Evening star., 1936-08-06
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

BY FREDERIC }. HASKiN.
4 reader can get the answer to any
question Of fact by tDriting The Evening
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hdskin. Director, Washington, D. c.
Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. Please give the presidential and
vice presidential candidates Of the Com
munist, Union and Socialist parties.
| H. H.
A. Communist: Earl Browder Presi-
dent; James w. Ford, Vice President.
Union party: William Lemke, President;
| Thomas C. O'Brien, Vice President. So
cialist party: Norman Thomas, Presi-
dent; George Nelson. Vice President.
@. Has the number of automobile
deaths increased or decreased this year?
&c. M.
A. There has been a decline Of per
cent in automobile deaths In the Nation
during the first half of 1896.
@. How many people attended the ma
tional assembly Of the oxford Groups at
| Stockbridge, Mass.7-K. NJ.
A. The meeting was attended by more
than 5000 persons.
@. How long does it take to cure a
| ham?-M r.
A. 1t requires from 40 to rs days to
cure ham, prior to smoking, depending
on its weight.
@. What is the origin Of skeet?-
c. L. H.
A. The sport as it is known today was
designed and developed by William H.
Foster. who introduced it to the public
in February. 1926. 1t was named by
Mrs. Gertrude Hurlbutt of Dayton, Mont,
who won prize competition by suggest
ing the old Scandinavian word meaning
shoot.
Q. How much did the broadcasting
stations earn in 1850. w.
A. The total net revenue for radio
stations and networks for 1885 amounted
! to SS6,49265 This includes 56l sta
tions and eight networks.
@. What is the membership Of the
| American Dental Association?-L. 2.
A. The organization has 40,073 men,
bers.
@. What is the significance Of "Eyeless
| in GAIA" the title of Aldous Huxleys
last book?-F. C. r.
A. Eyeless in GAIA at the Mill with
slaves is the line from which Mr. Hux-
| ley derives his title. 1t is from Milton
and refers TO Samson. blinded by the
PhilistineS.
@. What processes are needed in air
conditioning?-H. W.
A. Air movement, air temperature con-
troll, air humidity control and air clean
ing.
@. What is the large green sphere on
the grounds OF Columbia University in
New York?-H. G.
A. The dark green granite sphere,
which stands on the south side Of 1l6th
street midway between Broadway and
Amsterdam avenue. was erected by sur
viving members Of the class Of 1885, Co.
lumbia College, to mark the anniversary
Of their graduation. 1t was designed by
Messrs. McKim, Mead and White and
was planned to be primarily an orna-
mental monument. To give 1t additional
interest and educational value the sphere
vas made the gnomon, or stylus, Of sun
dial.
@. When did Will Rogers make his will
and what were its provisions?-E. NJ
A. The actors will was made on Au-
gust 3, 1885. He left everything to his
wife, including $4,000 in life insurance.
@. Where is the route of United States
| Highway No. 2?-G. C.
A. This Is the most northerly of the
east-west routes in the United States.
1t connects Saulte Ste. Marie. Mich
with Northern Idaho, passing across the
Upper Peninsula of Michigan; Ashland,
Wis; Duluth. Mimi; Grand Forks, N.
Oak; across Montana to skirt the south
ern edge of Glacier National Park and
50 through Northern Idaho into British
| Columbia.
@. What words are most frequently
misspelled by high school students?-
M. c. w.
A. According to DR.. Alice E. Watson
Of Teachers College, Columbia Univer-
sity. these words are regrettable. calen-
dar, forcible, likable, defiant and referred
@. Please give the particulars of the
| crash Of the Maxim Gorky-E. J.
A. On May 18, 1885, the worlds largest
land plane, the Maxim Gorky, crashed,
killing 4S-every one aboard. The pilot
| of another plane, which collided with
the Gorky in midair, also was killed.
| Most Of the victims were engineers,
| technicians shock workers and their
| families, the men being members of the
| Central Aerodynamic Institute, where
the Gorky was designed. They were
being taken on sightseeing flight over
the city as reward for faithful work.
Q. How many Indians own no land?
r. D.
A. In 1887 the Indian population,
| smaller than at present, owned almost
138, 100000 acres of land Since that
time 100000 acres have passed out Of
Indian ownership. Now it is estimated
that approximately 100000 Indians are
totally landless and in many cases home
| less.
@. Is the home of James Whitcomb
Riley. at Greenfield, Ind, q shrine?
&C. L.
| A. The Greenfield City Council Is to-
| purchase the poets home from his heirs.
/ Conditions Of the sale are that the
homestead be maintained by the CITY
| as memorial and that it never be given
over to any commercial purpose or used
"a.