Evening star., 1938-05-06
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HAsKfN.

BY FREDERIC }. HAsKfN.
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@. Where is the baseball Hall Of
Fame?-W. M. G.
A. BaSeball's Hall Of Fame Is a Co.
lonial building at Cooperstown, N. Y.
where Abner Doubleday first introduced
the game. Bronze plaques. representing
the immortals Of the game, are placed
in the hall. which was created in 1895,
largely through the efforts of Ford Prick,
president of the National League.
@. How much does 1t cost the Govern.
ment to educate boy at Annapolis?--
K. M. F.
A. The cost, including overhead, y
$3,458 year for each midshipman.
@. Do Dunkards still prohibit tele-
phones and radios?-C. H.
A. At recent convention OF the Old
Order Of Dunkards, motion permitting
telephones in members homes was
passed Radios and musical instruments
still are prohibited by the sect.
@. What State has the largest number
of automobiles per capita?-J. L.
A. Nevada and California lead in per
capita automobile registrations with one
car to every 2.6 inhabitants.
@. How many Germans are there Ia
Switzerland?-C. F.
A. There are approximately 10000
German citizens in that country.
@. Do fires caused by kerosene and
gasoline cause much damage in the rural
areas?-S. w. G.
A. Gasoline and kerosene fires cause
loss of approximately $6000,000 year
on farms in the United States. They are
sixth among the causes of farm fires and
are responsible for to Z per cent Of tho
total loss each year.
@. Does the Governor of Kentucky still
appoint colonies on his staff?-L. F.
A. Gov. A. B. Chandler has abolished
the practice.
O. Is there word which describes the
fear of making a mistake in pronuncia-
ton or stuttering?-C. H.
A. Lalophobia is reluctance to speak
because of fear of making mistakes in
pronunciation or grammar, or of stut-
tering.
@. What is the famous cathedral clock
that indicates the holidays and religious
festivals ?-J. r.
A. The Strasbourg Cathedral clock,
nearly 100 years old, is so constructed
that it records in addition to the time
the various festivals, hours of sunrise
and moonrlse and motions of planets.
Q. What is the largest aerial photo
graph ever taken?-M. H. G..
A. The largest aerial photograph is
one of Boulder Dam, which was taken by
Fairchild Aerial Surveys, Inc.
@. How old is Premier Edouard Dalai
der of France?-H. r.
A. He was born on June l8, 1884.
@. What proportion of the United
States investments in Latin America is
invested in Cuba &C. L. w.
A. One-ffth of the United States
total investments in Latin America is
invested in Cuba. Most of this capital is
in sugar, public utilities, railroads and
banks.
Q. What flowers attract humming
birdS?-V F.
A. The Readers Digest says that the
humming bird likes especially. colum-
bine, petunias, larkspur, trumpet-vine.
honeysuckle and nearly all red or long
spurred flowers. Humming bird filling
stations-small tubes of red. yellow or
blue glass filled with sweetened water
hung near flowers will not only attract
many hummers but will make them
quite tame.
@. How old is the Chautauqua Institu-
ton in New York?-H w. G.
A. 1t was founded in 1874 on the shores
of Chautauqua Lake in Western New
York. From a small beginning 1t has
grown to be an influential force in
American life. A pioneer in education,
Chautauqua conducts the oldest summer
school in the world. 1t also originated
the Chautauqua home reading courses
with worldwide membership. Theo-
dore Roosevelt characterized the institu-
tion as The most American thing in
America
@. How much marihuana 10 seised by
the GoVernment?-W. j.
A. In 1886 thirty-nine States reported
to the Bureau of Narcotics 1913 seizures,
totaling 5.892 cigarettes and more than
three tons of bulk marihuana. The de-
struction of 1925 pounds of growing
plants was included in the report.
@. How is the money held by life insur-
ance companies invested?-C. H. w.
9. Five billion dollars Of the funds held
by life insurance companies is invested
in real estate mortgages SO 900 900 900
in railroad securities, S2500,O00,O 900 in
public utility bonds, $4,000 900. 600 in
United States Government bonds and
81 500 100000 in State, county and nu-
nicipal bonds.
@. Who wrote the words to the song,
my Melancholy Baby"?-V. H.
A. The words to MY Melancholy
Baby" were written by Mabelle Watson
@. Is it true that in Canada the
Indians are vanishing race?-L. 6. r.
A. There is no foundation for this
rather common belief, as latest returns
show that there are approximately 114,-
600 Indians resident in the Dominion.
@. Is Grace George still on the stage
or has she retired?-G. H. j.