Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-18
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By FREDERIC J. HASKIN,

By FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
A reader can get the ansUer to any
question OF fact by Writing The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Frederic
j. Hasktn, Director, Washington, D. C.
Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. Who were the best football players
Of the 1887 season?-C. w. r.
A. The highest individual honors
went to Yale's Capt. Clinton Frank, who
was awarded the John w. Heisman Me-
mortal Trophy as the outstanding player
of 1887. Byron (WhizzeD White Of
Colorado was one of the most famous
players of the year. In professional foot
ball. Slingin' Sammy Baugh Of the
Washington Redskins won wide recog-
milton as the best player.
O. What President was buried without
funeral services?-C. L. H.
A. Gen. Zachary Taylor died at tho
White House. His body was imme-
diately taken to Louisville and placed in
the family vault near the Taylor hene
Just out of that city. He was nSVaf
formally inferred and had no burial
services.
@. How much do women spend on
sports clothes?-E. G.
A. According to Life. women in the
United States spend 5000, 100000 year
for sports clothes
@. What is the vitreous humor of the
eye?-L. w. H.
A. 1t is the space between the lens
and the retina. This large chamber is
filled with a clear watery substance
which keeps the eyeball in shape and
keeps il from collapsing.
O. How many breweries are there in
the United States?-W. G. r.
A. As of 1887, there we're 683 brewing
plants in operation in this country.
@. At what Eastern college did the
students pay for everything in pennies
K H. 5.
A. At Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute.
Troy, N Y, the students made all of
their purchases in pennies and used the
slogan: ITO put the ak to the hidden
tax
@. Please give biography Of Kristen
Flagstad,-E. j. H.
A. The concert and opera singer was
born in 1895 in Hamar, Norway. At the
age of 10 she sang as Nuri in D'Alberts
"Tefland." Her debut was so successful
that she was sent to Stockholm for
study. There followed years in the
Oslo and Gothenberg operas. Then with
her marriage she retired for several
years. In 1888 she sang at the Wag-
merriam Festival in Bayreuth. This led to
her engagement in the Metropolitan
Opera. New York, and her debut there.
February 2, 1885, as Sieglinde in Die
Walkure."
@. Who was Talleyrand's cook?-J.
H. G.
A. His most famous cook was Marie
Antoine Careme, author Of THE Art OF
French Cookery in the 18th Century"
@. What kinds of wood are most used
in furniture manufacture?-E. D.
A. The 1888 Britannica Book of the
Year says that it is estimated that the
percentages of the different kinds Of
wood used in the manufacture of furni-
ture are birch, II per cent; walnut, az
per cent; mahogany. per cent: gum,
q per cent; maple. 10 per cent; oak, II
per cent; all other hardwoods, Ssh per
cent.
@. What kind of vegetation Is there In
the Antarctic?-F. l.. A.
A. The Bureau of Plant Industry says
that there is no vegetation In the Ant
arctic.
@. In what city in the United States
do the people scrub the streets for spe-
cial occasions?-N. B.
A. The people of Holland, Mich, scrub
the streets in preparation for their an
nual tulip festival, which was held this
year from May 1922.
O. Is Ralph Conner, author of Sky
Pilot" living?-C. o.
A. Charles William Gordon, Canadian
author and churchman, who wrote under
the name of Ralph Conner, died on Oc-
tober 81, 1887.
@. OF what type of architecture is the
building occupied by the Mellon Insti-
tute in Pittsburgh?-E. L. F.
A. 1t is modelled after Greek temple
with 81 Ionic monolithic granite COL
umns. The building is trapezoidal in
form and is nine stories high on the
inner court and six on the street.
@. What is the origin of the saying
that 1.-THE world is strewn with pitfalls for
the capture of men by women"?-T. w.
A. George Bernard Shaw in Man and
Superman' says: THE whole world is
strewn with snares, traps, gins. and pit
falls for the capture of men by women
@. Is there to be an exhibition of con-
temporary American art at the New
York Worlds Fairs. M.
A. Plans are being made for an ex-
tensive exhibition of the kind which will
be held in 100000 building.
@. Were Southerners ever described as
Yankees?-E. L. r.
A. At the time of the Revolution, more
especially during the War of 1912 when
privateersmen, sailing out of Charleston
and other Southern ports, were particu-
larly successful and feared, they were
referred to by the British as the damned
Yankees"
@. Who was the most beautiful model
in the United States?-H. D.
A. At the Art Directors Club exhibi-
ton in New York on April l, Miss Vir-
ginia Judd was selected as the most
beautiful model in America.