Evening star., 1935-08-28

QuesttoH OF Jdct Oy UTtttn0 The Washing
ton Euentn0 Star Information Bureau,
Frederic J. Hasktn, Director, Washing
ton, d. C. Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. How much has the price of heliun
declined since 1t was discovered?-L. r.
A. When it was first obtainable, II cost
t2,500 q cubic foot. 1t is now / cent q
cubic foot or less.
@. What was the cost of the new Los
Angeles Times Building and how much
fioor space has it?-G. B. K.
A. The new plant cost $4,000 900 and
contains 4,582,620 cubic feet of space
and 259,44 square feet Of floor space.
@. What Is the title Of the Queen Of
Persia?-H. C. p.
A. The Shah of Iran formerly PERSIA,
according to Mohammedan custom, has
several wives. None Of them is a queen
in the European sense. The head wife,
as the mother of the crown prince, Is
granted the courtesy title of Queen
Pahlevi. The latter is the formal name
Of the present dynasty.
@. How many children take dancing
lessons?-T. L.
A. In the United States more than
a million children are in classes during
the year.
@. Please give some information about
Cora Urquhart Potter.-E. R.
A. She was born in New Orleans about
1872 and first appeared on the amateur
stage in New York where she was a
society faVorite. Her professional debut
was made at the Haymarket, London, as
Anne Sylvester in Man and Wife" in
1887. Later she played in New York
During the Boer War she assisted in
raising funds for the comfort and nurs-
ing of British troops.
@. Do the advocates Of Esperanto
hope to supplant existing language
with this artificial one?-E. p.
A. Their aim is to supply an auxiliary
idiom. There are but Is rules of gram
mar, and its vocabulary for ordinary
purposes is easily mastered.
Q. When were parachutes first car
ried in an airplane?-M. P.
A. In 1912 Capt. Berry made the first
descent from an airplane in st. Louis,
Mo. He used medium sized parachute,
folded and stuffed into conical cylin-
der tied under the front end OF the
airplane skid During the last days of
the World War in 1918, German aviators
frequently used them, but after the war
little was done to complete the use Of
parachuteS until the year 1921. AT
this time British and American aviators
,t,{1
could be carried conveniently by pilot.
@. What is the meaning of Plato?
L. r.
A. 1t means Eoad. Plato was given
this name by Ariston, a teacher in atn-
letics, who probably referred to his
broad shoulders.
Q. How many people are killed in the
United States by carbon monoxide gen.
Grated by automobile engines?-G. NJ.
A. Between 500 and TOO persons meet
death from this cause yearly. A few
of these are suicide cases, the rest result
from carelesSness and lack of knowl-
edge regarding this gas.
@. Are there any colored cadets In the
United States Military Academy at the
present time?-A. F.
A. There are two.
@. How many people carry life In
surance?-H. F.
A At the end of 1894 the number of
policyholders was about 65.000.ooo. The
amount of life insurance in force was
about $4,000, 100000.
O. How long ago was the First Church
Of England service held in New Jersey?
It. w.
A. On May 7. 1885, there was OBJ
served at Trenton the 250th anniversary
of the First Church Of England service
in the State.
@. What hotel formerly stood on the
site now occupied by the Princess Anne
Hotel at Fredericksburg. Va.?-M. T.
A. This hotel was built on the site
of the Old Barton House. Among the
distinguished visitors who have been
entertained there are Daniel Webster.
Robert E. Lee and Lloyd George.
@. Please give some information about
the World League Against Alcoholism.
e. r.
A. This organization was established
in 1919 for the total suppression OF
alcoholism. The membership in 1884
comprised so national temperance or
ganizations in "a countries. The gen.
eral secretary Is Ernest H. Cherrington.
Q. Is the Flemish language dying
out?-B. c.
A. 1t has been threatened with extinc-
ton, but last year Flemish was placed
on a parity with French through most
of Belgium and recognized as the ON
cial language of two Belgian universities.
@. Do many persons attend the In
stitute of Public Affairs at the Uni
yersity of Virginia?-L. F.
A. The attendance at the 1894 ses-
sion, July lila, consisted OF 2,0l9 reg
iStered members and visitors, represent
ing "a States and IA foreign countries.
@. How much cloth will q pound Of
cotton make?-H. F.
A, 1t depends upon the material. 1t
will make 81 yards of muslin. 5lz yards
of gingham or 9l2 yards of lawn,
@. What is the name of the fear Of
cats?-W. D.
A. 1t is aelurophobia.
@. Please give the history Of the
Congressional Cemetery in Washing
ton, D. ca. s.