Evening star., 1935-09-28
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY Frederic J. Haskin.

BY Frederic J. Haskin.
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question OF fact by tUritino The Wasttng-
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Q. What Is the inscription on the
memorial to Wiley Post at Floyd Ben
nett Field?-F. S. l..
A. The tablet reads: "On this site
Wiley Post landed the Winnie Mae, COM
pleting the first solo flight around the
world in days 18 hours 49lk minutes.
Started July IS, 1888. Returned July %,
1888"
Q. Do many people with defective
vision drive cars?-K. G.
A. A scientific investigation shows that
Is per cent of American motorists cannot
see well enough to be safe drivers. To
drive an automobile a person should
have vision of not less than IS per
cent of normal in one eye and so per
cent of normal in the other.
@. How much fruit is used annually
by manufacturers of jellies, Jams and
preServeS?-T. r.
A. More than 1,4s1 900 pounds of fruit
is preserved every year in the United
States, not counting that used in pri-
vate households.
@. How does the length OF the Suez
Canal compare with the Panama Canal?
e r.
A. The Suez is twice as long 1t is
10l miles long; the Panama Canal is
5072 miles.
@. What are the eight horses Of tri-
umph" which Woodrow Wilson said draw
the triumphal chariot Of every ruler and
leader of free men?-J. D.
A. Force of character, readiness of
resources, clearnesS of vision, grasp of
intellect. courage of conviction, earnest
ness of purpose, instinct. and capacity
for leadership.
Q, What was Huey Longs favorite
poem?-M. w.
A. The late Senator's favorite poem
was "Invictus," by w. E. Henley.
@. In what role was Nine. Rejane best
known?-F. NJ.
A AS Nine Sans Gene The play was
written for her by Sardou.
O. How long is the ocean coast line
of Florida? The Gulf Coast lne?-L.
D. F.
A. The Atlantic Coast line is 39e miles;
Gulf of Mexico Coast line. 1913.
@. What funds have been established
to further Negro education in the South?
w. H. w.
A. The principal funds or benevolences
for the support Of Negro education in
the South include: Avery Fund, Villas
Bequest, African Third John Parish
Fund, Buckingham Fund, George
Washington Educational Fund, Miner
Fund, Daniel Hand Fund, Anna T.
Jeannes Foundation, Phelps-Stokes
Fund, Carnegie Corp. of New York Fund,
Julius Rosenwald Fund, General Educa-
tional Fund established by John D.
Rockefeller, jr), and John F. Slater
Fund.
O. What is the mafia?-C. B. P.
A. The Maf1a Society of Italy Is OF
Sicilian origin. 1t formerly consisted of
bands which had been associated with
the military and which had banded
themselves together to obtain and admin
lister justice without recourse to the
civil courts The Malta Society was dis.
solved by Garibaldi in 1860, but has con-
tinued as an outlawed organization.
@. When was the Peasants War;
E. H J.
A. This revolt of the German peasants
against their feudal overlords was from
1524-1526.
O. How much has the percentage of
women who are employed increased in
the United States since 1870?-E. l.. K.
A. In 1870 there we're 1886 28S females
representing 90 per cent of the total,
who were employed in the United States.
In 1890 the number had risen to TO-
752,116 or 1T per cent of the total.
c. What became of the penguins that
Admiral Byrd brought to this country?
M. P. H.
A. Twenty penguins were brought
back to the United States from Little
America by Admiral Byrd in the Spring
of this year. The birds seem unable TO
adapt themselves to the warm climate
and all of them are now dead. Six
were purchased for SIS 900 by the Brook
field Geological Garden in Chicago, III.
Five died almost Immediately and the
sixth one died after little more than
month. Ten of the penguins died before
reaching this country, and f1ve more
died before arriving in Boston.
O. What was the first jazz band in the
United States and what is the origin
of the word?-E. M.
A. Stage says that the Dixieland,
under the direction of James La Rocca
of New Orleans, formed in 1909 was the
first organized jazz band and the first
band to have used the word jazz (jass).
The word jazz is not of African or French
origin, but is an old English word applied
to honky tonk pianists as early as 40
years ago.
@. Please give some information about
a sculptor named Kemeys-E. G.
A. Edward Kemeys Q843-190O was
civil engineer, self-trained in sculpture.
He was one of the first to portray Amer
ican wild animals, modelling them with
understanding and fidelity. Among his
works are: still Hunt" Central Park,
New York; Evolves" Fairmount Park,
Philadelphia; bronze lions at the en-
trance to Chicago Art Institute, and