Evening star., 1935-10-28

Frederic J. Haskin, Director, Washing
ton, d. c. Please irclose stamp for reply.
@. Please give the names Of the yachts
OF some Of the prominent American
yacht owners-G. r.
A. j. P. Morgan, Corsair; Vincent Astor,
Nourmahal; Harold S. Vanderbilt, Vara;
Edward F. Hutton, Hussar; John Barry
more, Infanta: w. w. Atterbury Ar
minia; Edward S. Harkness, Stevanna;
Eldrldge r. Johnson, Caroline; A.
Atwater Kent, Whileaway: John Wana-
maker, jr.. Nirvana: Gen. Cornelius Van-
derbilt, Winchester, and w. K. Van-
derbilt, Alva Ara.
@. Please give some facts about the
new city Of Jamshedpur. India.-R. w s.
A. The city of Jamshedpur is located
in the Singhbhum district of the prov
ince of Behar and Orissa, which is To-
Gated Immediately east Of Bengal, the
province in which Calcutta is located.
1t is situated in an angle of the Subar-
narekha and Kharkhai Rivers, with
station on the Bengal-Nagpur Railway.
1t has a population of $1,000 and is
the third largest town in the province,
though less than 20 years old. The town
owes its creation and development en-
tirely TO the Tata Iron e. Steel Co.
@. How many patent medicines are
there?-J w
A. According to a statement of DR..
Frederick j. Cullen former chief of drug
control of the United States Food and
Drug Administration, there are fewer
than dozen so-called patent medicines
and most Of these are based on ethical
formulae.
@ In proportion to population. do more
people borrow books from public Libraries
in large cities or in small ones?-F. j.
A. In small ones. In cities of more
than 1.000000 inhabitants, only 25 per
cent OF the population are borrowers.
The percentage increases as the popula.
tion decreases. until in cities of less than
10000 inhabitants so per cent are Dor.
rovers.
@. Is it true that foreigner who dies
in Ethiopia must be buried there?-F. w.
A. The laws of Ethiopia require that
foreigners who die there must be buried
year before the transportation of their
remains back home is permitted.
O. How many sons has William RAM
dolph Hearst?-W. C.
A. The publisher has five sons:
George William Randolph, jr.: John and
Randolph Apperson and David Whitmore
who are twins.
O. Is much progress being made with
gliders?-T. E.
A. At the recent meet in Switzerland
Max Kramer. a Swedish contestant,
glided IS miles through clouds and
among mountain peaks, landing safely.
O. Who wrote the sut Lovingood
Yarns?-H H
A. They we're written by George Wash
ington Harris. humorist, who spent
most Of his life on the southwestern
frontier as steamboat captain, Indian
agent, metal worker and engineer.
O. How many Indians are there now
in the United States?-L. s.
A. According to the last report there
are 317,324.
@. What States are using sales tax
tokens?-H. ].
A. A recent issue Of the American
Banker states that the following States
are using tokens for sales tax payment;
Missouri, Colorado, Washington, Illinois
and New Mexico.
@. What is the name of the island
upon which are the Dominican Re.
public and Haiti?-W F L.
A. The present official name Is
Hispaniola.
@. Where was the Prince of Wales edu-
cated?-E. B.
A. He was educated by a private tutor
and at the Royal Naval College at Dart
mouth. He entered Oxford, but left
1914 because of the World War in
| which he served in France, Egypt, Italy
and Belgium.
@. What was the first magazine pub
| lished in the interest of woman suffrage?
ID. S.
A. Una. established in 1853 by Paulina
Wright Davis and Caroline Dali, was the
| first woman suffrage periodical.
@. Who conceived the idea of Federal
Childrens Bureau?-F. c.
A. Lillian D. Wald, social worker,
| originated the idea of such bureau.
@. What is the weight Of the heaviest
hog on record?-E. T.
A. Lehmaster Monster, slaughtered
about five years ago by w. l. Knepper
of Hagerstown, Md. is one of the largest
on record. Lehmaster Monster was q
purebred Poland China. When slaugh-
tered, he was 6 years old, and weighed
on foot 1850 pounds.
Q. What languages besides his own
does Pope Plus XI speak?-G. N.
A. He is an excellent Latin and Greek
scholar, speaks German and Polish flu
emily, French comparatively well and
English to some extent.
@. How long is the hunting season in
Quebec for feathered game?-C. N.
A. For such game as partridge. grouse.
woodcock, duck and jacksnipe the sea-
son opens on September l and closes
December IS.
@. When and where was the first forest
ranger station built?-H. M.
A. American Forests says that the first
was built in 1899 on the Bitterroot Ma
tional Forest, Mont. Before that, rangers
furnished their own tents
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