Evening star., 1937-03-13

A TeUdeT can Qet tne GnSUeT 10 any
question OF tact by mrittnq The Euening
Star Information Bureau. Frederic J.
Huskin, Director. Washington. d. c..
Please inclose stamp for reply,
@. Where is the Going to the Sun High
way?--E. H.
A. It is in Glacier National Park, Mont.
O. Is Hans Luther. the German AM
bassador to the United States, de
scendant of Martin Luther?--M. B.
A. The great Protestant reformer,
Martin Luther. has no direct descendants.
The Ambassador Herr Hans Luther. Is
a descendant of Martin Luther's uncle.
@. Have teachers salaries increased
since last year,. N.
A. Teachers salaries throughout the
country have risen 10 per cent above last
year.
@. Has vitamin B been produced arti-
flcially?-H. w.
A. Vitamin B has been artificially pro-
duced by DR.. R. r. Williams, Bell Tele-
phone Laboratories, and Dr. J. K. Kline,
Merck & Co. Research Laboratories.
@. Who is the national amateur ski
champion?-J K.
A. ALT Engen won the national anna
teur title by record jump of 245 feet,
scoring 2263 points, at the recent meet
near Salt Lake City,
Q. Please compare the average tenn
perature of man with that of some ami
mals-L. T.
A. The mean average temperature of
man taken in the mouth is 984 degrees
F.; the average body temperature of a
dog is 100-10l degrees F.; of a horse,
99-l00 degrees; COW, l0l-l02 degrees;
sheep, 104-l05 degrees; cat, 10l degrees;
pig, 101-l03 degrees; rabbit, 10l-107 de-
| grees; monkey, 101 degrees.
@. How long has the Atlanta Journal
been published?-F N.
A. 1t has celebrated its fifty-fourth
anniversary. 1t was first issued in the
| afternoon of February "a, 1883. Atlanta
then had 10000 inhabitants.
@. What is the fire of ST Anthony?
M. l..
A. This name was applied to a form
of erysipelas. A distemper of this char
acter became epidemic in France IN 1899.
Many. miraculous cures having been
effected by the imputed intercession of
st. Anthony, the order of CanonS Reg
ular Of ST. Anthony was founded the
next year for the relief of those afflicted
with this disease. The order continued
to exist until 1890
g. For what purpose was Faneuil
Hall built?-B. T.
A. 1t was built by Peter Faneuil out
OF his private fortune, as a market house
and town hall for Boston.
@. Is it true that students examination
papers can now be graded by machine?
H. NJ
A. A robot has been perfected that
marks examination papers at the rate
Of 800 sheets an hour The inventor is
r. B. Johnson Of the International Busi-
ness Machines Corp.
@. What is the most powerful United
States lighthouse?-H. G..
A. The Navesink lighthouse guiding
ships into New York Harbor became the
most powerful lighthouse in the United
States in 1884, when it's beam was in
creased to 100000 candlepower.
G. When and by whom was "Ten
Nights in Bar Room" written?-N. F..
A. This temperance narrative was writ
ten in 1855 by T. S. Arthur
O. Was there a famous family of
actors named Vokes?-H G.
A. Rosina, Frederick. Jessie and Vic
toria were members of the Vokes family,
famous English actors. In 1885 the
family toured the United States where
they played in "a Pantomime Rehearsal"
Wig and Gown" and The Circus Rider
@. When did Katherine Mansfield die?
What Is the inscription on her grave?
E. H.
A. The writer died at Avon, near Fon-
talnebleau, France, on January 9. 1923.
Her gravestone is inscribed with the
words: "Out of this nettle, danger, we
pluck this flower, safety"
@. How many musical compositions
are the work Of Johann Strauss. ir.?
e. G..
A. Altogether he wrote around 500
compositions.
Q. Please give some information about
the author of the first biographies used
in the schools.-P P.
A. Jedidiah Morse. author of the first
American school books on geography, was
born in 1761. He was educated at Wood
STOCK Academy and at Yale College,
where he was graduated in 1888. After
teaching for few years, he entered the
congregational ministry. His most i'm
portant work was the authorship of
school books which included Geography
Made Easy 1787; Elements of Geog-
raphy' 179O, and Universal Geog-
raphy' Q814. He died in 1926.
O. Is the Office of Indian affairs to be
moved to the new Interior Building? >
S. N
A. 1t will have permanent quarters in
the new building.
@. How much money is invested in the
radio induStry?-H. L.
A. The estimated total investment in
the radio industry is s4O,0OOO00.