Evening star., 1936-08-20
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J.. HASKfN.

A reader can get The ans,rer to any
question Of fact by torittng The Euening
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Haskin, Director, Washington. D. C.
Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. How much ground is being set aside
for New York's worlds fair in 1892
!. D.
A. A tract Of 1880 acres in Flushing
Meadow Park has been selected. It
extends four miles from Flushing Bay
to Kew Gardens.
@. Will you please tell me what are
the reasons which caused the depres-
sion?-A. r.
A. The World War was the chief
cause. 1t destroyed vast amount Of
wealth, creating huge public and private
debts. There followed general economic
arrangement OF finances, currency, and
systems of production and distribution.
Oyerproduction in some places, shortage
in others, disrupted the worlds economic
organization. The political unrest, stirn-
ulated by the struggle. was contributing
factor Ali the causes are too numerous
to include.
@. Is Sessue Hayakawa still in the
movies?-T. J.
A. He is now playing in motion pic
lures in Kamakura, Japan.
@. How many home-owners have been
assisted by the H. o. L. C?-E. M. K.
A. Since the Home Owners Loan
Corp. began to function, 1t has ref1nanced
mortgages Of 1021 BIT American families
to total amount of s3,092,87o,7S4.
@. What is the Naval Academy,s def
milton of a gadget?-P. N.
A. THE appropriate name for any
object or article for which you do not
happen to recall the exact designation,
sir" is the answer expected when an
upper er-classman interrogates plebe.
@. How many persons suffer from hay
fever?-T. L.
A. Approximately 100000 Americans
are afflicted with this malady.
@. What Is a giaour?-R. G.
A. In Mohammedan usage, he Is one
who does not believe in Islan especially.
q Christian.
@. What is the per capita cost Of police
protection in large cities?-W. c. B.
A. In 1884 the per capita cost Of police
service in the cities of more than 900
was $685. in cities of 100000 to 10000
it was $3.50.
@. When were the National and Amer
ican Base Ball Leagues formed?-C.
M. H.
A. The National League was formed
in 1876 and the American League in
1900.
@. Who was the first professor of
geography in an American university
c. r. L.
A. The first professor Of geography
in a college in the United States was
Arnold Henry Guyot, appointed by
Princeton University in 1854.
@. What place is known as the Tube
City?--D. L. M.
A. McKeesport, Pa, Is so called be-
cause it has one of the largest steel tube
and iron pipe works in the world.
@. How many young people are un-
employed and not in school?-C. w.
A. OF the 2O,000,OO0 young people In
the United States between the ages of
16 and "A some 100000 are not in school
and are unemployed.
@. Why is nankeen 50 called?-G. K.
A. The name of the cotton cloth is
derived from Nanking, the city In which
it was originally manufactured.
@. Is 1t correct to write "in so far" as
one word?-R.
A. This usage has no sanction.
@. What Is the famous short story in
which a husband pawns his watch to
buy combs for his wife. who has sold her
hair to buy him a fob?-J. @.
A. 1t is Gifts of the Magi," by o.
Henry.
@. What is meant by constants Of
nature?-A. l.. T.
A. The term is applied to various un-
changeable quantities Characteristic Of
natural phenomena or relations. The
speed Of light through space Is 186770
miles per second, and is called a constant
of nature. The period of rotation Of the
earth on its axis may be considered an
are also constants Of nature.
O. What degree is indicated by the
abbreviation Pd. D?-A. L.
A. Doctor Of pedagogy.
@. What is the penalty when a w. P.
A. administrator is guilty Of political
discrimination in giving relief?-L. G. r.
A. The present law provides fine of
$4,000 or a years imprisonment for any
relief administrator found guilty of
fraud, force, threat. intimidation or
boycott on account of race, religion, or
political affiliation.
c. How old were the Bronte sisters
when they. died?-S. L.
A. Charlotte Bronte, the eldest, lived
to be SO; Emily died at the age Of 30,
and Anne at %.
O. Which is heavier, water or milk
P. D. K.
A. Milk Is slightly heavier. Wster
weighs 83 pounds per gallon and milk
weighs 8.6 pounds per gallon.
Mike Fishing.
| From the Boston Transcript.
A Budapest professor maintains fish
can hear radio broadcasts. 1t is cruel
and unsportsmanlike, though, for q pol