Evening star., 1938-07-11
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@. How do the administrative q.
penses of the w. P. A. compare with IT.
expenses?-L. r. C.
A. During the first II months Of the
present fiscal year from July /, 1917,
through May 81, 1898. total expenditure
from funds allocated to the Works Prog
ress Administration amounted to g..
303 900 900. OF this amount 34 per cent,
or $44 900. was administrative ex-
penditures. From the beginning Of the
w. p. A. program in the summer Of
1885 through May 81, 1888, administra.
tive costs, Of the w. p. A. program have
amounted to approximately per cent Of
total w. p. A. expenditures These data
are based on the amount Of checks is
sued as reported by the United States
Treasury.
Q. What is the average altitude Of the
United StateS?-C. J. 8.
A. The mean altitude Of the lS States
Is approximately $500 feet above sea
level.
@. What English dramatist was buried
standing up?-L. q. w.
A. Ben Jonson was buried in a stand
ing position in Westminster Abbey.
@. Are the majority OF women in this
country in favor of birth control?-
F. 8. D.
A. A survey made by the Ladies'
Home Journal shows that 10 per cent
of the women in the United States in
dorse birth control.
Q. What is the most common min
eral?-J. H.
A. Quartz is the most common and
widely distributed Of all minerals. and Is
found In almost every kind Of rock.
Wyo., and Deadwood, 8. OAK, be held7
*. L.
A. The rodeo at Sheridan will take
place from July ls to 20, while the Dead.
wood rodeo is scheduled for August 4-6.
@. Who was called the Poet of De-
mocracy?"-L. w.
A. Walt Whitman.
Q. How much money Is earned by
beggars in New York City?-J. N. M.
A. 1t is estimated that beggars In the
metropolis take in approximately $780,
700 day.
Q. OF what material is a snails shell?
e. H. W.
A. The snail forms its own shell by ex-
tracing the calcium carbonate from its
food and water.
Q. Is 1t possible to can fruits success
fully without sugar?-W. r.
A. All fruits can be canned without
sugar. Boiling water is added to the
can Of prepared fruit instead Of sugar
sirup, and then 1t is processed according
to directions for canning Although the
fruit will keep without spelling. the color,
texture and flavor Of the product Is not
quite as good as when sugar Is used.
@. Where were the earliest airship
hangars?-J. T.
A. A hangar was completed in q Paris
suburb in 1908. In 1910 the British war
ONCE built . hangar at Farnboeough,
Hampshire.
@. How many high mountains are
there in Colorado?-H. M.
A. The State has Al mountains which
are $4,000 feet Or over.
@. For whom is Franklin and Maxshall
College In Pennsylvania named?-W.
F.S.
A. The college was originally Frank
lin College and was named for BENJAMIN
Franklin and endowed by him with a
sum OF money. Later Marshall Col
lege, named for Chief Justice Marshall,
was merged and the name of the insti-
tuition changed in 1850 to Franklin and
Marshall College. The institution cele-
brated its sesquicentennial in 1887.
O. What was the Added Parliament?
H. M.
A. 1t was the English Parliament
which met on April 6, 1914, sat for two
months Of violent debate, and was finally
dissolved by James without having
passed a single BILL
why was 1Ic0lOeuC johnson I'M
peached?-J. L. F.
A. In February, 1868, the House of
Representatives voted to impeach Presi-
dent Andrew johnson. The main
charges brought against the President
were Cd his dismissal of Stanton, the
Secretary of War; CD his declarations
that certain laws were unconstitutional:
90 his speeches in the campaign of
1865; % his opposition to congressional
reconstruction. He was not convicted.
O. Is Dorothy Bakers book, "Younp
Man With Horn," written about any
real musician?-H. L.
A. The author has stated that this
Houghton Miflin Fellowship novel was
inspired by the life Of the late Leon
(Bix) Beiderbecke.
Q. Who were the original members Of
Our Gang?-W. G. H.
A. The original members x Hal
Roach's comedy group were Mickey
Daniels, Jackie Condor, Jay r. Smith.
Joe Cobb, Sunshine Sammy, Jack Davis.
Johnny Downs and Mary Kornman.
Pete, the pup with the encircled eve.
was also one Of the initial members.
Q. Is there a train named after Buf.
falo Bill?-T T., M