Evening star., 1938-07-04
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J, HASKJN,

HHA<LNfL HAShlNs
A reader can get the onstper to any
question OF fact By ,Driting The EDe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Frederic
J. Haskin. dtrectr. Washington, d. C.
Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. How Is the stock market average
computed by the New York Stock Ex-
change?-J. s.
A. The New York Stock Exchange
computes the average market value of
Shares listed on the exchange once each
month. This average, known as mo.
unadJusted average price" is computed
by dividing the total market value OF all
shares by the total number of shares
listed.
q. Why is gelatin used in the manu-
facture of some ice cream?-J. l..
A. 1t Is used extensively in the manu-
facture Of ice cream in quantities rang
ing from or to 0.5 per cent to insure GER
tain physical properties. notably smooth
ness and resistance to melting It is
referred to in the ice cream industry as
a stabilizer.
Q. How much weight does a marathon
runner lose in a race?--L. F. H.
A. Leslie PaWson. winner of the 1898
Boston Athletic Association marathon,
lost tn pounds in that race.
Q. Who said "An expert is one who
knows more and more about less and
less?-H. j.
A. 1t is a line from commencement
address by Nicholas Murray Butler.
Q. Are bullfights the most popular
form of amusement in Mexico?-S. r. G..
A. Motion pictures have taken first
place among amusement enterprises in
Mexico, with theaters second and bull
fights third. Other favorite pastimes
are fronton Gai alaD, cockfghts, cir
cuses and carnivals.
y. Where are the tallest electrical let
ters in the world?-L. G.. H.
A. Until recently the tallest electrical
letters in the world were those on top
OF the r. C. A. Building in New York
City. They are the initials "R. c. A."
and are "a feet high. But a new sign
has just been illuminated over the
northern end of Times Square which has
30-foot electrical letters. 1t was de-
signed and erected by Douglas Leigh,
the 28-year-old Broadway sign king.
u. What is bean ball?-M w.
A. A bean ball is pitch that strikes
the batter in the head, or comes dan
gerously close to the head.
@. In what book is Savonarola a
character?-W. H
A. The famous Italian religious re-
former is the leading character in
"Romola,' by George Eliot
q. Was the late Rollo Ogden. editor
OF the New York Times, at one time a
minister ?-W. j. H.
A. He was ordained a PRESBYTERIAN n
minister in 1881 and was associate pas
tor OF the First Church. Cleveland, from
l88O-Sl. From 1881-1883 he was a mis-
sionary in Mexico, and was pastor OF
the Case Avenue Church in Cleveland.
1888 1887.
q. When did Patti make hear last ap-
pearance as a singer?-T. D. r.
A. Her last public appearance was
made on behalf of the Red Cross on Oc-
tober 20, 1914
Q. Was Broadway" the first play Jed
Harris produced?-J. r. c.
A. Harris first play was Weak Sis
ters.' which ne produced in 1925. He
produced Broadway year later and
it was his third production
Q. How long has soap been used COM
mercially?-L. F. H.
A. The use of soap is of great an
tlquity. The remains of a well-eouipped
soap factory were found in the ruins of
Pompeil.
@. How much skin is there on the
body?-E. W. F.
A. The average individual has about
li2 square meters of skin, or approx :
mately $500 square inches.
Q. How many lynchings have there
been in the United States since 1882?
e. w. S.
A. The total number of lynchings since
1882 is STA.
y. VINO are the newspaper men who
Will study at Harvard University on the
Nleman FellowshipS?-J. K. M.
A. The men who have years leave of
absence from their newspapers to study
at Harvard are Louis NJ Lyons of the
Boston Globe, Edwin A. Lahey, Chicago
Daily News; Osborn Zuber, Birmingham
News; Irving billiard, st. Louis Globe
Dispatch; Frank S. Hopkins, Baltimore
Sun; Hilary H. Lyons jr., Mobile Pres:
Register; John Mel Clark, Washington
Post; Wesley Fuller, Boston Herald and
Edwin j. Paxton. jr, Paducah Sun
Democrat.
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