Evening star., 1936-02-14
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY Frederic ]. Haskin.

Star Information Bureau. Frederic J.
Hasktn Director, Washington, D. c.
PleIse tHclose stamp for reply.
@. Why does the United States Light
house Service use complex lenses in
place of simple re1ectors for marine
beacons?-B. c.
A. The Lighthouse Service says that
in order to give the best and most
intensive light for marine beacons the
complex lenses are used. The complex
lenses are specially polished and give a
much higher intensity of light than
simple refectors.
@. Where is the stamp collection of
the late King George V?-H. M.
A. The collection of 300 volumes,
magnificently mounted and bound in
red morocco, is in Buckingham Palace.
@. Were there any wealthy free
Negroes in the South before the Civil
War?-K. K.
A. There were very few, but those few
were conspicuous examples. Jehu Jones,
Thomy Lafon, Solomon HumphrieS,
Marie Metoyer, Charles Rogue and
Martin Donate were all wealthy, some
owning as many as 100 slaves. They
were storekeepers, innkeepers and
planters.
@. How many times has Bertrand
Russell, author and philosopher, been
married?-K. F. G.
A. Earl Russell was first married to
Alys Smith of Philadelphia, who d.
vorced him in 1921. His second wife
was Dora Winifred Black, author of
"The Right to Be Happy" She di-
vorced him in 1885. He is now married
to Patricia Helen Spence, also writer.
@. What are the most popular dance
orchestras?-H. K.
A. According to a poll conducted by
the National Institute Of Social Dancing,
the 10 most popular dance bands in the
country in the order named are those
conducted by Hal Kemp, Guy Lombardo,
Eddie Duchin, Glen Gray, Wayne King,
Ray Noble, Emil Coleman, Horace
Heidi, Ted Flo Rito and Jan CARRIER.
@. Is honey composed of nectar from
different flowers in different parts of
the United States?-I. c. C.
A. In the United States the greater
part of the honey produced is alfalfa
honey from the Western States. Sweet
clover, white sage and other mountain
flowers also contribute to the Western
supply. In the Central States it is
white clover, sweet clover, Spanish
needle and heartseaSe honey. In the
Southern States, cotton, mesquite, horse
mint and sweet clover. and in the East
ern States Northern States and Canada,
IL 10
leading honey flowers. Orange bios
SONS, cleome, aster and Eastwood COM
plete the list.
O. What is the source of the quota
ton. ITO err is human, to forgive d1-
vine"?-T. C.
A. 1t is from Popes Essay on Criti-
cism''
O. How many boys and girls attend
the movies weekly?-W. w.
A. 1t is estimated that in the United
States 100000 boys and girls under
IA years of age attend weekly and 3D.
100000 under 81 years.
resistant?-M. K.
"A. IIlG NdOlOIldA oNICou VA OOoAANoAA AS
saws that plate glass heated to about
800 degrees C. and then rapidly coolec
is much more resistant to some kline
of mechanical shock than glass not sc
treated. Other types of glass can .,
similarly hardened" if the proper tenn
peratures are used.
@. Is the word creditable in got1
Iihla a 1Icnd0-A Fl
A. Creditable is in good usage ar1
does not have the same meaning IS
credible.
@. Is one of the Mills brothers dead?
F. K.
A. John Mills, eldest of the quartet,
taine, Ohio.
@. What income is derived by the
limited States Government from its tax
on playing cards?-D. S.
A. In 1885 total of $4,252,0l22O was
realized from this tax.
O. How severe is the Sullivan law
penalty in New York for possessing
a pistol without having license for
same?-D. C. B.
A. First offense, the penalty may be
| six months to three years in jail ana
or a fine up to $500, or both fine ana
| iail sentence; second offense, the i'm
| prisonment may be five years. II an
unlicensed weapon is used in CRIME
the penalty for having 1t in ones pos
| session may be 10 years imprisonment.
n will there he a record kept of the
people who visit the Statue OF Liberty
during this fiftieth anniversary year?
&c. P.
A. There is a special registration book.
II is of loose-leaf style, which Will
make it possible for all visitors to
Bedloe's Island to sign it. At least
100000 visitors are expected.
@. Who originated the garden city
! movement?-E. H.
A. The father of the garden city idea
is Ebenezer Howard, whose book, Gar
den Cities of Tomorrow" puollSheo IN
1898. launched the movement.
@. What is the average age OF pubic
school teachers?-R. M
A. The 1880 census gave the medlan
age of 943,683 white teachers as 291
years.
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