Evening star., 1936-12-15
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

A reader can get the anstDer TO any
question OF fact by ,Drittno The Euentng
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
HGskin, Director, Washington. D. c.
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@. On which side Of the chamber do
the Democrats sit in the House of Rep
resentatives in Washington7-E. r.
A. The Democrats occupy the seats on
the right side Of the chamber as one
sits at the Speakers desk facing the
House.
@. What is the average length of an
automobile trailer2-W. 6.
A. The average among the new models
is II feet.
@. How many people In the United
States are hard of hearing?-w. H.
A. It is estimated that there are about
10000 deaf people In the United States
and that about 100000 have some de-
gree Of hearing loss.
@. How early were pins brought to
this country?-T. K.
A. The women who came over In the
Mayfower brought some pins with them.
Probably the settlers at jamestown also
had pins.
@. How much money will be spent on
preparation of the New York Worlds
Fair of 1939?-M. D.
A. A total of $125, 200, 900 is estimated
This includes sum spent by the State
and city on the site and nearby improve
ments; by Federal and other govern
ments; by exhibitors and concessionaires
and by the Fair Corp.
O. How were the skins which Theodore
Roosevelt brought back from Africa pre-
served for the trip?-J. A. j.
A. The Smithsonian Institution says
that the hides brought back by Theo-
dore Roosevelt and other African ex-
plorers for their collections were prepared
simply by skinning the animal and salt
ing the fresh hide thoroughly, especially
around the edges After all traces of
blood are gone the hide is packed in
salt in tight barrel 1t is then ready
for shipment. While no liquid is put
into the barrel, enough juices will be
Withdrawn from the hide by the salt to
make more or less liquid in the barrel.
No vermin of any kind will attack q
hide so prepared.
@. Were there two famous singers
named De Reszke?-E. NJ
A. The singers were brothers Edouard
de Reszke was bass singer and won his
most conspicuous success in Wagnerian
roles. Jean de Reszke ranked as one
Of the foremost tenors of the world.
@. What is the architectural term for
building with glass building bricks?
e. j.
A. This is known as translucent ma.
sonry.
O. How many Jews have won the Nobel
Prize?-H. K. G.
A. With the award of the 1896 Nobel
Prize in physiology and medicine to DR..
Otto Loewi, the number Of Jewish Nobel
prize winners is increased to q, Is Jews
and six half-Jews.
hatred?-W. j.
A. The World Organization Against
Hatred and Human Misery was orsan-
lied and is headed by Nine. Irene Harand
OF Vienna. 1t Is said to have $4,000
members in Austria and 5000 in other
European countries.
@. Is the United States Geosrapf Q
Board still IN existence?-C. z. D.
A. This board was abolished by execu.
t;xtM erAa t. L,,k
transferred to the Department Of the
Interior. Secretary Ickes has created
in the department the Division Of Geo.
graphic Names and an Advisory Com
mittee on Geographic Names. These
two units functioning together are desig.
mated the United States Board on Geo.
graphical Names.
@. How many copies Of the First Folio
Shakespeare Of 1923" are in the Folger
collection?-H. M.
A. OF the $50 or so copies known to
exist. 79 were acquired by Henry z.
Folger.
@. How long did it take to 60 by canal
boat from Albany to Buffalo in the early
days?-G. B.
A. In 1925 the canal was completed.
1t was about $50 miles from Albany to
Buffalo. Light packet boats drawn BY
frequent relays of horses driven at trot
made the trip In three and half days.
@. Why is calico 50 called?-H. F..
A. The name comes from Calicut, a
city Of India. whence the process of
decorating cloth by means of a hand
stamp moistened with dyes was intro.
duced from Europe.
@. When was the Terra Gotta wreck?
It. C.
A. Rushing out Of q bank Of fog into
the glare of the clay furnaces at Terra
Gotta, the biggest engine in the 3. e. o.
service tore through the length of local
just pulling out of the station. Between
so and so persons were killed and over
go injured. 1t was the worst railroad
wreck that had ever occurred around
Washington. The local was No. 66 from
Frederick, and was just beginning to
move out Of the station when the dead
head equipment train empty was upon
it. Rear cars Of the local were in
splinters. The engineer Of the dead-head
being late crowded on the steam. He
said the signal showed clear track. With.
down grade the train had gathered speed
of over so miles per hour. When the