Evening star., 1936-03-13
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY Frederic J. Haskin.

| By Frederic ]. Haskin.
A reader can get the answer to any
question OF fact by 1crittno The Eue-.
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Haskin, director, Washington. d.
c. Please tnclose stamp toa reply.
@. How much does it cost the base ball
clubs to maintain training camps?-E. B.
A. A training campaign costs major
league club from $4,000 to $4,000.
@. How many of the Roosevelt family
have been Assistant Secretary Of the
Navy?-K. ].
A. Five members of the family have
held that post: Theodore Roosevelt,
President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Theo-
dore Roosevelt, jr.; Theodore Douglas
Robinson, nephew of Theodore Roose-
velt, and the late Henry Latrobe Roose-
welt.
@. How many times has the Graf Zep-
pelin crossed the Atlantic Ocean?-L. K.
A. The Graf Zeppelin has crossed,
with the end of last years fight sched-
ule, the North and South Atlantic l09
times. An extended schedule for regular
service to South America is planned for
the season of 1886.
@. How long has the Federal Govern
ment been setting aside land for national
parks?-F. s.
A. Yellowstone was the first. 1t was
created 64 years ago. 1t is still the
country's largest national park.
@. Please give directions for using
EPSON salts in place of starch.-R. j.
A. For organdie or voile, or any light
weight material, add five tablespoons
of epson salts to two quarts of hot water.
Add one-half cupful or more of the mix
ture to small amount Of rinse water.
@. How large are the theater and
restaurant on the Queen Mary?-L. K.
A. The lounge will have a stage for
dramatic performances for which it can
seat more than 400 persons. This salon
is 100 feet long, 10 feet wide and in
height extends through three decks. 1t
can also be used as ball room. The
restaurant, which is nearly half an acre
in area, will seat 8l5 persons.
@. Does it take more electricity to
play a radio loud than in a low tone?-
A. A.
A. 1t does not take any more electric
current to operate a radio in full tone
than 1t does in soft tone.
@. To whom is the title reverend"
given?-P. E.
A. 1t is given to ordained clergymen.
A woman who is an ordained minister
also is given the title.
@. How much cotton can be picked by
one person in day?-M. o.
A. The Bureau of Agricultural Eco
nomics says that the amount of cotton
which may be picked by hand in single
day varies according to the capacity of
the worker, the type of cotton, the
weather and possibly other factors. In
a sparse field 100 pounds day is good
picking. In good field of cotton, with
long staples and small bolls, $50 pounds
may be picked. In good field of cotton
with a short staple as many as 400 to
500 pounds may be picked in day. A
minimum may be placed at go pounds
with a maximum of from 500 to 600
pounds-the average probably being
around $50 pounds of cotton per day.
@. When was Frank Stocktons "The
Lady or the Tiger" first published?-J. NJ.
A. THE Lady or the Tiger first ap-
peared in the Century Magazine in 1882.
@. Where is the longest ski tow in
the United States?-H. K.
A. 1t is on Mount Gunstock, in the
Belknap Mountains, miles east OF
Laconia, at Clifford. N. H. For 3,100
feet in a straight line the hoist
ascends Mount Gunstock, making
vertical ascent of 1000 feet in about
three minutes.
@. How many persons in California
have been sterilized?-G. r.
A. The Human Betterment Founda.
ton of Pasadena estimates that by the
end of 1885 lO,081 sterilizations had been
performed in California since 1909.
@. Please give some information about
Hospitality week in Vicksburg, Miss
r. w.
A. Hospitality week will begin on
March 27. Ante-bellum mansions and
private gardens will be thrown open to
the public Reminiscent of showboat
days, q play featuring scenes on the
levees will be given with a chorus OF
500 Negroes.
@. Can gas explode without flame?-
j. w. H.
A. The Bureau of Mines says that gas
will not explode unless there is a flame
or spark.
@. Did Peter Cooper. founder of Cooper
Union in New York, ever run for Presi-
dent?-H. M.
A. In 1876 the Independent party NOM
| mated him for President and he received
nearly 100000 votes.
@. What was the cause of death OF
| Pierre Curie, French scientist?-E. L.
A. He was instantly killed in a street
| accident in 1906.
@. How long have biographies been
| used as text bookS?-M. M.
A. The first modern geography in Eng
| liSh which was written explicitly 1or
schools appeared in 1746. 1t was called
| introduction to Geography" and was
published in England by j. Cowley,
geographer to his majesty.
Emerging.