Evening star., 1936-03-26
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By Frederic ]. Haskin.

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Star Information Bureau. Frederic J.
Hasktn, Director. Washington, D. c.
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@. How much money has been con.
tributed to date TO the VIII Rogers me.
mortal fund?-H. L.
A. A total Of 81, ,750, 900 has been con.
tributed and more contributions are ex.
pected.
@. What are the dates Of the Repub.
lican and Democratic National Conven.
tions?-P. c..
A. The Republican Convention will
convene June and the Democratic
Convention June %.
@. How old is the Arch Of Triumph,
In Paris?-H. T. w.
A. On July % 1t will be 100 years old.
Q. Has Europe many long rivers7
H. G.
A. OF the many rivers Of Europe, only
one, the Volga, is more than 1000 miles
in length. and of the others only the
Danube, the Dnieper and the Don exceed
q length Of 1000 miles.
@. How many persons were killed last
year by hit-and-run drivers?-K. M.
A. The American Automobile Associa-
ton estimates that there were 2,l50.
@. What is the inscription on the mon
ument erected to Darwin on Chatham
Island, in the Galapagos?-T. w.
A. The inscription, which was written
by Maj. Leonard Darwin, his only sur
viving son, is as follows: Charles Dar-
win landed on the Galapagos in 1895
and his studies of the distribution of
animals and plants thereon led him for
the first time to consider the problem of
organic evolution. Thus occurred that
revolution in thought on this subject
which since has taken place"
O. Does Florida have State income
tax and a sales tax?-L. S.
A. The State has neither a sales tax
nor an income tax.
@. Is LZ-l29 the official name Of the
largest Zeppelin?-E. L.
A. The new ship will be called the
Won Hindenburg.
@. Is there an inscription on the dome
of the United States Capitol?-H. 6.
A. Not on the dome itself. On the
base of the statue of Freedom, which
surmountS the dome, is engraved e
Pluribus Unum."
@. What did the ElizabethanS Call the
Nasturtium Indicum?-T. T.
A. Yellow Iark'S Heels,
@. Did Alexander the Great cross the
Alps?-A. H.
A. At no time did Alexander's cam
paigns reach westward TO point where
he crossed the Alps.
@. Please give a biography OF James
Thurber, the artist and writer.-J. M.
A. Mr.. Thurber was born in Columbus,
Ohio, Al years ago. He was graduated
from Ohio State University. During the
peace conference he was code clerk In
the United States Embassy at Paris.
Subsequently he was connected with the
Paris edition Of the Chicago Tribune.
going from that position to the New York
Post. He is now on the staff of the New
Yorker.
@. Did Grover Cleveland carry New
York State all three times he was the
Democratic candidate for President?
&C. v. B.
A. Cleveland carried the State in 1884
and in 1892, but in 1888 Cleveland lost
the State to Harrison by vote of 635,-
965 to 65o,338.
@. What city in the United States has
the highest homicide rate? The lowest?
IT. S. G.
A. According to Dr. Frederick L. Hoff-
man, an authority on vital statistics, in
1884 Macon, Ga, had the highest homi-
eide rate in the United States per 10o,-
600 population. With a population of
54,15O, the deaths in this city numbered
36, rate of 66.7. Memphis, Tenn. was
second, with a population Of 290,l00 and
1854 deaths, making a rate OF 565.
Kansas City, Kans., had the lowest rate,
1873. The population of that city is 103,-
400 and deaths by homicide numbered IL.
@. When did Margaret Anglin play In
"The Woman in Bronze"?-J. G.
A. She played the title role in this play
in 1919.
@. Please describe the Palisades.-C. j.
A. The Palisades is the name given
to a series of massive cliffs on the west
bank of the Hudson River. From near
Haverstraw, N. Y, these extend south
to Weehawken, N. j., distance OF about
30 miles. These precipitous cliffs rise
almost directly from the waters edge,
varying in height from 200 to $50 feet.
They consist of baSaltic trap rock or
diabase, in marked columnar effects.
The Palisades Interstate Park, covering
more than 5000 acres in New York and
New jersey embraces some OF the hnest
portions of the Palisades
@. What we're the casualties at the
battle of Culloden?-S. E.
A. The Scotch lost 1000 and the Eng
lish so. Two hundred English were
wounded and probably 5000 Scotch.
@. How many copies of the Congress
sional Record were printed last yeara
p. D.
A. During the fiscal year 1885 4,esS,57s
copies were printed.
@. What is stereotype metal?-A. II. T.
A. This is an alloy composed OF lead,
Ct parts; tin, II parts; antimony, l6
parts. It is used in the printing trades
for casting stereotype plates from which
daily newspapers and sometimes books
are printed.
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