Evening star., 1938-05-19
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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@. What is the most powerful loco
motive?-M. C.
A. The most powerful locomotive In
service in the United States is the
Northern Pacific Yellowstone type 1884
steam locomotive, which has tractive
force of 10000 pounds. This locomotive
was built to take trains of 1000 tons
through a district having maximum
grades of IL per cent.
@. What has become of Charles Far
rell, the movie actor?-H. M.
A. His latest appearance is in Pade-
rewskis picture, Moonlight Sonata"
which had its American premiere In
New York recently.
@. What States in the Union did not
acknowledge God in the preamble Of
their constitutional. G..
A. The Council of State Governments
says that the States of New Hampshire.
Oregon, Tennessee and Vermont did not
express gratitude to the Almighty God
in the preamble of their constitutions.
@. Is there any opportunity for men
as nurseS?-E. c. H.
A. According to the Commentator,
New York State alone, at present, has
II registered nursing schools accepting
man students. Thirty-one hospitals en-
ploy total of 305 registered man nurses.
Bellevue Hospital has over 100 Of them
on its staff.
@. What was Abraham Lincoln's
fayorite poem?-J. w. G.
A. 1t was Mortality" by William
Knox, the poem SO often known by its
first line, 20, why should the spirit OF
mortal be proud?'
@. Who said "the greater the man, the
greater his courtesy"?-K. w.
A. Tennyson said, The greater man,
the greater courtesy"
@. Is there a national rock garden
association?-H w. F.
A. The American Rock Garden So
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good design and interest in rock gardens
and disseminate information on the
cultivation OF plants suitable for such
gardens. 1t is located at 1910 Sixth
avenue, New York City.
@. How many students attend Ok
ford University in England?-C. w.
A. In 1887 there were 1920 students
in residence-4,057 men and 1863 women
@. Is there a mountain named for
Edith Cavell?-F. L. C.
A. There is one in the Canadian
Rockies.
@. How much money is spent for in
dustrial research in this country?-V. w.
A. In 1886, s2OO0000OO was spent for
industrial research, while in 1887 the
amount was $3.50 100000.
Q. How many Softball players are there
in the United States?-E. G.
A. 1t is estimated that. the game Is
played by about 100000 people in this
country. Its popularity has greatly in
creased since the formation of the
Amateur Softball Association Of America
Q; How long have eyeglasses been
used?-C. H. NJ
A. Marco Polo. greatest of medieval
travellers. wrote in 1898 that spectacles
were extensively worn by the nobility
in China. 1t is probably true that these
glasses corrected no optical defects,
but were merely worn for style.
@. In painting room, what colors
should be used to reflect the most light?
I. Y.
A. According to a publication Of the
Better Vision Institute, the light-re-
fecting power of different colors is as
follows: White, 80 to SO per cent; cream,
62 to 80 per cent; ivory. 73 to 7S per
cent, green Qight, 48 to IS per cent:
yellow, 81 to IS per cent; blue, "a to
81 per cent; pink, Sc to 81 per cent;
gray, II to SO per cent, depending on
shade.
Q. Will the New York Worlds Fair
have special song?-J. K. M.
A. An anthem march, composed by the
late George Gershwip, entitled Dawn
Of New Day." will be among the
songs featured at the fair. Ira Gershwin
wrote the lyrics for the composition.
@. How large is the furniture busi-
ness in the United States?-W. M. G.
A. There are over 5000 recognized
manufacturers of furniture in the United
States, employing approximately 13O.-
600 workers. The annual wages paid to
these workers amount to about $l20, ,0OO,-
600. The annual value of products at
wholesale is approximately s450,000, 900.
@. For whom is Laramie, Wyo.,
named?-E. S.
A. The name Laramie was given to
the town and the fort in honor of
jacques Laramie, who was a French
trapper.
@. Where is the most amber pro-
duced?-W. H. j.
A. The greatest known amber de-
posits are in the amber mine near
Palmnlcken on the Baltic Coast of
East Prussia. Over 100000 pounds of
amber in a single year have been pro-