, 1935-10-23

question nf Tact hY writing IN
Brownsville Herald. Enfnrmmtlnn
Bureau. Frederick W HAakin. pirmr-
tnr, Washington, ID. a. Please I'D
close three CO. u fur reply
q. Please describe the depository
which b 70 be built 70 hold the gold
stock OF the Treasury. X. G. n.
A. A bullion depository wiz To
constructed mt Fort Knox. Ky. Fort
Knox E a. military reservation The
building will cost approximately
H524-000. A giant steel and concrete
vault capable of holding eln. nN0,OO0.-
600 ln gold, Or twice the ~treaSury'H
stock. viii be suspended, itS four
sides open tc continual inspection.
The roof OF the Kentucky stronghold
Is TO be Of granite and viii therefore
De bomb proof.
q. What has been the longest per
lod during which mo amendment has
been added 10 the Constitution H.
M- H
"A. 6ixty-cne years. from 1904 to
1885, was the longest. This period
elapsed between the 18th and 18th
Amendments.
q. How much has bacon increased
TN price7 y. II. w.
A Bacon Of the sliced variety went
up o49 per cent IN consumers price
from August 1888 70 August 1885.
Co. NV there n cleaning fluid which
AB perfectly safe I'd work withg MI S.
a. Carbon tetrachlnride Is so tn-
comhustihle that lt lS used fOr hand
lire e~xtlnguisheIS- lit AN a god gen.
eral solvent and can be used f0r
cleaning Like chlorof0rm. which
might also be used. the t~etrachloride
has an anesthetic effect II too much
Of the vapor Is inhaled. They should
be worked with only where there u
excellent ventilation.
O. Does the steel business show
improvement? I'LL FIT.
IA. The met income 0f THE steel I'm
dustry for the first half of 1885 was
a2 per cent above a year ago.
O. When was the valley Forge Cen
tennial celebrated? III. Z
A. The one-hundredth anniver-
sary Of the evacuation Of Valley
Forge was celebrated June 10. 1878.
q. What was the first newspaper
syndicate Am the United States? H.
"a. The Mcclure Syndicate. III was
established by Samuel Sidney Nc
Clure In 1884.
Q. When was Wagncr's opera. Lob
engrin, first produced I'm the United
States? G. C..
A. It was first produced In New
York City, April IS. 1871
q. Does n persons resistance to
mn electric current vary? wv. A. R
a. lt is subject I'D considerable
amount of variation. III the skin ls
dry. the resistance 5 from y to 20
times as great w. when it iH wet
"a. what Is the fountain I'm Rome
I'm which visitors drop pennies 10 In
sure their return 10 the city? A. Id.
A. The fountain about which this
superstition exists Is the Fountain Of
TrevL. completed In l762.
@. Who composed the Missouri
waltz? ~. H.
al Frederic knight Logan us7l-
1921 who was musical director fur
Beiasco and Frohman-
Q. Please give some information
about the Abbey Theatre I'm Ireland
II. wv.
A. II was opened IN Dublin In
1904 by Miss A. E. +. Horniman for
the Irish National Theatre Society,
q group which included j. M. Synge,
W. B. Yeats, Lady Gregory, and Len
q Robinson. The players toured
the United States III l9ll-l2 and
again TIA 1928 and 1894.
Q. How many asteroids MIRA there
between the orbits 0f Mars and Jupl-
ter? wv. P. R-
A. There are more than a thouB-
and. The four largest-Ceres. Pallas,
Vesta, and Juno-have diameters Of
48s, 3o4. 24e. and lis miles respective
".
%. How old Nm Long Beach. Cali
f0rnim? R- H.
al Founded In 1880 On tine site ce
Spanish ranches. Its first growth
was due Go IN land boom AKA 1887.
Q. What Is the most c0nRested Sec
ton OF New York? WI. I'LL
"A. "A recent survey shows that the
nest congested section Is Harlem.
One block Of tenements houses ss7l
persons
q. How thick n coal vein has been
discovered? "A. L-
a. The thickest coal In the world
is in Australia where three beds
totaled 100 feet The thickest bed in
the United States is the mammoth
bed OK the LehiRh Coal and NaviRn-
ton Company In Carbon county.
Pennsylvania. where the thickness
Is los feet 8 inches. This same bed
Ia folded near EhnrnwNrnh w~hm~m