Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-12-21
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.


A reader can get the ansper to any
question OF fact by ,oritino The Evening
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Haskin. director. Warrington. D.. c.
Please inclose stamp for reply.
Q. How many buses arc there IN tina
United States?-y. b.
A. The total number In 1895 was
12o,504.
@. How much wood can a man chop
between sunrise and sunset2-C. C. w.
A. Mr.. Peter McLaren, Americas
champion chopper, says that 1t is rather
dimcult to gauge the proper amount
because in most cases it has been over
exaggerated. Also the time from sun
rise to sunset will vary according to the
section OF the country as we'll as the
time of the year. Mr.. McLaren further
advises that man chopping cords
of wood . day or IL cords for . week
would have produced q good days work,
and man chopping 4 cords Of wood
from sunrise to sunset would be out
standing.
@. Who was 1t who said, Lafayette,
we are here?-A. H.
A. The phrase Is taken from a speech
delivered July 4. 1917 at Picpus Gene
terry, Paris, by Col. c. E. Stanton.
Q. Did the ancient Egyptians divide
the year into II months?-T M.
A. AS long ago as 4241 BIC. the Egyp-
tians divided the year into IL months
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the end of each year.
@. Which President was the last to
tion?-H. w. G.
A. James Monroe was the last Presi-
dent to wear knee breeches at his irau-
guration in 1921. John Quincy Adams,
his successor, wore plain suit Of black
homespun.
@. Who is called the poet Of American
industry?-K. w.
A. Carl Sandberg has been 50 called.
@. Was the material for the corona
ton robe of Queen Elizabeth made in
England?-S. j.
A. The velvet for the coronation robes
Of Queen Elizabeth and the royal
duchesses was made from silk grown,
spun, dyed and woven in England. The
silkworms were raised in Kent by Lady
Hart Dyke, who found many practical
difficulties to overcome, but after four
years of experimenting, she now has an
output Of 20 pounds of raw silk a week.
The velvet was woven in Essex and the
quality is said to be exquisite.
@. Has Vatican City its own coinage?-
A. c.
A. A complete coinage was struck in
1881.
@. What was Mabel Withdrawals work
in the Department of Justice?-J. M B.
A. She was appointed Assistant At
torney General of the United States on
September a. 1921. She was in charge
Of all cases arising out of Federal tax
laws. prohibition, and the Bureau OF
Federal Prisons. She resigned in May
1929.
ns g: Does NJ Italy + celebrate Armistice
day of the separate treaty between Italy
~ 10
known as La Vittoria, the victory.
@. How many employees are there in
the Empire State Building?-H. s.
A. There are approximately $500.
Q: Was Henry Clay a Mason'-
H. B. M.
A. Henry Clay passed through the
various degrees of Masonry until he be-
came a member of the Grand Lodge in
Kentucky in 1920.
Q. Who invented friction matches'-
J. c.
A. The first true friction match was
not invented until 1897 by a man named
John Walker Of Stockton on Tees, Dur
ham, England. Ignition Of sulphur and
phosphorus by friction was discovered
by Godfrey Haukwitz in 1880 and 1t was
$50 years before this discovery was ap-
piled to matches.
Q. Are many people killed by fireworks
celebrating the Fourth of July?-
v. H. D.
A. Statistics made public in 1886 by
the United States Conference Of Mayors
indicated that there were more people
killed in celebrating American independ-
ence than there were colonists killed In
winning that independence. Only 4,044
Americans were killed in the Revolu-
tionary War. while 1890 persons have
been killed by fireworks from 1900 to
$780,
@. Can a wasp sting more than
once?-M. A. w.
A. The wasp's sting is in the end of
the abdomen. The sting may be used
many times.
@. What winter did Gen. Washing
ton spend at Valley Forge?-W: McC.
A. On December 7, 1777, Washington
and his Army encamped for the winter
at Valley Forge. On June 10. 177S,
Washington abandoned the camp and
reoccupied Philadelphia.
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