Evening star., 1936-11-04
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

reader can get the answer to any
question OF fact by tDriting The Epenine
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hasktn, Director. Washington, d. c.
Please inclose stamp for reply.
q. How many foot ball games have
been played in the Rose Bowl on New
Year day? Who gets the money?-C. T.
A. The first game was played In 1902.
There was a lapse until 1915. Since
then there has been a game each year.
making total Of 81 games. The net
proceeds are split three ways, one-third
to each competing college, and one third
to Pasadena for the upkeep Of the bowl.
@. How much money is bet through
mutuels?-D. r.
A. The new magazine, Coronet, says
that reports filed as tax returns by thor
oughbred racing associations in Is States
in 1894 show total of $l70.1l1 ,746 was
bet legally on horses at tracks through
the mutuel machines.
@. Can milk be kept successfully by
lIeeZlnS III. ".
A. The United States Bureau of Dairy
Industry has developed a method Of
freezing milk which keeps it fresh and
sweet.
O. What relation to the former Kaiser
Wilhelm of Germany was the late
Czarina of Russia?-M. L.
A. She was his first cousin. Their
mothers were sisters, daughters OF Queen
Victoria of England.
@. When was William Winter a dra-
matte critic on the New York Tribune?
X. w.
A. He was dramatic editor of that
paper from 1865 to 1909.
@. Are Chinese talking pictures shown
in this country?-V. S. D.
A. Two picture houses in New York
are now showing Chinese talkies.
@. What is the Zona Libre?-E. r.
A. Zona Libre or Free Zone is a name
formerly applied to strip of territory
extending across the northern boundary
of Mexico. Its purpose was to meet the
competition of the American towns
across the border by remitting all Fed
eral duties and reducing tariff rates for
certain classes of goods consumed within
the territory.
@. Are the KieranS, who write for the
New York Times, father and son?-L. w.
A. There are three Kieran brothers on
the Times. John is sports columnist,
James M. is political writer, and Leo,
who made the trip around the world,
does general assignments.
@. Has the cost Of living decreased
more since 1929 in the United States or
in foreign countries?-S. N.
A. In comparison with 1929, the cost
of living is IS per cent below that level.
In the United Kingdom, France and
Japan, the decrease has been II or 13
per cent; in Sweden, Norway and
Czechoslovakia only per cent, and in
Austria, less than per cent. Cost of
living in the following countries has de.
creased to a greater degree than in the
United States: Canada, Germany, the
Netherlands, Yugoslavia, Turkey, Poland
and Bulgaria.
@. When was the name San Francisco
given to the city?-M. S.
A. The first settlement made on ths
location of the present San Francisco
was the establishment of mission on
October 9. 1776, by two Franciscan
monks. This mission was called San
Francisco de Assist. A town was founded
there in 1886 known as Yerba Buena. In
1859 the name San Francisco had been
rriv ~ ha ho, he rko
Buena was changed to San Francisco
in 1847.
@. What are the symbols of faith, hope
and charity?-J. L.
A. The cross symbolizes faith, the
anchor. hope, and the heart, charity.
@. Is there any Federal law against
raising marihuana?-C. H. G.
A. There is no Federal law against
raising marihuana (cannabis sativa),
but "a States and the Territory of Hawaii
have statutes regulating the cultivation,
sale and possession of this drug plant.
@. Please give biography of Elihu
Yale-H. r.
A. Elihu Yale, English colonial oficial,
was born at or near Boston, Mass, In
1648. When years old he was taken
to England by his father and he never
returned to America. From 1857 to 1892
he was governor of Fort Saint George,
Madras, and in 1899 became governor
of the East India Co. Yale College re-
ceived his name in the charter of 1745.
Previously the building, and, before that.
the school at Saybrook, had been called
by his name. He bequeathed gifts of
money and books to the institution. He
died in 172l and was buried at Wrexham.
Wales.
@. How much land is there In the
estate of Mount Vernon?-F M
A. The area of the estate is about 470
acres.
@. Is 1t true that the Negro has a
longer heel than the white man and
that there is a racial variation in the
leverage of the foot acted on by the
flexor muscles?-W. E. G.
A. The Smithsonian Institution SAYS
that no study has been made of the foot
bones of a sufficient number of pure
Negroes to furnish any basis for a COM
parison between the races. The Negros
foot tends to spread more than the foot
Of q white person. If the individual heel
bones of the Negro were measured, It Is
probable that the average would be
longer than the average for the white
race. If the ratio between the length Of