Evening star., 1938-05-30
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKiN.

6l FkEDEKIC j. HASkIN.
A reader can get the ans,Der to any
question of fact By ,Drtting The Eue-
ming Star Information Bureau, Frederic
J. Hdskin, Director, Washington. D. c.
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@. Were paper wheels ever used on
Pullman cars?-E. J. H.
A. Formerly Pullman cars were mount.
ed on wheels having steel rim and sides
with q core consisting Of baked straw
board paper. Increasing weight of cars
brought about the installation Of solid
steel wheels.
@. Please quote the message sent by
Myron T. Herrick to Mrs. Lindbergh the
day Col. Lindbergh landed in Paris
r. C. H.
A. The following message was sent by
Ambassador Herrick to Mrs. Lindbereh:
"Warmest congratulations. Your in
comparable son has honored me by be-
coming my guest. He is in fine condition
and sleeping sweetly under Uncle Sans
roof"
O. Has all the treasure that went
down with the British naval vessel,
Lutine, been salvaged?-T. R. N.
A. A great deal of the cargo has been
salvaged. Lloyds of London has re-
Gently issued license to Netherlands
firm to do further salvaging.
@. Were there more marriages or di.
vorces in. Reno, New. in 1937?-D. E.
A. There were 8,277 marriages and
2,771 divorces last year in Reno.
Q. Who invented bifocal spectacles?-
w. M. R.
A. They were invented by Benjamin
Franklin and George Washington was =,
among the first to wear them.
@. What building material Is made
from sugar cane after the sirup has been
extracted?-H. H.
A. Sugar cane from which the juice
has been extracted is called begasse.
This material is used in making wall
board.
@. What is the largest airport In Eu.
rope?-K. L. G..
A. At present. lie Bourget, near Paris.
is the largest. Tempelhof in Berlin, now
under construction, will be the largest
when it is completed.
@. When did President Roosevelt refer
to industry as 98-inch dog being
wagged by 4-inch tail?-C. @.
A. President Roosevelt used this ex-
preston in his Jackson Day dinner
speech OF, January 8, 1888.
@. How many people in the United
States stutter or stammer?-M. w. g.
A. 1t is estimated that there are L.
1000 persons suffering from this defect
in speech.
@. Was Paul Robson a brilliant stu
dent when he attended college?-R. Y.
A. The Negro actor and singer was
distinguished both as scholar and an
athlete at Rutgers College. He attained
the highest scholastic average in the
colleges history, in addition to being
flve-letter man in athletics and ALL
American football end for two successive
years.
". WHO Sdlu tildt n dIkc AOoC
Gates a great man?-W. B. G.
A. A great nose indicates a great
man genial, courteous, intellectual.
virile. courageous, is quotation from
Rostands "Cyrano de Bergerac.'
@. What was the first public building
in Washington. D. C.?-E. M.
A. The White House was the first pub
h,,;1 foI {y,U UJo sbir, ntn tho
cornerstones having been laid on Octo-
Der 13, 1892.
@. How long have actors increased
their height by wearing specially built
shoes?-E. T.
A. The early Greek actors used kind
of stilt or wooden clog called the cothur-
nus, with which the actors height was
increased by several inches, and the In
PRODUCTION of which was credited to
Aeschylus In comedy the cothurnus was
replaced by different kind of shoe hav-
ing the same effect.
c. How many Chinese students are
studying in American colleges?-T. M, c.
A. According to the 1898 Directory
of Chinese Students in America, there
are 1888 in American colleges The
largest number is enrolled at the Uni
versity of California. @
O. Have women property owners and
investors ever organized or held any ma
tional meetings?-W. H. G.
A. Women Investors in America. Inc.
of New York City sponsored the first
finance congress Of women, which was
held in Chicago on June and 4. 1885.
This was the first time that women tax
payers and property owners had ever
met in convention for the purpose OF
hearing authoritative speakers on finance
and to take action to protect their basic
investment in property rights.
@. What is the name of the swimmer
who is called the Polar Bear?-R. T. G.
A. The late Charles B. Durborow of
Edgewater Park N. j., was 50 called be-
cause for more than 10 years he chopped
holes in the ice Of the Delaware River
for his midwinter swims. He was also
q noted long distance swimmer.
@. Who is director Of television pro-
grams for the Columbia Broadcasting
Systemic. H. B.
A. Gilbert Seldes, the author. holds
that position.
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