Evening star., 1939-12-16
Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. H1sktn.

By Frederic J. Hasktn.
A reader can get the ans,Der to any
question OF fact by 10riting The Eue.
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Haskin. director, Washington,
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q. Who was the first person to catch q
ball thrown from the Washington Mon
ument?-R. T. S.
A. On August 20, 1892, William (Pop)
Schriver, star catcher of the Chicago
baseball club, caught a ball thrown from
the top of the Washington Monument,
thus performing feat which had never
before been accomplished.
@. Please give some information about
the original Siamese tWins.-H. D. B.
A. Eng and Chang were born in Siam
on April Is, 1911, of Chinese parents.
Their bodies were united by band of
flesh stretching from the end of one
breastbone to the other They were
married in April, 1843, to Misses Sarah
and Adelaide Yates of Wilkes County,
N. c. They died on January II, 1874.
@. Who was the Mad Queen of Spain?
C. M.
A. She was Joanna, the third child Of
Ferdinand and Isabella. Wife of Philip
of Burgundy and mother of Charles v,
Ferdinand had her declared insane that
he might inherit CASTLE.
@. How many persons are killed and
injured on construction jobs in the
United States?-M. j. S.
A. Approximately $500 persons were
killed while working in the construction
industry during 1888, and 14,600 were in
jured and suffered permanent IMPAIR
ment. An additional 275, 1000 workers
were temporarily disabled.
@. Who invented the word "phono-
graph"?-R. P.
A. Writing Of Thomas A. Edison,
Francis Rolt-Wheeler says that the word
"phonograph" was coined by the Able
Leblanc for his friend Charles Cros. The
latter in 1877 invented an instrument to
which this name was given. "Phono-
graph" was later applied to Edison's in
vention, which was ESQ called the
graphophone.
@. Please give the names of some we'll
known industrial designers-B. D.
A. Among the most famous in the
United States are Donald Deskey, Henry
Dreyfuss, Russell Wright, Raymond F.
Loewy, Walter Dorwin league, Egmont
Arens, George Sakier, Joseph B. Platt
and Gilbert Rohde.
O. How much money is bet on horses
in Canada?-S. E.
A. Nearly s22Ooo,0OO was bet at Cana
dian horse racing tracks in 1899.
@. What college did Thomas E Dewey
attend?-G. S. l..
A. Mr.. Dewey was graduated from the
University of Michigan in 1923 and re-
ceived his law degree from Columbia
University in 1925.
@. How much newsprint is used in this
country?-W. l. M.
A. In 1888 approximately 3,4o4,e ,e3S tons
of newsprint were used in the United
States.
@. What was the first White House
wedding?-G. E.
A. The first marriage ceremony n the
White House was that of Mrs. We shing-
ton, sister Of Mrs. Madison, and Judge
Thomas Todd Of Kentucky on Ma ch II,
1911.
@. Which of Irving Berlin's songs does
he like best?-H. j. K.
A. In an address at Bucknell Uliver-
sity, Mr.. Berlin said that his favorites
among his own compositions are Alex
anders Ragtime Band Always and
"a Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody
@. What is the largest community
Christmas tree in the United Sta tes?-
H. P. B.
A. 1t is said to be the 30O-year-old live
oak tree which is lighted at Wilmington,
N. c., at the annual Christmas celebra-
ton.
@. Does the Government own the site
on which the Philadelphia Mint is To-
SdlCos-l. ". ~.
A. The site was acquired by the Fed
eral Government on December 26, 1894.
@. Please give the correct pronuncia-
ton of the word "blackguard." IT. T. j.
A. 1t is pronounced "blag-ard," with
the accent on the first syllable.
@. What is the population of Finland2
&C. B. D.
A. 1t is approximately 100000
@. How are the members of Congress
apportioned according to party affilia-
tion?-G. B. v.
A. The makeup of the present Con-
gress by party is as follows: Senate
Democrats. So; Republicans, %; Pro-
gressives, /; Farmer-Labor, 2; Inde-
pendent, /. House-Democrats 262; Re-
publicans. 1866; Progressives, 2; Farmer
Labor, l; American Labor, /; vacan-
cies, 3.
@. Who used the expression. Gone
where the woodbine twineth"?-K. c. r.
A. Gone where the woodbine twineth"
is phrase used by James Fisk during
the congressional investigation of Black
Friday (September, 1859. Mr.. Fisk re-
ferred to the money he had lost in the
attempt to corner gold.