, 1935-06-06


-Fredsric IHsSEin
A reader can get the answer I'm anv
question OF fact BY writlnf Tha
Brownsville Herald Information Pr
reau, Frederic j. HaSkin. director.
washington. ID. G. Please enclose
three 90 cents for reply.
q. When was voIIey BAH fra
played? A. &.
A. Voliey ball was invented IN
1895 by William G. Morgan, then
physical director OF Holyoke, Mass.
Y. M. c. a. He created the game
To supply the need for a gymnasium
sport that was competitive, vet not
combative. A tennis net and a rub
Der bladder. taken from a basketball
were the crude implements original
~ used. The game was intended for
middle-aged men who could not in
dulge In a strenuous sport Ike baS-
ketball. It Is now az "an-AReS-
sport, the boys having Speeded II 40
SO much that the action is little
short OF ~cyclonic. Girls have recent
ly taken ~ ND.
q. Did any horse ever win more
money In n year than Man O. War;
A J. c.
A. Several horses have exceeded
Man o. Wars record for q year.
which was sl66 .i40. Other figures
are: zev. s272.0 08; Gallant Fox.
t308. ITS: Top Flight. $4,000. Cru
Sader was close TO Man o. War with
winnings OF $l66.033 for one year.
q. III a bill Ia passed over n presi-
dents veto. Is he required 10 sign
the bill? A. vi. ID.
A. The presidents signature Is not
required.
q. What Is the displacement OF
ship? G. =. w.
"A. Displacement OF n vessel ig
the weight. In tons OF 2240 pounds,
or the vessel and its contents.
q. How long has who's Who been
published? Il. q. K.
"A. The first issue was published
In 1899.
q. Who II to succeed Herbert
WitherspOOn rs manager Of the Met
ropOlitan Opera. l. ID.
A. His assistant. Edward John
son, will succeed his chief and en-
deavor to carry out his plans.
q. How many pieces have beM
put into N quilt? WI y.
"A. There Is no definite record
this subject. The Home Deparam
OF the Eastern States Expositiod
National Quilt Contest in Ser
Der. 1882. and again In 1888.
tically every state in the Uniorl
represented in these contests.
Of the quilts exhibited was cal
The Old Maids Dream and contae
ed 28.l52 pieces. Although the
was no special design. II received
ribbon because OF It's exquisite work
manship.
q. Can people visit the big ships
just before they sail out % New
York harbor. even though they have
UU AIACIus vi UVaNus - ~
A. The night before sailing ships
are open to the public. A small fee
is charged. The proceeds are given
TO the Seamen's Relief Fund. The
late Harry Acton. veteran ship news
reporter IN credited with this plan.
which has been Of great benefit to
the fund.
q. How IL the flag displayed OH Ar
mistice Day? II II the same "a Dee
grafton Day? r. r. X.
A. Armistice Day is not a day Of
mourning. The United States flag
is flown ON that day as on other
days calling for the display q the
flag. that Is. at full staff from sum
rise to sunset. On Memorial Day,
the flag is hoisted TO full staff. then
lowered to half staff and left I'm
this position until % IL E then
hoiSted back 10 full staff and kept
there until sunset. The hour which
should be regarded as noon H tho
time In use. whether standard or
daylight saving.
q. How many people have ascend
ed the Grand Teton in Wyomingf
~. a.
"A. The Grand Teton IL l3.766 feet
In height. The first aScenH was
made In 1898 and the records show
that for n period az % years there
after no one was successful in reach
ing the summit. The total number
Of ascents made since 1898 to the
present Is 94S.
q. Has any country except the
United States given Its soldiers any
thing similar 10 the Adjusted Com
pensation? vi. Ii.
"A. At the close OF the World War,
foreign countries paid certain graf
uities often In cash to their vet
Grams the same ms were paid by the
United States 20 its veterans, but
none OF the foreign countries later
made provision for anything similar
10 the Adjusted Service Certificate
as provided by the United States
Government.
q. Prom how many contestants
are the prize winners selected I'm N
contest nationally advertised? VI. w.
"A. The number or contestants m
ries greatly. Two million three hun
dred thousand answers we're receiv-
I'd IN a recent contest.
q. What IN the Severest test that
an airplane can be given? q. VI.
A. A power dive. The machine IN ;
put into a vertical dive from a great.
height. with power full on. When
the greatest possible speed Is at
tanned. the pilot pulls the plane
into level flight. II is a highly haE-
ardous test for both pilot and plane.