Evening star., 1937-12-22
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN,

| BI FKEDERIC J. HASKIN.
reader can get the unsUer to anp
question OF fact by ,priting The Epenino
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Haskin, director, Washington, d. C..
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@. How much does a cubic foot of
snow Weigh?-N. M.
A. Fresh fallen snow ranges from s
to IL pounds cubic foot, while COM
pacted snow weighs from Is TO so pounds
per cubic foot.
@. Does the sun rise in the West and
set in the East at the Isthmus of
Panama?-R. c. c..
A. 1t does not. However, 1t does rise
in the Pacific Ocean and 1t sets in the
Atlantic, since at this point the land
has confguration so that the Pacific
Ocean is east Of the Atlantic Ocean.
@. Do most people use both eyes
equally?-J. G.
person is right-handed or left-handed
he uses his right or left eye more than
the other one.
O. What was the first house built or
Lafayette Square after the White House?
S. w.
A. Decatur House was the first II
was built in 1918 by Commodore Stephen
Decatur with the prize money he re-
ceived in the wars with the Barbary
pirates. The house still stands and an
effort Is being made to save it for
posterity.
Q. Are signaling devices required on
vehicles when hand signals cannot be
seen?-F. w.
A The National Highway Users Con-
ference says that most of the States
have laws which require the use of
directional signaling devices when a
vehicle is so loaded or constructed as
to make ordinary hand signals invisible
Q. Where were the funeral services of
Richard B. Harrison, De Lawd in The
Green Pastures" held?-C. H
A. His funeral services, attended BY
thousands, were conducted at the Cathe-
dral Of st. John the Divine, New York
City, by the Right Rev. William T.
Manning.
@. What is the difference between
trousers worn with tuxedo and those
Worn with full dress coat?-J. N.
A. Many men wear the same trousers
with both coats. If man is meticulous
he wears trousers with wider or double
braid on the outside seam with tails"
@. Please give some information about
radio in Germany.-W. j.
A. There is no radio advertising in
Germany. All broadcasting stations are
owned by the state. There are two ma
tional stations and nineteen district
stations. Germany has 1878, 900 radio
homes and each radio owner pays to the
post office a fee of two reichsmarks a
month (about eighty centS to defray
the governments expense of running the
stations.
@. What causes obesity?-D. p.
A. There are two causes. The first is
overeating and lack of exercise. The
second is abnormal metabolism due most
frequently to disturbance of the glands
of internal secretion.
gangs?-W H.
"A. 4illo Az III Ol IldS CeeH
abolished in the State.
Q, What proportion of the people in
Mexico can read and write?-J. B.
A. In 1880 about so per cent of those
over 10 years Of age could read and write
Probably the percentage now is little
| higher.
| @. Please give some information about
| Fremont Older-W. P.
A. Fremont Older was born at Apple
| ton. Wis., in 1856. At 16 he went to San
Francisco, where he worked on different
newspapers as printer or reporter. He
| was managing editor of the San Fran
cisco Bulletin from 1895 until 1918, when
| he became editor of the Call. In 1929
the papers merged and he remained as
editor. He was powerful opponent of
| political corruption and in 1906 sue
ceeded in having Abe Ruef convicted of
| grating as Mayor. He fought for the
freedom of Mooney and Billings. He
died in 1895.
@. How long has James A. Fitzpatrick
| been making travel shorts?-J. L.
A. Mr.. Fitzpatrick has been making
| these pictures for seven years and in
that time has travelled approximately
| 10000 miles.
| @. What dues are paid by member Of
the New York Stock Exchange2-C. r,
A. The annual dues of the exchange
| members are $1,000.
@. Is there such thing as a cigarette
| that has colored smoke?-E. H
A. Otto l.. Miller of Memphis, Tenn.
has been granted patent on process
| for treating cigarettes to give of vari-
| colored smoke.
@. Who was Pelatiah Webster?-W. H.
A. He was a Philadelphia business
man, remembered for his advocacy of a
| revision of the Articles of Confederation
by creating new Constitution in his
Dissertation of the Political Union and
Constitution of the Thirteen United
States Of North America Q783)" He is,
| therefore, sometimes considered as the
| originator of the Constitution, though
his plan was unlike the product of the
| Federal Convention.
@. How long after Napoleons death
| was his body returned to France?-L. A.
| A. He died at st. Helena in May, 1921.
and was inferred there. His body was
| not taken to Paris until 1840.
@. Where did the little peach origi-
nate2-C r