Evening star., 1937-10-14
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASkIN.

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Star Information Bureau. Frederic J.
Hnsk'n, Director. Washington, D. C.
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@. Is 1t true that the vicinity Of the
Eastman Kodak plant is the most pho
tographed place in the United States7
M. K.
A. The Eastman Kodak Co. saws that.
from the roof OF its camera works, tn.
view to the northeast Is photographed
approximately 10000 times a year In the
process Of testing cameras after manu-
facture. 1t is probable, however. that
various other localities in the United
States, such as Niagara Falls and som.
OF the well-known national parks. are
the subject of more than 10000 snap
shots each year.
@. notice that Justice Black In speak
ing Of the Klan pronounced Ku like the
letter %" Is this correct?-T. C.
A. 1t is correct. The III" Is long az
in the word uniform
Q. How did the amount paid out In
wages and salaries in 1895 compare with
1929 in the United States?-C. M
A. The'Bureau of Labor Statistics gives
the 1929 pay roll as 81 .204 million dol
lars and the 1886 pay roll as Al $50 mil
lion dollars, or 80.6 per cent of 1929.
giving a person the correct telephone
number?-G. r.
A. One telephone company reports
that errors are about five in a thousand
calls.
@. Is there Mohammedan Mosque in
France?-N. D.
A. There is one in Paris and one Is to
be built at Vals-Les-Bains.
O. How soon after concrete is put in
place can it be painted?-J. McC.
A. Concrete should not be painted for
at least six months after it is laid down.
II, however it must be painted within
that time. il may be aged artiicially by
washing with solution made by dis
solving two pounds of zinc suphate in
one gallon of water The National Bu-
reau of Standards does not recommend
the use Of oil paints on concrete. but
saws that If the concrete is thoroughly
dry and remains dry, house paints can
be used.
O. In your column you gave the num-
Der of members of All clubs az 6s.34l
Shouldn't that have been the number Of
clubs?-D. A.
A. 1t should. There were ss,34l clubs
with total of l,l455OS members In 1896.
@. How many sons has Alfonso, former
King Of Spain?-C H.
A. Alfonso has three sons: Alfonso,
born in Madrid May 10. 1907: James.
born in Real Sitio de San Ildefonso
June %. 1903; John Charles, born in
Madrid June 20, 1918.
Q. What was the former name Of
Goucher College at Baltimore7-W J
A. Until 1910 it was called the Wom-
ans College of Baltimore.
@. How many Indians are there In the
Western Hemisphere?-P. w.
A. There are more than q. .oOO. 900 OF
these. about 332, 400 are In the United
States.
@. Do people who have provided them
selves with annuities for old age live
longer than those who have not?-D H
A. Annuitants have an expectation of
life greater than that of persons In the
general population who are Of the same
age. This advantage in expectation for
annuitants may arise from the circ,,n-
stance that persons who are in a posi-
tion to take out an annuity would frst
consider their prospects for a long life
in terms OF their present conditions of
health. AS a result. it is usually tf1e
case that annutants are self-se-
lected group from the point of view of
longevity.
@. Who wrote under the name of Mai
Jack Downing?-E. H.
A. Seba Smith 1792-I86s, contributed
to the Portland Me, Daily Courier. of
which he was editor. a series of humorous
letters on politics signed Mai. Jack
Downing. These became one of the most
popular newspaper features of the era
and were widely initiated.
@. When did foreign trade berin?-
T. C.
A. The first foreign merchants OF his
tory were the Arabs who carried goods
and bags of silver from one region TO
another. Their trade was carried on bv
land. The first maritime carriers Of
goods were the Phoenicans. through
whom the corn and wine of the Nile and
the oil, silk. dyes and spices of Western
Asia were exchanged.
@. Please give some information about
early jazz bands-R. w.
A. BY 1918 there were bands In New
Orleans playing what was first known as
jazz. Late that year Joseph Gorham dis
covered and took to Chicago one Of these
which achieved fame there as Browns
Band from Dixieland. Bert Kelly. an
other manager. in the same year be-
slowed the name jazz bands on his nu-
merous orchestras. In 1916 Browns Band
invaded New York In 1917 the DiYieland
Jazz Band from New Orleans made
phonograph record of the Livery Stable
Blues and Jim Europe, Negrio enter
tainer, as an A. E. F. bandmaster, In
troduced 1T to Europe.
@. What is the strength of the United
States Navy?-R. McG.
A. AS of January. 1897. ii was: Com
missioned officers, 9.7O0; enlisted per-
sonnel, $4,000: Naval Reserve, 10000 Of
ficers and men.
@. Where is Thomas Hardy, the Eng
lish novelist, buried?-J. H..
A. His ashes are inferred In the Poets