Evening star., 1937-12-27
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9. How many people in the District
of Columbia would bs eligible to vote II
tho District had suffrage7-E. w.
A. 1t Is said that in 1880 there were
7bl ,439 persons in the District OF Colum.
bia eligible to vote, besides those living
in the District, but voting in the various
States. Estimates Of the number of
voters who voted in State elections 1T
the election vary, being sometimes Is
high as $1,000.
9. Please define a blizzard-H. NJ.
A. 1t is q severe. binding storm Of dry
snow, typically with very sudden onset
and accompanied by freezing wind.
g. What is the name Of the founda.
ton that provides further medical study
for country doctofs?-W. r.
A. William Bingham, I'd, has made 0
gift OF 100000 for the creation OF .
medical center for country doctors a. the
Joseph H. Pratt Diagnostic Hospital in
Boston.
@. Is Yellowstone National Park en-
tirely in Wyoming?-D j.
A. 1t extends across State lines 80 that
small areas are in Idaho and Montana.
@. Where is the largest microscope in
the world?-L F.
A. 1t is the one at Harvard University
designed by Professor L. C. Braton and
DR.. E. B. Dane, jr. The instrument
weighs nearly ton and is the most pow-
erful microscope ever made for use with
ordinary light. Extreme magnifcations
OF $4,000 diameters are possible, but In
actual practice magnifications will not
exceed 1000 to 5000 diameters.
@. What is the best salmon?-C. w r.
A. The five varieties OF salmon ranked
according to price and market preference
are: Chinook or king; sockeye. red or
blueback; coho, silver or medium red;
pink; chum or keta.
@. Please give some information about
Frank Baum, author OF the On books.
*. r. C.
A. Lyman Frank Baum was born In
1856. IN 1899 he wrote Father Gooee,"
a successful childrens book He followed
this by THE Wonderful Wizard of o."
$1,000, book which made his fortune.
1t was made into musical extrava-
eanza in which Fred Stone and Dave
Montgomery co-starred. A series Of
other or books was published. some Of
which were also dramatized. He wrote
several novels and a great many books
for boys and girls under the pen names
OF Floyd Akers or Edith Van Dyne. Mr..
Baum died in 1919.
9: Where is the Black Country'-H.
c. g.
A. This name is applied to a district Of
the English Midlands including South
Staffordshire. with parts of Worcester
shire and Warwickshire. The name is
due to the numerous collieries and fur
naces. and the desolation OF scenery
caused by the mining of coal, lronstore
clay and dependent industries.
@. At what age did Helen Westlev.
professional appearance?-J. L.
A. Her first professional engagement
was with Rose Stahl in The Captain Of
the Nonesuch" when she was 10 years
old.
@. Where is the vault in which records
Of our civilization are to be kept for
5000 years or more?-T s.
A. This is a project OF Oelethorpe un.-
versity. Ga. The crypt is IN the base
ment OF granite building. with founda-
tions resting on the granite bedrock of
the Appalachian Mountains.
O. How much oil is there In cotton
seed?-T. A. D.
A. Cotton seed contains approximately
20 per cent oil.
G. What proposition should be used
after the verb. plead?-G. r.
A. 1t depends upon the meaning
plead with tyrant. for a prisoner.
against injustice. to the indictment. At
the bar, before the court.
q. Where did stilton cheese originate?
WI.
A. 1t was first made at Stilton, q par.
1sh OF Huntingdonshire England.
@. How many firms were controlled bv
Hugo SHINES, the German industrialist?
Il. w.
A. At the time of his death in 1924 he
was reputed to have had an interest In
1888 business enterprises and to have
controlled nearly one-fifth Of all German
production.
G. How did the Bull Moose party get
It's name?-T T.
A. This nickname for the Progressive
party in 1912 came from a remark Of
Theodore Roosevelt, II feel as At as A.
bull moose"
@. Where is the largest cigar in the
world?-A. N.
A. It is said to be in Buende. West
phalia. Germany, where some 5000 900
cigars are manufactured every year. The =.
worlds greatest cigar which Is in mu-
scum there, is nearly two yards In length
and nearly 26 inches in circumference.
Any one who smoked at 1t an hour 4
day would take year and 245 days be-,
fore the cigar would be finished. :.
g. How many people in the Omitted
States wear glasses?-T. g. H.
A. According to figures Of the Better
Vision Institute, 10000, 900 persons in
the United States have defective eyes
and 100000 wear glasses. -
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