Evening star., 1938-10-29

A reader can get the ans1per to any
question of fact by ,Driting The Eue- I
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hdsk!n, director, Washington,
d. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. Is the Duke OF Windsor still con-
OF Great Britain?J. H. NJ.
A. He is an admiral Of the British fleet,
= field marshal Of the army and marshal
Of the Royal Air Force.
@. Please give the names Of the Negroes
who have been admitted to the United
States Naval Academy and those who
have graduated.-M. G.
A. No Negro has ever graduated from
the Naval Academy. Those who have at
tended are James H. Conyers Q872),
Alonzo c. McClennan O873), Henry E.
Baker, jr. 1874, James Lee johnson
d936), George j. Trivers Q937-resigned
voluntarily July, 1880.
@. How long did the American Legion
parade in New York City last?-M. NJ. G.
A. The 1887 American Legion parade
in New York City lasted nearly 18 hours.
About 2,500,O00 spectators watched this
parade and approximately $50, 900 march
ers and SOL bands and drum CORDS took
part.
@. When is Apple Week?-A. N.
A. National Apple Week Is from Octo-
Der 81 to November 6.
@. Who holds the patents on Charlie
Mccarthy products?-J. B.
A. Edgar Bergen is president Of the
Charlie Mccarthy Co. and holds the pat
ents on all articles bearing his name.
@. How much steel is used for railroad
tracks in the United States?-W NIB
A. Approximately 20OO0 600 gross tons
OF steel rail are normally purchased eaciA
year by the railroads.
@. What is the religious affiliation of
Gov. Earle of Pennsylvania ?-F. P. f.
A. Gov. George H. Earle is an Episco-
palian.
@. Who was Dorothea Dix?-T. Tx
A. She was philanthropist, born in
Worcester, Mass, in 1902. Devoting her
life to alleviating conditions in prisons,
asylums and almshouses, more than 80
institutions for the insane or destitute
were established through her influence.
She secured the passage of many laws
for the improvement of institutions and
in 1861 was appointed superintendent Of
woman war nurses. serving throughout
tho Civil WoA ho ioS in,
@. How much sirup is made from sugar
cane in the United States?-W JH
A. In 1887 the output was 25,l35,OoO
gallons.
@. What does the emblem on the New
York Yankees uniform represent?-J M
A. The emblem used on the sleeves of
the Yankees uniforms this year was the
trylon (the monument and the peri
sphere (the circle) the official symbols of
the New York World Fair of 1889.
@. Is Jack Norworth Oh the stage or
In the movies?-E. J.
A. He is playing in the new Hart-Kaut-
man comedy. The Fabulous Invalid
@. What is the inscription on The
Casey Jones Memorial in Kentucky
H. j.
A. 1t is as follows: I'm this community
the famous locomotive engineer, John
Luther Jones (alias Casey jones' spent
his boyhood days. Casey's many record
feats as locomotive engineer engrossed
him deeply in the hearts of his fellow
workers. On the morning of April 80
1900, while running the Illinois Central
fast mail train No. l, the Cannon Ball,
and by no fault of his, his engine bolted
through three freight cars at Vaughan,
Miss. Casey died with his hand clenched
to the brake valve and his was the only
life lost. Famous for bravery and cour-
age, the name of Casey Jones lives deeply
set into the hearts of American people in
both tradition and song 1t can be
truthfully said of him, Greater love
hath no man than this that a man iay
down his life for his friends Erected
by admirers of Casey Jones, July g. 1888 >
Q. How large was the maple leaf that
won the prize in Canada?-H. L. K.
A. In the nationwide maple leaf con-
test held last year the winning leaf
measured 21X22 inches.
@. What is tidal wave?-J. r.
A. The United States Weather Bureau
says: THE term tidal wave is now gen.
orally applied to any unusually great and
abnormal rise of the sea. particularly in
coastal and harbor waters regardless of
the cause, and irrespective of whether or
not it occurred in conjunction with, and
thus accentuated the astronomical high
tide. Common special cases are the great
sea waves that sometimes follow earth
quakes and are technically known as
seismic sea waves, and the great rises
which are often produced by violent
storms at sea or exceptionally strong
winds along coast, which are technically
known as storm waves While it NAV
be somewhat illogical to apply the term
tidal wave to these latter phenomena,
they nevertheless have long been so
called, and the above popular definition
has come to be well established and
accepted meaning of the term even in
scientific literature. 1t was officially
adopted by an international scientific
commission created in 1927 by the Inter-