Evening star., 1937-12-10


question OF fact by ,oritino The Evening
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hasktn, director, Washington, d. c.
Please inclose stamp for reply.
Q. How many years do thoroughbredg
usually race?-N. w.
\. The term of racing usefulness In
usually between five and eight Yeas.
@. How are the unemployment cards
to be tabulated?-J. H. D.
A. The cards received from the unem-
ployment census will first be edited and
the information transferred to other
cards, which, in turn, will be arranged
and fed into a machine which counts
and numbers them. After this the cards.
will be ready for the card punchers.
There will be nearly 400 operators on
these machines and they will start work
during the early part of December.
Workers who are residents Of Washing
ton, D. c., nearby Virginia and Maryland
and who have a civil service rating, are
employed. The work is only temporary.
@. What ten counties in the United
States have the largest populations
S. L.
A. In order, they are Cook County.
Ill; Kings County, N. Y; Los Angeles
County, Calf; Philadelphia County,
Pa; Wayne County, Mich; New York
County, N. Y; Bronx County, N. Y;
Allegheny County, Pa; Queens County,
N. Y, and Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
Q. How many road maps are given
away by oil companies?-B. T.
A. The number is estimated at 1885,
100000.
O. Who is now the King Of Siam
D.F.
A. The present King of Siam is His
Majesty King Amanda, born September
20, 1925, He succeeded his uncle, former
King Prajadhipok, on his addiction
March 2, 1885.
Q. How many submarines are au-
thorlzed but not under construction for
the United States Navy?-J. H.
A. The Navy has been authorized to
build six submarines during the fiscal
year 1899 in connection with the general
building program. These are to replace
averaged submarines. 1t is estimated
that they will cost from SIS, ,0O0,0 900 to
s30.0OO,O00
O. What is the average size Of church
membership in the United States?-
M. w. H.
A. For the country as a whole the av-
erage number of members to a church
is 235, being 546 for urban and lis for
rural churches. These figures vary de-
cidedly among the denominations.
@. Who wrote the poem ITO Will
Rogers" which was read at the dedica-
ton of the Shrine to the Sun on
Cheyenne Mountain?-W H.,
A. The poem is by Angela Morgan.
@. Please name the five Senators and
five Representatives who served in Con-
gress the longest time?-L. w. c.
A. In the Senate: Justin S. Morrill,,
Thomas H. Benton, William B. Allison.
William E. Borah and W. Aldrich In the
House of Representatives: Henry H.
Bingham, Thomas S. Butler, Frederick
H. Gillett, Gilbert N. Haugen, Edward
w. Pou.
compoSed?-C. H.
"a VII ACSCllO dIi oNCi bAAC
Mutual Broadcasting System, Mr.. Berlin
said that he had written approximately
600 songs.
@. How many alligators are there at
the St. Augustine Alligator r-ostrich
Farm2-M. G.
A. 1t has 5000 alligators.
@. In what age group are there the
most criminals?-C. H.
A. In the first nine months Of this
year out OF 100000 arrests the largest
number Of prisoners in any age group
we're % years old. More than half the
total arrests were Of persons under 80
years of age.
@. Why is China referred to as the
Celestial Empire?-C. F.
A. The name was taken from the Chi
nese appellation for the country, Tien
Chao or Heavenly Dynasty.
@. How many people go TO Saratoga
Springs to take the baths?-A. F. S.
A. The records are kept in a different
way. During the fiscal year, which ended
June 30, 1887, 1882 treatments were
given at the baths of Saratoga, owned
and operated by the State of New York
at Saratoga Springs. During the same
period 1857 069 bottles of Geyser, Hat
horn and CoeSa waters were sold.
c. Who played the part of Emperor
Jones in Louis Gruenberg's opera of that
title?-H. L. G..
A. Lawrence Tibbett created the role.
Q. Please define incunabula?-J. w.
A. Incunabula are books of the cradle
days of printing, books printed in the
fifteenth century. The known incunabula
represent about $4,000 editions and in
clude products of such famous early
printers as Gutenberg. Jenson, Caxton
and Aldus Manutius. Notable collections
in the United States are in the Library
of Congress, Pierpont Morgan Library.
New York; John Carter Brown Library
and Annmary Brown Memorial, Provi-
dence. and the Huntington Library at
San Marino, California.
@. What kind of ink was used In en-.
crossing the Declaration Of independence
and the Constitution Of the United
States?-T. L.
A. Iron gallo-tennate ink.