Evening star., 1936-07-29
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

II BY FREDERIC J. HASkIN.
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question OF fact BY writtno The Euentng
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@. Have many English monarchs been
aSSassinated?-N. N.
A. Assassination has been rare in
England compared with other kingdoms.
| William Rufus while hunting in the
New Forest, was shot by Walter Tirel.
| An attempt was made on Edward
| with a poisoned dagger Eleanor, his
| Queen, sucked the poison from the
wound and saved his life. On her death
he erected many memorial crosses IN
various places. Edward V was aSSassl-
mated by Miles Forest and John Dighton
at the order of the Kings uncle. the
| Duke of Gloucester. The death OF
Richard I may have been caused by
assassination. He fell while besieging
Challau, in France, but there is differ
ence Of opinion as to whether the arrow
came from the walls Of the besieged
castle or from an ambuShed assassin.
few other attempts have been made on
sovereigns, but came to naught.
| @. What are the selections played on
the harp by Harpo Marx in "A Night
at the Opera"?-M. D.
A. They were Alone" and "Cosi Cosa.'
| @. What was the total expense of the
Louis -Schmeling fight broadcast by the
Buick Motor Co.?-C. P.
A. This company says that it is not
possible to answer this question since
its contract with the National Broad
casting Co. will not permit such dis
closure.
@. How many Of the Civilian Con-
servation Corps boys will be eligible to
vote in the coming election?-E. j.
A. It has been announced that ap-
proximately 100000 eligible C. c. c.
workers will be allowed 3-day leaves OF
absence to vote.
@. Have all the linden trees along
Inter den Linden in Berlin been de-
| stroyed?-A. L. w.
A. Excavations for the new subway de-
stroyed the trees. but the avenue is
being planted with young lindens.
@. How many letters does Mrs Roose-
welt receive?-J. K.
A. The wife of the President receives
over 100000 letters year.
@. What is the average daily meat con-
sumption in the United StateS?-W. H.
A. In 1884 our daily meat consumption
averaged SO 0O0 900 pounds, or about 6ls
ounces per person.
@. Please give some information on the
new progressive education plan of COL
lege entrance-E. W.
A. The eight-year experiment being
conducted under a committee of the
Progressive Education Association was
begun under a grant from the Carnegie
Corporation. The committee secured the
consent of all but four of the leading COL
leges and universities of the United
States to an experimental plan whereby
graduates of certain selected high
schools will, for a certain period, be ad-
mitted to college on the recommenoa-
ton of the principal without regard to
what they studied in high school. The
80 high schools included in the expert
ment were carefully selected.
| q.
of various gambling deviceS?-M. L. r.
A. Punch-board operators collect
$500 900, 900 a year; slot-machine owners,
5000 900. 900; numbers games. s750,000.-
900; gambling houses, $115000.000, and
race track bettors, $2100,000,000.
@. How old is telephotogra phy?-
K r. M.
A. AS early as 1881 Bidwell in London
transmitted pictures; Korn in Germany
in 1902; Belin in Paris in 1907; Jenkins
in Washington and Ranger in New York
in 1924. In 1925 Ives and other Bell
engineers, using telephone lines, set
record by the transmission of the first
really technically perfect photographs.
! @. Are any States in the Union free
from poisonous snakeS?-S. D.
A. Not entirely, but Maine New Hamp-
shire and Vermont have very few.
O. What landmarks can be employed
to illustrate the age of John D. Rookie
feller. sr.?-H. r.
A. When Rockefeller was born in 1889.
Martin Van Buren, was President, James
K. Polk, future President, was Speaker
! of the House and James Buchanan, an
other future President, was a Senator
from Pennsylvania. Henry Clay and
! Daniel Webster sat in the Senate. The
first railroad was only three years old
and the telegraph had not been in
vented. The steamship was doubtful
experiment. There we're 26 States in
the Union. The population of the United
! States was less than 100000. or about
twice the present population of New
| York City.
@. How many times has Gov. Landon
! been married?-M. M.
A. He has been married twice. His
| first wife, the mother of his Oldest
daughter, Peggy Anne, died in 1918.
@. When did Henry Ford purchase the
inn at Sudbury, Mass. Pc. j.
A. The Wayside Inn was purchased in
1928 by Mr.. Ford to be preserved as
memorial to Longfellow.
Apartment Tap Dancing.
From the Sacramento Bee
Richmond, Va, man keeps from grow
ing old by tap dancing. This should be
aenanio lv affectiva in St WING off old age