Evening star., 1936-06-26
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. AASKIN.


Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hdskin. Director. Washington. D. c.
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@. Did Omaha win his English race on
May 30?-W. P.
A. Omaha captured the Queens Plate,
Emile race. on that day. He carried
top weight-130 pounds-and won by q
neck from BobSleigh carrying 123 pounds.
@. When did Canberra become the
capital of Australia?-T. C.
A. 1t was built to be the capital, and
the parliament met there for the first
time in May, 1927.
@. When was the Authors League
established?-M. L.
A. The Authors League of America
was founded in 1912 for the purpose Of
securing adequate copyright legislation
and protecting the rights of such persons
as create copyrightable material.
@. Has the lie detector been recognized
in court trials?-L. w.
A. 1t has been used as corroborating
evidence few times.
Q. To what country does the island
Nauru belong?-K. T.
A. This atoll in the Pacific, 26 miles
south Of the Equator, is administered
by Great Britain under mandate of the
League of Nations. About 2,700 people
live there and the chief product is phos
phate.
@. How many people are temporarily
disabled through accidents in a year?
ID. P.
A. In 1895 there were 100000 persons
temporarily disabled, 3650oo perma-
nently injured and $4,000 killed In acci-
dents in the United States.
Q. How many decks has the new Queen
Mary?-B. B.
A. 1t has II decks.
@. What liquids conduct electricity
L. A.
A. Under ordinary conditions pure
water, kerosene and alcohol are poor
conductors of electricity, whereas water
solutions of salts and acids are good
conductors.
@. How many people go to dude
ranches in the Summer?-T. r. w.
A. 1t is estimated that $4,000 will visit
on Western ranches this Summer. This
is a Is per cent increase over last year.
@. When were strawberries first
planted commercially in the United
States?-F. J.
A. The first commercial paintings were
made about the year 1900 and were CEN
ryho
est Eastern cities.
@. Who was called the Shakespeare
of the nineteenth century"?-A. T.
A. Robert Browning.
O. When did Frederick Douglass estab-
lish his anti-slavery paper?-E. H M.
A. In l847 he established the North
Star, afterward called Frederick
Douglass Paper, a weekly abolition
newspaper at Rochester, N. Y.
O. How many more births than deaths
are there in Japan?-H. w.
A. Last year births exceeded deaths
by 1,o28,ooo.
O. How large is Mount Vernon, Wash
ingtons home.-K. G.
A. The area of the estate is about 470
acres.
@. How many research projects are
carried on by agricultural experiment
stations?-T. r. B.
A. Research projects active last year
totaled more than 1000.
@. Which of the heads carved on the
Mount Rushmore Memorial in South
Dakota have been completed?-K. M.
A. The heads of Washington and JEFF
ferson are completed.
@. What is the Civitan International?
M. K r.
A. It is an organization of professional
and business men throughout the United
States and Canada, dedicated to service
to their city, county, State and Nation.
On November /. 1885, 300 clubs had been
chartered.
@. How many eclipses were there last
year?-T. F.
A. There were seven, the maximum
possible number Five of them were solar
and two were lunar.
@. When was the mission at Crockett,
Tex, built?-P. E. M.
A. The Mission San Francisco de los
Tejas was built in 1890. 1t is near the
site of the old TEXAS Indian village Of
Mabedache.
@. When should timothy be cut?-
R. NJ
A. The best time to cut timothy Is In
the early bloom stage or when most OF
the heads are in bloom at the tip ends.
@. What State leads in the production
of Salt?-H. w.
A. Michigan leads in total output as
well as in the production of brine salt.
New York is second.
@. What has become of the boy who
discovered Pluto?-R. L.
A, CLYDE Tombaugh was graduated
this month from the University OF
Kansas.
@. Who was the 1885 badminton pro-
fessional champion?-B. D.
A. Jack Purcell Of Toronto retained
his world professional championship.
ership of the Senate, it's said to be In
the cards that Alben w. Barkley of
Kentucky, stentorian Philadelphia key
noter will be prominently in the run
ming for the place. Presumably in token
IF rauyard for hiS national ronVenti0n