Evening star., 1936-07-27
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

| 6I FhEDEhIC J. HASkIN.
| reader can get the ansWer to any
question OF fact by tDrtting The Eueninq
Star Information Bureau Frederic J.
Hasktn, Director, Washington, D. C.
| Please jncloSe stamp for reply
@. How much has the Post Office De.
partment paid out on veterans bonus
bonds?-N. w.
| A. The amount was we'll over $780,
100000 early in July.
@. Does Europe have fast trains which
run at higher speed than the new
streamlined trains in the United States?
| S. L.
A. Several of the fast trains in Eu-
rope maintain schedules which demand
higher speed than American schedules.
| While American trains seldom exceed
IS miles an hour, the fast foreign trains
run over 10 miles an hour and sometimes
over 80.
Q. Do young people have pernicious
anemia?-W A.
A. DR.. George R. Minot says that it is
rare before the age of 80. 1t usually
develops between 40 and so.
@. Does Canada have chain food
| StoreS?-C. G.
A. In 1885 there were SO different food
chain companies IN Canada operating
1900 stores.
@. Please give the names Of several
motion pictures that have been con-
demned by the Catholic Legion of De-
cency.-M. H.
A. Java Head" Guilty Parents"
High School Girl" and Ecstasy" we're
banned by this organization.
@. What became of the building in
Dayton, Ohio, where the Wright brothers
built the first successful airplane?-
M. L. c.
A. Henry Ford has bought the small
frame structure and is having it reas-
sembled at Dearborn, Mich.
@. What did the Yankees pay for Di
Maggio?-E. M. L.
A. The outfelder was purchased from
the San Francisco Seals for a reputed
price Of $4,000.
@. What are some Of the quantities of
food supplies carried on the Queen
| Mary?-G. F. S.
A. On her maiden voyage the ship
carried among other things 1900 gallons
of milk, 1000 tons of water, 5000 pounds
of fish, 21,000 pounds of beef, 1900
pounds Of grapes, and in addition tons
OF coffee, sugar, tea and other staples.
Q. Why are marionettes so called?-
HH
A. Puppets were given the name
marionettes in the Middle Ages. Used in
church plays, the girl puppets received,
from their fancied resemblance to
statues Of the Virgin, the title of Little
Marias or marionettes.
@. How much money has John D.
Rockefeller, jr., given away?-F. NJ. r.
A. The philanthropists benefactions
are estimated to be in excess of $751;
100000.
@. How many foreign tourists visited
the United States last year?-H. R.
A. 1t is estimated that more than $1,000
visited this country last year and a so
per cent increase is predicted for this
year by leading travel and steamship
agencies.
| @. Is it true that all New York City
schools are to be equipped with radio?
&C. F. r.
A. The New York City Board of Edu-
cation, at meeting held June "a, 1886,
passed resolution providing that in all
new school buildings equipment be in
stalled for central radio system with
loudspeakers in every class room and
auditorium.
G. What was the population of San
Francisco at the time of the earthquake
and fire?-M S.
A. The population in 1906 was about
100000. About 250,O0O were made tenn
porarily homeless, The city now has a
population of about $4,000.
@. What is candid photography?-B. N.
A. This phrase was coined to describe
indoor instantaneous shooting with
modern miniature cameras.
@. What is the custom of concert
singers in regard to cadenZas? Do they
introduce their own in songs?-J. D.
A. Almost all the well-knoWn singers
of opera have cadenzas written for them,
generally by their teachers while they
are studying. Caruso introduced several
new ones.
@. Who was the first American meat
packer?-H. ON.
A. The first American meat packers
were Colonial farmers who, within the
lifetime of the Pilgrim Fathers, began
packing away in salt not only pork and
beef, but also veniSon and even bear
meat. After 1641, while England was
busy with her Cromwellian troubles,
these farmers were able to take over the
British trade in meats with the West
Indies. The first American to give his
whole time to meat packing is believed
to have been William Pynchon, the
founder of Springfield, Mass, who
started driving cattle to Boston in 1866
and was packing large numbers of hogs
by 1862
@. Whom did Samuel Morse, the in
ventor, marry?-J. G. H.
A. He was married to Lucretia P.
Walker of Concord, N. H., on October
/, 1918.
@. How many sparrows are there In
the Eastern part of the United States?
"A. j. K.
A. In the United States east of the
Mississippi, there are probably about
165 million English sparrows or house
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