Evening star., 1937-02-11
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKiN.

Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hdskin, Director, Washington, d. C.
Please fnclose stamp for reply.
@. Must a toast always be drunk in
an alcoholic beverage?-R. A.
A. In this country, for many years,
toasts have often been drunk in water
King George VI of Great Britain has
announced that "A loyal toast will be
honored with equal acceptance in water
or any other non-alcoholic beverages"
O. How many newspapers are issued
in tabloid?-E H
A. There are 46 newspapers in the
United States issued in tabloid or small
formal.
@. Are bananas ripened on the tree
more edible than when picked green
and ripened afterward?-R. P.
A. Frederick Tisdale in Today writes
that bananas ripened on the tree are
hardly fit to eat.
@. How tall is Helen Stephens, the
Missouri sprinter?-S. H.
A. She is almost 6 feet tall and weighs
in single stride Miss Stephens, at 10,
holds the 1oO-meter and 2oO-meter
world records.
@. When was the last public New
Year reception held at the White
HouSe?-F. r.
A. On January /. 1882.
@. When was the commemorative
stamp for the completion of the canaliza-
ton of the Ohio River iSsued?-N. r.
A. 1t was first placed on sale October
II, 1929 1t was 2-cent stamp printed
in red ink The central design was an
Ohio River lock with surrounding
scenery.
@. How many Negroes have gone to
West Point?-B. c.
A. Sixteen colored boys have passed
the entrance examinations and entered
West Point Only four colored men have
graduated from the United States Mill
tary Academy.
@. How much does it cost to run the
nursery where the Dionne quintupletS
lve?-E. r.
A. The running cost of the establish
ment is approximately $4,000 year.
Q. Just what does the expression
Laughing heirs" mean? Where does it
come from?-F. S. w.
A Laughing heirs is a term used
by Germans in referring TO distant rela-
tives who inherit money or property
from some one whose death they do
not mourn.
@. How many laws were passed by
the Seventy fourth Congress?-M. p.
A. 1t passed 1884 laws.
@. Did Col. Lindbergh have to get
permission to fly his plane in Great
Britain?-F. M
A. The British air ministry authorized
Col. Lindbergh to fly his private plane
over Great Britain, provided he does
not engage in commercial flights or
accept pay for his services.
@. What proportion of the watches
made in the United States are wrist
watches?-F M
A. In 1885 there were 100000 watches
of all kinds produced in this country.
About half of them were wrist watches.
@. How many books are there in the
FolSer Shakespeare Library at Wash
ington. D. C.?-E. w H.
A. There are approximately $4,000
books. $4,000 manuscripts, 100000 prints
and 250,OoO playbills.
@. How much money is invested in the
petroleum industry?-C. r. M.
A. 1t was announced by the American
Petroleum Institute on May %, 1886, that
the estimated investment in the petro-
leum industry in the United States had
been placed at s13,276, ,00O0 900 in 1885.
@ What city was the first to adopt
daylight saving time?-E. H. j.
A. 1t was first adopted in New York
City on March 10, 1918, by city
ordinance.
@. Please give some information about
the Isle of Pines.-W. H. J.
A. The Isle of Pines has an area
of 1,180 square miles and a population
of about 5000. 1t is located about so
miles south of Cuba, of which it is a
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by Americans. The chief towns are
Nueva, Corona and Sante Fe. The
island produces citrus fruits, pine
apples and potatoes. Cattle raising is
the chief industry.
@. Where is the Oldest structure in
New England?-E. S.
A. Fort William Henry, at Penaquid
Beach, Me, is the Oldest. It was built
in 1880.
@. How is Duncan Phyfe's last name
pronounced?-M. S.
A. 1t is pronounced as though spelled
fife-to rhyme with life.
@. What was Perry's message after
the battle of Lake Erie?-S. 8. A.
A. I'VE have met the enemy and they
are ours-two ships, two brigs, one
schooner and one sloop." For the first
time in its naval history British fleet
had been compelled to surrender.
@. Where was Eamonn de Valera, the
Irish leader, born?-W. H.
A. He was born in New York City, but
spent his early childhood in Ireland.