Evening star., 1937-03-05
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

question OF fact by Drittng The Evening
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Haskin, Director, Washington, D. C.
Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. Is the game of squash rackets faster
than tenniS?-H. G..
A. AS played in America, 1t Is much
faster lively hollow ball of black
rubber and a light, hard-strung racket
are used.
@. When is the American Newspaper
Publishers Convention?-W. j.
A. The American Newspaper Publish
ers' Association will meet from April
21-23 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New
York City.
@. What horse will carry top weight
in the Grand National Steeplechase?
p. M.
A. Golden Miller, winner of the 1884
event, will carry top weight of ITS pounds.
@. What fruit has the greatest fuel ,
value per pound?-C. w. r.
A. Avocados with fuel value of 1900
calories per pound.
mary education?-E. G.
A. Universal compulsory primary edu-
cation a years. was introduced in 1881
1t is now being extended to 7-year
period.
@. How long did Queen Elizabeth reign
in England?-A. F.
A. For As years, from 1858 to 1903.
@. How large is Yellowstone National
Park?-E. H.
A. The park covers 3,438 square miles.
@. How many biographies has Emil
Ludwig written?-H. M.
A. He is the author of 13.
O. Did Benjamin Franklin publish the
first magazine ip the United States?
&C. r.
A. Benjamin Franklin in 1740 planned
to issue a general magazine and out
lined his project to John Webbe, an at
torney who was to be the editor. Webbe
revealed the plan to Andrew Bradford
a printer, who proposed to issue maga-
zine in opposition to Franklin's. On
February IL, 1741, Bradford announced
that the first issue of the American
Magazine, or a Monthly View of the
Political State of the British Colonies,
would be published the next day. On
the same day Franklin announced that
the first issue Of the General Magazine
would appear in four days.
@. How much merchandise is pur-
chased on the easy payment plan?-F. H.
A. In 1886 $1,000 000, 900 worth of mer-
chandise was sold on the deferred pay
ment plan.
@. Who is called the Padre of the
RoSeS?-W. H.
A. This name has been given to the
Rev. George M. A. Schooner, q priest
of Santa Barbara, Calf, who has given
to the world 256 distinct varieties of roses.
@. What is the oldest French town in
: the United States?-C. r.
A. Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, is claimed
to be the oldest French town in the
United States.
@. What foods are frozen CONNER
cially?-W. S.
A. They include about so kinds of fish,
also crabs, lobster, shrimp, clans, scallopS,
oysters, beef, pork, veal, lamb, mutton,
% different fruits, several fruit juices,
IA vegetables, whole eggs, egg white, egg
yolk and dairy products, including cream,
ice cream and butter.
@. What is the title of the poem which
includes the lines, "Oh, London is a
mans town, there's power in the air?
IT. C.
A. America for Me-" by Henry Van
Dyke.
@. What are the proportions of the
reproduction of the Parthenon in Nash
ville's Centennial Park?-N. A.
A. The Parthenon is 228 feet in length,
101 feet wide and IS feet in height over
all; the columns of the peristyle, IS in
number, are more than feet in diameter
and "a feet in height; the huge bronze
doors weigh Is tons per pair. In the
gables or pediments are 81 colossal
statues, some of them weighing more
than a ton, and on the Doric frieze are
90 sculptured tablets in high relief.
@. Why will biscuits made from the
same recipe seem different when made
by different cooks?-G. N.
A. The amount of kneading given the
dough makes the difference.
@. In genuine Damascus blades, does
the design continue through the blade,
or is it etched on the outSide?-C. H.
A. 1t runs through the blade. and the
figuring does not disappear through fric-
ton or grinding.
@. Why is the Des PLANES River so
called?-E. F.
A. 1t is named from species of maple
called by the French, plaine.
@. Who invented Babbitt metal?-C. L.
A. 1t was invented in 1889 by Isaac
Babbitt.
@. What was the real name of Alan
Dale, the dramatic critic?-F. N.
A. He was Alfred j. Cohen. He was
born in Birmingham, England. in 1861,
and educated at oxford. After coming
to America, he became dramatic critic.
He died in 1923.
@. How many air-conditioned cars are
there on the railroads in this country?
&C. Y.
A. On January /, 1887, there were 8,07S.
OF these, 4,152 are owned by the Pullman
Co. The first conditioned cara
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