Evening star., 1937-01-19
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

question OF fact by ,Driting The Euenino
Sbdr Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hdsktn, Director, Washington, d. C.,
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Q. How many automobile tires were
sold last year?-J T. S.
A. The total was about So OOO, 900. This
would include tires for new vehicles and
requirements. Probably 1897 will see the
sale Of about 54.o0o,OoO.
| @. Please name the American repub-
| lics.-M. B. M.
A. They are as follows: United States
OF America, Mexico, Cuba, Haiti, Dom
inican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras.
Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, El Sal
vador, Colombia, Venezuela. Peru, Ecua-
dor. Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina, Chile,
Paraguay and Uruguay.
Q. Do many women enroll in charm
courses?-E. j.
| A. There are approximately $4,000
| women In this country taking courses inv
charm OF these, 100000 are enrolled in
one school in New York City which gives
correspondence courses.
@. What is the length of the Harvard
Bridge from Boston to Cambridge
| F. L. H.
A. Its length is 2,166 feet rs inches.
@. How many firms are engaged in the
| dog food business?-E. WI
A. In 1886 survey showed that there
were approximately 125 firms making or
distributing canned dog food In addl-
tion there were rs others making or dis
tributing dry foods.
Q. How long has President Carmona
been President of Portugal?-M. L.
A. He has governed Portugal continu-
ously since 1926, having been reelected
once and having had his term extended
once.
@. Has balloon been constructed en-
tirely of synthetic rubber?-A. C. C..
A. The only one of this type is the
Army observation balloon, type C-3
which is undergoing service test at Fort
Sill, Okla. About 200 pounds of syn
thetic rubber compound was used in this
| construction.
Q. How much money did Jim Londosf
win during his fighting career?-P. A.
A. The approximate amount of money
earned by Jim Londos during his career
was s1,000,000.
@. Who wrote the lines. Stone walls
do not prison make, nor iron bars a
cage?"-B. H.
A. Richard Lovelace wrote the lines in
ITO Althea, From Rrison."
q TS thora Fodaro1 6ro oo,tpo;io
J. w.
A. The Federal Fire Council was or
ganized in April, 1880, by collective action
of Government departments and estab-
lishments and established by executive
| order of June 20. 1896, as an official
advisory agency in matters relating to
the protection of Federal employees and
| property from fire.
@. What percentage of doctors fees
are usually collected?-D. C. H.
A. The Committee on the Cost OF
Medical Care says that in good times
collections are from 10 to 20 per cent
below the amount charged. In times
of depression the percentage runs con-
siderably higher.
@. How much did the United States
owe France for help during the Revolu-
tionary War?-D. j. M.
A. Hamilton's report to Congress
showed that the public debt in 1890
amounted to some s54,00000O, of which
about S12000,000 was owed to foreign
creditors, chiefly in France. There vase
also an aggregate of s2l 100000 of the
| State debts. Hamilton proposed to add
this to the national debt, making S75.-
600 900 in all, and recommended that the
National Government assume the State
debts. The national debt was paid dur
ing the first part of the nineteenth
| century.
@. How many tourists visit Cuba?-
E. S. j.
A. Figures issued by the National Tour
iSt Corp. show that 136,894 tourists and
10 months of 1886.
@. How many deaths are caused In
the United States by inhaling gas fumes2
S. j. H.
A. One thousand deaths were caused by
the absorption of poisonous gas in 1884
in the United States.
@. Where, in Paris and Vienna. mavA
one find good examples of Velasquez's
work?-W. w.
| A. There are few works by Velasquez
in the Louvre The chief gem" by this
artist is in the Salon Carre-the portrait
| of the Infanta Margarita. The Louvre
also owns the portrait of Queen Mariana.
In Vienna. in the gallery formerly known
as the Imperial Museum, are the In
fanta Margaretha Theresa. the bust
portrait of Philip w, portrait of the
Infante Philip Prosper. the Infanta
Maria Theresa. BY some authorities the
Laughing Boy" is credited to Velasquez.
| @. Who coined the expression, birth
control?"-G. M.
A. The phrase is accredited to Mar
garet Sanger, who has led movements
| in this direction for more than 80 years.
@. Please give the names of some Of
| the famous actors who have played
| Armand in Camille. III. w.
A. Among the most famous Armands
have been George Jordan, Charles r.
Pope, e. A. Sothern, Mckee Rankin.
william H. Lingard, Henry Miller, Kyrle
Bellew. George M. Clarke Frank Mayo,
Maurice Barrymore and James ONeill.
G. Who invented sky writing?-T E.