Evening star., 1938-04-14
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

By FREDERIC J. HASKTN.
A reader can get the dnsuer to any
question OF fact by Drtttng The Euening
Star Information Bureau, Frederic j.
Haskin, Director, Washington. d. c.
Please fnclose stamp for reply.
q. How much money does the Gov.
ernment collect In gasoline taxes?-C.
w. r.
A. In 1887. Federal taxes on gasoline
and lubricating oil totaled S236, ,7069 $40.
@. Who is the youngest State univer-
sity president in the United States?-
r. NJ
A. Herman B. Wells, 35 years old,
president of Indiana University at
Bloomington, Ind. is said to be the
youngest man holding a similar position.
@. What is the oldest railroad in the
United States?-R. S.
A. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
chartered in 1927. is the oldest railroad
in the United States. The first section
Of this road ran from Baltimore to Elli-
colt Mills, Md.
@. Are there any prizes for which
boy coin collector can compete?-k. H.
A. A merit badge in coin collecting is
given by the Boy Scouts.
@. Who started the custom of saying
hello" on the telephone?-R. W. H.
A. According to biographers of Thomas
A. Edison, he is given credit for the use
Of hello" on the telephone. When it
was first used people were accustomed to
saying are you there?" or ARE you ready
to talk?" One day Edison took up the
receiver and said hello" The word i'm
mediately became popular.
@. What is the largest inland city in
the United States?-J. c.
A. Indianapolis, Ind, is the largest
city in the United States not on an i'm
portant river or large body Of water.
@. Approximately how many mail
boxes are there to each R. F. D. route?-
M. G. S.
A. The average number Of boxes on
rural free delivery mail route is approx.
mately 125.
@. How do news broadcasts rank in
popularity on the radio?-H. K.
A. A recent survey shows that news
broadcasts rank third among fayorite
radio programs.
O. Do whales descend to great depths?
H. M. c.
A. The Bureau Of Fisheries says that
it has been claimed by reputable scien-
lists. although it is still controversial.
that whales are capable of descendinA
to several hundred fathoms. Such esti-
mates are based on the behavior of har-
pooned whales, as indicated by the length
OF line carried out and the angle Of the
line. Captured sperm whales often bear
on their hides the scars made by giant
squids with which they have battled, and
which are generally thought to be resi-
dents of the deep sea.
@. Does high noon mean u or
o'clock?-C. D.
A. High noon refers to IL o'clock.
@. Please give formula for white
wash made with rice four.-M L. Y.
A. Lime, clean and we'll burnt, OTIS;
Spanish whiting, or powdered burnt
alum, ozs,; white sugar, Is ozs.. rice
flour, pts; glue, of good quality. 10
ozs.; water, boiling, gals. Shake lime
in vessel about loyal capacity, with hot
water, keeping vessel covered to retain
the steam, and pass through a sieve to
clear of coarse particles. Make up the
rice -four to thick paste and boil we'll
and dissolve the glue in water over a
water bath: then mix the liquids with
tho ind >F oo i i
whiting or alum and the sugar The
mixture should be applied warm on out
door surfaces, and cold indoors.
@. What was the glass shade on can
dies called?-W. j.
A. 1t was known as hurricane shade.
@. Will moths eat rayon clothing?-
A. Moth larvae do not feed upon ma -
terials Of vegetable origin. Rayon goods,
linen, and cotton are not subject to dam
age from these pests
Q. How does pulp differ from other
magazines except in the quality of paper?
RIM
A. Thomas H. Uzzell in Scribner's
says: The stigma of pulp has become
attached to magazines on the lowest
grade OF newsprint, paper too rough for
half-tones. Since literary magazines
with no need of illustrations are some
times printed on rough paper, the term
pulp is not altogether accurate Some
pulp editors resent it. They prefer such
terms as all fiction or, simply, action or
love books. The pulp differs from other
magazines also because of its standard
Ized Z by 10 inches formal, because it
prints only one type of story, and, para
doxlcally enough, because more than any
other type of magazine it succeeds or
tails by reason of what it prints Literary
magazines are supported by advertising
and subsidies; big circula ton illustrated
magazines are, if they succeed. triumphs
chiefly of advertising and special promo
ton devices; but when the pulp gets by
1t is by giving the reader what he or
she wants.
@. How many radio stations carry
Major Bowes' amateur hour?-L. N.
A. The program is now heard over
ia stations.
Pariahs of the Road.
From the Atlanta Constitution.
There is, probably. some legal prece-
dent in opposition to the proposal, made
by an Augusta City Court judge. to re-