Evening star., 1938-09-30
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

ming Star Information Bureau, Frederic
J. Hdsktn, director Washington. D. C.
Pled.e tnclose stamp for reply.
q. How large are the Presidents heads
carved or Mount Rushmore, South
Dakota?-L. j. 8.
A. The massive heads Of the four fig.
ures are 65 feet from chin to crown and
are visible for go miles. Lncolns nose is
IL feet In length, the curve of his mouth
~ feet long, and the pupil of the eye is 4
feet In diameter. Only the busts are to
be carved, but If the men were made full
length they would measure 465 feet in
height.
@. What was the Irish song about
McCloskey which Maggie Cline often
sang?-C. j.
A. The famous actress popularized
Throw I'm Down, McCloskey" The
audience often rose and applauded when
she sang this song.
Q. Who were the Three Graces?-
B. H. S.
A. The names of the Three Graces
found In Greek mythology are generally
given as the sisters Euphrosyne, Aglaia
and Thalia.
Q. How many people belong to the
Red Cross?-J. H. F.
A. More than 100000 men and
women are members of the Red Cross
and over 100000 boys and girls are
af1iliated with the Junior Red Cross.
@. When did the small dollar bills
come out?-E. K.
A. The small dollar bills first appeared
in July, 1929.
q. How did Life arrive at it's estimate
that John Warde's suicide cost the city
Of New York $10O,0O0?-G. C.
A. Life says: This figure was given out
by the New York Police Department
to all New York papers, and, while at
first glance it seems rather large, it
taxes into account great many ex-
penSlve items. This estimate includes,
for example, the cost of extra men on
the traf1lc force in the six-block area
affected, the emergency police and fire.
men squads called out to control the
crowd and erect the safety net, the tele-
phone and searchlight apparatus in
stalled to keep communication with
Warde. The 100000 also covers the loss
in trade to the fashionable department
stores in the section surrounded by
police"
@. Were bananas considered luxury
in 1o76?-J. H. w.
A. They were such a novelty at that
time that they were wrapped in tinfoil
and sold at 10 cents apiece at the Cen.
tennial Exposition at Philadelphia.
@. How large Is the Greek Nay?-
r. D.
A. The Greek Navy is defensive force
composed mainly of light craft. There
are IL destroyers, torpedo boats, 4
mine-layers, 6 submarines and q variety
Of miscellaneous craft.
G. Please give the date OF the South.
eastern Peanut Festival-W H. G..
A. The Southeastern Peanut Festival
will be held at Dawson, Ga, from Oc.
tober 81 to November 5.
Q. How long does copyright last7-
A. Copyright lasts for % years and
may be renewed for another % years,
making an entire period Of 56 years.
Q. Who wrote the lines, "Oh, what a
tangled web we weave, When first we
practise to deceive"?-A B.
A. They are from Sir Walter SCOTS
"Marmion."
Q. When were iron rails first used by
railroads in this country?-E. S. H.
A. The first solid iron rails were i'm
ported from England in 1881 and were
1S feet long.
@. How much money is spent for air.
conditioning equipment?-M H.
A. In 1887, $8l, ,OO000 was spent for
conditioning installations in the
United States
@. How many soldiers of the A. E. F.
remained in France permanently after
the war was over?-F. T. w.
A. Bernard Ragner, in the New York
Times, says: According to figures COM
piled by the Paris Post of the American
Legion, Slightly more than $500 mem
bers of the Home Battalion of
the A. E. F.. still reside in France. al
though 1t will soon be 20 years since
the World War was brought to an end
by the Armistice at Rethondes. Most
Of them are married to French wives
most Of them never returned to the
United States, and many of them will be
exileS until they die; and yet, not a
single one Of them has given up United
States citizenship"
@. What is perfect number?-
w. M. T.
A. A perfect number Is q number the
sum of whose divisors is equal to the
number. Six is such a number, since
l plus plus equals 6. From to
100000 there are only seven perfect
numbers.
Q. Please give the names of all the
Daniel Guggenheim Medal winners
J. H. M.
A. The recipients of the award have
been: 1929, Orville Wright; 1880, DR..
Ludwig, Prandtl of Germany; 1881, DR..
F. w. Manchester Of England 1882, Juan
de la Cierva of Spain; 1888, DR.. Jerome
Clarke Hunsaker; 1884. William e. Boe-
ing; 1885, DR.. William Frederick Durand;
1886. DR.. George William Lewis: 1897,
DR.. Hugo Eckener
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