Evening star., 1936-06-19

Star Information Bureau, Frederic J
Hask'n, Director, Washington, D. c.
Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. How will Philadelphia regulate ths
automobile traffic around the Democratic
Convention Hall?-F. N. r.
A. Traffic will be directed from booth
on the roof Of the hall by means of loud
speakers and lights controlled by buttons,
song including the phrase, Komo mai no
kaua ka hale wela ka hao What does
1t mean?-C. M. w.
A. The last three words, literally, mean
hot iron or the iron is hot The express
sion is used in modern Hawaiian as
equivalent to whoopee. The first part
OF the expression simply is an invitation
into ones house and the equivalent of
the whole phrase is almost exactly the
expression so widely attributed to Mae
West, Come up and see me some time"
@. How many miles of water front has
New York City?-E. H.
A. The city has 57S miles of water
front.
Q. Are Father Coughlin's parents iv-
ing?-F. Mel.
A. They are living. Their home is in
Royal Oak, Mich.
Q. Why did King George v have a
crease at the side of his trousers?-N. T.
A. A recent issue of an English maga-
zine explains that this fashion detail
was thought to add to the Kings height.
@. What was the first newspaper fea-
ture?-J. G. H.
A. The first feature ever printed in a
newspaper was the Mother Goose
Rhymes. Mrs. Goose, mother-in-law Of
Thomas Fleet, publisher of the Boston
Evening Post, read the rhymes to his
children and in 1875 he started their
publication in his newspaper.
@. read in the paper that Bristol,
Tenn is the largest city in the United
States without a hotel. Why should
such large place be without this ac-
commodation?-C. H. B.
A. The boundary line between Ten.
nessee and Virginia runs down the main
street OF Bristol and this peculiar situ-
alton arises because all of the hotels are
located on the Virginia side of the
street.
Q. Has wine ever been put up in
cans?-R. w NJ
A. bottling company in California
has shipped to New York samples of can.
ned wine which will be. subjected to
laboratory tests to determine whether
the quality has been affected before
being put on the market.
@. What is the source of the express
sion. Closer is He than breathing and
nearer than hands and feet"?-M. X.
A. 1t is from Tennyson's THE Higher
Pantheism.'
Q. Where is Colossal Cave?-G. r.
A. The cave is about 25 miles from
Tuscon, AriZ. 1t has been known locally
for many years. but is now being ex-
plored under the supervision of the
National Park Service and being made
ready for tourists.
@. How many members of Lady Astor's
family are in the British Parliament?-
S. L.
A. Including Lady Astor, there are now
five: Her husband. her eldest son, Will
liam Waldorf Astor; her brother-in-law,
John Jacob Astor, and her son-in-lav,
Lord Willoughby de Eresby.
@. Who was Israfel?-E. M.
A. In the Koran, ISRAELI was the arch
angel commissioned to blow the trumpet
OF the resurrection. Poe in his poem,
ISRAELI" uses the Mohammedan legend
OF the sweet-voiced Israfel.
@. What has become of Paul Cav.
anaugh, who played in motion pictures?
H. K
A. Mr. Cavanaugh has returned to the
legitimate stage and is playing in a
comedy, The Kings Leisure" in London,
Q. Who is the earliest recorder of the
tradition concerning the Round Table?
F. N.
A. Wace is the earliest recorder.
Q. What is the usual production Of
coal in the United States?-D. S.
A. In normal times the production of
coal in the United States is about 500,-
100000 tons. The United States pro-
duces about two-thirds as much coal as
all Of the other countries combined.
@. How long has amt been used?-
s. HI
A. Amt was used in English literature
IN l178 In novel called "Evalina" It
was l779 before it appeared in American
literature. In 1886 Frank Stockton used
the word, having one of his characters
say: Gold baked beans amt exactly
company vittles."
Q. How many prisoners were in the
Bastille when 1t was stoned by the popu-
lace?-C. A.V.
A. At the time of its capture on July
H. 1889, the Bastille was found to con-
tain only seven prisoners. although the
building had been steadily used as a
prison during the reigns of Kings Louis
XIII, XIV, XIV and XVI.
Q. Are postal savings accounts at
tachable?-M w.
A. The Post Office Department saws
that a postal savings account in a post
office cannot be attached.
@. When was the New Orleans In.
dustrial Canal built?-C. p. C.
A. In 1914 the construction of the canal
was authorized and it was dedicated