Evening star., 1938-11-09
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By FREDERIC J. HASKIN.


A reader can get the answer to any
question OF fact by ,rittng The Epe.
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hasktn, director, Washington,
D. c. Please tncIose stanap for reply.
@. On what does tine loudnes Of thun-
der depend?-J, C. G.
A. The United States Weather Bureau
says: THE intensity of sound produced
by lightning flash depends mainly on
the magnitude of the lightning fash and
the nearness OF the flash to the observer"
@. How many students attended West
Point when it was first opened3-J H.
A. On March 16, 1902, Congress passed
q bill providing for the establishment of
a military academy and located 1t at West
Point. The academy with 10 cadets was
first opened on July 4, 1902. BY the act
OF Congress of April 20, 1872, the academy
was reorganized with $50 cadets.
@. When did Marconi take out his first
wireless patent?-R. G. J.
A. In 1896 Guglielmo Marconi, then a
young and unknown Italian inventor,
went to England and took out the first
patent for wireless telegraphy by means
of Hertzian waves.
O. How long has the Vatican state been
so called?-H. j. w.
A. The name was created for the ter
ritory in Rome belonging to the Holy See
by the Lateran Treaty, signed by Cardinal
Gasparri, on behalf Of the Pope, and by
the representative of the King of Italy,
on February II, 1929
@. What is the most powerful aviation
beacon light in Europe?-W. M. G.
A. On Mont Antique, France, there is
l 900, 900, ,000-candle power aviation bea-
con whose light is visible for 300 miles.
@. When was the Wabash Railway
established?-J. K. H.
A. The first train was run on November
8, 1888. At that time the railway was
known as the Northern Cross and ran
from Meredosia to Morgan City. ILL.,, a
distance of IL miles. 1t was almost 20
years later before Wabash appeared in
the corporate name.
O. Which of Gertrude Atherton's nov
els is about Alexander Hamilton?-
K. r. S.
A. THE Conqueror," one of her greatest
books, is based on the life and character
of Hamilton.
-
ate as little group of willful men, rep
resenting no opinion but their own?-
c. M S.
A. This was said of certain members
of the United States Senate by President
Wilson on March 4, 1917.
@. Are all of Walt Disney's cartoon
characters drawn with three fingers? If
so. Why?-R. H. N.
A. With the exception Of characters
based on real people, such as Snow White.
Prince Charming and the Queen, all of
the figures have but three fingers. The
addition Of one finger to a character re-
quires an extra two hours work day on
the part of the entire staff
@. What is miners inch?-J. H. G.
A. 1t is the amount OF water which
will fow from an opening l inch square
at a pressure usually fixed by State laws.
The unit varies, but 1t is about Is cubic
feet per minute.
@. What does Amelia Earhart's hus-
band do?-J. NJ H.
A. For the last few years George Pal
mer Putnam has been connected with
motion picture interests. He has re-
Gently started book publishing business
in Hollywood.
O. Which State had the first law to
control the practice of dentistry?-
w. j. H.
A. Alabama had the first law OF this
type. 1t was passed December 81, 184l.
@. Do noles have eyes?-T. K. L.
A. All moles have rudimentary eyes
which in some cases are almost entirely
covered by skin and fur.
@. Please give biography Of Bushrod
llllStOIl-o. n. ".
A. Bushrod Washington, nephew of
George Washington, was born in West
moreland County, Va on June Is, 1862.
He was graduated in l778 at the College
of William and Mary, where he was all
early member of the Phi Beta Kappa
Society. He served in the House of Dele
gates in 1887, and in the following year
sat in the convention which ratified for
Virginia the Federal Constitution. In
1898 he was appointed an associate
justice OF the United States Supreme
Court by President John Adams. He was
George Washington's literary executor
and supervised the preparation of John
Marshall's Life of Washington" On
Martha Washington's death in 1902, he
inherited Mount Vernon and a part OF
the estate. He died In Philadelphia on
November 26 1929.
@. What famous man said that when
he reached Heaven he expected to find an
Associated Press correspondent 1T the
gates?-L w. H.
A. When Mahatma Gandhi was re-
leased from Jail in an obscure India
town, the first person he met was an
Associated Press correspondent. Gandhi
greeted him warmly and then remarked
When stand at the gates of Heaven,
I suppose the first person I'll see will be