Evening star., 1937-06-09
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIV,

BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
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question OF fact By uriting The Euenir1
Star Information Bureau Frederic J.
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@. How many freight cars are loaded
daily in the United States?-B. B.
A. More than 100000 is the daily
average.
Q. Has Charles Ray, former motion
picture star, retired?-E. NJ
A. Occasionally Mr.. Ray plays bit
parts on the screen. He is principally
engaged in conducting a school of act
ing.
@. What is the Hundred -MiIe-an-
Hour Club?-C. F.
A. The Champion Hundred Mile-a.1-
Hour Club is an organization composed
Of a select group of automobile racers
who have driven the full 500 miles of an
indianapolis Speedway race at 100 miles
an hour or more. The club was or
ganized two years ago, but membership
was made retroactive to bring in all
who had qualified in previous years.
@. How many World War cemeteries
has the United States in Europe? -
G. G. P.
A. 1t has eight Six are in France,
one in Belgium and one in England.
@. When was the Bank for Interna-
tional Settlements organized and who
was its first president?-J. NJ
A. This bank was organized in May,
1890, with headquarters at Basel, Svitz-
erland. Gates w. McGarrah was its
first president
@. Was Tudor Place, the Peter home
in Georgetown. D. c., built by George
Washington?-D. T.
A. 1t was not. 1t was built by Thomas
Peter, husband of Martha Gusts,
granddaughter of Mrs. George Washing
ton. The stately mansion was designed
by DR.. William Thornton, and is still
occupied by members Of the Peter family.
@ Why do some people have one blue
eye and one brown eye?--N. M.
A. At birth the amount of pigment
in the iris of the eyes is small and all
Caucasian children's eyes appear blue
During the first six weeks pigment
gradually appears if the eyes are pre-
destined to be another color. If the
pigment is unevenly distributed the iris
appears mottled, and in some cases one
eye remains blue and the other turns
brown.
@, For whom is Greensboro N. C.,
named?-E. NJ
A. The city is named for Gen. Ma
thanael Greene, the hero of the Battle
of Guilford Court House which is
memorialized by a national military
park six miles to the northwest.
O. What is the origin of hussars?-
K. R.
A. The hussars were the light cavalry
troops originally raised by Matthias
Corvinus in 1883 to fight against the
Turks. OF the several possible origins
suggested for the word, the most gen.
orally accepted is that it is derived from
the Magyar word, husz meaning twenty.
the troops having been raised by select
ing every twentieth man in the COM
munity.
W "IldI 10 lilc ldl kCSG llllcl UIlhL has
gone through the Panama Ganal?-
r. T. S.
A. The Panama Canal Office says that
the Empress of Britain was the largest
liner to pass through the Panama Canal.
1t was also the liner to pay the largest
fee, which was sl8,94l25.
O. When was the clock known as Big
Ben put on the Parliament Building2
&C. G.
A. The clock was made in 1854 and re-
manned in the factory for five years. 1t
was placed in the tower in 1859 and
began to go permanently the following
year.
c. Who was called the lyric poet OF
painters?-H. w.
A. Because Of his delicate, romantic
style Corot has been styled the lyric
poet among the eminent painters of the
Barbizon Fontainebleau group, which
included Rousseau, Millet, Dupre and
Diaz
@. How much did suit Of arrnor worn
by knight weigh?-E. G..
A. A medieval suit of armor weighed
so pounds or more. Sometimes the head
piece alone weighed as much as 80
pounds.
O. Who said that men run after what
is new. but are prejudiced in favor Of
what is old?-E. w.
A. Schopenhauer. the German philos-
opher, said 1T is not so difficult
| task to plant new truths as to root out
old errors for there is this paradox in
men-they run after that which is new,
but are prejudiced in favor of that which
| is old"
| Q. Please give some information about
| Paul Malon, the columnist.-F. H. M.
A. Mr.. Mallon was born in Mattoon,
H.. in 1901 and was educated at the
University of Louisville and Notre Dame.
He began newspaper work on the Louis
vile Courier-Journal in 1918 and later
joined the staff of the South Bend Gnd)
News Times. Subsequently he was with
the United Press for twelve years, cover
ing politics in New York and Washing
| ton. Besides his column, News Behind
the News" Mr.. Mallon contributes to
| magazines.
@. Please give some facts about Lake
| Titicaca.-M F.
A. One of the highest lakes In the
world, Titicaca lies among the Andes