Evening star., 1937-01-13
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

L 1AAOhiANs L
reader can get the GnSper to any
question OF fact by ,Drtttng The Euentng
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hdsktn, Director, Washington, d. C.
Please tnclose stamp for reply.
@. How many automobiles were reg
istered in l936P-C. M.
A. Motor vehicle registrations reached
28,5O0.0OO in 1886.
@. At what age is the Long Island
duckling marketed?-H. G.
A. When about 10 weeks old Lor~
Island farms furnish about 80 per cen
of the commercial crop.
Q. How recently has a cardinal of :
nationality other than Italian bee
elected Pope?-N. S.
A. The National Catholic Welfare Con-
ference says that the last non-Italia
Pope was Adrian VI. whose pontifica;
/ lasted from January 8, 1922, to Septem-
Der IA, 1923 He was a Dutchmar.
named Adrian Dedel, born at Utrech.
Netherlands, in March, 1859.
Q. Is mail going to Germany opened
before it reaches the person to whom :.
is addresSed?-J. H.
A. In order to control the currency.
both incoming and outgoing mail i
censored at the present time in Ger
many.
Q. Please give some information abou
the new Hiram Walker Canadian Gu
electric sign in Chicago.-W. H.
A. A total of 8,722 lamps is required
for the sign. 1t has 1899 feet Of neon
tubing, four miles of electric wiring and
900 feet of high-tension cable. 1t is
approximately $50 feet long and weigh
225 tons. The letter c in Canadian Club
is 33 feet high, while the smallest letters
in Inc. are II inches high.
@. Did Flotow write THE Last Rosc
OF Summer"?-G. w.
A. 1t was interpolated in Flotow's
opera, Martha" but the lyric is the
work of Thomas Moore. The air is all
ancient one.
@. What is the "Fopish Plot" .
F. D. M
A. This was a fictitious plot impli-
eating the Duke of York and others i
high places, invented by Titus Oatc
l678) who alleged that the Catholic
were about to massacre the ProtestantS.
burn London and aSSassinate the King.
Some 80 innocent persons were executed
and Oates obtained great wealth by re-
vealing the supposed plot, but ultimately
he was pilloried, whipped and i'm
priSOned.
Q. What did DR.. A S. w RoSenbach
pay for the Button Gwinnet letter and
some pages of the "Pickwck Papers?"
F. w.
A. The collector acquired the Button
Gwinnet letter for $4,000 and five pages
OF the "Pickwick Papers" for $4,000.
O. What is the name of the man in
New York who makes hobby of raising
blue gentians?-H R. w.
A. DR.. George F. Norton of Norwich,
N. Y, has nearly five acres planted in
these flowers. On receipt Of postage he
will send package of seeds and planting
directions to any one who can plant the
seeds in place provided with perfect
drainage and constant moisture.
@. Please give some information about
James A. Herne.-H. F.
A. The actor and dramatiSt was born
at Troy. N. Y, in 1640. He appeared
mainly in his own plays, among which
were Hearts of Oak" Margaret Flem-
ing" >" The Rev. Griffith Davenport" and
Sag Harbor." His rural comedy, Shore
Acres was one of the most successful
dramas of the American stage and was
played for six years Mr. Herne was an
actor of great ability and a successful
stage manager. He died in 1901.
@ What is the name Of the poem be-
ginning, Grow old along with me, the
! best is yet to be?"-E. w.
| A. 1t is Rabbi Ben Ezra" by Robert
Browning.
@. Are any of Cristofori's pianos in
eXistence?-P. S.
A. Cristofori. harpSichord maker, in
vented the piano. Two of his pianos are
known to be in existence One dated
1920 is in the New York Metropolitan
Museum; the other, dated l726, is in the
museum in Florence
@. What is a sizar?-T H. K.
A. A sizar is an undergraduate of
Cambridge or of Trinity College, Dublin,
who receives grant from the college to
assist in paying his expenses. Formerly
sizarS were expected to undertake GER
tain menial duties now performed by
college servants. The name is taken to
show that one so assisted received his
sizes or Sizings free.
@. How much does it cost to prepare
the engraving for a new postage stamp?
R. E. T.
A. 1t costs from $500 to $500, depend
ing upon the size of the stamp and
amount of detailed work
@. When will Venus be the brightest
| this year?-A. L.
A. II. will reach its greatest brilliancv
! in the evening sky on March IL and in
the morning sky on May %.
@. Who has been appointed to the
| United States Senate to fill the seat of
the late Senator Peter Norbeck Of South
Dakota?-M. r.
A. Herbert Hitchcock, Democratic State
chairman has been appointed to serve
until the election in 1888.
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