Evening star., 1937-12-17
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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| BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
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question OF fact by ,Dritino The Euentno
star information Bureau. Frederic J.
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q. How large Is the site of the 1889
worlds Fair to be held In San Fran
cisco?-F. M.
A. It Is about . mile square.
Q. Please describe the Mayo cariIlon.-
A. Mayo Clinic tower has q carlton Of
23 bells. the largest weighing 4 tons, the
smallest l68 pounds; the clapper of each
bell weighs 1-16 of the weight of the bell.
James j. Drummond, administrator Of
Worreu Hospital, Is carillonneur. Con-
certs are given three times a week, last
ing one-half hour. Six bells can be
played at one time-two with each hand,
and two with the feet.
@. What is the Bund party2-T. K.
A. NaZis in America have an organ.
ization known as the German American
Bund. 1t is said to be Fascist in attitude
and inveighs against Jews, Catholics and
Negroes.
@. What is the present population Of
Washington, D. C.?-H. w.
A. The estimated population Is now
627, 1000.
@. How many companies are now
making pictures in the United States?-
N. A.
A. Approximately 200 firms are en-
gagged in the production Of motion pic
lures in the United States, and produce
an average of 300 feature films and about
1000 short subjects year. Production
cost is estimated at 100000. Ninety
per cent of the motion pictures produced
are made in California, and the remain
ing 10 per cent are produced in New York
City.
@. Which was the first of the Heinz
81 varieties?-R. N
A. Prepared horse e-radish was the first.
@. Can the airplane carrier, y. s. S.
Saratoga, be taken through the Panama
Canal?-S. G.
A. 1t can and it has been done. A big
ship like the Saratoga has clearance of
only few inches. Eight locomotives
are required to tow it.
Q. Is Jerusalem q walled city?-E. s.
A. 1t is still walled city. The miss
ing stones in the old wall have been re-
placed, the rubbish and distractions re-
moved and 1t is possible to walk along
the top of the wall to view the city.
@. Who was Karl Lachmann?-B. F.
A. He was Teutonic and classical
philologist. As a student at Leipzig he
specialized in Italian, English, and Old
German poetry, as well as in Greek and
Latin. AS a teacher he passed from
various minor posts to professorships in
the Universities of Konigsberg and Ber-
lin. His work in textual criticism was
epoch-making.
@. Are there any cities in the United
States of over $4,000 inhabitants which
have no bonded debt?-P. G.
A. Kalamazoo, Mich, became the first
city when the city became debt-free In
November, 1887. A pay-as-you-go policy
has been in effect for 20 years A
$500, 900 debt has been paid, and the city
has kept abreast Of the times in civic
improvements.
@. Where are the ruins Of Sam Jones'
old town? I know the town was in
Florida.--F M.
A. Sam Jones (Arpeika) was one of
the better known leaders of the Semi
noles in their wars with the United States
forces. As the war progressed and the
Seminoles were being hard pressed, he
was delegated to take the women and
little children far to the south and
establish them in a remote section where
1t was believed they would be free from
capture by the Government forces. Jones
finally selected camping place in what
is now known as Hendry County. Nothing
remains to show the former habitation
other than lot of posts that were
burned off very near the ground
@. Does New York or PENNSYLVANIA
have more institutions of higher edu-
cation?-E. j. C.
A. New York is listed as having l03,
and pennsylvania as having 81.
Q. For what is Erasistratus famous?-
e. w. r.
A. He was great physician Of the
third century BIC, who made important
anatomical studies and was the first to
distinguish sensory and motor nerves.
He named the trachea, devised cathe-
ter, and studied respiration in the fowl
in q crude calorimeter He originated
the theory OF pneuma, as opposed to the
humoral theory of disease.
@. What is the l.. L. A. degree be-
slowed by st. Andrews University, Scot
land?-M. B.
A. Lady literate in arts.
@. How old is Yehudi Menuhin?-J. l..
A: The violinist is 81 years old.
Q. In stamp collectors language, what
is meant by cover?-K. S. A.
A. A cover is either wrapping or an
envelope sent through the mail.
@. How large Is the canned dog food
industry in the United States?-E H.
A. The annual retail sales of canned
dog food amounts to $3o00o,oO0.
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