Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-03
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

By FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
A reader can get the ans,uer to any
question OF fact by ,ortting The Eue-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Haskin, director, Washington,
d. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
Q. How. much money has been spent
on television research In the United
States?-H. R.
A. Since 1925 1t is estimated that
$l0,0OO,000 has been spent in this country
on television research.
@. What is the nationality of Frances
Perkins?-H. R.
A. The Secretary of Labor is of Eng
ish and Scotch descent.
Q. How many places in the United
States have Spanish names?-K. H. M.
A. The American Language says: "Ac-
cording to Harold w. Bentley, no less
than 1000 American cities and towns
have Spanish names and thousands
more are borne by rivers, mountains,
valleys and other geographical entities.
He says that there are more than 400
cities and towns of Spanish name in
California alone. They are numerous all
over the rest Of the trans Mississippi
region and, curiously enough, are even
rather common in the East"
O. Do any prisons make furniture for
general use which is sold without prison
marking?-L. G. H.
A. No Federal prisons make furniture
for general use in the markets. The only
States known to have prisons making
furniture for use within the States are
South Carolina and Missouri. The fur.
niture made in these prisons, however.
would have to bear marking if it was
to be sold in interstate commerce other.
wise Federal law would be violated.
O. From what school In Washington.
D. c., was Helen Hayes graduated?-
H. r. L.
A. Miss Hayes was graduated from
Sacred Heart Academy in 1917.
O. Please give brief history of the
Rosetta Stone.-T. M. w,
A. The Rosetta Stone was discovered
IN 1899 by M. Boussard, an officer of
engineers in the French army Of occupa-
ton, during the excavation of Fort st.
Julien near Rosetta, Egypt. The stone
was erected in 1876 B. G. by the priests
OF Egypt in honor of Ptolemy Epiphanes
and in communication of h;- r.,.,;:
OF the dues Of the sacerdotal body. The
Rosetta Stone was coded to the British
at the surrender of Alexandria in 1901
1t was subsequently brought to England
and placed in the British Museum.
O. When is national hobby week.
H. D. G..
A. 1t will be celebrated the week be-
ginning November 81.
@. What caused the death of Emile
lola, the French novelist?-T. j. N.
A. On the morning of September 20.
1902, lola was found dead in the bed
room of his Paris house, having been
accidentally asphyxiated by the fumes
from a defective flue.
Q. What is the source of the quotation
The world is too much with us late
and soon, getting and spending, we Law
waste our powers"?-K.L.
A. 1t Is from Wordsworths "rhe
World Is Too Much With U.s."
o. How nn1lrh cfool ,,.~J
Huey Long Bridge?-G. G. T.
A. Sixty thousand tons of structural
steel was used in the construction of the
Huey P. Long Bridge across the Missis-
sippi River just above New Orleans.
Q. What is the largest lake in E,,rone,
H. T. R.
A. 1t is Lake Ladoga, located on the
border between Finland and United
states OF Soviet Russia, which ha. an
area OF about $3.50 square miles and q
maximum depth of TOO feet. Its greatest
length is 40 miles and average breadth
70 miles. The lake is frozen over four
months Of the year, but open to navioa.
ZION from May to November. 1t is fed
oy more than 10 rivers and is a prolific
source OF fish and arctic seal.
q. Please give the meaning Of thu
word kohinoor.-J. M.
A. 1t is Persian word meaning noun.
tain Of light.
=. What was the first popular brand
OF blended cigarettes on the marketp-
B. B.
A. Fatima, introduced in 1905, was the
nrst brand OF so-called blended cigarettes
which was marketed in this country
Ready-rolled cigarettes of straight do.
nestle tobacco were manufactured in
this country as early as 1857.
Q. How many Catholics have left the
church since Germany took over ANS.
tria?-F. M.
A. More than 10000 persons have left
the Catholic church since GERMANY an.
nexed Austria.
@. Who said history is merely gossip9
Il. G. F.
A. Oscar Wilde in Lady winder-
mere's Fan"
@. What is the world record for blue.
fin tuna?-K. IL.
A. Outdoor Life says: 1.-THE world,
record for bluefin tuna was apparently
broken Septemher 4 hv A1frod