Evening star., 1938-06-13
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By FREDERIC J. HASKIN,

A reader can get the ansuer to Gnv
question OF fact By trittng The Ere-
ming Star Information Bureau, Frederic
!. Hasktn, director, Washington, D. C.
Please tnclose stomp for reply.
@. Where is the largest asphalt lake In
the WORLDS. H.
A. The famous Pitch Lake Of La Brea,
Trinidad, is the largest of all asphalt
lakes. 1t covers ia acres and yields
large quantities Of asphalt for export.
@. Who introduced golf into the United
States?-A. w. B.
A. John @. Reid, Scotchman who set
tied in Yonkers, N. Y, in the 1906, has
been called the father of American golf.
The All Sports Record Book says: when
Reid learned in 1888 that Bob Lockart, a
friend, was going to Europe, he asked
Lockart to bring back some clubs and
balls. Reid had golfed in Scotland, but
had left his equipment behind. When
Lockart returned with the drivers, nib
licks, putters and such Reid proceeded
to lay out a six-hole course in a vacant
lot near his home. He interested four
neignbors, Talmadge, Putnam, Holbrook
and Upham. They helped him plot the
links. Reid explained the principles Of
the game to them and on November 4,
1888, the five swung into action"
Q. Is there any color Of paint that will
repel f1ies?-M. H.
A. Experiments have shown that dark
shades Of blue are less attractive to flies
- har 1Nrc
In some dull blue shade fly is not so
likely to enter it. No such expedient,
however, is true repellent.
Q. How does one get the title Of ad-
miral of the American Airlines?-E. B.
A. The title, admiral of the flagship
fleet Of the American Airlines, is an hon.
orary one given to a person who has
flown over 5000 miles with the American
Alrlines during the past year. 1t is an
expression of the company's appreciation
OF that individuals patronage.
@. Is the larger amount Of cigarette
advertising done over the radio or In the
newspapers?-W. H.
A. Cigarette advertising expenditures
for 1887 show that newspapers received
GIT per cent of the total, with maga-
zines obtaining 1874 per cent and radio
1879 per cent.
y. Is there monument to the Lost
Battalion of the A. E. F?-W. HIM.
A. memorial in the form of a marble
marker has been erected by the Ameri-
can Battle Monuments Commission in
the village Of Binarville in the Arponne
Forest, France. 1t commentaries the
herolsm Of the Lost Battalion and its
commander, Maj. Charles w. Whittlesey,
Q. What is a skippet with relation to
old documents?-W. F.
A. shppet Is circular box used for
covering and protecting a seal. Old
documents were commonly sealed by
means OF ribbon which passed through
the parchment, and to which was affixed
a large circular wax seal. The skippet,
used to protect such a seal, was turned
OF wood, like shallow box, with q cover
held to the box by strings passed through
eyelet holes.
Q. What has become Of former Ger.
man Chancellor Bruening?-K. l..
economics at Oxford University.
Q. What is the leading port IN Latin
America?-C. H. G.
A. Buenos Aires is the leading port and
ranks fifteenth among world ports. Ves-
sells entering that port number approxi-
mately 10000 year.
@. What is the School of Living7-
w. M G.
A. The School of Living at Suffern,
N. Y, was founded by Ralph Borsodi in
1884 1t is devoted to teaching the prin-
ciples and practices of economic inde-
pendence and, through its division Of
domestic production has studied. taught
and developed possibilities of the home
as productive and creative institution,
Living accommodations are provided for
students at the school.
Q. Was Kipling's poem eff" published
In magazine in this country?-F. L. j..
A. 1t was published in the American
Magazine in 1910.
Q. How much grain has the brewing
industry used since the prohibition
oAAASAAeiiiCAit "do lcpcdlcO!-W. r. X.
A. Since relegalization, the brewing In.
dustry has used about 275,O00,O bushels
of barley, $4,000, 900 bushels of corn and
18,OO0,000 bushels of rice.
@. What famous general left his chill.
dren to his brigade?-P. v.
A. Gen. John B. Hood during his last
hours spoke as follows: II leave my chill
dren to Hoods Texas Brigade" Tho
brigade accepted the trust in good faith.
Mrs. Hennen, their maternal grand
mother, came to Austin to select a home
in which the brigade undertook to care
Tor and educate them properly. Just
before the plans were completed the
grandmother died and the guardians an.
pointed by her accepted the offers of
several citizens both in the North and
South to adopt the children formally.
The brigade also accepted these offers.
feeling 1t was for their better interests.
Q. What was the early art training of
James Earle Fraser, the sculptorP-R. q:
"A. At 18 he entered the Art Institute
In Chicago. and six months later. the
Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. His work.
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