Evening star., 1937-05-05
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

| BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
A rrader can get the dnsDer to any
question OF fact by ,Dr.tino The Evening
Star Information Bureau Frederic J.
Haskin, Director, Washington. D. c.
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Q. What racing greyhound Is consid-
cred the best?-G. B.
A. Mick the Miller is recorded as the
greatest racing greyhound that ever lived.
HIS exact breeding is unknown. He was
owned by Father Brophy, an Irish priest,
who, in 1929, took the dog to London
and entered him in a race there. The
dog won $50,000 in purses for his owners
and almost countless cups and trophies.
He was retired in 1881 and is quartered
at Walton on Thames for breeding pur-
poses. He is now II years old.
O. What proportion of purchases are
made In the United States on some sort
of deferred payment plan?-N. K.
A. In 1886 deferred payments were
estimated at sl3OOO,OO 900, and formed
IS per cent of the total purchases.
". blO Ille yOuJIl llUStel movement
originate in this country?-H. j.
A. Germany has had youth hostels
for IS years. Herr Richard Schirrmann
started the first of these near Altena.
Westphalia, and by the time the war
began there were 200 hostels in that
country.
@. What airlines received safety
awards?-W. M H.
A. The National Safety Council pre-
sented awards to Eastern Air Lines,
Northwest Airlines and Pennsylvania
Central Airlines for their outstanding
safety records.
O. Where is the largest Unitarian
church in tn world?-N. R.
A. Peoples Church in Chicago is tho
largest. 1t has $500 members.
@. What continent has the greatest
mean altitude?-W. K.
A. Antarctica, with mean altitude
of 5000 feet. Asia is next, 5000 feet
mean altitude; then North America, 1000
feet; Africa, 900 feet; South America,
1900 feet; Australia, 1000 feet; Europe,
$50 feet.
for the observance of Arbor day?-S w.
A. Thirty-six. In six States it is a
legal holiday, and in three it is legal
holiday in the schools.
@. When was the American Radio
Relay League formed?-J. H.
A. In May, 1914, H. P. Maxim and
another Hartford amateur, c. D. Tuska,
sat down and wrote letter to each one
of the amateurs listed at that time in
the Government call book, announcing
the formation of the American Radio
Relay League, outlining its purposes and
soliciting membership.
Q. How hot is a redhot iron?-M c.
A. Iron glows red at a temperature Of
$50 degrees.
@. What is the greatest number Of
eggs laid by any one hen in a year?
Where?-R. F. B.
A. The Office of poultry husbandry
says that Leghorn hen at Corvallis,
| Greg, in 1934-5 laid $50 eggs in 365
days, which is the greatest official record
known.
Q. When invited for a week end, how
long should one stay?-W. F.
A. The person giving the invitation
| generally specifies the exact time that
| is meant. Usually a week end means
from Friday afternoon or from Saturday
lunch to Monday morning.
Q. want to find the quotation, I'VE
do not count mans years until he has
nothing else to count" 1t is so pertinent
to this discussion about the age of judges!
S. w. H.
A. 1t is found in Emersons "Old Age"
@. In what cemetery in New York is
there a monument called the War Dog?
w. j. H.
A. In the animal cemetery at Harts-
dale, N. Y, there is a monument in the
form OF German shepherd dog wearing
| Red Cross insignia, water bottle and
leather helmet lying at his feet.
Q. What is the derivation of the word
Barcelona?-J. w.
! A. The city in Spain is named after
the Carthaginian, Hamlcar Barca, who
| founded it.
! O. Who appeared with the late Marilyn
Miller in Sunny" about 1925?-W. j. H.
A. The cast included Joseph Cawthorn
| Clifton Webb, Jack Donahue, Paul
Frawley and Mary Hay.
| Q, How is Westminster Abbey heated?
| w. H.
| A. 1t is heated by oil.
| @. What famous Italian artist was
tailor?-C. H.
A. Annibale Carracci was taught the
tailoring trade, but under the instruction
of Lodovico Carracci he rapidly became
a great painter.
| @. After Lincolns death, in how MANY
| places did his body lie in state?-H. r.
| A. In fourteen cities.
| @. How much did it cost to care for a
man in transient camp?-E. N.
| A. The average cost of feeding and
lodging a man in the transient camps
was about "a cents day. These camps
were financed by the Federal Govern
| ment.
| @. How large Is Lake Champlain?-
G. E. A.
| A. 1t is 125 miles long and varies in
width from one-half mile to Is miles.
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! From the Omaha World-Herald.