Evening star., 1936-01-31
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY Frederic ]. Haskin,

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A reader can get the ansUer to anu
question of fact by tDrittng The Eve-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Haskin, director, Washington,
D. C.. Please inclose stamp TOR reply.
@. How many tourists visit the White
HOuse?-E. H.
A. In 1884 the number Of sightseers
at the White House was 974,376.
@. Is the carrier pigeon John Silver
of World War fame still living?-R. c.
A. This pigeon had one leg shot of
and was called Stumpy John Silver. 1t
died on December 6, 1885, in Hawaii, and
the body has been mounted. 1t will be
placed on display at the Army Aeronau-
tical Museum, Wright Field, Dayton,
Ohio.
G. Is it considered proper and stylish
for a man to leave the bottom button
Of his vest unbuttoned?-G. B. H.
A. If vest is so designed that the
last button can be buttoned without
throwing the garment out of line, it is
correct to button all of the buttons.
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that the last button cannot be inserted
in the buttonhole without disturbing the
line of the garment, in which case it is
not meant to be buttoned.
@. How many women were given the
ballot when the Woman's suffrage amend
ment to the Constitution became effec-
tive?-N. G. H.
A. Between nine and ten million, it
was estimated at the time. This was in
addition to the 17,500000 women who al
ready had the right to vote as a result
of action by various States.
@. How many radio stations were IL
censed in l935?-M. S.
A. The annual report of the Federal
Communications Commission shows that
523 stations were licensed last year.
@. How is milk homogenized?-J. P. B.
A. Homogenizing, with reference to
milk, means to break up the fat gloubles
and make milk and cream more uniform
in composition. There is a machine called
homogenizer, which does this by forcing
the milk and cream under pressure of
1000 to 5000 pounds through various
openings. After the milk and cream
have gone through the machine the fat
globules are separated from the milk
serum and rise to the top. In modern
milk, homogenization is used in the prep
aration of sweet milk and cream. Cream
that has been homogenized is of smooth
and uniform body. The fat does not
separate later and the cream appears to
be of higher bodily fat content than it
really is. Homogenization is also used
in the manufacture of butter, chocolate
milk and ice cream.
@. How many lakes are there in New
York State?-E. F.
A. There are 1926 lakes, ponds or
reservoirs in the State.
@. How many persons were injured
while riding in Pullman cars in 1885?
"A. V.
A. OF the 100000 persons who trav-
eled over 7.00c 10000 passenger miles in
Pullmans during that year not one was
injured.
@. What background had Marcia Dav-
enport for her book on Mozart?-C. G. S.
A. She is the daughter of Alma Gluck
and stepdaughter of Efrem Zimbalist.
In writing the biography of Mozart she
had the assistance of both musical and
historical authorities and visited prac-
tically every city Mozart was in. She
also had unlimited access to every library
and museum containing Mozartiana.
@. What is the compulsory school age
in New York State?-J. B.
A. A bill making the compulsory
school age 7-l6 years. instead of TIA
years, was signed by Gov. Lehman on
April a. 1885. and will go into effect on
September l, 1886.
@. Who was called the Kingmaker in
the fifteenth century?-H. w.
A. Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick.
was so called because, when he sided
with Henry VI Henry was King. but
when mis- influence was with Edward w
Henry was deposed and Edward was
crowned.
@. Is there Grover Cleveland AS
sociation?-E. M.
A. There is one, which was organized
in 1909. The headquarters is at 277
Broadway. New York City, and the Sec
retary is David Robinson.
@. Please list some statues or other
memorials of Americans which are To-
Gated in London.-M. K
A. A statue of Lincoln faces West
minister Abbey and within the famous
edifice is a bust of Longfellow and VIM
dow and tablet to Lowell. In ST. Mar
garet'S Church Americans have installed
a. beautiful window to the memory Of
Phillips Brooks. Pocahontas is commem-
grated by window in a small Gravesend
church where she was buried. Christ
Church has a Lincoln tower. with the
Stars and Stripes cut in the stone. In
Westminster Abbey tablet was erected
in 1923 in memory of Walter Hines Page,
American Ambassador to Great Britain
during the years of the World War.
@. When the naval plane NC-4
crossed the Atlantic, what was its mile
age?-N. v. C.
A. The NC-4 flew 1925 miles from
Rockaway, N. Y, to Plymouth. England,
but it was not nonstop flight.
@. Please list the animals which have
become eXtinct-R. M.
A. list of all extinct animals would
involve the inclusion of those which be-
came extinct in the prehistoric period