Evening star., 1936-01-14
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By Frederic ]. Haskin.

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Frederic J. Hdsktn, Director, Washing
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@. Which transport pilots have had
more than 10000 hours Of flying time?
C w.
A. The Department Of Commerce lists
the following: E. H. Lee. Omaha, Nebr.;
J. H. Knight, Chicago, Ill.; c. E. Pang-
born, Wenatchee, Wash; F. w. Soule,
Wilkes-B Barre, Pa; r. F. Thomas, Akron,
Ohio; S. H. Coffman, Oklahoma City,
Okla; A. B. McMullen, Tallahassee, Fla:
c. W. Haldeman, Wheeling, w. Va; w.
A. Hallgren, Chicago, ILL.,; E. K. Jaquith,
New Orleans, La; w. D. Williams, Chi
cago, Ill: A. r. Thompson, Salt Lake
City, Utah; H. G. Boonstra, Salt Lake
City, Utah; H. L. Kindred, Mexia, Tex;
L. R. Moore, Lima, Peru; Joe Glass Bur-
bank, Calf; j. H. Miller, Cristobal, Canal
Zone. E. Hamilton Lee of Omaha, Nebr.,
is credited with the greatest number of
flying hours.
@. Is contract bridge taught by the
correspondence school method?-M. H.
A. Ely CulbertSon, the well-known
bridge authority, says that he does not
giving correspondence lessons in con-
tract bridge.
@. How far above the ground should
a thermometer be placed?-G. H. C.
A. About feet.
@. Does the Government use wood
pulp, linen or cotton paper for printing
postage stamps? How much does the
paper weigh which is stamped out in
perforationS in year?-C. v. o.
A. Wood pulp paper is used for stamps.
The estimated weight of the bits of paper
from perforation Of stamps amounts to
about SO tons per year.
O. What is the purpose of the French
organization, the Cross of Fire?-V. E. M.
A. This association of war veterans
was organized by Maurice dHartoy.
Bertrand de Jouvenel, writing in the
New York Times, says of d'Hartoy: He
felt that, with the World War at an end,
the professional politicians had come TO
rule the country once more, and this
return to normal enraged him. He
imagined a modern form of knight
errantry. The men who had a thousand
times risked their lives for their country
should, he thought, utter strong pro-
tests whenever the game of politics was
played in such manner as to harm Ia
patrie' The Crosses of Fire was one
of the organizations hostile to what they
termed mutual profit associations of vet
erans Members insisted that they would
keep out of politics, interfere only when
there was a clear issue and when no
doubt was possible as to which way lay
the interests of the country" About
10000 seems to be the number of men
brought together when this organization
functions en- maSSe. There are said to
be circulating 100000 members.
@. Where was the California home
of Joaquin Miller?-J H. H.
A. He lived above Oakland. Calf, on
an estate, the name of which was The
Heights" The Dictionary of American
Biography says that the poet spelled
the word, nights He adorned the estate
with trees and stone monuments to FIRE.
mont, Browning and Moses and with
funeral pyre to be used at his own
death.
VI. Is excess W6lSIlL 1eSS dangerous Ill
youth or middle age?-W. w.
A. From the life insurance point of
view, it is better for a young person to
weigh a little above the average, while
1t is a disadvantage after a person Is
80 years old.
9: Who wrote THE Cherry orchard?"
w. S.
A. Anton Chekov wrote this play.
@. Who cut and placed the apex or
top stone on the Washington Monu-
ment?-A. M. S.
A. Grifith'S History of Washington"
says that Rudolph Jouvenal had been
employed in cutting stone for the monu-
ment since its commencement and
proved himself so capable that the honor
of cutting the key and cap stones was
intrusted to him.
@. Where was the base of the British
fleet during the World War?-T. T.
A. Scapa Flow was its base. This is an
inclosed water area in the OrkneyS. of
the north coast of Scotland, between
! the Islands of Mainland and Hoy.
@. What does Occur dAlene mean?
| C. T.
A. This is the name of lake and a
city in Idaho. The expression is French
for needle heart and was earlier applied
| to an Indian tribe.
@. Did the birth rate in Italy increase
| as MusSolini urged that it should?
| "A. C. L.
| A. In Italy the birth rate in 1928
increased 13 per cent. 1t is said that the
rate of 1885 showed slight decrease.
@. How much of Palestine is adapted
to agriculture T.
! A. About half of the land is arabic.
This would amount to about 5000 square
miles.
@. Just before Lincoln made his
proclamation of emancipation he read a
| funny story. Stanton and Chase did not
| laugh. I want to know what the story
| VASE. r. B.
A. "High-handed Outrage at Utica"
by Artemus Ward, was read by Lincoln
to his cabinet in this instance.
@. How many inhabitants has Shan
tung?-M. T.
| A. It embraces an area of about $1,000
square miles and has about 26,000,000 in
| habitantS 1t is one of the most densely
populated districts in the world.
@. Did Shakespeare accumulate for
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