Evening star., 1938-02-03
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKYN.

BY FREDERIC J. HAsxlN.
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q. How many breeding farms for flna
horses are there In Kentucky7-W. n.
A. The American Racing Manual Ns$a
15S in the State.
q. What has become Of Jack oBrien
who won the light-heavyweight cham.
ptonsh1p from Bob F1tzsimmous many
years ago?-E. H.
A. He Is now boxing director of the
United States Army Disciplinary Bar
racks at Governors Island, N. Y.
@. Where does the Riggs National
Bank OF Washington stand In respect to
aggregate deposits?-F. A.
A. There are about 10000 bank and
trust companies In the United States.
The Riggs National Bank stands 9th on
the list.
9: Who had the drst private libraryp
w. KG.
A. The first important private library
OF which there is definite record belonged
to Aristotle. It was later brought ia
Rome by Sulla.
Q. Why are some petunia seeds worth
more than their weight in gold?-J. w.
A. One seed company says: THE seeds
are obtained at such high cost by hand
pollination that they are worth many
times their weight in gold"
Q. When did the late John D. Rookie
feller establish the Laura Spelman
Rockefeller Memorial?-L. G.
A. Mr.. Rockefeller in 1918, in memory
OF his wife, established the Laura Spell
man Rockefeller Memorial to carry on
the kind Of benevolence in which she
had been most interested, especially In
aiding women and children.
@. Who was the last sovereign Of
Great Britain who was also styled King
of France?-H. T.
A. According to "Burke's PeeraRe," It
was George III. Upon the union Of
Great Britain and Ireland, January l.
1901. the title, King OF France, was dis
continued.
@. How much money Is spent in the
United States on industrial research?-
r. S.
A. In 1887 the sum Of 500 1000, 900
was spent on industrial research.
@. What percentage Of the automobiles
in the world has the United States?-
c. F.
A. Seventy per cent of the worlds au-
tomobiles are in the United States.
@. Who was the American Ambassador
to France before Ambassador Strauss
A. G. w.
A. Walter E. Edge was Ambassador
from 1929 to 1888.
Q. What was the real name Of Octave
Thanet?-E. w.
A. This was the pen name Of Alice
French, the author OF many books, in
Guiding "The Lions Share" "Knitters in
the Sun" and "The Heart OF Toll" She
died in 1884.
@. Do blind people play bridge?-E.
HJ.
A. There are many excellent players
who are blind. Playing cards are made
with Braille markings and there Is an
increased interest in the game among
the blind.
@. Please give the names Of some men
who have miniature railroads.&c.. H. j.
A. Among those who own miniature
railways are Vincent Astor. who has one
at Rhinebeck. N. Y: Calvert Holt of
Greenwich. Conn; Kenneth Ellis, Hot
Springs, Va. and Boies Penrose H., who
maintains the Devon-Darby Railroad on
the PenroSe estate near Philadelphia.
@. Was the raven ever a sacred bird?-
H. L. M.
A. In ancient Greece and Italy the
raven was sacred to Apollo and the
Roman augurs pretended to be able to
forecast the future from its manner OF
flight.
@. What do the children in some Of the
other countries call Mickey Mouse?-
G. Y
A. In Japan he is called Michael
Maus; in France, Michel Souris; Japan,
Mkt Kuchi; Spain, Miguel Ratoncito:
Italy, Topolino. Greece Mikel Mus; Swe-
den, Musse Pigg; Brazil, Camondonga
Mickey, Argentina. Ell Ration Mickey, and
Central America, Ell Ration Miguelito.
@. Are there any woman train callers?
w. H.
A. Ruth Eley, Texas girl, calls the
Observation-Disclosures engine crews at
the Dallas terminal. She has learned
the operating and mechanical sides
thoroughly in her 18 years Of service
and in addition to her duties as call boy
is clerk for the storeroom and car de-
partment.
@. Where in New York State Is the
most iceberg lettuce grown?-K. l.. B.
A. Most of the iceberg lettuce grown
In New York comes from Oswego County.
@. What is Bombay duck?-W. r. II.
A. This is a small fish (Saurus ophio-
dom found along the Bombay and NAL
abar coasts. Dried and salted it is re-
garded as an excellent food and relish.
@. Has Vice President Garner any
children?-E. L.
A. He has one son, Tully c. Garner, a
banker In Uvalde, Tex.
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