Evening star., 1937-07-07
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

| M FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
A reader can get the dnswer to any
question OF fact by ,Dritiny The Euentnp
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
t1asEtn, Director, Washington, D. C.
Please inclose stamp for reply.
u. We're the snow scenes in the movie
Il Met Him in Paris" taken in Svitzer.
land?-E. w.
A. The scenes were taken at the resort
Sun Valley Idaho, where an Alpine vii.
lage was constructed
Q. How many miles of lighted airwaya
are there in the United States?-C. K.
A. In 1896 there were 22,245 miles.
Q. What are some Of the highest prices
that have been paid for flags in this
country?-W. H.
A. In 1909 large flag manufacturer
received $2,500 for cardinals flag. In
1918 the j. L. Hudson department store
OF Cleveland paid $4,000 for a 90x2O0-
foot flag to celebrate the armistice.
@. Will the National Preaching Mission
hold meetings again this Fall?-H w.
A. Meetings will be held in various
cities from September 26 to December 5.
Q. What is the status of the laws
regulating the sale of fireworks in various
States?-H. j. H.
A. Kentucky, Michigan and Iowa have
laws prohibiting retail sale of fireworks,
New Jersey has recently passed a law
barring sales to individuals, but permit
ting municipal and civic organizations
to arrange displays by posting bond.
TWenty-one States have enacted restric-
tive legislation, while 384 cities and towns
have local ordinances banning sales. One
hundred and seventy-two other COM
munties restrict the trade.
O. How many plays did the late
William Gillette write?-T w.
A. The actor wrote thirteen plays,
adapted five and collaborated in two.
@. Please give some information about
the Julia Ellsworth Ford Foundation.
w. j. H.
A. The Ford Foundation was estab.
lished as non-profit making organiza-
ton in 1884 by Julia Ellsworth Ford for
the purpose of encouraging better books
for young people. Mrs Ford is we'll
known as writer, traveller and philan-
tropist. To further the production of
better books for children, the founda-
ton conducts contest each year making
cash awards for outstanding juvenile
manuscripts. These are open to all
authors, published or unpublished The
address OF the organization Is 257 Fourth
avenue, New York City.
@. Where are radium refineries 10.
cated?-E w.
A. The only one in the world now In
active operation is at Port Hope, Ontario.
Q. How many Negroes live in Harlem7
IT. x
A. 1t is estimated that $50 900 live in
that section of New York City.
Q. Please give the history Of Taps"
e. L. S.
A. The air for Taps" was composed
by General Daniel Butterdeld. One day
in July of 1862, when the Army of the
Potomac was in camp at Harrisons
Landing on the James River, Virginia,
General Butterfield summoned his
bugler and after whistling some new
tune asked the bugler to sound 1t for
him. This was done, not quite to his
satisfaction at first, but after repeated
trials, changing the time OF some OF the
notes which were scribbled on the back
OF an envelope, the call was finally ar
ranged to suit the general. He ordered
then that it should be substituted in
his brigade for the regulation Taps"
'extlngulsh lights, which was printed
in the Tactics and used by the whole
Army. This was done for the first time
that night. Some time later permission
was given to substitute it throughout the
Army of the Potomac for the time-hon-
ored call which came down from West
Point In the Western Armies. the
regulation call was in use until the
Autumn Of 1868. One of General But
terfleld's reasons for changing the call
was that he considered the old "extin-
guish lights non-musical and not sug-
gestive Of rest and sleep.
j. S.
A. The eourd should be washed thor
oughly and dried. Then spar varnish or
out the various colors
Q. Please give brief history of news
paper photography-E. K.
A. Alfred McClung Lee in the Daily
Newspaper in America says: The first
Illustration in the New York Sun, o,
September IA. 1893, was a two-column
cut of "Herschel's Forty-feet Telescope"
which was wood engraving made by
hand. During the Civil War the New
York Heralds war maps were engraved
in twenty pieces by twenty engravers.
Then came the process of sketching on
thin layer of chalk coated over metal,
the chalk plate: this relief nodded cast
for printing long used because of its
cheapness. In the early 187Os primitive
hoto-engraving became a reality. The
New York Daily Graphic, established
March T. 1873, carried photo-engraved
line illustrations from its inception, and
it celebrated its seventh anniversary in
1880 by using one of the first half tones,
72-line cut of Shantytown on upper
Fifth avenue, the first half-tone printed
in newspaper.
@. With how many persons do Presi-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt shake hands in
the course of year?-G. T.
A. Last year the President and First
Lady shook hands with $500 persons
at regular White House functions.
@. What is the Elizabethan style Of