Evening star., 1938-07-22
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By FREDERIC J. HASKTN.

rends' can get the answer to sny
question q t0ct By Driting The Epe-
ming Star Attenuation Bureau, Frederic
J. Hask'n. Dbecror. Washington. D. C.
Pledse tncise stamp for reply.
@. What three famous composers in
the United States died In 1872
]. H. w.
A. Arthur w. Foote died on April .,
Henry HadlV on September and
George Gersfwin on July IL.
O.. How malg people are employed in
radio stations in the United States?-
8. C.
A. There ae approximately 1885
full-time empoyes and $500 part-ti
employees.
Q. Where ar the largest sponge fsh-
eries?-H. w. 9.
A. The largest in the world are at
Tarpon Spring, Fla.
Q. How mar copies Of Gone With
the Wind" hav, been sold2-K. W. r.
A. The Publihers' Weekly says: The
total sale of lone With the Wind" Is
/ AIS, 900 copies n this country: 1890, 900
If translations nd foreign sales are in
cluded. 1t has been published in IL
languages.
@. What efectdoes the eclipse Of the
moon have on ae tides?-M. T.
A. The U. 8. CAST and Geodetic Sur
that IN ffdaa roQ,,lt
graWtational affection of the moon and
sun and this attaction is not affected
by the passing the moon into the
shadow OF the sarth. which is what
happens during q eclipse Of the moon.
The tide does way with the phase of
the moon, and size lunar eclipse can
occur only at the for full moon. the
range of tide mal then be expected to
be greater than te average.
Q. What was tt name Of the frst
dining carl. w,
A. The first railad dining car built
by George M. PulAan was named Del
monico after the famous New York
restaurateur.
@. Who was the inicia Boy7-J. W.
"A. coiul ~. A1COAd. tllC puklueJ, WAo
30 called from his birthplace, Benicia,
Calf.
@. What is the larsst shovel used in
coal stripping?-W. '. B.
A. The Coal Age SIS that, measured
by dipper capacity. te largest shovel
yet installed in biturnous coal strip
ping of which it has rlDrd was put into
la hx,
| Midway Coal Mining s. at West Min.
eral, Kans. This Is ucyrus-Erie No.
$50 shovel with a 34-cuc-yard capacity
| dipper.
O. What was Peter Rders record at
the Elmira glider meet2H. F. j.
| A. Riedel fiew his glideat height of
$500 feet and distancef 225 miles.
| O. What Frenchman Us called the
| godfather of the Constation of the
United States?-E. H. M
A. Charles de Seconds Baron de
Montesquieu has been caed the god
father of the American Constitution
His works entitled THE Srit of Laws"
and The Separation of overs" pro-
foundly Influenced Ameran history.
James Madison was thorolhly imbued
with Montesquieus idea I'd adapted
some Of the major ones.
@. Did Walt Disney study rt?-H w.
A. He studied for short hile at an
art school in Kansas City, M, and then
enrolled in the Academy of As in Chi
cago to learn cartooning.
Q. Who was the first whi man to
explore what is now Shenaroah Ma
tional Park?-K. G.
A. So far as records show. i'm Led
erer was the first white man tset foot
upon that region Of the Bh Ridge
Mountains of Virginia now prerved as
the Shenandoah National Park Details
of his journeyings are related The
Discoveries of John Lederer, Nah, 1869,
to September, 1870"
O. What was the first 1-cen news
paper in the United States?-K..
A. While the first daily to &c for a
penny was The Cent Q830) staed by
DR.. Christopher Columbus Conwl, the
frst successful publisher OF -oent
newspaper was Benjamin H. Da who
started The Sun in New York o. Sep
tember 3, 1888 The Sun immeately
met with great popularity becae 1t
gave in condensed form the mor,sen-
sational news Of the day. On beinpur-
chased by Charles A. Dana in 1876 the
character of the paper was chanE to
appeal to a different class.
@. Does Queen Mary always VI .
veil on her hats?-J. H.
A. She is never seen in public wiput
veil and always wears one Of two at
terms, the French dotting or the Liam
Russell.
@. Who was the Catholic priest no
initiated the temperance movementn
Ireland?-F. r. c.
A. Theobald Mathew 0790-l856O l.
itiated the total-abstinence crusadan
that country a century ago. On All
10. 1888, he signed the pledge OF te
Cork Total Abstinence Society and vii
in five months had secured 1900
pledges in Cort alone. BY 1843 he hi
carried the movement into almost eve
parish in Ireland. On visit to Ameri,
in 1849-1851. he obtained signatures /
abstinence from SOC, 900 citizens of Ne
York, Washington, Boston, Charlestos
New Orleans, and other cities. He hs
recently been honored by stamp issue,
In Fire and bearing his likeness in profil,
Q. How long have fgs been known7-
c. j. r.
A. The first records Of figs were foun,
| in an early drawing In the PvrnmiA n