Evening star., 1937-08-14

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question Of fact by ,orit,no Tn. Errn,ro
Star Information Burenu, Frederic j.
Hdsk'n. Director, Washington, D. c.
Please inclose stamp TOR reply
| q. How many automobiles are iunked
| in the United States in year?-G
| A. II is estimated that $500 900 cars
were scrapped last year About as per
| cent OF them were passenger cars.
Q. In what State are the most car
| donated soft drinks made?-P. p. D.
A. Texas leads, according to the Census
Bureau, with l4.379, 900 cases year or
8 per cent of the aggregate output for
the United States
@. What is the latest figure on tn.
amount of the public debt. and what j.
| the interest on this sunni. T.
| A. The latest unofficial estimate of the
public debt is that of the National Econ
| omy League which states that as OF
June 30, 1897, the net debt was s4l,l43-
| 900 600 The annual interest on this
| unparalleled sum at the approximated
rate Of 2'7 per cent would be sl.02a.-
| $4,000. 1t amounts to s28Ia.0l3 50 per
day sll74l7.24 per hour. and sl,95sa5
per minute.
Q. How large are the new Army bomb
| ers2-N W. K
A. The flying fortreSses. which are 50 id
to be the worlds largest bombing planes
that have recently been acquired by the
United States Army. are 1000 horse
power craft. The Army has acquired
thirteen such bombers. flying fortress
| weighs sixteen tons is seventy feet long,
hften feet high, and has single spread
OF lO5 feet. This type of plane is known
as 9B-l7 1t is armed with five ma
chine guns designed TO protect it against
attack from any angle. The planes are
equipped with four motors and carry
more bombs than any other ships ever
used by the Army. They are capable of
cruising over $50 miles an hour and
have nonstop radius of more than
5000 miles.
O. What was the first modern horel
in Austin, Tex ?-R c.
A. The Driskill It was built in Tho
80s at cost of s4OO 900. and advertised
that it was furnished throughout with
electric BELLS hot and cold water, ele-
Vator, etc.
@, What other names are used for the
! black widow spider?-H. J.
A. 1t has been called by many names.
among them red rump, hourelass and
shoe button.
Q. How early were fingerprntS used
as means of Identification by the United
States Goyernment?-L. W
A. Gilbert Thompson Of The United
States Geological Survey put his thumb
| print on all commiSsarv orders issued
by him during survey of New Mexico
in 1882
Q In what line did julius Caesar excel7
w. G. c.
A. This Roman statesman and soldier
was remarkably versatile. He eYcelled
in war, in politics. in craftsmanship, in
letters, in oratory and in social gifts.
O. Since the word. sunset. is used. uhv
is there no similar word. moonset2-R. T |
A. The word moonset is in good usa &c,
but is not heard so often as sunset
O. Where is the longest stretch of
cotton road in North Carolina?-C L. R.
of road between Fsison and Clinton
which comprises an experimental high
way. Various weights of cotton sheet
ing have been laid and highway ene-
neers will determine after threp-vear
trial what weight of cotton fabric forms
the best binding layer.
O. When did the famous horse. Justin
! Morgan. live?-C. H.
! A. Justin Morgan was fosled about
| 1893 and died in 1921. He was owned by
| Vermont schoolmaster of that name.
| @. Is John Steinbeck. author Of Mice
and Men, now in this country?-F. s.
A. The author has gone TO Denmark
| and plans to visit Ireland before his
/ return to this country.
O. How many different kinds Of joints
/ are there in the bodv?-E. w.
A. The chief kinds of joints are: Ball
| and socket. as in the hips and shoulders
! hinge. as in the knee. pivot as in the
| upper two vertebrae permitting the skull
| to turn to the right or left. and gliding,
as in the closely packed bones of the
| wrists and ankles
@. Would the highest mountai in in the
| world rise above the surface OF the sea
! il it were in the deepest place in the
| ocean?-A. P.
A. Mount Everest would be about
! mile under water.
Q. How does the number OF morning
| and evening newspapers in New York
! City compare with the number in Lon
| don?-E. H.
| A. London has three evening news
! papers and nine morning papers, while
| New York City has seven evening news +
papers and six morning papers.