Evening star., 1937-12-24

ss~' A"J" HtuttcH o"eUu, FTeueTfC y.
Hdskin, director, Washington, D. C,
Please irclose stamp torreplY.
O. Hasn't the Tin Can Tourist Con-
vention meeting place this winter been
changed from Tampa to Sarasota,
Fla. a.?-E E. G.
A. The original plan was to meet In
Mexico City in 1888. This was later
changed to Tampa and then to Sarasota,
where the convention has been held for
the last seven years. Sarasota has the
largest tourist park in the world. The
park contains nearly 120 acres, half OF
which Is now developed and ready for
tra1lers or other types Of camping units.
1t is now prepared to accommodate over
1000 units. The Tampa camp can take
care of only about 900 units at present
@. How much money was spent on
armaments in 1937?--W F..
A. The "Armaments Yearbook" Of the
League Of Nations shows that the worlds
expenditures on armamentS In 1887
amounted to $1l,857 ,0000 900.
@. How many azalea bushes are there
on the Azalea Trail Of Mobile?-F. D.
A. On this trail are at least 1000 00G,
azalea shrubs-in the gardens and in the
parkings along the streets.
@. Please give list of the mystery
stories that are included in the gift of
books from the American Booksellers
Association to President Roosevelt
II. K.
A. They are as follows: FLOWERS for
the Judge" by Margery Allingham; IN
Poirot Loses Client" by Agatha
Christie; Harvard Has Homicide" by
Timothy Fuller; Lady in the Morgue,'
by Jonathan Latimer; "Busmans Honey
moon" by Dorothy L. Sayers; ITO Walk
the Night" by William Sloane and The
Hand in the Glove" by Rex Stout.
@. Who composed Silent Night, Holy
Night" ?-J. w. L.
A. 1t was written by Josef Mohr, an
assistant priest. and Franz Gruber, an
organist. Josef Mohr was ordained a
priest in 1914. Four years later he went
to Oberndorf and there met Franz
Gruber, who acted as organist. Desiring
some new music for Christmas service,
the two collaborated and on Christmas
Day in 1918 the song was sung for the
first time in the Church of st. Nicholas
at Oberndorf.
United States?-F. P.
A. There are about 6,812,3 $50. 3,
@. What is meant by Fleet mar
riages?-C. L. G.
A. They were clandestine and irregular
marriages performed at Fleet Prison in
London by debtor clergymen. Though
not illegal the system was so abused that
it was abolished in the reign of
George II.
@. How many people drive automobiles
in New York City?-J. M.
A. There are 800,0 900 drivers in the city.
O. How fast does meteor travel?-
G. w.
A. Meteors travel at a terrific rate,
more than 60 miles a second. The speed
of the earth around the sun Is only
about 1875 miles second.
O. Why is Hampton Roads so called?-
C. P.
A. Roads is contraction of the word
roadstead, which is place of anchorage.
Hampton Roads was named for Hanp-
ton Creek. 1t is broad deep channel
which connects the estuary of the James
River with the Chesapeake Bay.
G. In what year was there the largest
per capita consumption of tobacco
G. K.
A. The all-time peak in tobacco con-
sumption was seven and three-fourths
pounds per capita in 1917.
O. Who erected the War Correspond
ents' Arch in Maryiand?-E. C. U.
A. The War Correspondents Arch was
erected by Mr.. George Alfred Townsend
on his mountain estate, Gapland, Md,
in 1896. The inscription reads: ITO the
Army Correspondents and Artists, 1861
65, whose tolls cheered the camps,
thrilled the fireside, educated the prov
inces of rustics into bright Nation of
readers, and gave incentive to narrate
distant wars and explore dark lands.r
Erected by subscription, 1885,"
@. Who was "Miser" Paine?-V. T.
A. j. H. Paine was a composer and
critic who was friend of Frank Chick
ering's. 1t was generally supposed that
Paine was poor. His name is associated
with an experience which befell his ben
efactor, Chickering. To the latter Paine
intruSted package wrapped in ban
dana handkerchief. Assuming that the
content was manuscripts, Chickering
placed the package in safe. Seventeen
years later the Impoverished" friend
died. In the presence of Paine's legal
representatives, the package was opened.
1t contained over S400 900 worth Of bonds
and cllrrency.
@. What is meant by murrain?-W. j.
A. Any plague of domestic animals is
known as a murrain. The term, there
fore, refers to anthrax, rinderpest, pleu-
ropneumonia, foot and mouth, and other
diseases.
@. What Scottish nobleman was called
"Bell-the-Cat"?-W. M.
A. Archibald Douglas. Fifth Earl of
Angus, was known as "Bell-the-Cat" and
also as The Great Earl"
O. What State had the first poor
house?-K. w. M.
A. Massachusetts established the first
poorhouse in 1860.
@. What is the average age and size
of men who join the New York City
police force?-K. H.
A. The average policeman now enter
ing the force is % or "a years old, feet
or 10 inches in height, and weighs .
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