Evening star., 1938-08-22
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BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
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G.. Where are the largest tires used on
ai:plane landing wheels?-H. J. w.
A. The tires built for che landing wheels
OF the DC-4 are the largest ever used
IN American aviation. They are 5 feet
inches In diameter. 2 feet across at the
base and weigh $50 pounds.
Q. Which one Of Dickens novels was
unfinished at his death?-E. r.
A. The Mystery of Edwin Brood"
Q. How long have needles been used3
| -E. j. C.
A. Stone needles having an eye ut one
end have been found among the relics
| OF the Stone Age. Delicate needlevork
was produced by the Egyptians and an
| cient Greeks. and both common and
surgeons needles were found In tho
ruins OF Pompeii.
@. To what class at Wellesley does
Nine. Chang Kai-shek belong7-W.
| H. G.
A. She was graduated in tho class Of
| 1917 and the class of 1898 has made
her member by adoption.
| @. What did Felix Frankfurter say in
| q recent tribute about the representative
opinions of the late Justice Cardozo?-
E. L. j.
| A. Felix Frankfurter, in the Ameri.
can Bar Association Journal, says: Were
1 compelled to choose six representa-
! tive opinions by Mr. Justice Cardozo, I
| would select Reed VS.. Allen, 286 U. s.
19l, POI dissent, because OF It's re-
sourcefulness in making the law Of
remedies an instrument Of Justice: Stew
art Dry Goods Co. VS.. Lewis, 294 u. 8.
$50, 566 (dissenD, because Of its illumi-
nation OF the problems of business tax
alton; McCandleSS VS.. Furland, 296 U. s,
14o, because it shows the law Of corpo-
rate trusteeship is equal to the skill of
individual chicanery; Ashton VS.. Cam
eron County District, 1898 U. s. 5l3, 532
(dissenD, because it demonstrated with
q persuasiveness that has now carried
the day that the sovereignty of State
and Nation does not mean the impotence
OF both; Van Beck vs.. Sabine Towing
Co., 300 U. S. 342, because 1t is a beauti-
ful example of learning in the interplay
OF common law and legislation; the
Social Security Cases, 301 U. S. 548 and
301 U. s. 6l9 Counted as one) because
OF It's statesmanlike proof that the Con-
stitutlon has not barred the way for our
Federal system to cooperate in meeting
| exigent and pervasive human needs.
| @. What Is the source Of the line.
They copied all they could follow but
they couldn't copy my mind?'-J. K. B.
A. 1t Is from The Mary Gloeter," by
Kipling.
@. Is 1t true that the first sentence of
a news paragraph should answer the
questions who, what, where, when, how,
and why?-W. c. r.
A. Headlines and Deadlines," man.
ual for copy editors. says: "A common
misconception among beginners is that
the first sentence must contain the an
swers to the questions who or what,
where, when, and why or how This
leads invariably to an involved sen
tence structure that is neither clear nor
effective"
Q: How far can mosquitoes hy7-J.
r. G..
A. Some have been known to fly IS to
80 miles from the breeding grounds.
Usually they do not fly far. The females
and live longer
@. How long have steel rails been used
for railroads.&c.. M. @.
A. Railroads In this country began to
place steel rail in general use about
1867.
| @. What per cent Of the medical work
is being done by general practitioners
j. C. F.
A. Dr. George E. Vincent Of the Rock
efeller Foundation Is quoted as estimat-
ing that rs per cent of the people de-
pend on the family doctor.
Q. Who was the first librarian Of the
Congressional Library at Washington,
D. C.?-J. B. H.
A. The Library of Congress was es-
tablished by an act Of Congress dated
1900. The first librarian was John
Beckley of Virginia, who took oflce in
1902.
@. Is Lee Gorcey, who played Spike in
Crime School" the son Of an actor?-
G. H. G..
A. He is the son of Bernard Gorcey.
well-known dialect comedian who was
in the original production Of "Abie's
Irish Rose"
@. How old are the cliff dwellings in
Colorado?-M. N. P.
A. In Mesa Verde National Park, there
are several cliff dwellings that have
been dated accurately by tree-ring
chronology. In Spruce Tree House are
roof beams constructed between the
years 1890 and 1874 AID. The Cliff Pal
ace was built between 1918 and 1878.
The cave in which Cliff Palace, the
largest of all cliff dwellings. Is situated
was occupied originally in the first GEN.
tury BIC. or AID. The Pueblo culture on
Mesa Verde, which began to develop at
that time, reached its classical stage
about the 10th century. The Basket
Makers, as the earliest cliff dwellers are
called. were the first agricultural In
dians OF the Southwest.
@. How large is the statue Of Atlas
in the forecourt of the International
Building, Rockefeller Center?-C. H. G..
A. The massive bronze statue by Lee
Lawrie is IS feet high and weighs $4,000
| pounds. The figure bears on its shoul-