Evening star., 1938-02-16
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
A reader can get the answer to any
question OF fact BY writtn0 The Epentno
star Information Bureau. Frederic j.
Hask'n, Director. Warrington. d. c.
Please inclose stamp tr reply.
G. What is Boris Karlon's real
name?--D. B.
A. His name is Charles Edward Pratt
He was born in London in 1887.
Q. What language is used for COM
munication between post Offices through
out the world?-A. NJ
A. French is the diplomatic language
used for the post ONCE communication
all over the world.
Q. How many miles a day do the ele-
vators in the r. C. A. Building, New
York City, travel?-E. M.
A. 1t is estimated that on full schedule
the elevators iD the building travel 4
total OF 2,100 miles daily between 8 an.
and $50 pm.
Q. What period of training had the
average American soldier who fought In
France?-C. K.
A. The average American soldier who
fought in France had 16 months of
training at camps in the United States
and two months Of training overseas be-
fore entering the line.
@. Who are the best of the present.
day writers?-E. L.
A. DR.. William Lyon Phelps has Sc
leted the following as the best ten living
writer's: Stephen Vincent Benet, Pearl 8.
Buck, Villa Gather, Robert Frost. Sim
clair Lewis, Edna St. Vincent Millay.
Eugene O'Neill George Santayana. Booth
Harrington and Dorothy Thompson.
@. What is the usual range OF notes
in popular songs?-S. r.
A. Eight notes are all that are gen.
orally used.
@. Are there any stingless honey
bees?-H. N.
A. There are no stingless honeybees
There are, however, several species of
stingless bees native to tropical and sub
tropical countries. but they produce lit
tie honey and cannot be handled in a
commercial way. Even where such bees
exist commercial honey production is
carried on almost entirely with the
ordinary honeybees. Honeybees and
stingless bees are entirely different
species.
@. How many cities have the city
manager form Of government?-C. G.
A. There are now 465 cities and 7
counties using this form OF government.
Staunton. Va, started the movement 30
years ago.
@. How many times are heaven and
hell mentioned in the Bible?-K. G.
A. Heaven is mentioned 554 times
while hell is mentioned So times.
@. Has the mad pace of American life
increased heart trouble among the peo-
ple?-B. T.
A. 1t is believed that it has. A lead
ing cardiologist suggests moderation in
all things These include work. play,
food and drink and avoidance Of over
fatigue, obesity and flabbiness
@. What was the first political ma
chine in the United States?-C. L. r.
A. The first well-organized political
machine was the Albany Regency, q
coterie of Democrats who. from 1870 to
1854 exercised controlling influence
over the politics of the State Of New
York and had considerable power in
national politics.
@. What is the meaning of a label
bearing the name Lavelle?-K. @.
A. A Lavelle label on a garment indi-
Gates specific minimum standard Of
weighing, instability and durability
of spun silk.
Q. What is meant by President Roose-
velt's Cuff Link Club?-J. H.
A. This is an organization of the
Presidents associates who have been
presented with gold cuff links for faith
full service
Q. What percentage Of people in the
United States own their homes?-C. H.
A. In 1890 46.8 per cent of all Ameri-
can families were home owners.
@. Please give some facts about the
Elftel Tower in Paris.-J. H.
A. Work on the tower began on Jan
uary %, 1887, and it was completed on
March 81, 1889. 1t weighs 15,40O.0O0
pounds and is composed of $4,000 steel
plates of varying forms and dimensions
held together by 2500,0O0 rivets. The
structure is 1000 feet high and on q
clear day from the top of the tower
points 55 miles distant are visible. Dur
ing 1897 $40, 185 people visited the tower.
A television station has been installed
on the summit, which is to be operated
in connection with the towers radio
station.
Q. What is the origin of the name
America?-L. w. r.
A. This name was first applied to the
continental regions of the Western
Hemisphere by Martin Waldseemuller, a
young geographer at Saint-Die town in
the Vosges Mountains In Latin work
which he edited in 1907 he used the
name America in honor of Amerigo
tAmericuS Vespucci. whose narrative
of the latters voyages to the New
World Waldseemuller had read. "3e-
cause Americas discovered it," wrote
the geographer, "it ought to be called
the land Of Americus or America"
@. Where was the first State agricul-
tural experiment station?-C. F.
A. BY his efforts and financial sup
port. Orange Judd, agricultural Journal :
ist, secured in 1875 the establishment
Of the first State agricultural expert
ment station. This was located in the