Evening star., 1936-12-31
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.


A reader can get the nnswer TO ann
question Of fact by Drtting The Euentng
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hasktn. Director, Washington. D. c.
Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. How long did it take Amelia Ear.
hart to fly from Mexico to the Newark.
N. j., Airport?-L. w.
A. On May 8, 1895, Miss Earhart
made the nonstop flight t2100 niles in
IA hours 18 minutes 80 seconds.
@. Please give some information about
the new movie star, Deanna Durbin-
H. o. K
A. Edna May Durbin was born IA years
ago in Winnipeg, Canada. Reared in
Los Angeles, where her father was q
broker, she started studying voice at
the age Of II. She was given a motion
picture test by one company and later
selected by an oficial of Universal to
appear for that company. The name
Deanna was selected for her.
Q. When was the bill passed that
divided New York into five boroughs?-
F. r. H.
A. The Greater New York bill was
signed on May II, 1896. The City of
Five Boroughs came into corporate exist
ence on January !, 1898.
@. Why did the French caricaturist,
Cham. use this pseudonym?-B. c.
A. His name was De Noe; in our Ian
guage, Noah. Cham is Ham in English,
the allusion being to Ham, son of Noah.
@. Is the man who established the
Gioeons-the International Christian
Commercial Mems Association-living
H. w.
A. Mr. Samuel E. Hill, one of the two
travelling statesmen who founded the
organization, died at Beloit, Wis. No
vember II, 1886. The other co-founder,
Mr. John H. Nicholson, is still living.
G. Where is the fastest lift bridge in
this country?-W. H. j.
A. The fastest lift bridge in the world
is at Newark, N. j.. and carries all main
line traffic on the Pennsylvania Railroad
between New York and Philadelphia
across the passaic River 1t is also the
heaviest. Electricity raises this struc-
ture at the rate of two feet second.
@. Did Hetty Green inherit the four-
dation of her fortune from her hus-
band?-W. D.
A. She was rich woman when she
married him in 1867. Her father died III
1865. leaving her a fortune for those
days. She managed her investments her.
self, and became the richest woman in
this country, and the leading woman
financier of the world.
@ What was the size of the Charter
Oak?-W. B
A. It had diameter of about feet.
@. What is the longest wave on rec
ord?-W. r.
A. The longest wave supposed to have
been measure anywhere with reasonable
accuracy was one observed on the At
lantic a little north of the Equator by
Admiral Mottez of the French Navy. It's
length was about 2,70O feet.
@. Who gave the name "Cheops" to
the Egyptian ruler?-C. w.
A. The name was bestowed by Herod-
otus. The Egyptians called him Khufu.
G. How much lighter is it In Summer
than in Winter?-F. D. s.
A. The light of Midsummer afternoons
is about 10 times as bright as that of
Midwinter afternoons, the afternoon
being the lighter period of the day.
@. When was the plate for photog.
raphy invented?-N. B.. "
A. The first form of the Photographic
plate was invented by Daguerre in 1899.
@. What is the underworld name for a
pickpocket?-P. G.
A. A pickpocket in the argot of his
calling is variously known as cannon.
dip or gun.
@. How many phonograph records are
SOLD in year?-Is the business increas-
ing or decreasing?-T. r. A.
A. It has been estimated that from
100000 to 100000 records will be
sold in 1885, about seven times the 1882
total. a
@. Who was 1t who said "That the
English have only two vegetables and
both of them are cabbage"?-L. p.
A. The witticism is attributed to the
late Walter Hines Page.
@. What is the largest stadium of all
time?-H j.
A. The Circus Maximus at Rome, built
Cos BIC. was 312 feet high. 1875 feet
long and 625 feet wide. At one time it
held 10000 spectators, but the capacity
was increased to 385,000 in the fourth
century AID.
@. Please give a biography of Sam
Davis, the Confederate hero.-J. H.
A. Sam Davis was born october G.
1842 near Murfreesboro. Tenn, and was
educated at Western Military Institute
in Nashville. Early in the Civil War
he Joined the Confederate Army and IN
November. 1863. was sent by Gen. Brax-
ton Bragg on a dangerous mission to
penetrate the Federal lines and obtain
knowledge of the movements of the Fed
eral troops. He obtained the informa-
ton but was captured, the incriminating
papers found tucked under his saddle.
Gen. Dodge told him that unless he re-
vealed the name of the traitor who gave
him the information he would be
hanged. Davis replied: "You are doing
your duty, Gen. Dodge, and am doing
mine and will die before will tell"
Even while he was on the gallows Gen.
Dodge offered him freedom If he would