Evening star., 1937-10-13
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN,
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question OF fact by writing The Euenino
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Q. Is Roger Pryor related to the band
leader, Arthur Pryor?-L. AL.
A. He is a son of the famous band
conductor, Arthur Pryor.
@. How many Federal Credit Unions
are there noW?-D. C.
A. AS OF June 80. 1887, there were 2,236,
Their loans outstanding amounted to
$ll,152.000. The average size of loans
was $71.
@. Why do dust storms take the more
: fertile part of the soil?-H. w.
A. 1t is because it is lighter. The
coarser grains pile up in sand dunes or
move from place to place along the
ground.
@. When were electric lights installed
in the Capitol and White House?-R. H.
A. They were put in the Capitol in
1879 and in the White House in 1890.
@. How many children has Irene Castle
McLaughlin?-M B.
A. Two. Barbara, age IL, and William,
age 8.
@. What breed of turkey is most gen.
orQIlv roicpd in,
A. Turkey raising is now 50,0OO,OOO
industry in the United States. The
bronze is by far the leading variety.
@. What kind of a government has
Italy noW?-P. B. c.
A. Italy is now referred to as a cor
porative state. The legislative powers of
Parliament were surrendered to the
Council of Corporations, set up Janu-
airy 1S, 1884. Mussolini is the head of
this.
named?-C. S.
A. 1t was named for Charles E. Rush.
more, New York City lawyer, who went
to North Dakota in 1890 to represent .
mining company.
@. What are the four genders in the
English language?-M. D. C.
A. H. c. ONeill in his Guide to the
English Language" thus illustrates the
four genders: Masculine, boy; feminine,
girl; common, parent; neuter, house.
@. When is coal first mentioned as q
fuel?-V. P. C.
r1t tAet l.,
coal is that of Theophrastus. 900 BIC,
who says in his book on stones that
coal is used by blacksmiths in Greece
and Italy.
@. How large personnel can an Amer
ican battleShip accommodate?-G. H.
A. According to Ships Data" the quar-
tiers available in the fifteen battleships
now in commission can accommodate
from one to four cabin officers, between
% and 90 ward room officers, between
25 and 45 Junior officers, from nine to
Is warrant officers, from so to 10 chief
petty officers and about 1000 enlisted
men. The size of the crew of a battle
ship depends on the size of the vessel.
@. When was Lily Langtry last In this
country?-E. w.
A. The actress last tour of the United
States was in 1915.
@. What we're the subtleties sometimes
spoken of in old cookery books as form
ing part of a banquet?-L. H.
A. The subtleties were compositions
either of pastry, sugar, or made up of
different kinds of vegetables and fruits,
-.
positions in butter or spun sugar which
are shown at expositions or other occa-
sions at the present time. They were
placed upon the banquet table to mark
the beginnings or ends of the separate
courses and were usually not to be eaten.
At the coronation banquet of Henry w
of England one of the subtleties was a
pelican sitting on her nest, another rep
resented st. Catherine disputing with the
DOCTORS and the end of the banquet was
marked by a peacock in full panoply.
@. For what purposes could beryllium
be use6?-W. W.
A. Since beryllium is very light and
exceptionally hard and strong, many
believe that it is destined to share with
magnesium and aluminium in the fast
growing demands for light metals to be
used in the construction of aircraft.
@. Who is the patron saint of those
who make hats?-M. r. A.
A. The patron saint of hatters is st.
William of Aquitaine.
@. How is the gold storage vault in
Kentucky protected?-C. S.
A. Fort Knox is in Kentucky, 600
miles inland from the Atlantic Coast,
and within a United States military
reservation. The Federal Government
has completed the construction of
steel and stone storage fortress in which
is stored the surplus gold supply of the
United States. Plans for the building
were prepared by Army Engineers and it
is supposed to be absolutely foolproof.
The main storage part of the building
is below the level of the ground, and
the vaults are protected by every known
scientific method. Four gun turrets of
stone and steel flank the structure which
is set within a steel-fenced inclosure.
There are 1899 enlisted men and 126 off,
GERS at Fort Knox.
@. Who invented the machine for
knitting?-C. H.
A. The first knitting machine was in
vented in England in 1889 by the Rev.
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