Evening star., 1938-12-14
Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hdskin,

By Frederic J. Hdskin.
A reader can get the ansDer to any
question OF fact by t1riting The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Haskin, director, Washington,
D. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
q. How many miles of wire are used by
the telegraph and telephone systems in
the United States?-H. CO.
A. The American Telephone & Tele-
graph Co. says that according to its
estimates there are at the present time
about 900 miles Of wire in use by
the telephone industry in this country
and approximately 1900, 900 miles by the
telegraph industry. These totals cover
only wire used in outside plant and do
not include inside wire (eg in homes.
Office buildings, central offices, etc.. The
totals shown cover overhead and under
ground wire, both in cable and not in
cable.
@. When will the body of Columbus be
removed to the memorial lighthouse in
Ciudad Trujillo?-W. G. H.
A. 1t is planned to complete the Co.
lumbus Memorial Lighthouse by 1912 so
that 1t may be inaugurated on October
IL of that year, the $50 anniversary of
the discovery of America At that time
the remains of Columbus, now buried in
the cathedral of Ciudad Trujillo dor-
merly called Santo Domingo), will be re-
moved to special repository in the 4
EOhthnf1ca
cross.
Q. How early were ads used in street
cars?-J. r. M.
A. Printers Ink says: "The first re-
corded use of the street cars as an ad-
vertising facility was in the 1906, when
the Babbitt soap people began using them
on the Third avenue line in New YORK,
then the most populous route.
O. What are green ducks?-E. H. B.
A. Young ducks forced for rapid
growth and marketed at from to l.
weeks of age are called green ducks.
They weight from ~ to pounds each.
@. Who said, "A whale ship was my
Yale and my Harvard?"-H. G. M.
A. Herman Melville, the author @.
"Moby Dick"
@. How many articles are made from
rubber?-M. G. H.
A. 1t is estimated that over $4,000
different articles are made from rubber.
Q. Who is the organist of st. Patrick
Cathedral in New York?-P D.
A. Pietro A. Yon is organist of tho
cathedral. He has been knighted b.
Pope Plus XI for his services in advanc-
ing the cause of liturgical music.
O. When was the Dock Street Marko
in Philadelphia established?-H. j. M.
A. 1t became market in 1893.
@. Who was the last survivor OF the
Boston Tea Party?-C. S. G.
A. In Lincoln Park, Chicago, a bronze
plate imbedded in a granite boulder
bears the inscription: IN memory OF
David Kennison, the last survivor of the
Boston Tea Party, who died in Chicago.
February "a, 1852, aged lis years, 9
months, II days, and is buried near this
spot. This stone is erected by the Sors
Of the American Revolution and thc
Daughters of the American Revolution.
O. What are the big game animals or
the United States and Canada?-E. J..
A. They are listed as mountain sheep.
mountain goats, moose, elk, caribou,
various species of deer, bears ana noun
tain lions
G. When did South Carolina hold the
Interstate and West Indian Exposition?
u. W. H.
A. The South Carolina Interstate and
West Indian Exposition was held at
Charleston from December l. 1901. to
June 2, 1902, and was attended by 674O86
persons.
@. Who discovered Staten Island?-
r. ". P. /.
A. Staten Island was discovered b.
Henry Hudson, the explorer, in 1909, ant,
the first settlers on the island were fror.
Holland
@. How much cotton is now tied
under Government loans?-R. S. H.
A. More than 100000 bales.
@. Why was Hawthorne's son sent
prison?-S. j. H.
A. In 1913 Julian Hawthorne, with
others, was tried for alleged misuse OF
the mails in promoting mining ventures.
While it was recognized that he had been
drawn into the transactions by others,
he was found guilty and sent to the Fed
eral prison at Atlanta. He wrote of his
experiences there under the title of "The
Subterranean Brotherhood"
@. What is the source of the line, "T6
draw the bow, to ride, and speak the
truth?"-J. H.
A. 1t is from Byron's Don Juan"
@. When did Henry Ford establish 2
$5-a-day minimum wage?-E. S. g.
A. On January S, 1914.
@. What was the Barring panic?--
w. S. G.
A. This panic occurred in England in
1890 and came at the end Of a period Of
violent overspeculation. The failure of
the brokerage house Of Barring Bros.
itoto tod fbo oon;o a,,l,;oI, roronl