Evening star., 1937-01-06
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.


reader can get the anstoer to any
question Of fact by ,oriting The Epentn1
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Haskin, Director, Washington, D. c.
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@. How long does it take to 70 from
Miami, Fla, to San Juan, Puerto Rico,
by airplane2-T. p.
A. With the new Clipper service, the
trip Il now made in eight hours.
q. How many illiteratss are there In
the United States7-M. B.
A. About 4,00000 The number is
being rapidly reduced by enrolling stu
dents In literacy classes under ". p. A.
q. What did the 1s3o-1s34 depression
cost the world?-E. @.
A. An international labor ONCE study
estimates that the world depression cost
at least $l4s.0oo, 900 900.
Q. What Senators voted against the
social security act?-H. o.
A. In the Senate there were only six
Senators who voted against the social
security act-Senators Hastings. Town
send, Hale, Moore, Metcalf and Austin.
In the House of Representatives, on April
10, 1885, the bill was passed by q vote Of
37l to 80.
@. Why has one cameraman the ex-
elusive privilege of photographing the
Dionne ouintuplets?-E H.
A. Fred Davis, as o representative of
the Toronto Star, was one Of the first
photographers to reach the Dionne home
after the babies were born. Because Of
his valuable assistance In procuring
medical supplies clothes, etc. Dr. Dafoe,
to express his gratitude. selected Davis
when the exclusive rights contract was
signed.
@. Do bees gather nectar from red
clover?-C. E. d.
A. Red clover Is not used by honeybees
because the tube Of the flower is so
long that the sucking tube of the honey
bee cannot reach the honey.
@. How long has the Lincoln Ca
thedral A Capella Choir been organ
ized?-T. N.
A. 1t is over IS years old. The chor-
listers include S. mixed voices, many of
the members being undergraduates Of
the University Of Nebraska.
Q. Is there anything I can do or
wear to keep from getting so-called
electric shocks while about my home?
After walking along my rugs about the
house I receive q sort Of shock when
touching any metal object.-1. r.
A. Static electricity is often generated
by persons walking about, particularly
over carpeted floors in cold dry weather.
There is no remedy except more moisture
in the air.
@. Can q snake bite twice In success
sion?-N. F. G.
A. Poisonous snakes do not discharge
therefore possible for the snake to In.
fiict dangerous wounds even three or
four times consecutively, though in each
case there would be less poison than In
the one preceding. The amount of
poison depends on the vigor and the size
Of the snake and the length OF time
that the poison has been accumulating.
Q. Does the President favor rural elec.
trification2-D. r.
A. Rural electrification is one of the
outstanding policies Of the present ad.
ministration.
@. In Julius Caesar" one Of the
characters uses the expression Marry"
LA -
time?-L. B.
A. 1t is an anachronism. Marry
means by the Virgin Mary" Caesar was
slain A years before Christ's birth.
@. Please give some information about
Charles Grammar, the famous Kentucky
gambler.-E. j.
A. Born at Paris, KY, Charles Riley
Grammar began his spectacular career
while bell boy in Cincinnati hotel. He
established the Navarro gambling house
at Lexington, KY, and the House of
Thirteen in Louisville. During his career
he went to New York, winning and losing
fortunes at various times. He became
Ill and was sent to Nevada where his
death occurred on April 3, 1908.
u. Wnen was The Prisoner OF ZSnda"
first published?-A. r.
A. This novel by Anthony Hope ap.
peared In 1902.
q. How does one first address an
archbishop?-H. 9. :
A. The first form Of address Is your
grace.
O. What is the weight Of the heaviest
hOrse?--E. s.
A. Records of the heaviest and tallest
horses are very difficult to obtain. The
Department Of Agriculture says that one
Of the heaviest horses on record weighed
. little more than 5000 pounds.
9. Who was 1t who said that the
American pioneer didn't want all the
land-he just wanted the land next to
his own?-k. J. q. g..
A. The saying has been attributed to
L. w. Fowles.
9. Do any Of the new Federal build
ings in Washington have escalators?
G. H.
A. The Interior Department Building
which is now about ready for occupancy
is the first to have escalators. These
run from the basement to the second
floor. The building is also served by 20
hish-speed elevators.
@. Has any one ever estimated the
number Of needles on 4 pine tree3