Evening star., 1937-10-27

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Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Haskin, Director Washington, d. c.
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@. Is Graham .McNamee's singing
voice baritone or tenor?-B. d.
A. His voice is a baritone Of beautiful
quality.
O. Can officers on the retired list OF
the Army or Navy be recalled to active
service?-S. P.
A. In case of need, they may be re-
called to active duty by the Government.
@. How large is Comiskey Park in
Chicago?-W. j.
A. 1t contains fourteen acres and has
a seating capacity of approximately
$4,000 persons.
@. How does the speed of 22-csliber
rifle bullet compare with fast baseball?
r. B. F.
A. Walter JohnSon's fast ball was once
timed at 122 feet a second. The Ma
tional Rifle Association says that the
velocity of .22-caliber rifle bullet varies
from 1,100 to 1,700 or 1900 feet per
second. The velocity is usually around
1,1QO or 1900 feet per second.
@. Who invented the iron lung?-
G. F. A.
A. The iron lung or respirator is the
invention of Prof. Philip Drinker OF
Harvard University.
@. How long has the game of billiards
been played in the United States?-
w. M. F.
A. Tom Foley, an authority on billiards.
dates the real start Of the game in the
United States from the year 1859. The
first national match was played at De-
troit, Mich, April IL, 1859.
O. What is the word for one Of the
hairs which make up the whiskers OF a
cat?-H. K.
A. Such stiff, stout hair is seta.
O. What was the Chatsworth Horror
p. G.
A. 1t was railroad wreck in 1887 near
ChatsWorth, Ill, in which eighty-one
people lost their lives and-S72 we're in
jured.
@. Are some grains of corn male and
others female?-M. J. S.
A. They are not. The corn plant pro-
duces both sexes of flowers. The tassels
are the male flowers and the silk the
female.
@. When was cloth first woven by ma
chinery?-N. H.
A. A practicable power loom did not
come into use until about 1903 1t was
several years before its use became gen.
eral
@. Does a birds song originate In the
larynx?-W. M.
A. The bird S song apparatus is unique.
Unlike sound in other vertebrates, bird
song does not originate in the larynx at
the upper end of the trachea or wind
pipe. but in special organ, the syrirx.
peculiar to birds. This is situated con-
siderably farther down in the body. at the
lower end of the trachea. The larynX IS
present, but lacks vocal cords.
@. What is the greatest prose satire
in English?-W r.
A. 1t is said to be Swift's "A Tale OF
Tub"
@. Please give biography of Victoria
Woodhull.-E G..
A. Victoria Woodruff was born at
Homer. Ohio, in 1888. In 1858 she was
married to DR.. Canning Woodruff, fsom
whom she was subsequently divorced.
She became a speculator in Wall Street
and with her sister. Tennessee Claim,
proprietor of a sensational journal called
woodruff and Claims Weekly. which
supported woman suffrage. In 1872, the
| Peoples party, representing extreme rad
ical organizations, nominated Mrs.
Woodruff for President of the United
States. She Iectured for many years on
various subjects, including woman sui
frage and spiritualism. In 1888 she mar
ried John B. Martin, an Englishman,
and thereafter lived in England until
her death in 1927.
@. When was the Salvation Army
started in the United Ststes?-M. E.
A. George Railton was sent from Eng
] land to organize the Salvation Army in
| the United States in 1880.
@. What philanthropist revoked his
beouests because of estate taXesP-W. M.
A, Jesse 1. STRAUSS, ulp4Oilldt, PAl4dA-
| thropist and merchant, made a Will IN
| 1888 leaving over 100000 in bequests TO
| charitable. philanthropic and educational
| organizations. In 1884 he attached
| codicil to the will revoking all these be-
| quests because of the new estate taxes.
@. For whom is Mason and Dixons
| line named?-W. j.
A. 1t is named for two English mathe-
maticians and surveyors. Charles Mason
and jeremiah Dixon. Between November
| Is. 1853, and December 26, 1857 they
surveyed this boundary line to settle the
constant dissensions between the Lords
Baltimore and the Penn family, the lords
| proprietor of Maryland and Pennsyl-
| vaIlia.
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