Evening star., 1938-12-12
Answers
To Questions

10 questions
By Frederic J. Haskin.
A reader can get the ans,Der to any
question OF fact by 1Dritinq The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Haskin, director, Washington,
D. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. How often does a tire revolve and
hex at go miles an hour?-J. H.G.
A. recent study made by the B. F..
Goodrich Co. shows that an automobile
tire OF average size revolves $4,000 times
every 60 minutes on car driven so
miles an hour and fiexes 800 900 times
during day Of normal driving.
company In the world?-C. E. M.
A. The Metropolitan Life Insurance
Co. is said to be the largest life insur-
ance company operating in the world.
@. Who wrote the old poem beginning,
How great was Alexander, pa"?-H. T.
A. 1t is by Elijah Jones.
Q. What percentage of the population
files income tax reports with the Gov
ernment?-E. j. H.
A. In 1885, based on the population of
that year, only 4 2/10 per cent filed Fed
eral income tax reports.
O. Please give some information about
the Swan Islands.-W. B.
A. These islands are about 81 miles off
the coast Of Honduras. They are under
the jurisdiction of the United States and
are administered by the Department of
justice. The larger, Great Swan, is
about miles long and about one-half
mile wide. 1t is fiat and thickly wooded.
Little Swan is 112 miles long, with a
limestone foundation and dense vegeta-
ton. The United Fruit Co. calls each
month at Great Swan, where a radio
station is maintained by the company.
Buccaneers under Capt. Swan were
probably the first to set foot on the is
lands,
@. Is pure oxygen used in oxygen
tents?-W. B. H.
A. The gas used is a mixture of SO
parts oxygen and parts carbon dioxide
The carbon dioxide stimulates the action
Of the muscles in breathing.
@. Where will the enormous statue of
st. Francis of Assist be erected?-
J. H. w.
A. The l91-foot monument of st.
Francis Of Assist, patron saint of San
Francisco, will be erected in that city.
The figure will be located on Christmas
Tree, just north of Twin Peaks over
looking the metropolis. All nations will
contribute to the statue, which will be
erected and dedicated during the Golden
Gate International Exposition in 1889.
@. How long did it take Handel to
compose THE Messiah"?-J. C. H.
A. The Etude says he commenced this
immortal oratorio, Messiah August
%, 1741, and the first part was completed
on August %; the second part, Septem-
ber 6, and the third part, September IL.
The Instrumentation was finished by
September IS, so that, in ALL it took Just
"a days to complete it. 1t was performed
for the first time on April 13, 1742 in
the Music Hall, Fishamble street, Dublin,
Ireland.
@. How many people attended the
Boston Book Fair?-W. J. L.
A. The fair had an attendance Of
over 10000.
@. Who said, "A great nose indicates
a great man"?-H. M
A. "A great nose indicates a great man
genial, courteous, intellectual, virile,
courageous" is from "Cyrano de Ber-
gerac," by Rostand.
@. What is a shrike?-E. G. S.
A. 1t is a bird of prey, commonly
known as a butcher bird. It eats insects,
mice and small birds.
@. Please give a biography of Celia
Caroline Cole, the writer-F. r.. S.
A. Celia Caroline Cole was born in
Iowa and spent her girlhood in Indiana.
Her real name is Maude Sperry Turner.
She lives in Westchester, N Y. Her
writings include short stories, radio
script, plays and poems. She is married
to Paul Turner, lawyer, and has one
daughter 10 years of age. She attended
Bryn Mawr and later became assistant
to Adolp Klauber, dramatic critic of the
New York Tribune. Recently she has
been writing for Delineator and Pictorial
Review.
@. Was the Iroquois Theater in Chi
cago very old at the time of the fre?-
G. L.
A. 1t was new theater and had
opened only five weeks before the fire.
1t was considered absolutely flreproof
and had more exits than any other thea
ter in the United States at that time.
Reading Character
From Facial Features
Every face has story to tell Whether
or not your face is your fortune, you re-
veal character unconsciously in dozens
of ways-by the expression in your eyes,
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