Evening star., 1937-06-18
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.


Star Information Bureau. Frederic J.
Hask1n, Director, Washington, D. C.
Plcase tnclose stamp for reply
=. Which is the most valuable horse
racing in America this year?-B, 8.
A. War Admiral is said to be. This Is
not entirely because OF his past pe-.
formances on the track, but also be.
cause Of future racing and his possible.
ties as potential sire after his racing
days are over.
Q. For what countries did the United
States coin money last year?-A. E. S.
A. For Cuba, Honduras, Mexico.
Nicaragua, Venezuela, Costa Rica, CO.
lombia and San Salvador This coinage
totaled 72l80,449 pieces.
@. How many States have laws against
hitch -hiking?-C. N.
A. Fifteen States and the District Of
Columbia. In addition, twenty -four
States have laws releasing drivers from
financial responsibility for such pas
sengers in case of injury, except when
Wilfully inflicted.
O. How much money is spent in year
for medical care in the United States?
S. T.
A. DR.. Alexis Carrel estimates the sum
at 3,50O,OO0OOO.
@. What kind Of animal is an okapi?
w. M.
A. This is the native African name for
a recently discovered animal of the
giraffe family (Ocapia johnstonD. The
first complete skin sent to Europe was
received in England from Sir H. H,
Johnston in 1901. The okapi is about
five feet high at the withers The FORE
head is red, the cheeks yellowish white,
While the neck, shoulders and body range
from Jet-black to purplish and wine red.
The hind quarters and hind and fore
legs are snowy white or cream color,
touched with orange and transversely
barred with purplish black stripes and
blotches. The only okapi in captivity IS
in the ZOO at Antwerp, Belgium.
@. Who first called frankfurters hot
dogs?-M. E.
A. The American Motorist gives credit
to T. A. Dorgan, the cartoonist, who was
famous as Tad"
@. What is the name Of Archibald
MacLeish's poetic drama that was given
on the radio with Burgess Meredith in
the cast?-H. w.
A. 1t is entitled "The Fall of the City,
and is now available in book form.
Q. What airplanes besides the China
Clipper operate between the United
States and China?-D. H.
A. The Hawaiian Clipper and the
Philippine Clipper.
@. Is the difference between grade A
and grade B milk a difference in fat
content?-L. o. H.
A. Milk is graded not on fat content,
but on its meteorological count Under
the regulations of New York City, grade
A allows for count up to 10000 after
pasteurization, while grade B may have
a count Of not more than $4,000. Ger
titled raw milk must not have a count
greater than 10000.
@. How many children attend kinder.
garten schools in this country?-B. c. D.
A. Approximately 100000.
@. Is Boulder Dam easily accessible to
tourists?-J. w. T.
A. Eight transportation lines run into
Boulder City. One may travel there by
bus, airplane, train or automobile. The
roads leading in and out are excellent.
@. How deep is Crater Lake?-L E.
A. This lake in Southern Oregon is
1000 feet deep. The national park in
which it lies contains $50 square miles.
@. When leaves on trees show their
undersides, is it sign of rain?-A r. j.
A. Prof. Humphreys of the United
States Weather Bureau says that many
plants undergo some changes on the
approach of rain. The hanging of the
leaves so as to show their undersides,
when viewed laterally or at distance,
is owing to changes in the leaf stalk
on the absorption of moisture. SINH
larly, all noticeable plant changes on
which weather predictions are based
result from variations in humidity, tenn
perature, and sunshine. Plant signs,
however, are not regarded as reliable
guides to coming weather.
@. What was the amount awarded
Nobel Prize for Literature?-R. M.
A. Eugene ONeill received approxi-
mately s40,555 as winner of the 1896
Nobel Prize for Literature.
@. What is the bright star appearing
low in the Southeast after dark?
R NIB.
A. 1t is the planet Mars. 1t will be
an evening star throughout the month
of June. 1t is visible from sunset to
sunrise.
@. What are the apocryphal books Of
the New Testament?-W. H. N.
A. The excluded books of the New
Testament include the Book of James.
the Gospel Of Nicodemus. the Gospel Of
Peter, the Revelation of Peter, the Genu-
inc Epistle of st. Clement and the Epistle
of Barnabas.
@. Is Maurice Evans still playing
Richard II" in New York?-H. L. H.
A. Maurice Evans closed king Rich
ard II" in New York on May 20.
O. Was any of the mail carried on the
Hindenburg saved and delivered in this
country?-S. c. F.
A. Two hundreds and fifty pieces Of
mail-147 letters and l03 postcards-of
the $50 pounds of mail carried by the
Hindenburg on its last trip were saved
that had addresses that could be de-
ciphered and delivered.