Evening star., 1938-03-28
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J, HASKIN.

/ ny FfEUERIC J. HASkIN.
reoder can get the dns,per to anv
question OF fact by ,Driting The Star
Information Bureau, Frederic J. Haskin.
director, Washington, d. C. Please In
close stamp for reply.
q. How fast do President Roosevelt
and King George speak on the radio7-
F. NJ r.
A. President Roosevelt speaks at tho
rate OF 1877 words minute, while King
George averages SO words a minute.
@ At what time Of the year are lion
and tiger cubs born?-A. w.
A. In the spring. The period of ges-
tation is l6 weeks. For our native noun
tain lion the period is 13 weeks. Cap
tlvlty makes no difference in the period.
Q. In what cities in the United States
Is the cost Of living the highest?-P. j. N.
A. In 1885 the w. P. A. published fig
ures on SO cities in the United States
comparing the cost Of living with that
OF Washington, D. c. The 10 cities aver
aging highest we're: Washington D. c.;
San Francisco, Minneapolis, New York,
Chicago, Milwaukee. Boston, Cleveland,
st. Louis and Detroit.
@. Has an Englishman ever been
Pope?-G. NJ M.
A. Adrian Nv was the only English
Pope G154.
Q. Why do We export yellow corn. but
- n-lA a
C. H.
A. Yellow corn is admitted duty free.
while white corn is dutiable at 10 per
cent ad valorem.
@. Who wrote the baseball poem,
From Tinker to Evers to Chance"?-
J. C. L.
A. The poem is entitled "Baseballs
Sad Lexicon and is by Franklin P.
Adams.
@. How many oil burners are used in
this country?-W D. w.
A. There were l543, 1877 domestic oil
burners in use at the end of 1887.
@. What kind of bands are used on tho
Army homing pigeons?-R. F.
A. Army pigeons wear two small alum
mum circular bands which fit over the
legs. One band has stamped on it the
letters U. S. A., the serial number of
the pigeon, the year it was born and
the loft to which it belongs. The other
band is marked with u. a star and an
s, as we'll as the serial number. the year
born and the loft to which the pigeon
belongs.
%. What is the epitaph on BENJAMIN
Franklin's grave in Philadelphia ?-E. G.
A. The grave is marked by fiat stone
with the simple inscription benjamin
and Deborah Franklin"
@. What is the income of an hotel
per room?-W. J.
A. In the hotel census of 1885 the
2S,822 hotels covered reported receipts
averaging s504 for each of the 1862
642 guest rooms. For the 1870 seasonal
hotels, operating less than nine months
per year, the average was $500 per
room; for the year round it was s52s.
G. How long did it take Handel to
compose The Messiah"?-J. H.
A. This most famous Of all oratoros
was composed in "a days. Some por-
tons were later rewritten.
Q. Who is head Of the French Air
Corps?-J. L.
A. Gen. Victor Vuillemin is the new
chief of the French Army Air Corps
He has been in military aviation for 25
years. In 1916 he was made an officer
IN the Legion of Honor and was deco
rated by Russia and Great Britain. In
1917 the French Aero Club awarded him
its Grande Medaille dor as the out
standing reconnaissance pilot in the
French Army. Again in 1919 the or
ganlzatlon honored him with a plaque
as a special award to one of the two
greatest aviators of the war.
9, What Is the most expensive road?
R F.
A. The Pulaski skyway is probably the
most expensive road in the world for its
length. The part of it that is raised is
3 miles long and cost $21 100000 The
approaches cost an additional $4,000
600. This roadway is so feet in width
and can easily accommodate five lanes
OF traffic. 1t is estimated that 20
o00,0OO motor vehicles use it annually. II
passes over both the Hackensack and
the PaSsaic Rivers and the New Jersey
Meadows.
@. Please give some facts about the
Temple of Religion to be built for the
New York Worlds Fair.-C. H.
"A. A non-sectarian Temple of Re-
hglon is planned for the fair. The
loO-foot tower will dominate a cloistered
garden OF silence. While formal re-
hglous services will not be held in tho
temple, an organ in the tower will furnish
music and the building will be suitable
Tor meetings which promote inter-faith
amity.
q. What State had the most cities over
100000 population at the last census?-
K. c.
A. Massachusetts, with nine: Boston.
Worcester, Springfield, Fall River, Cam
bridge. New Bedford, Somerville LYNN
and Lowell
@. Are there any famous woman land
scape architects?-H.L L.
A. Some of the outstanding women
IN this profession are: Mrs. Annette
Hoyt Flanders, Miss Helen Bullard. Mrs.
Ellen Shipman, Miss Helen Swift Jones.
Mrs. Beatrix Farrand, Miss Marian Cof.
fin and Miss Rose Greely.