Evening star., 1936-12-12
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASkIN.

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Q. How many Junior birdmen are
A. More than 4oo.o 900 boys. 10 to q
years old. are members Of the Junior
Birdmen Of America.
@. did not know what the middle
initial in my fathers name stood for.
Will this make trouble in the blank I
filled out as an employe under the 80
cial security act2-W. 9. D.
A. This will make no difference. The
names Of the parents are for identifica-
ton purposes.
O. How many secretaries and attaches
are allowed a member Of Congress, and
at what salaries?-H. X.
A. Each member Of the House Of Rep
resentatives is allowed 5000 for clerk
hire. OF this not more than $500 may
be paid to any one person. Each member
Of the Senate is allowed a secretary l1av-
ing a salary of $1,000 and three clerks
whose salaries range from $1,000 to
$4,000 year.
G. How long was the Romanoff family
on the throne of Russis?-D. NJ.
A. Over 300 years. Michael Feodoro-
vich Romanoff came to the throne bv
election of the boyars and higher clergy
in 1913 Nicholas II, the last Of the
Romanoffs, abdicated in 1917.
@, How many Mexicans were natural
lied in the United States last year?-
L. P. C.
A. During the calendar year 1898 551
Mexicans took out naturalization papers.
@. Who is taking the part Of Ophelia
in the John Gielgud production of
'Hamlet"?-H. w.
A. Lillian Gish has the role of ophelia.
@. Where was the first school Of en-
gineering established?-H A.
A. Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute, at
Troy N. Y, was founded in 1924. the first
school of practical science and Of en-
gineering in any English-speaking coun-
try.
O. Who invented the moving stair
way?-J. 8.
A. Jesse Wilford Reno. an electric
railway expert, invented the escalator or
inclined elevator in 1892.
O. Is there an organization that buys
and sells old dime novels?-H. j. H.
A. The American Dime Novel Ex-
change, 1925 West Twelfth street, Brook
lyn, N. Y, is interested in these books.
Q. Who gave the statue OF Rocham-
beau to the United States?-R. L.
A. 1t was the gift of the French re-
public. 1t stands in Lafayette Square
in washington, d. c.. and was unveiled
with ceremony by President Theodore
Roosevelt in 1902.
q. How did Col z. r. Bradleys horse,
Burgoo King. get his name?-H. j.
A. On November II. 1880. Col. Bradley
was holding a one-day charity race meet
on his private track at Idle Hour Farm,
Lexington. KY. There was an unprece-
dented attendance of some 1000 people,
which caused some difficulty in the food
arrangements. James Loorey, the Bur-
goo king, provided the feast, and that
afternoon Col. Bradley paid tribute to
him as follows: Il wish especially to
thank James T. Looney. the Burgoo king,
for the excellence of the food and the
mastery manner in which he conducted
the feeding arrangements today. In
compliment to him and to perpetuate his
title am going to name a good 2-year-
old Burgoo King
G. How many different sounds are
there in the English language?-A. N.
A. There are but A sounds. vet they
are represented by about 500 letters and
combinations Of letters.
@. Why is the Blue Grctto on the Isle
of Capri so called?-E. H
A. The grotto is called blue because the
light, refracted in passing through the
water at the caves mouth, causes the
interior to appear blue.
@. What country has the highest birth
rate?-C. NJ. S.
A. In 1895 Japan recorded the highest
birth rate with 2.190 703 births, q rate Of
3l.63 births per 1000 population.
@. What were rings called which were
really two rings linked together?-G. H.
A. These old-style wedding rings were
called gimmel rings.
@. How long did it take to make the
revised version of the Bible?-w. Z. N.
A. 1t was begun on June 80, 1870, and
completed June 20, 1884.
@. Where is Elisha Mitchell. who dis
covered Mount Mitchell. buried2-E. w.
A. The scientist who lost his life in
1857 while attempting to scale the North
Carolina mountain is buried on Its top.
@. How long should rose bed last?
IT. s.
A. When well managed 1t should last
for 10 years or more.
@. Who was Lamia7-W. II. B.
A. Lamia was a mythical queen of
Libya, who on being robbed Of her own
children by Hera. devoted her life to
strangling and eating children. Later
she was portrayed as vampire who Sc
duced and then sucked the life-blood of
young men.
@. What was the name of Carrie
Jacobs Bonds husband?-E. X. H.
A. The composer married Or. Frank L.
Bond Of Iron River, Mich, who died in
1895.