Evening star., 1937-08-07

| Qhest'on OF fact by urttino The Epen,no
| star Information Bureou, Frederic J.
| Hdsktn, Director, Washington, D. C.
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". What was the cost to the Govern
hell1 OF the search for Amelia Earhart?
| w. E M
| "A. The cost to the Government of the
| search for Amelia Earhart and Fred 7
| Noonan was not large, as the men who
look part IN the search received training
In scouting and had to be paid their
regular salaries regardless of the duty
at which they were detailed The Navv
Department says that no figure is avail
| able IN regard to the total cost. The
U. 5. S. Lexington uses 1000 tons of oil
per day when she is operated at her tod
| speed OF "a knots an hour. However.
| curing the search she averaged ONLY
| ABOUT 28 knots per hour. There are 29O
barrels Of oil in ton and the cost per
barrel is 48 cents.
| @ What is the largest indoor theater
| in the world?-H S
| A. Radio City Music Hall, with $500
| seats.
| @. When and where was Bill Robin
SON the popular Negro actor and dancer.
! born?-P. c.
A. He was born on May 25, 1873, in
| Richmond, Va.
Q. Why was the first Monday in Sep
tember chosen for Labor day?-L. s H.
A. 1t was chosen because it was a
| halfway mark for holiday between the
Fourth of July and Thanksgiving.
! Q. VIII 100 pounds Of ice used in
| lOO-pound ice box last longer in COM
| panSon than 80 pounds of ice placed in
a box built to hold that amount of ice?
| N. A. NJ
A. Given two boxes of the same shape
! and with the same wall construction, one
! box having twice the volume of the 9TH
er, 100 pounds of ice in the larger box will
last longer than so pounds in the smaller
| box.
@ Does the tiger inhabit South
| America ?-J T
A. The South American tiger, called
oy lhe natives tiere, is the jaeuar There
are no true tigers IN South America.
Q. In double rainbow, is one the ro
| fection OF the other?-H T.
| A. RalnboWS are often double and
sometimes even triple One is formed BY
hight once reflected inside the raindrops
the second by light three times reflected.
and so on. These several sets of colored
beams, enough for several distinct rain
| boVS, may emerge at such angles that
they overlap as they enter the eve,
| @. Does the United States Army carry
out executions with a firing squad?-
J. MGR
A. The United States Army uses
| hanging as the method of execution.
| Inc practice OF carrying out a death
| sentence by shooting was discontinued
about the time of the Civil War.
@. Why are candles put on birthday
| cakes?-W. H G.
A. The use Of candles is traced to great
| antiquity. Light is associated with an
expression of Joy.
| Q. Please give list of important peo-
| pie OF lllegltlmate births. D. Y.
A. William the Conqueror, King of
| England, Alexander the Great, Alexander
| Hamilton, first Secretary of the United
| States Treasury; Erasmus, philosopher,
scholar and thinker; Leonardo da Vinci.
famous Italian painter, Borodin. musical
composer Alexandra Dumas, father. and
| AieXandre Dumas, son, both famous
noVeIlStS; William Franklin, son of Ben
| Jamln Franklin, CoSlma Wagner, wife
OF the great German composer, James
| SmlthsOn. donor and founder of the
| Smithsonian Institution, Booker T
Washington, famous Negro educator. and
ErpGprlpy
| diplomat.
@. What kind of glue may be used to
mend Celluloid?-J H. S.
A. To Join two parts of celluloid, applv
glacial acetic acid in the same vav a,
mucllage and at once press the parts to-
gether.
G. Please give post Offices farthest
north, east, south, west, highest. lowest
and most central in the United States
j. R. P
A. The post Office at Climax Lake
| County, Colo, is the highest; the
| post office at Mecca, Riverside County.
| Calf, is the lowest, Key West, Fla,
is the most southern; EaStport, Me, is
the most eastern: Oak Island, Lake OF
the Woods County, MINI, the most
northern; the one at Tatoosh, Clalam
| County, Wash, the most western.
and the one at Smith Center, Smith
County, Kans, the one nearest the
geographical center Of the United States.
G. What were the first numbers drawn
in the three drafts for World War service
in the United States?-J. S
A. The first and second drawings were
made by the Secretary of War, Newton D.
Baker. The number drawn in the first
drawing was 258, on July 20, 1917 The
number in the second drawing was 246,
on June 27, 1918. In the third drawing,
President Wilson drew the number which
was 322. This was September 3d. 1918.
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