The principal Roman
epigrammatists were Martial and Juve-
nal. Boileau-Despreaux, Voltaire, Shake
speare, Pope and Oscar Wilde were
| among the most brilliant of the ages.
@. Who was Fatima?-F. M. C.
! A. She was the daughter of Mohammed
and wife of Ali.
@. What is the Granth?-J s.
A. 1t is the sacred book Of the Sikhs
in India. 1t might be described as
| the Sikh Bible.
@. What is the temperature in the
city of Guatemala?-L. T.
| A. The city is 5000 feet above sea level
| and has, probably. the narrowest thermal
range in the world. The highest tenn
| perature-which occurs in April and May
| is 68 degrees F.. and the lowest Is 81
degrees F., occurring in December and
January.
| @. Has 1t always been the custom to
bury the wives of soldiers in Arlington
Cemetery?-W. L. w.
A. 1t has been the custom to bury
| the wives of officers and enlisted men
in Arlington and other national ceme-
terieS since 1890. The policy was
adopted in order to permit husbands
and wives to be buried together as Is
usually done in private cemeteries.
@. How many students are attending
the University Of Pittsburgh?-M. M.
A. For the first semester, 1856. the
preliminary registration total Is sob.
| The final count has not been made.
@. What are the Cahokia Mounds2
L. s.
A. They are q group numbering at
| least IS mounds on the bottoms near
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