Evening star., 1937-01-25
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

q~cottoH VI JuCL Oy WHtHD IHe Evening
Star Information Bureau. Frederic J.
Hnskin, director. Washington. D. c.
Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. How often had the West Point
cadets and Annapolis midshipmen been
in the inaugural parades before this
year?-J. w. F. H.
A. The midshipmen had participated
in the following inaugural parades in
Washington, D. c.: 1901, 1905, 1913,
1917. The West Point cadets had par
ticipated In the inaugural parades of the
following years: 1873, 1901, 1905. 1909.
1913, 1917.
@. At what season Of the year is
pneumonia most prevalent?-S. T.
A. Two-thirds OF the cases occur in
the Winter and Spring, and one-third
in the Summer and Fall.
@. At what interest rate were the
Government resettlement loans made
last year?-A. j.
A. At per cent. It was found in
some localities tenant farmers had in
the past paid an interest charge either
directly or indirectly of from 20 to 35
per cent.
@. Who invented the treadmill used in
English prisonS?-J. w.
A. The treadmill is the invention of
Sir William Cubit and was introduced
into the prisons of Great Britain about
1920. 1t has been generally abolished.
@. What are the two leather pouches
for that are carried on either side of the
saddle horn by the Royal Canadian
Mounted Police?-J. r.
A. The wallets are used % to keep
grooming kit in for the horse and the
other for personal belongings, important
papers, If necessary, and similar articles.
@. Why was iodine SO named?-
M. B. G.
A. 1t receives its name from a Greek
word meaning violet light. 1t is So
called because Of the color Of its vapor.
It was discovered in 1911 by Courtois.
@. What is travelling sidewalk
A. This is system consisting Of mov-
able, parallel, continuous platforms to
carry passengers from one point to
another. They were first practically
tested at the Worlds Columbian Exposi-
ton in Chicago in 1893 and since then
successfully installed in Berlin. The
sidewalk built for the Paris Exposition
in 1900 was three miles long.
W. H. -A' 40 'i'e 0'Ai'' oauSe"A''-
A. This is line of three perpendicular
cliffs on the northeastern coast of Ire
land. According to legend they were
built by giants. The three cliffs are
formed Of vertical basalt columns and
called the Little Causeway, the Middle
Causeway and the Grand Causeway.
The last has a width Of nearly 120 feet
and extends about 500 feet into the sea.
@. When was Eton College, England,
founded?-R. j.
A. It was founded in l440 by Henry
vi. It was intended as a preparatory
school fer Kings College, Cambridge.
O. Who was Sojourner Truth?-E. Fl.
A. She was Negro lecturer, born in
Ulster County, New York, about 1870.
In 1927 she escaped from Michigan,
where she was held as slave, and dis
carded her real name for Sojourner
Truth. Though quite illiterate she spoke
with much natural talent on emancipa.
ton and other reforms.
@. What is the name Of the battle
ground at Belleau Woods, France?-E. j.
A. The battle ground was dedicated
in 1923 as permanent memorial to the
Americans who fell there, and its name
was changed to Bois de Ia Brigade de
Marine.
@. Where in Pennsylvania Is there a
home for retired music teachers?-
j. K. L.
A. The Presser Home for Retired
Music Teachers is in Germantown, Pa.
@. How much money has Tobacco
Road" made in its long run?-E. F.
A. The play has earned its producers
approximately $1,500,000.
@. Who were the leading lawn tennis
players of 1936?-C. G. H.
A. The United States Lawn Tennis
Association lists the following as the
best man players of the year: Donald
Grant. The best woman players were
Alice Marble, Helen Jacobs and Sarah
Palfrey Fabyan.
, @. What is the meaning Of the word
tycoon?-H. M.
A. 1t is Chinese word meaning great
prince. The title was formerly conferred
by foreigners on the shogun or COM
mander in chief of the japanese army.
@. How many people live in the Fiji
1slandS?-B. G.
A. About 10000. Of these $4,000 are
natives.
@. What kind Of glass is used in the
windows of the dirigible Hindenburg?-
E. G.
A. Plexiglas is used in the windows.
It Is unbreakable.
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From the Burlington Qowa) Hawkeye Gazette.
Government budgets get so big they
Just can't be budged.
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