Evening star., 1937-07-26
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J, HASKIN

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question OF fact By Uriting The Euenino
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hash'n, Director, Washington, D. C,
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q. How near completion is the United
States-Alaska air route?-W. H.
A. Only July the route was two,
thirds in operation.
Q. How many refrigerators are thers
IN the world?-E. G. D.
A. There are about thirteen million.
on these, about eleven million are in
the United States.
Q. Please list the Instrumentation Of
the Naval Academy Band-M B. S.
A. One leader, 2 flutes, oboes.
bassons. l E-fat clarinet, l alto clari-
net, bass clarinet, "a B-f1at clarinets.
saxophones, 10 B-fat cornets or
trumpets, French horns, trombones,
baritones or euphoniums, bases or
SouSaphones, percussion Total, rs,
and harp to be added soon.
@. How many kittens are born at one
time?-B. E. B.
A. A litter usually contains from two
to seven kittens.
@. What is the significance of the red
dots on automobile tires?-S. B.
A. These marks may be square, round
or triangular. They indicate how we'll
the tires are balanced and at what
point with respect to the casing the
inner tube valve should be placed when
tire is mounted
@. How large is the kidney in the
human body?- L. E.
A. DR.. Morris Flshbein describes a
kidney as about 4i2x21zx1i. inches.
Each kidney contains between one MIL .
lion and four million filter chambers,
each with inches of microscopic tubing.
Q. Were the members of the crew Of
the Hindenburg civilians or solders?-
r. w.
A. They were citizens The airship
was operated commercially.
O. What university in the United
States has the largest collection Of
books?-H. G.
A. Harvard University leads with
3,o00D0O books and pamphlets, the
largest university collection in the world.
Q. How many Americans are now
permanent residents of Francois. M
A. There are now 1881 This is an
increase OF about TOO over last year.
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law?-H. j.
A. Tennessees new marriage law sets
l6 years as the minimum age for brides.
Q. How many Spaniards have lost
their lives in the Spanish Civil War?
w. r.
A. On July II, the first anniversary Of
the war. 100000 Spaniards had been
killed.
@. Please name two songs which can
be sung simultaneously by two groups
OF singers as a stunt-E. K.
A. Solomon Levi and The Spanish
Cavalier lend themselves we'll to this
sort Of vocal combat
O. How large is Swope Park in Kansas
City, Mo. Pc. r.
A. The park consists of l,4O0 acres.
Q. How were the boundaries Of tho
United States fixed after the Revolu-
tionary War?-C. W.
A. They were fixed by the treaty which
ended the war and all powers of govern
ment and right to soil passed to the
United States
O. What is meant by black Light
C. J. c.
A. The term is applied to infra-red
rays which occur beyond the red end of
the spectrum, and are of longer wave
length and invisible.
@. What is the name of the town in
the South that has an all-Negro popu-
lation?-H K.
A Mound Bayou Miss. was founded
so years ago by former slaves and has
a population of 1000 Negroes. There is
no Jail and for 13 years no capital
crime has been committed in the COM
munity.
@. How many trips to foreign lands
did George Washington make?-W. H
"a 'ooAAAAiSVoAio tip W odIUoN Al
175l was the only foreign journey he
ever made.
@. Was shell shock first noticed in
the World War?-A. M.
A. It was known as early as the six
teenth century and was called wind
of the ball In the World War some
of the explosives caused a pressure of
10 tons to the square yard. This caused
great injury to the nervous system, pro-
ducing various disturbances
O. In the early days of railroad build
ing, how much land was donated to the
railroad companies?-W. l.. K.
A. Approximately 1873 million acres OF
land was donated to the railroads by the
Federal Government and approximately
40 million acres by the various States.
O. What is the derivation of the word
"socialite" Nv. H.
A. 1t is coined from the words social
and "elte"
@. Was Mark Twain the author of the
inscription on his daughters grave be-
ginning: Warm Summer sun. shine
kindly here"?-J. L.
A. The lines, which were altered b.
Mark Twain, are from a poem entitle
Annette" by the Australian poe,
Robert Richardson.