Evening star., 1939-08-31
Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Huskin.


eric J. Haskin, director, WASHINGTON.
d. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
Q. How many daily newspapers have
merged or gone out of business in the
past two years?-T. G. D.
A. Since June, 1887, 7e daily newspapers
in the United States have suspended
publication or merged with other papers.
@. Where is the largest carlton In the
world?-C. j. H.
A. The Laura Spelman Rockefeller Me-
mortal Carlton in the Riverside Church.
New York City, is the largest in the
world. 1t consists of u bells, six chroma-
tic octaves in all. The big bass bell
weighs 1926 pounds and is the largest
tuned bell in the world. The smallest
bell weighs 10 pounds, and the total
weight Of the bells is little over 100
tons. The first level of the open bell
chamber is 302 feet above street level.
The bell-chamber housing all the bells
and its mechanism, is So feet high and
40 by 40 feet wide. The total height of
the tower is 397 feet.
@. Please give the date of Orson Welles'
Martlan broadcast.-N. E.
A. Orson Welles dramatized H. G.
Wells, War of the Worlds" on Sunday.
October 30, 1888.
O. What is the safest large industry In
the United States?-K. M B.
A. According to the National Safety
Council, it is the rubber industry in
which the frequency rate of accidents is
6.92, or 43 per cent below the average for
all industries. The severity rate is SO.
or 81 per cent less than the average for
all industries.
@. What is a login?-T. C..
A. A stretch of still water in a river
or bay.
@. Is liver good source of vitamins?-
H. T. w.
A. Liver generally stores more vita
minis and G than any other parts OF
the animal.
@. How many copies of Days of Our
Years" by Pierre van Paassen, have been
sold?-J. H. M.
A. Sales of the book to date total over
1850 copies.
@. What was Gladstones famous re-
mark about the Constitution of the
United States?-J. c. B.
A. 1t was as follows: "As the British
constitution is the most subtle organism
which has proceeded from the womb and
long CESSATION of progressive history, so
the American Constitution is so far as I
can see, the most wonderful work ever
struck of at a given time by the brain
and purpose of man.
q. How many Stadiums have been built
with the aid of w. P. A. funds?-C c. L.
A. The w. P. A. says that according to
figures compiled through June. 1888,
which are the latest available, 974
stadiums and grandstands have been
built with the aid of w. P. A. funds.
@. What type of soprano was Jenny
Linds voice?-R A.
A. Her voice was a remarkable colo
ratura soprano.
@. Please give some information about
the Scroll Of Peace.-K. F. B.
A. The Scroll of All Nations or the
| Scroll of Peace is an illuminated docu-
| ment, inclosed in q leather case, which
the Flying Hutchinsons CIT. Col George
R. Hutchinson, Mrs. Hutchinson and their
two daughterS are carrying on a fight
|
lures of all the rulers to pact of peace.
They have already secured the signatures
of President Roosevelt and the Latin
American Presidents.
@. What proportion of the boys who
took the Naval Academy entrance exams
last year failed?-R. M.
A. The examination for adfnittance to
the United States Naval Academy for
the 1883 term was taken by 1,739
candidates; 1893 passed the mental exami-
nation, but of this number 120 failed in
the physical examination; 846 failed In
the mental examination.
@. Please give some information about
| Abraham Lincoln National Park.
| c. G.
A. Abraham Lincoln National Histori-
cal Park, birthplace of Abraham Lincoln,
comprises ITO acres, and lies miles
south of Hodgenville, KY. The Lincoln
Farm Association bought the site in 1906
and began the erection of a granite
building in which to place a log cabin
| said to be that in which Lincoln was
born. The cabin is IL feet wide and II
| feet long, IL feet from the floor to the
| caves and IA feet from the floor to the
| highest point of the roof. The memorial
building, for which the cornerstone was
laid In 1909 on the centennial of Lin
| coins birth, is of Connecticut eranits
lined with Tennessee marble. It's inside
dimensions are A feet in width, "a feet
In depth, and As feet in height. The
association in 1916 transferred title to
the farm and the memorial to the United
States to be administered by the War
Department. In 1888 the property was
transferred to the jurisdiction of the
National Park Service
@. How old was Goldsmith Maid the
famous trotter, when she died?-A. G.
A. Goldsmith Maid died of pneumonia
at the age of %.
@. Which State leads In cattle pro-
duction?-C c. M