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

BY FREDERIC J. HASKTN.
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@. How many young people are study
ing to be stenographers?-K. R.
A. 1t is estimated by the Office of
Education that 100000 young people are
taking stenographic courses this year
in public schools and that another 20O.-
600 are being trained in private business
schools.
@. Where are the Bottomless Pits?-
M B..
A. These remarkable sinkholeS in the
Kaibab limestone are about miles east
of Flagstaff, AriZ.
Q. What is the quotation beginning,
"Her voice was ever soft?"-E. H.
A. "Her voice was ever soft, gentle
and low; an excellent thing in woman"
is from Shakespeare's King Lear"
Q. Who made the first long distance
motor trip in the United States?-F. r.
A In May, 1899, Alexander Winton,
early automobile manufacturer. drove
from Cleveland to New York He was
on the road five days, but his actual
running time was At hours and "a
minutes.
@. Where is Walt Disney's school for
cartoonists?-E. M.
A. He conducts a training school for
prospective talent in the Radio-Keith-
Orpheum Building, New York City.
@. How great Is the tidal effect of the
moon on gravity?-F. 2.
A. 1t is only part in 100000.
@. Who owns and controls the Fed
eral Reserve Banks, the United States
Government or private business?-W. r.
A. The Federal Reserve Banks are pri-
vately owned but controlled and reg
ulated by the Federal Government.
There are about 1000 member banks.
These are owned by their stockholders.
Acting as banks, they put up the capital
with which the Federal Reserve Banks
operate and therefore own them. Divi-
dends up to per cent, when earned by
the Federal Reserve Banks, are paid
to the member banks which, in turn,
pay dividends to their private stock
holders. All Federal Reserve Bank
earnings over per cent go to the
Federal Government as a franchise tax.
The Federal Reserve Board at Wash
ington fixes discount rates and other
wise regulates banking operations and
at each Federal. Reserve Bank is an
officer who directly represents the Gov
eminent. Other officers are the private
employees of the banks.
@. What is the sign used to mark the
official property of the British govern
ment?-C. B.
A. The broad arrow.
Q. How much did full suit of armor
weigh?-T N.
A. A suit of armor made for King
Henry VIII consisted of 235 pieces and
weighed SO pounds.
@. Does lightning follow a draft Of
air?-S. G.
A. 1t will not follow drafts unless
the air stream is filled with smoke or
vapor that makes it better conductor
of electricity than the surrounding air.
@. Where was Louis Bromfield born
and educated?-G. NJ.
A. He was born in Mansfield, Ohio,
in 1898. He received his higher educa-
ton at Cornell and Columbia Uni
versities. His novel. Early Autumn
was awarded a Pulitzer prize.
@. Where is the largest horse market?
e. M.
A The greatest horse and mule mar
ket in the world is at East st. Louis III.
@. How much sugar does the Hershey
chocolate plant use?-N. A.
A. The chocolate factory uses three
carloads of sugar, several carloads of
chocolate and 100000 quarts of milk
daily to turn out 625,000 pounds of choco-
late products each day.
@. Who built the first steam boat to
navigate on the Ohio or Mississippi
Rivera. H.
A. Nicholas Roosevelt built the first
steamboat to navigate on Western
rivers. He named it New Orleans. 1t
left Pittsburgh in September, 1911, ar
irving at the mouth of the river in
January of the following year. During
the trip there was an earthquake, but
the boat escaped damage. The boat then
went into the New Orleans-Natchez
trade, carrying freight and passengers.
The boat sank in 1914.
@. Why is the Red Sea so-called? The
Black Sea?-H. H.
A. The Red Sea is So-called because
of the red color impaired to the surface
water of certain portions of the sea by
millions of tiny one-celled plants. The
term black is applied to the Black Sea
because of the fogs which obscure it dur
ing certain seasons of the year and be-
cause it is regarded as inhospitable by
the mariners who sail it.
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton