Evening star., 1936-01-21
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY Frederic J. Haskin.

BY Frederic ]. Haskin.
A reader can get the answer to any
question OF fact BY wr!ting The Euentno
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hdsktn. director. Washington. D. c.
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9. Is the china purchased for the
White House by the Roosevelts their per.
sonal property?-J. g.
A. Such china Is not the personal
property Of the President Of the United
States and his family. It Is part Of the
equipment Of the Executive Mansion.
Q. Was Sir Anthony Eden, Great
Britain's new foreign secretary. in the
World War?-R. L.
A. He left college to enter the war
and at the age Of 10 was the youngest
adjutant in the British Army. Before
he was 81 he was the youngest brigade
major. At Ypres he was decorated with
the Military Cross.
q. Will you give the bit Of doggerel
that propounds the theory that little
fleas have lesser fleas upon their backs
to bite 'em?-N. F.
A. So, naturalists observe, q flea has
smaller fleas that on him prey; and these
have smaller still to bite 'em: and so
proceed ad infinitum. Jonathan Swift
Q. How much did 1t cost to mail back
checks to persons who could not buy
tickets to the Rose Bowl foot ball game?
Il. M.
A. Approximately 100000 persons had
their checks returned and it is estimated
that it cost the management $4,000 to
mail these back.
O. How much does water expand in
freezing?-C. F.
A. In passing from the liquid to the
solid state, water expands approximately
1-12 Of its original bulk. The expansive
force Of freezing water is so great that
containers are very often broken.
Q. Where did Anne Lindbersh 90 to
school?-H. F.
A. Mrs. Lindbergh went to the Chaplin
School in New York and to Smith COL
lege.
@. How many persons took part in the
Mummers' parade at Philadelphia on
NEW year Q6y!-6. n.
A. Twelve thousand participated in the
parade, which was witnessed by one Of
the largest crowds ever assembled on
Broad street.
J. C..
A. This court was created by act Of
June l8. 1910, to review the orders Of the
YVt cNoA~ -
was composed Of five judges. In 1918
Congress abolished the court and trans
ferred its jurisdiction to the several dis
trict courts Of the United States. The
judges Of the court were assigned to act
as Federal district and circuit judges.
Q. How much damage do termites do
in the course Of a years.. A. E.
A. It has been estimated that ter
mites cost American home owners more
than $45,ooo,ooo year.
@. In a parliamentary body, is q mo-
ton to postpone action on given CUES.
ton to future date debatable?-R. D.
A. A motion to defer the question be-
fore the house to definite future time
is debatable only as to the question Of
postponement.
@. What is the meaning Of Alcatraz.
where there is now Federal prison?
H. L. NJ.
A. The word is Spanish for pelican.
The prison was so called because thou.
sands Of these birds frequented the cliffs
on which 1t is situated.
@. Have any bridge books been pro.
duced in Braille?-E. G. B.
A. Culbertson's Contract Bridge Self.
Teacher has been transcribed into
Braille, for the blind, in two volumes Of
123 and 112 pages. It Is available with.
out cost through the Service for the
Blind, Library of Congress, Washington.
D. c.
@. Were more lives lost in the burn.
ing of the Moro Castle than In the
sinking of the Vestris?-E. D. C.
A. There were 1875 lives lost in the
Moro Castle disaster and Ill In the
sinking of the Vestris.
Q. Why is tinker's dam proverbially
worthless?-W. S. H.
A. Because the clay used by plumber
to make dam to hold the melted solder
until it cools is thrown away after 1t
has served its purpose. as 1t cannot be
used q second time.
@. Who succeeded Merlin H. Ayles-
worth as president of the National
Broadcasting Co.?-J. w. H.
A. His successor is Lenox r. Lohr, who
was general manager Of the Century OF
Progress Exposition in Chicago. Prior
to that for seven years Mr.. Lohr was a
member of the board, executive secretary
and editor of the Journal Of the Society
of American Military Engineers.
@. How many missions did the Spanish
missionaries establish in California;
K. J. H.
A. Twenty-four in Lower California
and 21 in Upper California.
@. Virginia ranked first in population
when the United States was formed.
How long did the State retain that rank?
H. B. v.
A. Virginia led in population in the
censuses Of 1890, 1900 and 1910. New
York took first place in the census OF
1920 and has held 1t ever since. Virginia
ranked twentieth In the 1880 census.
O. Where was the fraternal order.
knights of Pythias started?-A. D. H.
A. It was founded at Washington, p.
c., February 10, 1854.