Evening star., 1937-06-23
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

question OF fact by icritinp The Epentno
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Haskh, Director, Washington, D. c.
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@. Do base ball players nave to pay
a higher rate for insurance?-R. C.
A. Professional base ball players may
get lie insurance at ordinary rates.
@. Where is the largest motion picture
screen in the world?-W. H.
A. 1t is the one at the Paris Exposition
which is 180 feet wide
@. What has been done with the old
Winter quarters of Barnum's Circus at
Bridgeport, Conn.?-L. G.
A. Since the great Barnum show was
absorbed by the Ringlings 1t has been
housed during the Winter at Sarasota,
Fla. fhe City of Bridgeport has con-
verted the old quarters into an athletic
field and public playground.
@. Where did the United States Army
get its first plane?-C. w.
A. The United States Army ordered
its first airplane from the Wright brothers
in 1908.
Q. Is the school year longer than 1t
used to be?-T. w.
A. The secondary schools are now In
session in most States almost 180 days
year. In 1900 the average was IA days,
and in 1900 it was 1870 days.
@. What was the most effective range
of the heaviest artillery around 1902
OH w.
A. Artillery of the period of 1900 was
fired to maximum range of 1000 yards.
The most effective range is at a point
blank range which is approximately 300
yards.
@. How many chapters should person
read each day in order to read the Bible
In one year?-M. B.
A. Using King James Version Of the
Bible, three chapters a day would be read
for 271 days and four chapters day
for "a days Starting January 1st with
three chapters, person would begin to
read four day on September %.
@. What is the name of the man who
was said by the late John D. Rockefeller
to have taught him how to give?-H. j.
A. Mr.. Rockefeller said of Frederick
Taylor Gates: Fred Gates taught me
the art of scientific, fundamental giving.
He was the most valuable man was ever
associated with" Mr.. Gates was Bap-
tist minister and an astute business man.
He organized the General Education
Board and was instrumental in estab-
fishing the Rockefeller Foundation.
United States run on daylight saving
time?-J C.
A. There is only one-Long Island Rail
road-which uses it. 1t goes on Summer
schedule the last Sunday in April, and
changes back to Eastern standard time
the last Sunday in September.
O. What hotel executive has worked the
longest at one place in the United States?
j. F..
A. John Nipple, day clerk at the
Murray Hill in New York, is rounding
out so years of continuous employment
with this historical tavern. When Nipple
went to work there Mark Twain and P.
T. Barnum were among the guests. The
elder j. P. Morgan was one of the not
ables who frequented the place. and
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and private supply of wines and liquors
on the premises. In the early days the
rate at the Murray Hill was 81 for
lodging and four meals. Nipple has one
of the old bill of fares which shows
seventy-three different dishes on the
menu for breakfast. He recalls that when
Grover Cleveland had his first Inaugural
ton, the chef at the Murray Hill pre-
pared the food for the inaugural dinner
and sent it to Washington on a special
train.
@. Who owns the weekly magazine the
Nation?-B. H.
A. 1t has recently been sold to Freda
KirchWay, one of it's editors.
O. Who are the ladies in waiting to
Queen EliZabeth?-V. C.
A. Lady Ursula Manners, Lady Mar
garet Cavendish Benetinck, Lady Eliza
beth Percy, Lady Elizabeth Paget. Lady
Diana Legge and Lady Iris Montbatten.
@. How deep can divers go without
helmets and for what length OF time?
w. D. r.
A. Sponge divers of the Mediterranean
Sea are able to work at maximum depth
Of $50 feet without diving suits They
only make short stays. The pearl divers
Of Australia descend to depth of about
120 feet. The best divers remain below
surface about l 1-3 minutes Only in
exceptional cases can they stay two min
utes.
@. Why are clocks on stockings so
calledo-I, q
A. The work clock, in the sense of
decoration, was first used by Palgrave
in 1880. The origin Of this sense is un-
known. In the sixteenth century a clock
meant decoration of the hood. In the
reign of Charles II clock was gore,
or piece inserted to produce the re-
quired shape of garment.
O. Is T. S. Eliot, the poet, an English
man?-W. r.
A. He was born in the United States,
but became an English citizen In 1927.
@. How many kinds of fish are there?
e. w. r.
A. The number Of existing species at
present known Is estimated at about
$4,000.
O. Where is the tallest school In the
world?-E. M.
A. The Cathedral Of Learning, built
by the University OF Pittsburgh. is the
tallest school. 1t is 535 feet high and
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