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

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question OF fact BY scrtttng The Evening
Star Information Bureau. Frederic J.
Haskfn. Director, Washington, d. c.
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@. How deep vas the river where the
U. S. s. Panay sank?-L. p.
A. The Ysngtze WAS 180 test deep
ing.
@. Has the Washington Monument
ever been cleaned on the outads7-
B. A. B.
A. 1t was cleaned for tho first time
in 1s34-35 by p. w. A. The substance
used was sand mixed with water. It
was applied with steel-bristled brushes.
The work took five months.
Q. How many airports are there In
the United States?-D. c. H.
A. According to the latest Govern
ment figures. there are now 2,22o.
Q. Where do pomegranates grow vtldf
j. F.
A. They grow wild in Afghanistan and
Northwest India and districts south and
southwest Of the Caspian Sea. They
have refreShing acid juice.
@. Who takes the place Of the vice
President in the Senate when the Vice
President Is stepped up to the presi-
dency?-L. P.
A. The President Pro Tempore Of the
Senate becomes the presiding officer Of
that body whenever the Vice President
succeeds to the presidency. The ONCE OF
the Vice President is vacant in that case
until the next election.
@. How many Of the white residents
In New York City are native born and
foreign born?-R r. w.
A. According to the 1880 census the
number Of native-born white people in
New York City was 4,298,825, the number
OF foreign-born white people was $685.
400.
@. How high and wide Is the letter
on the mountain that overlooks the
Brigham Young University?-J. M. w.
A. The letter is three hundred and
thirty feet long and one hundred and
forty feet wide at the top. 1t is made
OF mountain rock, mostly limestone.
These rocks were put in place in 1905
by members Of the student body. Each
fall the is whitewashed by the fresh
man class and each spring the process 10
repeated by the undergra duate students.
@. Is there another name for the
Gideons?-E. F. @.
A. 1t is called the Christian Com.
mercial Mems Association Of America,
Inc.
@. How many Eskimos are there In
Labrador?-E. H.
A. About 300 of the inhabitants are
Eskinos. The rest are fishermen of
British descent.
@. What States lead in the payment
OF individual Federal income tAxes7-
w. H.
A. Statistics show that more than half
the individual income taxes collected bv
the Federal Government are paid by per-
sons living in New York, Pennsylvania,
Illinois and California.
~ 'rAA"O wac VAC AAdAAlC VI LIlc SNGOlS[l
author Who was secretary to Abraham
Lincoln?-J. H.
A. Karl Jonas Ludwig Almqvist for
a time was private secretary to Abraham
Lincoln.
Q. What is the Philadelphia Award?
w. J.
A. Ten thousand dollars and q gold
medal is annually awarded to that man
or woman living in Philadelphia, its
suburbs or vicinity. who, during the
preceding calendar year. shall have per-
formed or brought to its elimination an
act or contributed service calculated
to advance the best and larger interests
OF Philadelphia. The award is the gift
OF Edward w. Box, who established a
trust fund for that purpose in 1921.
@. What does the French term jeune
file mean?-J. L.
A. Literally it means young girl, but
that is not its exact equivalent. In
France it signifies the carefully chap
eroned young woman between tha ages
OF Is and 2l. In this country the terms
subdeb and deb come nearer than any
others to convey the meaning.
Q. Please describe tho railroad at the
Vatican.-L. V. D.
A. The Vatican State has the smallest
railroad in the world. It IL about 600
feet long and the rolling stock consists
Of locomotive and three cars. Small
as the line is. it is probably unsurpassed
anywhere for magniflcence In appoint
ments. There is throneroom coach. .
chapel coach and the Popes private din
ing and sleeping car. laid out In gold and
mother of-pearl. The station within the
Vatican would do justice to a 60O-mile
line. There are 300 feet Of tunnel under
the Vatican Hill and the line runs from
behind st. Peters Basilica to the frontier
of the little state.
@. Was Samuel Coleridge-TAylor's
mother Negro?-W. H.
A. The composer was Of African de.
scent through his father, . native Of
Sierra Leone. His mother was an Eng.
lish woman.
Q. How many languages are there IN
the world?-C. H.
A. The number Of languages - com.
puted by officers Of the French Academy.
is estimated at 2,796.
@. Which State has the most counties
and which the fewest?-F. p.
A. Texas has the largest number Of
counties of any State, 254 while Della