Evening star., 1938-07-21
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By FREDERIC J, HASKIN.

BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
reader can get the ansuer to any
question OF fact by ,Dritino The EDe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Frederic
J. Haskin, director, Washington, D. C.
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@. What is the largest municipal park
in the United States?-G. K. j.
A. Phoenix South Mountain Park In
Arizona. consisting of more than $4,000
acres, is the largest single unit municipal
park in the country.
@. Has the w. p A. program reduced
illiteracy in the United States?-E
"A. During the five years of its
existence, the Works Progress Admin
1strations educational program has re-
duced illiteracy Is per cent One million
1ll1terate adults have been taught to read
and write through participation in the
classes held throughout the country.
@. What has become Of Jess Willard,
former heavyweight boxing champion?-
L. A. c.
A. Jess Willard is in business in Holly
wood, Calf, where he has a large estab-
lishment in which he sells candy, drugs,
delicatessen and bakery products.
Q. Does train 60 ahead of the Presi-
dents special train to insure safety?-
H. j.
A. The Presidents train is preceded by
pilot train and followed by dummy
train to insure his safety. In addition
to these precautions, every foot of track
over which he is to travel is carefully
inspected.
@. How long has the United States
had vagrancy laws?-K. H.
A. Vagrancy laws in this country be-
gan to appear after the economic de-
preston of l873-New Jersey, 1876; Della
ware, 1879, and New York, 1884.
q. When was the corner stone Of the
Lincoln Memorial at Washington, D. c.,
laid?-M. H.
A. Ceremonies for the laying of the
corner stone were held on February IL.
1915.
Q. Who said that Englands battles
are won on the playing fields OF Eton2
B. P.
A. The Duke of Wellington.
Q. Is Charlie Mccarthy made by hand
or machine?-E. G. H.
A. Charlie was skillfully cut from a
solid block of Eastwood and carved by
hand by Frank Marshall of Chicago. Mr..
Marshall has devoted his life to the
manufacture Of ventriloQuists' dummies
and all of his figures are made by hand.
O. Was there famous violinist named
Baltzar?-H. L.
A. Thomas Baltzar was an accom-
plished German violinist He visited
England and in 1861 was appointed
leader of the Kings famous band of "a
violins Nothing like his violin playing
had ever been heard in England before,
and 1t is said that the instrumental
music Of Henry Purcell owes much to its
influence. He died in 1868.
@. Can people visit the Worlds Fair
Grounds in New York City now?-R. j.
A. Visitors are allowed and already
more than 100000 have taken ad-
vantage Of the privilege.
Q. How many oranges does it take to
make gallon OF orange juice?-L. g. H.
A. Fifty-seven oranges will make .
gallon Of juice, while so is a generous
allowance.
@. What is the origin of the word
mausoleum?-F. G.
A. Artemisia H. queen of Caria, who
fourished about $50 B. c., was the sister
and wife of Mausolus. whose death she
lamented deeply, and to whom she
erected in her capital, Halicarnassus, a
monument reckoned among the seven
wonders of the world. From the tomb
of Mausolus is derived the word
| mauSoleum.
@. How many copies of McGufey
Readers were sold?-T. R. L.
A. Approximately 122000.0O0 copies OF
the six Eclectic Readers by McGuffey
were sold.
@. Please give list of some promi-
nent Phi Beta Kappas.-W. j. H.
A. The following are some well-known
members of Phi Beta Kappa who were
elected as undergraduates: Van Wyck
Brooks, Harvard 1908; Robert P. Trist-
Gill NOlA4ll, boWOOlll 1S1O, OOllI
Columbia 1900; George Santayana, Har-
ward 1886; Bruce Barton, Amherst 1907:
Bernard M. Baruch, College of the City
Of New York 1889; Cyrus Mccormick,
Princeton 1912; John D. Rockefeller, jr,
Brown. 1897; Nicholas Murray Butler,
Columbia 1882; James Bryant Conant,
Harvard 1914; John Dewey, Vermont
1879; Felix Frankfurter, College of the
City OF New York 1902; Robert M.
Hutchins, Yale 1921: George Lyman
Kittredge, Harvard 1882 Abbott Law
renee Lowell, Harvard 1877; Alexander
Meiklejohn, Brown 1893; Bliss Perry,
Williams 1881; Charles A. Beard, De
Pauw 1898; Charles Evans Hughes,
Brown 1881 Owen J. Roberts, Penn
sylvania 1895; Harlan F. Stone, AM
herst 1894; Henry Sloane Coffin, Yale
1897; Harry Emerson Fosdick, Colgate
1900; Henry L. Stimson, Yale 1888;
Walter Lippmann, Harvard 1910, and
Norman Thomas, Princeton 1905.
@. Are more people killed in auto
mobile accidents in the daytime or at
| night?-T. j.
A. OF the 39,7Oo persons killed IN
traffic accidents last year, about go per
cent, or 23,S0O, were killed after dark.