Evening star., 1937-11-25

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| Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Haskin, director, Washington, D. C. 4
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@. Will any foreign horses run in the
Santa Anita races next spring?-M P.
A. At least five are expected to run.
Froxo and Industry are being brought
over from France, Bachelors Bower and
Scabbard from England and Open Door
from Ireland
@. Is a television program broadcast
regularly in Engand?-D. S.
| A. BIC has one televiSion tranSmittes
which covers London For about year
1t has broadcast on a regular daily sched-
ule Of one hour in the afternoon and one
hour in the evening. About 1000 tele-
vision receivers are in the hands of the
public.
@. What is the total value Of Federal
property in the District Of Columbia?
R W.
A. The total assessed value of Federal
buildings and grounds is s649 $50, ,593.
@. When is the next World Youth Con-
gress to be held?-H. r.
convene at Vassar College from August
18 to 26.
@. How does the capacity of the lake
above Boulder Dam compare with that
of Gatun Lake in Panama Pr. " D.
A. Lake Mead will store 80, 100000 acre
| feet of water, while Gatun Lake at nor
NAL level stores 4,204,000 acre feet OF
water.
O. Are enough goats raised in TVS
country to meet the market for goat
skins?-M. B.
A. The supply of goat skins falls mil.
lions of pounds under the annual de-
mand. In 1934-5 about so 900 0Oe pounds
of goat skins were imported for the
manufacture of shoes, gloves, book bind
lngS purses and other small articles.
O. What is the other name for the
disease called balloon lungs?-P. K
A. Balloon lungs is another name for
asthma.
O. Who planned the hurricane in tle
picture of that title?-H. j.
A. James BaseVi, special-effects artist,
and his crew worked out the hurricane
scenes in the Sam Goldwyn picture, :.
Hurricane" Mr.. Basevi was also re-
sponsible for the earthquake in the pic
ture, San Francisco"
@. What percentage of the total corn
acreage in the United States Is devoted
to raising popcorn?-J. K.
A. Popcorn comprises only OIL per cent
Of the total corn acreage.
@. Was Sir Arthur Conan DOYLE ever
a doctor?-E. H
A. The novelist received his MD. at
Edinburgh University in 1885 He was
practicing as a doctor in Southsea when
he published "A Study in Scarlet in
1887.
Q. What is pantheiSm?-K B S.
A. The name has been used since about
l705 to denote any system of belief or
speculation which includes the teaching,
God is all, and all is God; in other words
the Identification of the universe with
God or of God with the universe The
term pantheist is thought to have been
used first by John Toland in the 18th
century, put pantheistic views Of very
great antiquity.
@. Who was Cambles?-S. H. R.
A. He was gluttonous king of Lydia
who is said to have eaten his wife and
afterWard killed himself for the act
O. What is done with the hemp which
is grown in this country?-S. R.
A. Hemp is being cultivated in this
country for twine thread for sewing
leather, marine ropes and Oakum for
packing. At the present time there are
about 1000 acres of hemp in Minnesota
which are being specially grown for
paper purposes. This is the first large
scale undertaking to develop paper fibre
from hemp.
Q. When was there a chain across thee
Potomac River at Fort Foot, Md ?-T. C.
A. 1t appears that no chain was placed
across the Potomac River at any time.
An appropriation was made July, 1864,
OF s3OO000 to develop an anchor and
chain device, supported ON RATS, from
plans developed by 1t. Col. B. F.. Alex
ander, Corps of Engineers. Preliminary
experiments were conducted at Fort
Foot, Md. The chain was never placed
across the river and the plans were
abandoned in 1868.
@. Is there White Sulphur Springs
out West?-W. H.
A. There is a town by that name in
Montana, about IS miles east by south
of Helena. The locality has been noted
for its medicinal springs.
O. How much water evaporates from
the surface of the world in year?-P F.. =
A. 1t is estimated that evaporation
raises some 10000 cubic miles of water
from the surface of the earth annually,
which is again precipitated
| @. Who owns the Farce Islands?-C
! A. The Farce Islands in the North At
lantic belong to Denmark
Q. Who said. better. read one man than
10 books?-E. L. G.
A. The quotation is from Chester
| fields Letters to His Son.
@. Are there any women bootblacks?
| e. H.
A. The 1880 census reported 81 women
bootblacks in the United States.
O. Where are the Bahrain Islands
where so many pearls are found?-W. H.
A. The Bahrain Islands lie off the
Arabian coast in the Persian Gulf. Pearl
fishing is the chief industry, the average
value of pearls taken each year exceed
ing S5,00c0 900.