Evening star., 1936-07-20
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN,

| oI FHEOENIC !. HAShIN.
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question OF fact by tOritino The Euening
Star Information Bureau, Frederic j.
HGsktn, Director, Washington, D. c.
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@. How much money did the Seventy
fourth Congress appropriate daily
| H. w.
A. The total appropriations of the
Congress for the 282 days of both seS-
SONS were at the rate of $70y92l 600 q
day.
@. What points about an automobile
should be checked before starting on a
| trip?-A. D.
A. Aside from any trouble that NAV
be peculiar to the individual automo-
bile, the driver should check gas, water.
| oil, general fabrication, spark plugs, igni.
ton contacts, tire condition and air
| pressure.
@. Is the Government TO establish any
camps for women similar TO the c. c. G.
camps?-E. H. r.
A. The new relief program calls for
/ the establishment of some so resident
camps for unemployed women and girls
These will be operated like the C. c. c.
camps, but will not be under Army su-
perviSion.
@. What is the highest body of water
in New York?-H. M.
A. 1t is Lake Tear on the southwest
slope of Mount Marcy in Essex County
-4,300 feet above sea level.
@. Who founded the Weyerhaueser for
tune?-C. D.
A. Frederick Weyerhaueser emigrated
to America in 1854 from Germany at the
age Of 20. He had no money and started
to work at 81 week. He died in 1914,
worth more than $200,000,000.
@. Is there any estimate of how long
most of the people looking for jobs have
been unemployed?-C. F. G.
A. OF 100000 applicants for jobs reg
istering at the United States Employ
ment Office, nearly half reported that
they had been unemployed less than six
months. Only l13 per cent Of the regis
trantS reported more than four years Of
unemployment.
c. Where is the largest distillery In
the world and what did it coSt?-B. H. G.
A. The Hiram Walker distillery at
Peoria, ILL.,. built at a cost Of over $9,000,-
600, is the largest in the world.
Q. When did Elsie Janis marry and
how much younger than she Is her
huSband?-E. F.
oafr -iarJ
on December 81, 1881. He is Is years
her junior.
Q. How many people are protected by
hospital insurance plans2-F. II.
A. Five hundred thousand Americans
have membership in hospital insurance
groups.
@. Are the bonus bonds for the World
War veterans printed on the same
paper as currency is2-B. S.
A. The Government Printing Office
says that it is not the same type of paper
that is used by the Bureau Of EngTav-
ing and Printing in the making of paper
money. The quality of paper used for
currency is much better.
@. For whom Is Fort Frederick on st.
Simon Island. Ga, named?-F. C. L.
A. Fort Frederick was named by Col.
James Oglethorpe in honor of Frederick,
Prince of Wales, son Of George II. 1t
was built on st. Simon Island in 1735.
@. How many American debutantes
will be presented at the Court of St.
James this Summer?-M. l.. G.
zsr1s- So
George none will be presented, invita-
tionS to the receptions being issued only
to members of the diplomatic corps.
@. Is the number OF people who dwell
on Manhattan Island increasing or de-
creaSing?-T. r.
A. 1t is decreasing. The peak popu-
1ation of this center of New York City
was reached in 1910 when it was $780,
600. There are now about 100000
people actually dwelling there, while
the other boroughs comprising the city
have gained enormously in population.
O. Is a meter more or less than q
yard?-W. A.
A. A meter is 1897 inches, or a yard
and three inches plus.
@. Where was the first linotype in
stalled?-E. G.
A. On July 8, 1885, Ottmar Mergen-
thaler installed in the composing room
of the New York Tribune the first of
his typesetting machines Whitelaw
Reid, the editor, gave it the name lino-
type.
@. Is it true that Chinese dentists
can pull teeth without forceps?-M. N.
A. Until recently Chinese dentists
were trained to extract any tooth from
a patients mouth without using instru-
mentS, but solely by the strength in
their fingers. They were trained for
this by repeated extraction of wooden
pegs driven into board. The muscles
of their hands and fingers we're so de-
veloped that this was possible. Mod
ern dentistry is now making its appear
ance in China.
@. Where did the eggplant originate?
M. r.
A. The eggplant is native of India,
where it has been grown since remote
antiquity for its large, white or dark
purple, fleshy fruit.
@. How many acres in the United
States are devoted to wild duck and geese
refugees? ?-F. r.