Evening star., 1935-04-20
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

A reader cur get the ansuer to
GNy question OF fact BY wrtttng The
Warrington Evening Star Tn|orm0-
ton Bureau, Frederic J. Hasktn,
Director, Warrington, D. c. Please
tnc'ose stamp for reply.
q. How does the speed of q tennis
ball compare with the speed Of q
pitched Ease ball?-F. M.
A. A tennis ball with ssrorg service
travels ct the rate Of about SIS miles
an hour. A fast pitched base ball
travels ut about 100 miles per hour. I
q. What kind Of paper Is used for
United States currency3-W. w.
"A. It h Of the toughest linen and
ID made by secret process, protected
by statute, penali1ing Its manufacture
for other purposes. Supplies Of blank
paper are guarded as carefully Is the
finished money.
q. Are the men In G. c. C. camps
insured7-K. M.
A. Individual enrollees in the c. C.
@. do not carry insurance, but the
Government provides insurance or
compensation In case there Is an acci-
dent and the individual receives in
juries. The amount received would
depend upon the individual case.
@. Were the Krupp Works taken
over by the German government dur
ing the World War?-G. r. C.
A. They remained privately owned
G. Please give . biography of DR..
Charlotte Davenport. the centenarian.
g. r.
A. DR.. Charlotte Davenport, the ia
nous 1l0-year musician, is of
Polish birth. It Is said that her first
husband lost his life in the Crimean
War, about two years after their mar
riage. She has one son by this mar
riage % years old who lives in Ma
deira. She married the second time
In Australia. After the death Of her
second husband she came to America
to teach music. She travelled around
with . young man by the name OF
Davenport who was her secretary. She
later married this young man and they
maintain residence In st. Louis, Mo
DR.. Davenport attributes her long life
to careful living, although she is said
to smoke cigarettes and drink black
coffee.
Q. Please name the IL outstandins
young men Of 1855. K.
A. Americas Young Men select.
Walter E. Disney, Lewis w. Douglas
Clark Gable, John Edgar Hoover
Charles A. Lindbergh, Robert M. La
Toilette, Henry r. Luce, Paul A. siple
Edward r. Stettinus, jr.; Eugene L
Vidal. James p. WArburg and Z. Rich.
ard West.
q. How much has the demand fol
rubber increased in the past 2s
years?-G. G.
A. About 1912 the use of automobile
tires and tubes gave a great impetus
to the rubber market and about l00,.
900 tons of rubber were used. BY 1925
1858, ,4l0 tons were used. In spite OF
the depression the demand Increased
In 1884 to oe3. 900 tons.
O. Please name some of the grand
operas which are to appear On the
screen-C. z.
A. According to present plans, Bar
ber of Seville" Samson and Delilah. II
Norma" Tristan and Isolde" Mar
riage Of Figaro" Magic Flute" and
die Fiedermaus" will be produced.
Q. Please quote Government statis-
tics on the health of the rural soldier
boy as compared with the city soldier
boy.-K. @.
A. For the whole United States there
were found 557 defects per 1000 men
examined. or considerably more than
half as many defects found as men
examined. For rural districts alone
the rate is 52S and for urban dis
tricts alone it is 609-that is, fewer de-
fects were noted by local boards and