Evening star., 1937-12-13

question OF fact by Dritino The Evening
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hdsktn, director, Washington, D. c.
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9. What are the special physical
characteristics which make Joe Louis
such a marvellous fighter?-J. G.
A. The secret Of Joe Louis success lies
IN his sloping shoulders, loose muscles,
strong legs and short, coupled body. His
fists are big and bony, and it Is said
he can fire punches from any position.
Another accomplishment he has is feint-
Ing. He feints well with his head,
shoulders, elbows and hips.
grower In the United States?-w. e, 81
A. The Bureau OF Agricultural Eco
nonics says that Senator Harry p.
Byrd Of Virginia is not only tho largest
individual apple grower in the United
States, but also in the world.
Q. What Is meant by the weight Of
boW?-R. K.
A. The weight of bow is the num-
Der OF pounds of pull required to draw
to the head of arrow twenty-eight inches
long for a mans bow and twenty-five
inches long for woman's bow.
Q. Under what mons de plume has
Courtney Ryley Cooper written?-C. F..
A. He has used the following: Barney
Furey, William o. Grenolds, Jack Har-
low, Frederick Tierney and Leonard
H. Hollister.
@. May a letter be enclosed in a
Christmas parcel post package?-L. L.
A. letter makes the package sub
Ject to first-class postage In fourth
class or parcel post packages written
greetings, such as Merry Christmas,
with best wishes and identifying names
may be enclosed. Books may bear simple
dedlcatory inscriptions not of a personal
nature.
@. What city is known as China's
Pittsburgh?-W. H.
A. Hanyang on the Yangtze River Is
referred to as China's Pittsburgh be-
cause of its large iron and steel works.
@. Has Howard Chandler Christy made
q EoAillIlIS Vi JllC olSlllllR Oh LQe COnStl-
tution?-L. G.
A. He has presented to the Capitol a
sketch OF the painting of this theme.
The Senate has acted on 1t, but the
House as yet has not. A provision of
the House resolution provides that no
painting now hanging on the walls of
the Capitol shall be taken down to
provide space for this new canvas.
@. Is 1t customary to furnish the
maids uniform?-L. W.
A. According to modern useage a
maids uniform, as well as her aprons,
caps or bands are furnished by her en-
ployer.
O. Who invented the box kite?-C.
K. r.
A. The box kite was invented In
1893 by Lawrence Hargrave, an Aus
tralian. who demonstrated the great lift
ing power of kites and wrots many
papers on the subject.
@. What is the oldest childrens mu-
seum?-J. l..
A. The Brooklyn Children's Museum,
the first of its kind in the world, was
established in 1899.
@. Please give some information about
the stage career of Tyrone Powers
father-E. K
A. Tyrone Power G869-193D was born
in London. He began his career in
st. Augustine, Fla, as Gibson in "The
Private Secretary" In 1890-98 he was a
member of Augustin Daly's company and
later became leading man for Mrs. Fiske,
Mrs. Leslie Carter and Julia Marlowe.
Besides Shakespearean roles, he played
leading parts in "Chu-Chin Chow"
THE Wandering Jew" THE Rivals" and
in several moving pictures.
@. Is the water in Great Salt Lake
much saltier than the ocean?-D. M.
A. Its average salinity is nearly six
times that of the ocean.
@. Where are the Harz Mountains,
where the canaries come from?-W H. j.
A. The Harz Mountains are q deeply
forested range Of Germany between the
Elbe and Weser Rivers and divided into
the Upper Harz in the northwest and
the Lower Harz in the southeast The
highest point of the range is the Broken,
$3.50 feet high.
@. How long has the National Bureau
Of Standards been at its present loca-
tion?-T. S.
A. 1t has been there thirty-three years.
At first the site was only seven and one
half acres, and there were three build
ings and a staff of fifty-two. The
grounds now contain fifty-six acres
there are numerous buildings and a
staff Of more than 900.
O. How many bones are there in IN
arm?-N. P.
A. There are thirty. The humerus,
radius, ulna, eight carpal bones, five
metacarpals and fourteen phalanges.
@. Who was the famous English clog
dancing clown?-J. M. D.
A. Dan Leno, whose real name was
George Calvin, was an actor and clown.
In 1880 he won the worlds champion
ship as a clog dancer.
@. What Is bob veal?-A. W. r.
A. 1t Is veal from calves less thar
month only and is unit for food.
@. How many people belong to the
Book of-the- Month Club?-E. G..
A. Its membership is over 100000.
@. Is there any demand for prairie