Evening star., 1936-07-24
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
A reader can get the dnstoer to any
question OF fact by Driting The Euening
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hdskin. Director. Washington, d. C.
Please incloSe stamp for reply.
@. Please give an easy way to figure
what a parlay will pay at the race
track.-J. F.
A. The Morning Telegraph says to
multiply together the two winning
mutuel prices and divide by to find
what ST pays. Thus: If two horses pay
Sc each-6x6=36. Divide by f. The
answer is 9. The winner receives SO,
including the 81 bet If $40 was bet, he
would receive $50. For a three-horSe
| parlay, multiply the three mutuel prices
together and divide by 8.
@. How much snow and ice was re-
moved from the streets of New York
i last Winter?-G E.
| A. The Sanitary Department in 30
days carted away 55OOO,oOO cubic feet
| of snow and ice.
@. When will China elect a new
PreSident?-W. H.
A. President will be elected at a
national convention to be held some time
this year. probably in November. Lin
Sen is now chairman of the national
government and is de jure its titular
| head.
| @. How many papers in the United
| States use color in their magazine sec
! tions?-E. G. H.
| A. According to a survey made by
! the Chicago Tribune, 63 newspapers
| print their own magazine supplements
and offer color to advertisers. To this
/ total should be added II newspapers that
include the American Weekly and Ill
| West Coast dailies which buy the Five
star Weekly supplement- making a total
of 1911 newspapers in 1863 cities offering
magazine color.
@. How does climate affect the size
of animalS?-H. S.
A. arm-blooded animals grow to a
larger size where the temperature is
low. But cold-blooded animalS-Snakes,
alligatorS and lizards, for example-grow
larger in places where the climate is
warm.
Q. How long is the Wailing Wall?
F. T.
A It is 156 feet long and SO feet high.
1t is in Jerusalem near the Mosque of
Omar. For many generations Jews
| have gathered there to weep over the
fall of Jerusalem and pray for its
, restoration.
@. How much do the railroads spend
on fuel and equipment?-W. r.
a. Direct expenditures of the railways
of the United States for material, equip
ment and fuel during the first six
months of 1886 totaled approximately
S452 900, 600.
@ When was the first Florence Crit
tenton Home for Girls opened?-E. J.
A. On April l9. 1888, the first Florence
Crittenton Mission was opened at No.
% Bleecker street New York City.
O. What is the origin of the term
Tin Pan Alley?-P. r.
A. The descriptive title of Tin Pan
Alley is credited to one OF its outStand-
ing characters, Monroe H. Rosenfeld,
writer of such songs as Wedding Bells
Shall Not Ring Out" and Her Golden
Hair Was Hanging Down Her Back" He
is said to have suggested the name as
covering the whole popular song writing
and publishing profession to Harry Won
Tllzer.
O. What scientist discovered a key to
ancient Greek shorthand?-E. H.
A. H. j. Milne of the British Museum
discovered a key which permits the de-
ciphering of many hitherto unreadable
manuscripts
O. Why is The Green Pastures ban
ned in the British ISles?-K. G.
A. The film is banned because of a
ruling which declares any perturbation
of the Deity in motion picture to be
blaSphemy.
O. When was rhubarb first planted in
this country?-E. R. w.
A. The first paintings were brought
to America about $50 years ago.
@. Please give some information about
the establishment of the Russell Sage
Foundation-K. C. B.
A This institution was created by
Mrs. Sage in 1907, very shortly after the
death of her husband, for whom she
desired to create memorial. AS set
forth in its charter, the foundation was
organized for the purpose of receiving
and maintaining a fund, or funds, and
applying the income thereof TO the i'm
provement of social and living condl-
tions in the United States of America.
The charter states that 1t shall use
any means to that end which from time
to time shall seem expedient to its mem
bers or trustees, including research, pub
lication, education, the establishment
and maintenance of charitable or
benevolent activities. agencies and in
stitutionS, and the aid of any such activl-
ties, agencies or institutions already
established" The original memorial
fund amounted to $4,000 900, which was
increased by the sum of $5,0O0 900 left
by Mrs. Sage in her will.
@. What is the origin of fiaSco mean
ing a failure?-F. w. r.
A. In the making of Venetian glass If
the slightest flaw was discovered the
article was rejected and converted into
a common bottle by the glass blower.
What was to have been Venetian glass
was a fiaSco, or common bottle. Thus
the idea of failure became associated