Evening star., 1938-08-06
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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y By FREDERIC ;. HASKIN.
| reader con get the ansuer to am
| question OF fact BY Uritfng The Epe-
| ming Star Information Bureau, Frederic
| J. Hdsktn, director, Warrington, D. C.
| Please tnclose stamp for reply.
| Q. What is the largest hotel in the
world?-L G. H.
A. The American Hotel Association
says that the largest hotes In the world
is the Stevens In Chicago, with 5000
rooms. The second largest is the Hotel
st. George In Brooklyn, with 1852 rooms.
| Q. Who were the actors and actresses
selected as the 10 greatest in q news
paper poll?-W. M. G.
A. The following were selected in the
New York Suns symposium: Helen
Hayes. Katharine Cornell, Alfred Lunt
and Lynn Fontanne, Jeanne Eagels,
John Barrymore, Maude Adams, Mrs.
Fiske, John Gielgud, David Warfleld and
Richard Mansfield.
ton OF paper IN the United States?-
G. L. r.
A. In 1887, 244 pounds Of paper were
used per. person. This figure includes
every type of paper, of which the two
largest classifcations are newsprint and
wrapping paper.
| @. What is the origin of the name
Coney Island?-H. L. J.
| A. Fortune says: mo one knows ex-
actly how Coney Island came by its
name. There are those who claim that
it derives from the cone-shaped sand
dunes Of the original beach. And there
are others who believe that it is a per.
| version of Colman-the name of a sailor
on Henry Hudsons Half-Moon, who was
| killed by Indians in an unexplained
braWl. But the most heavily supported
| and most plausible tradition is that the
early Dutch settlers found hordes Of
rabbits scampering across the sand
dunes and called it Konijn Eiland or
Rabbit Island, of which Coney was a
logical and gradual Derivation"
| @. Who wrote the poem beginning,
IAN old man going a lone highway"?-
c. L. w.
| A. The poem is entitled "The Bridge
Builder" and is by Will Allen Dromgoole.
| @. How are papayas served?-W. F. G.
| A. As dessert or breakfast fruit,
| papayas are eaten in much the same
manner as muskmelons. They may be
served plain or with the addition of a
little salt and lemon or lime juice. The
crushed pulp, thinned with orange juice
and iced, makes a most refreshing and
healthful drink.
| @. Who organized the Lake Placid
Clubs. j. w.
| A. In 1895 Melvil Dewey promoted
and organized the famous club.
@. How many distlleries are operating
in the United States?-C. c.
| A. The Federal Alcohol Administration
says that there are 344 active disti1lers'
| permits in force.
@. Has the new University Of Virginia
Library been completed?-H. L.
| A. The Alderman Memorial Library
is now completed. 1t is Of Graeco-R Roman
architecture and was built at cost Of
| $950,000
@. What is the religious af1liation Of
4
J.W.
A. Miss Jacobs is an Episcopalian.
| @. Do tree trunks lengthen?-S G. r.
A. Only by new growth at the top.
Once the side limbs are formed or set,
they remain in the same position
throughout the life Of the tree, or until
they die and drop of. All limbs or
branches from the main trunk reach to
the heart or center of the tree.
@. How many Representatives and
Senators are there?-R. H. B.
A. There are 435 members of the
House of Representatives and 96 Sen
ators.
@. How much gasoline did Douglas
Corrigan use on his flight to Ireland?-
Ed.
A. The flyers plane was loaded with
800 gallons of gasoline.
O. What was the first national monu-
ment?-L. G. r.
A. Devils Tower National Monument
in Wyoming, created by President Theo-
dore Roosevelt In 1906 was the first
established.
Q. How does the number of women In
| journalism now compare with the num-
ber in 19l0?-C. H. G.
A. In 1910 there were 4,lsl women en-
gagged in journalistic occupations, while
in 1880 the number had increased to
1924.
O. How much of the bread eaten In
the United States is baked at home?-
F.M.
A. Approximately Is per cent of the
bread used is baked in the home.
@. Please give biography Of William
McChesney Martin. head Of the New
York Stock Exchange.-E. w.
A. Mr.. Martin was born at St. Louis
Mo-. on December II, 1906, the son of
William McChesney and Mary Rebecca
(Woods) Martin. In 1923 he received
his B. A. degree at Yale University.
He was formerly connected with the
Federal Reserve Bank in st. Louis and
was a statistician for A. G. Edwards &,
Sons, 1929-3l, becoming partner in the
firm in 1881.
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