Evening star., 1939-11-28
Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. HdsEin,

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reader can get the ansDer to any
question OF fact by 1oriting The Eve-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric j. HaSkin, director, Washington.
| D. c. Please inclose STAMP for reply.
@. When was the first traffic regulaI
ton for one-way traffic established?-
E. C. r.
A. The first traffic regulation for one
way traffic appears to have been estab-
Ished in New York City, December II
1871, when regulation incidental to
| performance at the John Street Theater
| requested that Ladies and gentlemen
will order their coachman to take up andl
sit down with their horse heads to the|
East River to avoid confusion"
O. Did the Earl of Essex ever marry?
j. G. H.
A. In 1890 Robert Devereux, second
Earl of Essex, was married to Lord Wal
singham's daughter Frances widow Of
Sir Philip Sidney. In fear Of Queen
Elizabeth, the marriage was at first kept
secret. When it was announced, the
Queen was indignant. but on the under
standing that the lady should live re-
tired in her mothers house." was mol
| lifted
@. For whom is Bethesda, Md
named?-H. N. H.
A. The town is named for the pool Of
Bethesda in Jerusalem
Q. How many automobile tourists visit
the State of Virginia?-W. j. H.
A. A study recently completed by the
Virginia State Planning Survey shows
that 5,887 ,421 motorists entered the State
for pleasure during the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1899.
@. What type of tobacco contains the
least nicotine?-J. H.
A. Burley tobacco has less nicotine in
it than any other type. This is the
variety from which chewing tobacco is
ordinarily made.
Q. How many patients are at the
Georgia Warm Springs Sanitarium?--
w. F.
enrolled there for treatment
@. Is it true that Cinderella's slipper
was originally of fur?-W M. J.
A. Charles Perrault called the story
"Cendrillon' and used the expression
''pantoufie en- vair,' meaning a fur slip
per. The early English translator mis-
took the term for zen verre" (of glass)
and thus it has become a tradition.
@. Does Canada produce any beet
sugar?-M. T. H.
A. 1t is estimated that Canada's pro-
duction of sugar from the 1889 sugar
beet crop will amount to approximately
100000 pounds.
@. What newspaper has the largest
circulation in the worldly. A. D.
A. The News of the World, a weekly
newspaper, published in London, has q
circulation of 3,75oooo copies per issue.
@. Do most of the soda fountains in
the United States now serve food?-
]. G. H.
A. There are $1,000 fountains serving
food. Soda Fountain Magazine esti-'
mates the total number of soda foun-
tains at between 10000 and 100000
@. For whom is Radcliffe College
named?-K. H. NJ
A. The college is named in honor Of
Ann Radcliffe, Lady Mowlson, widow
of Sir Thomas Mowlson, who was lord
of ;,,1
founder of the first scholarship in Har-
ward College.
@. How much money is collected in
the various States for fishing licenses?-
w. j. H.
A. In 1888 fees collected amounted to
$40 22O.7S773.
@. In what presidential campaign was
the slogan Down With the Yankees"
used?-E. J. W.
A. One of the posters used in the pres
idential campaign of 1928 bore the words
"Huzza for Gen. jackson! Down With
the Yankees!"
@. Is Mickey Rooney, the movie actor,
Irish?-D. A. F..
A. Mickey Rooney, whose real name is
Joe Yule, jr., is of Scandinavian descent.
Q. What poem written by youth,
is said to have been America first great
poetic work?-T. D.
A. "Thanatopsis," which was written
by William Cullen Bryant at the age
of IT,
@. What will dissolve cellophane?-
j. A. S.
A. There is no simple solvent for cello
phane.
@. When did Jack Dempsey dhe Nom
pareiD win a bout with George Full
james in Canada?-W. c.
A. Dempsey won from George Full
james in middleweight title bout at
Toronto, Canada, on July 30, 1884, in
% rounds.
@. How many government representa-
tives, from governors and judges down
to clerks and porters, does Great Brit
ain maintain in India?-R. G.
A. Approximately 100000
@. Who was the first minister to have
his sermon broadcast?-K. M.
A. Rev. DR.. Edwin j. van Etten, pastor