Evening star., 1938-02-23
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKIN.

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q. Are there any statistics on the in.
comes OF people who own cars?-W. H.
A. Studies show that more than one.
third Of all car-owning families receive
an annual income Of less than 81 600.
Including this group, nearly go per cent
OF the families have an annual income
OF less than $500. OF all families with
automobiles, 30 per cent receive less than
$4,000 per year.
@. How many living alumni has Har-
ward University?-E. H.
A. In 1887 Harvard published q new
register Of her alumni giving the names,
addresses, occupations and records Of
7l,757 former students. now living In
"a countries.
@. How many lives were lost when tho
railroad tunnel was built through the
Hoosac Mountains?-A. G.
A. This fiye-mile tunnel was built be-
tween 1852 and 1873. Nearly two hundred
lives were lost and the tunnel cost
$20,000,O0O.
O. Was Edward Everett Hale related
to Nathan Hale. the patriot in the Revo-
lution?-P. B.
A. He was his granddaughter. Edward
Everett Hales father, Nathan Hale, was
a nephew OF the Nathan Hale who was
hanged by the British as an American
spy.
@. Why is an oxford SO called?-W. M.
A. 1t is said that this style OF shoe
was first used In Oxford, England, more
than 300 years ago.
@. What did the Greeks call the ruler
OF the underWorld?-W. T.
A. Hades was the Greek name for the
underworld and for its ruler.
HF.
A. He was shot to death September %,
lS34, IN an attempt to escape from the
death house in Ohio State Penitentiary,
9; 3 Who was Miss America in 1872
A. Miss Bette Cooper of Hackettstown,
N. j.. won the title at the beauty pageant
held in Atlantic City.
Q. How long has Jugtown pottery been
made?-D. N.
A. 1t was first made about 1850 bv
descendants Of family of Staffordshire
potters who settled in North Carolina.
Q. Where was the first free school for
the deaf in this country established?-
N. A.
A. Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet estab-
lished the first free school for the deaf
in America in Hartford, Conn, in 1877.
@. When was HARLEM Lake drained?-
L. B.
A. This branch of the Zuyder Zee was
drained in the middle of the last century.
being completed in 1852 About $4,000
acres of highly fertile land were thereby
added to North Holland.
Q: Did Jack London go to college?-
A. The writer at 10 years entered the
University Of California, but was forced
to stop before the end Of his freshman
year on account Of lack of funds.
@. Who cut the Gordian knot?-G.
A. Alexander Gordius, peasant, being
chosen king of Phrygia, dedicated his
wagon to Jupiter, and fastened the yoke
TO beam with rope of bark so in
geniously that no one could unite it.
Alexander was told that whoever undid
the knot would reign over the whole
East We'll. then" said the conqueror,
1T is thus I perform the task" and, so
saying, he cut the knot in twain with
his sword. Hence, to cut the Gordian
Knot is to get out OF difficult or awk-
ward position by one decisive step. to
solve a problem by a single brilliant
stroke.
Q. What is Lazaretto?-J. HIM.
A. This is name given In Italy and
other parts Of Southern Europe and also
In Hawaii and California to isolated hos
pitals for those afaicted with CONTAGIOUS
diseases. The name is derived from Saint
Lazarus, the patron saint Of lepers.
@. Please give a biography OF Solon
Borglum the sculptor.-C. G..
A. Solon Hannibal Borglum was born
in Ogden, Utah, on December %, 1868.
He studied under Louis F. Rebisso in the
Cincinnati Art School and under Fremiet
In Paris. He took as his early subjects
cowboys, Indians and other figures of
Western life, notable works being his
Last Roundup" and Burial on the
Plains" In 1911 he completed his bronze,
Gods Command to Retreat" represent
ing Napoleon on horseback. Two statues
OF his In stone were unveiled in 1920 in
the cuhrchyard of st. Marks in the
Bowery, New York City. He was Y. M.
c. A. secretary with the French army in
1918, won the Croix de Guerre, and later
was with the A. E. F. in France. He
died in 1922.
Q. Is citric acid in any fruits except
the citrus fruits?-E. H.
A. Citric acid is in blackberries, blue
berries, cranberries, currants, figs, goose
ries,~guavas, loganberries, mangos,
muskmelons. papayas pears, pineapples,
pomegranates, raspberries and strawber-
rieS.
Increase in Big Bills.