Evening star., 1937-01-12


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Q. Is Granville still racing?-J W.
A. The horse has been retired. His
owner, William Woodward, has leased
him to Kenneth N. Glpin for five years.
@. Will ice covered with snow freeze
deeper than ice from which the wind
has blown the snow?-W. NJ
A. The snow acts as blanket and the
ice beneath does not increase in depth
as rapidly as exposed ice If the tenn
perature drops.
@. Will New York City have az exhibit
Of its own in its 1899 Worlds Fair?-B. L.
A. 1t expects to have very impressive
exhibit A building for 1t Is being planned
which will be a permanent recreation
center in Flushing Meadow Park.
Q. Should patty shell be eaten2
C. H.
A. If it is made of food material, It
is supposed to be eaten.
@. Please give some information about
the man for whom Scranton, Pa, is
named.-W. P.
A. George Whitefeld Scranton was
born at Madison, Conn, May IL, 1911.
With his brother, Joseph H Scranton,
he engaged in the manufacture of iron
at oxford, N. j., in 1885, In 1910 they
established Smelters at Slocum, now
named in their honor, Scranton, Pa,
using anthracite coal in their furnaces.
Later Scranton became interested in
transportation and was president of the
Lackawanna & Western and of the
Cayuga and Susquehanna railroads. He
served in Congress in 1859-1861. His
death occurred on March "a, 1861
@. How wide is the Potomac River
where it enters Chesapeake Bay?-G. G.
A. When it enters the bay it is about
6 miles wide.
@. What has been the greatest number
of lynchings in the United States in q
year?-H. T. r.
A. The record was 255 lynchings in
1892
@. Why is the sky blue?-H K.
A. When sunlight enters the atmos-
phere, particles of dust and the molecules
Of oxygen, nitrogen and other gases
scatter the light in all directions It is
this that causes the blue color of the
sky. At great elevations there is no dust,
therefore the light is not scattered and
the general appearance Of the atmos-
phere is black
@. What is a fantasia?-H. r. NJ.
A. This is any musical composition not
in strict form. or medley of well-known
airs with f1orid decorations
@. What State had the first law per-
mitting absentee voting?-S. N.
A. The first law to provide for absentee
voting by those unable to vote at a
specified place was passed in Vermont in
1896 Some States permitted absent
soldiers to vote during the Civil War.
@. What does the word Haiti" mean?
S. S.
A. 1t means mountainous or high land.
Q. How many camels travel in q
caravan?-T. w.
A. The number varies. Usually there
are at least 40, and there may be 600.
If the route has been closed for some
time, there may be 1000.
| @. How many tuberculosis sanatoriums
are there in the United States?-M. B.
| A. There are more than $50 with more
/ than $4,000 BEDS
! @. What is the endowment of the
! Carnegie peace fund?-W. A. c.
A. Ten million dollars.
O. How far is. Valley Forge from
/ PhiladelDhia? NJ
A. 1t is about "a miles west of Phila-
delphia.
O. What is the name of the large
apartment hotel in New York City built
by the late Arthur Brisbane?-W. F.
A. In 1926 Mr.. Brisbane built the Ritz
Tower.
@. What does "Selah" mean in the
Bible?-N. S.
A. It's precise meaning is not known.
1t is variously described as a musical
rest. recommending of bow of rever-
ence and as an ejaculation corresponding
to halleluJah.
O. Why is Morris dance" so called?
e. H.
A. The name is derived from Moorish
| dance" introduced into England in the
reign of Edward III.
O. How many words are there in the
Oxford English Dictionary?-M. M.
A. There are 414825 words defined.
OF these. 240.165 are main words. There
is total of more than 24,0O0000 printed
words in the entire compilation.
@. Is Avery Brundage still president
of the Amateur Athletic Union?-J. w.
A. jeremiah T. Mahoney is the new
president of the A. A. U.
@. What is meant by triple valuation
of hand in contract bridge?-C. E.
A. The valuation of the hand at ones
own bid, in support of partners bid and
against an adverse bid.
@. Are professions a development OF
modern times?-H. E.
A. They are of very great antiquity.
Religious professions were common to
many of the early religions.
Why Seventeen Comparable
Cities Pay Higher Taxes
To the Editor of The Star:
The President states that II cities
comparable in population with Wash