Evening star., 1938-01-19


question OF fact By wrtttng The Evening
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hdsktn. director, Washington, D. c.
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@. Does Shirley Temple make as much
money on by-products as she does In the
movies?-D. p.
A. She is paid about fifteen times az
much for by-products Is she earns In
the studio.
Q. What parts Of speech are "yes- and
"no"?-E. TIC.
A. They are adverbs.
@. Was the father of the Mayo BROTH
ers physician?-H. T.
A. The father, William Worrall Mayo.
was physician, and it was with him
that Charles H. and William J, started
their practice. 1t was the father who
first gave hospital care to the Ill in
Rochester, MINI.
@. Is it true that insurance companies
will refund part OF the premium of a
person who has no automobile accident
in a year?-W. j.
A. Thirty-eight insurance companies
have agreed to rebate Is per cent of the
liability premium to any motorist who
completes year without accident.
@. How old is Clarence Darrow?-C. L,
A. This famous lawyer is now past 80.
Q. Where were the Fortunate Isles?
II. L.
A. These legendary islands, also known
as Isles of the Blest, were supposed to
be in the Western Ocean and inhabited
by the gods and the souls of favored .
mortals. The name was later given to
the Canary and Madeira Islands.
@. What Government bureaus come
under the jurisdiction of the Smithsonian
Institution?-E. H.
"A. Ihe following are under the direc-
ton of the Smithsonian Institution:
National Collection of Fine Arts. Freer
Gallery Of Art, Bureau Of American
Ethnology, International Exchanges. Ma
tional Geological Park. Astrophysical
Observatory and Division of Radiation
and Organisms.
Q. Is it possible to keep blood for
TRANSMISSION any length of time?-E. H,
A. A method of blood preservation de-
veloped by Russian scientists makes it
possible to preserve human blood from
four to six weeks. 1t is kept in vault
at temperature Of from 38 to AZ degrees,
@. Is aluminium an element or a COM
pound?-A. P.
A. 1t Is an element.
@. Are college students OF today
younger and taller than those of former
years?-E. w.
A. The average student of today Is
younger and taller than the student of
yesterday. At the University Of Gin
cinnati it was found that men entering
for the 1856 term were fully 1.78 inches
taller than those entering in 1916.
Women entering in 1856 were O79
inch taller than those of 20 years ago.
In 1916 the average age of students
entering the university was 1945 years.
In 1896 the average age was 1888.
Q. How many orange trees of bearing
age are there in the United States?-
w. T.
A. There are about "a, 600 900.
A1OW lOllk 1luS ~ UGcIl OOSSlDle 10
register letter?-L. S.
A. Provision for registration dates
from 1855.
@. Why is certain kind of bird called
the secretary bird?-W H.
A. From a fancied resemblance of its
erectile crest to the pen behind the ear
of a clerk, it received the name. It isa
large cranelike bird. closely allied to the
vultures, and stands about 4 feet high.
with blush gray plumage.
@. When was the distance Of stars
first determined?-W M.
A. It was not until 1840 that the
distance Of star, Alpha Centaur, was
first measured.
Q. How many operas were composed
by Borodin?-E. H.
A. Prince Igor is the only opera Of
the Russian composer.
@. Please give list Of the best fiction
of 1870. H.
A. DR.. William Lyon Phelps in recent
article named the following: "A Mighty
Fortress" by lie Grand Cannon. jr.:
Northwest Passage" by Kenneth Rob-
ertS; Emma" by Louis Paul; THE Devil
and Daniel Webster" by Stephen VIM
cent Benet; Swords in the Dawn" by
John Beatty; Ezekiel" by Elvira Garner:
John Cornelius" by Hugh Walpole;,
Light Woman" by zona Gale; The
Missing Miniature or the Adventures of
Sensitive Butcher" by Erich Kastner,
and "Rumbin Galleries. by Booth Tar
kington.
@. Where did Sir Hiram Maxim re.
celVe his scientific training?-H. K. G.
A. He had common school educa.
ton and obtained his scientific knowl-
edge by private study and by attending
lectures.
@. How many cars have passed
through the Holland Tunnel since it was
opened? How many in year?-W. H.!
A. In excess Of 100000 cars have
gone through the tunnel since it was
opened in 1927. The total this year Will
be in excess of 100000.
@. When was the first six-day bicycle
race in the United States?-W, F.
A. The first race in this country took
place in 1876 at Minneapolis.
@. Where Is the largest peach orchard
III tne United States?-E. r. D.
A. The Bureau Of Agricultural Eco.
nomics says that the largest peach or.
chard in the United States Is Highlands
Orchard, Highland, Ark.