Evening star., 1937-04-21
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J, HASKIN.


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question OF tact By Drtttng The Bpentna
Star InTormdtlon Bureau, Frederic J.
Hdsktn, Director, Washington, d. C..
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@. Where are Alfred Gwynne Wander.
bits racing stables? Are any of his
horses entered in the Kentucky Derby7
H. F. G.
A. Mr.. yanderbilt's stables are at Saga.
more Farms, Md Four Of his horses
will run in the Derby -Airf1ame, Tedious,
Grand Play and Victorian Star.
@. When was the game OF racquets
first played in the United States?-A. s.
A. The first court in this country of I
whose origin there is any record was
built in 1850 at the Broadway Racquet
Club on lower Broadway. An earlier
court OF unknown origin stood in Allen
street, off the Bowery.
@. How many mail sacks and pouches
has the Post Office Department.
G. A. F.
A. The Post Office Department says
that when the inventory was taken in
1885 there were 12,44o ,447 mail sacks and
! 1,491 STA mail pouches.
@. Is employment higher among white
people or Negroes?-B. K.
A. According to the census report Of
1880, which lists the employment of males
over 10 years of age, Is per cent Of the
white people are engaged in some gainful
occupation, and 80 per cent Of the
Negroes.
@. Why were the days of the week
given the English names that they bear?
H. A. M
A. The English names are derived
from the Saxons, who substituted their
own language for the names Of the gods
to whom the Roman days were dedi-
Gated. The Saxon days were Suns day,
Moons day, TiWs day, Woden's day,
Thor's day, Frigg's day, Seterne's day.
@. What is the name Of the vessel in
which the coronation oil is kept?-J. M.
A. 1t is called the ampulla and is in
the form of gold eagle surmounting
small hollow vessel.
Q. How many windows are there in
the new Department of Commerce Build
ing at Washington. D. C.2-E. w. M.
A. The building has 5000 windows.
@. What Is the name Of the famous
theater in Toxic and the hotel designed
by Frank Lloyd Wright?-E. J.
A. The Kabuki-ja Theater IN Toxic
is magnificent building in the Japanese
temple style. The Imperial Hotel was
designed by F 'ank Lloyd Wright.
@. What are etesian winds?-H. F.
A. They are winds blowing at stated
times Of the year. applied especially to
north and northeast winds which pre-
vail at certain seasons in the Mediter-
ranean regions. They are due to the
heat of the African Sahara, which causes
huge displacement of air due to super
heating. This is supplied by the cooler
air from Southern Europe
c. Please give Wilfred J. Funks nst
OF the most overworked words.-W. M
A. Mr.. Funk's list Is as follows: Okay,
terrific, lousy contact, definitely, gal,
racket, swell, impact and honey.
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Leon BakSt-W. H.
A. Leon Bakst, Russian decorative
artist, was born in Leningrad, 1866. He
was court painter prior to 1900, but
thereafter devoted his art chiefly to the
designing Of theatrical effects, In which
his influence was revolutionary He de-
signed scenery for "Diaghilev's Ballet"
Sophoclean tragedies, Cleopatra" and
other spectacular dramas. He died in
1924
@. Who wrote the words Of the hymn
beginning, "One sweetly solemn
thought" Pc. j.
A. They are by Phoebe Cary.
@. What are chives?-B T
A. They are tiny threadlike onions,
with a mild, delicate flavor They are
used as a seasoning.
@. How many people have accounts in
savings and loan associations which in
sure these accounts?-N. S.
A. The savings of l,425,l38 persons in
1861 savings and loan associations of
the country were insured up to $4,000
each by the Federal Savings and Loan
Insurance Corporation as of March 81,
1887 The assets OF the institutions IN
sured totaled 81 1855 O91 1886 as of March 81.
Q. Please explain what a f1shway is.
W. w.
A. fishway is a series of pools so
arranged that the fish may climb over a
waterfall by leaping from one pool to
the one above it. The Arrangement Of
the pools is similar to arrangement Of
steps In circular staircase fish ele-
vator is similar to an ordinary elevator.
The fish swim into it, the door closes,
the elevator is filled with water and
lifted so that the top door of the ele-
vator is on level with the top of the
dam, the door then opens and the grating
at the bottom Of the elevator is lifted,
crowding the fish out
@. Are there coal fields in Antarctica7
IT. M. P.
A. Discoveries of coal and fossils bv
geological party of the Byrd Expedition
headed by Quin Blackburn has led to
the conclusion that there may be coal
deposits in the Antarctic. These coal
fields were discovered 1872 nautical miles
from the South Pole at the head of
Throne glacier in the Queen Maud range,
O. How long have sweet peas been
cultivated?-W N.
A. The first record of their cultivation
was In 1899, when Father Franciscus