Evening star., 1937-05-24
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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question OF fact by ,uriting The Euentng
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Haskin, Director, Washington, d. c.
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@. How many tourists from the United
States visited Canada last years.. T.
A. over sixteen million. Over four
million automobiles from this country
toured in Canada during the year.
F. B. L.
A. The water moccasin is perfectly
capable OF biting a person under water.
and will do so II annoyed. While not so
deadly as its relative, the rattlesnake,
the water moccasin is nevertheless
capable Of inflicting dangerous wound,
@. How far on each side of the canal
does the Panama Canal Zone extend?-
r. D. j.
A. The Canal Zone Is a strip OF land
extending five miles on either side Of the
axis of the Panama Canal, but not in
cluding the cities of Panama or Colon.
The port at the Caribbean entrance
formerly part of Colon is Cristobal. and
that at the Pacific entrance is Balboa,
while to the east of Panama is the resi-
dental town of Ancon, the location Of
the Governors house.
Q. What sentence was meted out to
the kidnaper of Mrs Stoll?-A L..
A. Thomas H. Robinson, kidnaper Of
Mrs. Alice Stoll was captured in Glen
dale, Calf, in May, 1896. The kid
naplng took place on October 10, 1884.
Robinson pleaded guilty to the kidnapping
and accepted life imprisonment without
fight rather than risk trial and prob
able hanging. He was Immediately in
carcerated in Leavenworth Prison and
has now been removed to Alcatraz.
Q. What Is the correct name for the
white area Of the f1ngernails commonly
known as half-moons?-H. G.
A. 1t is called the lunula.
@. What is the name OF the blind
newspaper columnist who received the
heroism award from Kate Smth?-W r.
A. Miss H. Katherine Smith, Sunday
columnist of the Buffalo, N. Y, Courier
Express, received the award AS far as is
known she is the only active newspaper
woman in the United States without
sight.
@. What was the maiden name of Sec
retary Of War Woodrings wife?-H. w,
A. Mrs. Woodring is the former Helen
Coolidge, daughter of Senator and Mrs,
Marcus A. Coolidge.
9. Did William Gillette attend college?
H NJ
A. He went to Yale He embraced a
theatrical career Immediately AFTER
ward
@. Why are cranberries 50 called?-
Ell.
A. Cranberries are borne on slender
curved stalks resembling somewhat the
neck Of crane. From this comes the
name crane-berry, later modified to
cranberry.
Q. Who said. 1T is much easier to be
critical than to be correct?-M. NJ
A. The expression was used by Ben
jamin Disraeli in the House of Commons
on January "a, 1860.
@. Was Johannes Gutenberg the real
name Of the inventor?-W. H.
a. 4AlN lNcoV1sdGlOilS ttllU 10 SHOW LIldC ne
changed his real name Hans Ganzfeisch
de Sulgelock, for political reasons and
assumed the name of his mothers family,
Gutenberg.
Q. Where did canned corn originate?
H. G.
A. In 1889 Isaac Winslow attempted to
can corn at Portland. Me. 1t was not
Until 1888 that tho
ful, at which time he applied for a
patent
c. Who was the poet who was be-
queathed legacy by John Jacob Astor?
e. w.
A. Fitz-Greene Halleck was for long
period the confidential agent of John
Jacob Astor. When the latter died he
willed him an annuity for the rest OF
his life and named him one of the
original trustees of the Astor Library.
@. How did hospitals start?-L. T.
A. They began as adjuncts to temples
OF worship later with Christian churches,
Q. How long was Emma Queen OF the
Netherlands?-T. D.
A. She became the queen of William
III upon her marriage in 1880, and ruled
as regent from his death In 1890 until
the majority of her daughter Wilhelmina
in 1898
@. What are moonlight schools?-E.
S. T.
A. The name was given to evening
classes held out Of doors for adults on
long Summer evenings in districts where
families were poor and isolated.
@. When were bonded warehouses
first eSta tablished?-M. S.
A. The system was first authorized
IN England by an act of George III in
1902. The excise system of warehousing
dates from 1923. In 1882 the excise and
customs systems were assimilated.
@. How is Death Valley supplied with
water?-F. R.
A. 1t is watered by the Amargosa River
and Furnace Greek.
@. Who named the Champs -Elysees?-
G. O.
A. This celebrated boulevard In Paris
was named by Louis XIV.
@. What is the total length Of navi-
gable rivers In the United States?-T M.
A. 1t Is now over o, 500 miles. At least
forty rivers have been improved by
canalzation.