Evening star., 1938-05-04


question of fact By ,Drittng The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau. Frederic
J. Haskin. Director, Washington, D. C.
Please incloSe stamp tor reply
Q. Is there any business firm where
the employees use roller skates to save
time?-W. M. G..
A, There is none where this is gen.
orally done, but the Western Union
Office in New York City has girl route
aids who wear roller skates in the mes
sage dispatch and delivery rooms.
@. What States had the first highway
patrols?-E. M. H.
A. The first State patrol, established
in Maryland, was we'll developed by
1916. New York established its patrol
in 1917. Michigan and Vermont fol-
lowed in 1919 and Oregon and West
Virginia in 1920.
@. Who took out the earliest patent
in the United States?-J. C.
A. The first patent was granted TO
Samuel Hopkins of Vermont on July 81,
1870, It was for a process of making
pot and pearl ashes. The second patent
was granted to Joseph Stacy Sampson
on August 6. 1870, for the manufacture
of candles, -four and meal.
Q. What was the cost of building the
Congressional Library at Washington.
D. C.?-C. F.
A. The Library of Congress was
erected at a cost of approximately
s6,500 900. Additions made subsequently,
have brought the cost of the main build
ing to S9944,O 900. Including the annex,
the cost to date of both buildings is
about 18756, 500
@. Where is the ranch that is bigger
than the State Of Rhode IsIand?-
F. NJ G.
A. The King Ranch in Southern Texas
consists Of more than 1,5G0 square miles
while the area of Rhode Island is 1,243
square miles.
@. What are the five largest steamship
companies in the world?-F. L. B.
A According to the United States
Maritime Commission, the five largest
companies are as follows: Peninsular I.
Oriental Steam Navigation Co. Standard
Oil Co, of New Jersey, Furness, Witty e.
Co., Ltd; Royal Dutch Co. and Cunard
Steamship Co., Ltd.
@. Is there any book mot a treatise
on temperanCe) that would help a
person vino drinks too much?-H. j. K.
A. Man Against Himself" by DR. Karl
A. Mennlnger the eminent psychiatrist,
should be Of interest in such a case.
G. What is the motto of the Socialist
party of the United States?-W. G.
A. 1t is Workers of the World Unite!'
O. In what magazine was a parody on
Robert w. Services poetry called The
Ballad Of Yukon Jake published Pc. H.
A. The Ballad of Yukon Jake" Beg
ging Robert w. Services Pardon. by
Edward E. Paramore, jr.. appeared in
Vanity Fair in August, 1921. 1t is now
available in book form.
O. What character in Grecian mythol-
ogy made wings and learned to fly?-
w. M. R.
A. Daedalus made for himself wings
by means of which he few from Crete
have invented the AK and gimlet and
his name is perpetuated in the words
"daedal,' skillful and fertile Of imsg-
ination, and "daedalian," meaning in
genious.
@. What kind of diamonds are mos
used in induStry?-H. P.
A. Boarts are the most used in in
HlSrrla1 eStahIi
quantities being consumed for trueing
grinding wheels, mineral boring. the
manufacture of wire drawing dies and
the saving of hard stone. They are
also used in glass and beveling works
for working and cutting glass, in optical
and neurological works and for ma
hard compositions.
@. Who played the leading roles in
"Trllby' when it was first produced in
New York?-A. H. w.
A. "Trilby" was first played in the
Garden Theater in New York CITY on
April Is, 1895. Virginia Harmed PLAYED
the part OF Trilby and Wilton Lackaye
The part of Svengah
position "Finlandia," by Sibelius?-
K. A. J.
A. 1t is tone-poem in which the great
composer pictures the beauty of Fin
lands scenery, those vast stretches of
moors, deep, silent woods and long. dark
winters, combined with the inner heart
of his people; their despairing and pas
sionate struggle. their pride of race and
their melancholy sadness as a subjugated
nation.
@. Who gave the name Rough Riders
to Theodore Roosevelt's men?-I. S.
A. In an article in Scribner's Maga-
zine in 1899 Theodore Roosevelt said
that the public christened him and his
men as Rough Riders" AT first We
fought against the use of the term, but,
when finally the general of the division
and brigade began to write in formal
communications about our regiment as
the Rough Riders, we adopted the term
ourselves"
Q. How is the sound of an electrocu-
ton made in the Boris Karloff Lights
Out" program?-F. M. L.
A. Radio Guide says that the electro
cution of a criminal in the Karloff
dramas is achieved by radio technicians
with a frying pan of bacon sizzling on
an electric grill plus the sound of flying
sparks obtained from an ordinary tele-
graph key and dry-cell battery.
@ What is the distance around tha