Evening star., 1936-12-30
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN,

reader can get the dnscDer to any
question of fact BY toritin1 The Epentn1
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hdskin, Director, Washington, D. C.
Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. What was the medal awarded
posthumously to Wiley Post?-J. G.
A. The medal of the Federation Aero
nautique Internationale was awarded to
the flyer and presented to his widow.
@. Please give a list of Jews prominent
in the theatrical and motion picture
world-E. w.
A. A complete list is too lengthy. The
following names are few of those in
cluded in the who's Who Among Amer
ican Jews, 1885," in the December num-
Der of the American Hebrew: Max
Gordon, George s. Kaufman, Sam H.
Harris, 10 Mielziner, Kitty Carlisle, ALA
Nazimova, Joseph Schildkraut, Helen
Menken, Fannie Brice, the Gershwin
brothers, Morris Carnovsky, Paul Muni,
Pandro Berman, Adolph Zukor, Jesse
LaSky. Louis B. Mayer, Sam Goldwyn,
Jack Benny, the four Marx brothers,
Sylvia Sidney, Edward G. Robinson,
OOdAl 49AOiAOSAiy kAiAeIS,
Larrimore, Lionel Stander, Ricardo
Cortez, June Travis and Sally Eilers.
@. How many card-punching machines,
tabulators, etc, are used in classifying
workers under the social security act?
w. w.
A. Three hundred alphabetical card
punching machines are used in setting
up accounts. Fifty-f1ve sorting ma
chimes, with a combined capacity of
100000 operations daily, are used.
There are Sc tabulators capable of ham
ding 100000 cards daily.
@. How many travel agents are there
in this country?-W. H.
A. There are 1,847 accredited travel
agents in the United States.
Q. Please give the history of Mckinley,
the famous white horse that was pen.
stoned by Congress.-E. F. M.
A. The Mckinley horse, known as Old
Frank, a member Of the fine team which
drew President william McKinley's
coach at his Inauguration in 1897, was a
privileged character at the Fort Lyon,
Colo, reservation. He is said to have
been one of the team which drew Presi.
dent McKinleys funeral coach after the
executive had been assassinated. A
penSioner of the United States Govern
ment, Old Frank had been excused from
all work until the day of his death, In
the Summer of 1884. He was about 20
years old and for more than 20 years
had made his home in Fort Lyon. Colo.
In 1908, when the Navy controlled Fort
Lyon, Old Frank and his teammate were
sent West and orders were issued that
they were not to be worked. About 10
years ago Old Franks mate was killed
by a stroke of lightning.
@. What is the correct word for the
face Of a coin?-W. D. P.
A. 1t is called the diverse.
Q. Is Mussolini newspaper man'
%. A. S.
A. In 1910 Mussolini founded his own
paper La Lotta di Classi. In 1912 he
became editor of the Avanti, official So.
ciali5t daily. Later he gave up the
editorship of Avanti and was expelled
from the Socialist party. A few months
after his expulsion. he founded the news
paper he still directs called Popolo
dItalia.
@. How many certified public account
ants are there in the United States7
-J. r.
A. There are about $4,000.
@. What Is the name of the disease
that causes person to shrink?-E. ]. H.
A. The disease is osteomalacia and 1t
Is caused by too vigorous activity of the
parathyroid glands.
@. What is the inscription on the Kill
Devil Hill Monument at Kitty Hawk,
N. C.?-C. w.
A. The triangular pylon of white
granite bears the inscription: THE first
successful flight of an airplane was
made from this spot by Orville Wright,
December II, 1908, in a machine de-
signed and built by Wilbur and Orville
Wright
@. Where did Ernest Dowson get the
name Cynara, used in his poem?-H. w.
A. The poet was student of the
classics and took the name from a
woman who figures in the poetry of
Horace.
@. How many spectators see basket
ball in one season in the United States?
IT. N.
A. The game attracts about 100000
spectators during the seasons.
@. If one receives bonus is 1t tax.
able2-R. B.
A. A bonus is considered part of in.
come and is, therefore, taxable.
@. Where are the Catskill Mountains7
S. L.
A. They are situated mainly in Greene
and Ulster Counties, New York. They
cover an area of about 400 square miles.
@. What is the center of the natural
perfume industry?-G. L.
A. Grasse, France, has for many years
occupied this position. Millions of pounds
of rose petals and other flowers are used
annually.
@. Was writing removed from parch.
ment, SO that the parchment could be
used again?-D. M.
A. This was common practice. Such
parchment, papyrus, or other writing
material was called palimpsest.
Q. How long q chain Of mountains are
the Andes?-M. B.
A. The chain Is approximately $500
miles in length, has an average breadth