Evening star., 1935-07-13

TeddeT cdn get Lhe dnStDeT 10 any
question of fact by tUriting The Wdshing-
ton EUening Star Information Bureau,
Frederic J. Haskin, Director, Washing
ton, D. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. How are the girls selected to carry
the famous Vassar daisy chain?-T. A.
A. Vassar College gives the the fol-
lowing explanation: THE basis on which
the students are chosen for the daisy
chain is beauty, though we cannot hon
eStly say that the most beautiful girls
are always chosen. We remember one
time when a very beautiful girl was
omitted, the reason being that she was
SO tall that no one else could be found
to walk with her. They are chosen by
a committee of seniors and they would
not be willing to acknowledge that popu-
larity or anything but beauty is basis
on which the girls are chosen"
@. How many times has the heavy
weight title changed hands since Corbett
won from Sullivan?-B. E. R.
A. Twelve times, not counting the
Hart-Root, the Burns-Hart and the
Johnson-Burns fights, which could be
considered elimination bouts as JeffrieS
retired for lack of suitable opponent.
@. How high are the center poles in
the Ringing Circus?-R. S.
A. They are SIS feet tall The greatest
height from the ground to the peak of
the tent cat the center pole) is approx
mately 4S feet. This height decreases to
l6 feet at the side walls.
@. Was William Green, president of
the American Federation of Labor, ever
a laborer?-T. F. l..
A. He was a miner His father was
miner and came to this country five
years before the son was born. William
Green began to work in the mines at
the age of 16.
@. What percentage of Vermonts
population is native White?-E K.
A. Eighty-Seven and eight-tenths per
cent of the States population is native
white.
Q. What is the slot man on a daily
newSpaper?-L. S.
A. He is the head of the copy desk.
This desk is usually semi-circular or
horseshoe-shaped. The head of the
desk sits at the center of the inside
curve and his position is known as the
slot. The copy editors sit "on the rim"
O. Where is the memorial known as
the Trench of BayonetS?-K. v. E.
A. 1t is near the battlefield of Verdun
in Eastern France.
@. Is Pago Pago considered a good
harbor?-C. C.
A. Pago Pago Is the most valuable
harbor in the South Pacific and pos
Sibly in the entire Pacific Ocean 1t
was ceded in 1872 by the native King
to the United States for a naval and
coaling station.
c. How many people have assembled
Grand Teton Peak in Wyoming?-J. C
A. The total number of aScents made
since 1898 is 948.
Zeppelin LZ-129-S. B.
A. The LZ-129 has four 16-cylinder
Daimler-Benz Diesel oil motors of 1900
horsepower each. Her cruising speed
will be 80 or 81 miles per hour. She
will weigh 100 tons dead weight and
about 220 tons loaded. The lifting gas
capacity will be 100000 cubic feet. Six
teen ballonets of synthetic goldbeaters'
skin will hold the gas. A 5,50O000-
candlepower searchlight will aid night
flying. There are 25 two-berth cabins
equipped with running hot and cold
water. In the center is a social hall,
reading and writing room, and dining
room. A 2-ton apparatus will obtain
water from the atmosphere by means
of silicon dioxide.
@. Is electrocution used in the United
States more generally than hanging for
capital punishment?-N. F.
A. Fourteen States, Alaska, Hawaii
Puerto Rico and the Federal Govern
ment employ hanging. while 20 States
and the District of Columbia employ
electrocution.
@. What is marginal land? submar-
ginal?-A. P. o.
A. Marginal land may be defined as
land whose productivity just about
equals the cost of production. Submar-
ginal land is land which is even less
productive than marginal land. Mar
ginal land may vary from year to year
due to climatic conditions or the crop
prices.
@. What do the initials S. T. D. mean
after a mans name?-C. T.
A. Doctor of sacred theology.
@. How many large waterfalls has
Brazil?-H. S.
A. There are 378 important waterfalls
in that country, only 154 of which have
been roughly measured, and have a
potential force of at least 50,000,00O
horsepower.
@. How long has the American Bar
Association held annual conventions?
&c. N.
A. The convention in Los Angeles
from July Is to 10 will be the fifty
eighth. The association has about 80 600
members.
@. Please explain the ski-u-mah yell
| of the University of MinneSota.-E. c. H
A. 1t originated in the early days OF
rugby at the university. When two
squads were playing against each other
siSS-boom-bah was used by one team
when it made touchdown. The other
team invented Ski-u-mah, using an In
dian expression of exultation, ski-oo.
A Rhyme at Twilight