Evening star., 1936-01-08
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By Frederic ]. Haskin.

question OF fact BY tDrtttnc The Washing
ton Epentnc Star Information Bureau,
Frederic J. Haskin, Director. Washing
ton, D. C. Please incIose stamp for reply.
@. Is it believed that there are enough
banks at present to take care Of the
banking business Of the United States2
S. G.
A. The consensus Of authorities on the
subject is that there are enough banks
at the present time.
@. How much crude oil was produced
in this country in 1866. N.
A. Domestic production was estimated
at 993, 900 900 barrels.
@. Where does the former Kaiser of
Germany live? How old is he?-L. NJ. C..
A. Former Kaiser Wilhelm II of Ger
many now resides at Doom, Province Of
Utrecht, Netherlands. He will be " on
January 81.
Q. When was the Preside Of San
Francisco eStablished?-R. D.
A. It was established as a military
post by Spain about 1776, and Mexico
continued it until it was ceded to the
United States in 1848. 1t was established
as United States military post in 1850.
@. How many institutions for tuber-
cular patients are there's. w.
A. There is a total of 1,240 institutions
for tuberculosis sufferers in this country.
@. Where is the sycamore tree that
owns itself?-G. G.
A. 1t is at Pippapass, Knott County.
Kentucky. Thirty-Six square feet of
land, sufficient to protect it from inter-
ference so long as it shall live, was
decided to the sycamore by deed of con-
veyance, filed in Knott County, on Au-
gust 20, 1918, For and in consideration
of its shade, GOODNESS and inspiration"
1t shades home known as the House
of the Sycamore Tree in the Caney
Creek Community Center, and has been
chriStened the Freed-Budd tree, prob.
ably in compliment to two Of its WELL
wishers.
@. Who was the friend to whom Oscar
Wilde dedicated "Salome"?-K. L.
A. He was Marcel Schwob 1857
l905), a French author.
@. Please give the number and ton
mage of merchant fleets of the following
countries: England, France, the United
States. Japan, Germany, France and
Itaiy-E. r. w.
A. Statistics as of June 80, 1895 are:
Number, British Empire, 2,536; United
States, 1913; Japan, COS; Germany, 468;
France. 430; Italy, 413. Gross tons,
British Empire, 1874 ,692; United States,
8,827127; Japan. 3.l03,525; Germany,
2.846,3o7; France, 2,47o,o77; Italy. o.
1897.
@. What kind of bird is a flower
pecker?-L. M. F.
A. This is the name given to the menu
bers of family Dicaeidae) of small
Old World birds which usually build
hanging nests.
@. What are bad lands?-E. L.
A. This is the name given in the
Western part of the United States to
certain sterile regions. They are char.
acterized by an almost entire absence
of vegetation, and by the labyrinth Of
fantastic forms into which the soft
ob4uNd Va NAoJof od4AAo dAAo kkdNClo 1luNO
been carved through the action of wind
and water. The best examples are found
east of the Black Hills in South Da.
kota, though similar formations occur
in Wyoming, Colorado, Arizona, New
Mexico and Texas
@. Where did the elder Douglas Fair
banks attend college?-T. r.
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School of Mines.
@. Please give some information about
Kin Hubbard. humorist-R. B.
A. Frank Mckinney Hubbard Q868-
1890, the creator of Abe Martin, lived
all his life in Ohio and Indiana. From
1901 until his death he worked on the
Indianapolis News. He was a carica-
turist of high ability, but his Abe Mar
tin drawings and sayings as syndicated
gave him Nationwide fame. These
we're published in book form from time
to time, the last being ABE Martins
Town Pump"
@. Why is fuller's earth so called?-
H. K.
A. 1t is so named because of its use
by fullers as an absorbent of the grease
and oil Of cloth.
O. Was the translation of the Bible
by Martin Luther accepted during his
hfetime?-H. G.
A. At the time of his death, Martin
Luther had seen 377 editions of his trans
lations of the Scriptures published, ex-
elusive of the Low German version.
@. What is meant by a mural crown?
S. M.
A. In heraldry this is crown taking
the form of an embattled tower given
to the man who first set up his stand
ard in a captured city.
@. What was the America act?-J. F.
A. This was an act passed by the
British Parliament in IT'S, consolidating
all the previous penal acts relating to
the American colonies. It declared that
all American vessels were lawful prizes,
and that all Americans captured in
them, or elsewhere, could be forced to
take service against America. Commits
sioners we're appointed to receive the
submission of the revolted colonies, but
no provisions were made for the re-
dress of grievances.
@. What are the names of the months
Of the Jewish year?-D. G.
A. Tishri, Chesvan, Kislev, Tebet,
Sebat, Adar, Nissan, Iyar, Swan, Tammuz,
Abb and Elul.
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