Evening star., 1939-07-18
Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hasktn.

0y FTcueTtc J. H1Sktn.
A reader can get the answer to anv
question OF tact by Ur:ting The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau. Fred.
er:c j. Haskin, director, Washinqton.
D. c. Please inclose stamp for replu.
@. Do Jews control most of the large
corporations in the United states?-
]. H. G.
A. OF the 10000 directors of Americas
leading corporations only 4.s per cent
are Jewish.
e. Is 1t true that the process of vul-
canizing rubber was discovered by acci-
dent?-J. w. v.
A. In 1889, Charles Goodyear. by dron-
ping some India rubber mixed with sui
phur on hot stove, accidentally dis
covered the process for the vulcaniza-
ton of rubber.
Q. What city had the first traffic con-
troll lights?-W. S.
A. The first installation of trafnc
signals was at East lO5th and Euclid
avenue, Cleveland, Ohio.
@. Please give the area of Los Angeles
and San Francisco, Calif-N. V, S.
A. The area of Los Angeles is 451
square miles; San Francisco, a square
miles.
q. Is the school where Mary and her
little lamb went still in existence?-E.'
S. H.
A. In 1927 the schoolhouse immortal
lzed IN the poem was moved from Red
stone Hill in Sterling, Mass. to Henry
Fords Wayside Inn estate at South Sud-
bury, Mass. The schoolhouse is in use
with l6 pupils of the first four grades
IN attendance during the school year.
The pupils who attend this little one
room school are residents of the town
of Sudbury.
@. Is there desert in Maine?-B. l. S.
A. What is known as the Maine Desert
lies within the village of Freeport. This
desert is of comparatively recent forma-
ton, and covers about 300 acres. The
land was formerly green fields and
PoottilCo. Liz SOll WdS SHALLOW ana Ile
sand Immediately beneath The cause
Of the present condition is not definitely
known-some say that grazing sheep
} 10 the roots and de-
stroyed the turf. Others attribute it TO
fire A second desert lies in the vicinity
of Waterville, Me. This is much smaller.
@. Why is the engagement ring worn
on the third finger of the left hand?-
H. L.
A. Many centuries ago it was the
belief that the heart was the center of
emotion and that vein connected the
heart with the third finger of the left
hand. Thus it became the custom to
wear the engagement and wedding
rings on the finger closely connected
with the heart.
@. For whom is Bakersfield, Calf,
named?-K. H. j.
A. The city is named in honor of Col.
Thomas Baker, civil engineer, by whom
it was laid out.
@. How many words minute do the
actors speak in radio dramas?-J. T. H.
A. Dialogue over the air is spoken at
an average rate of l80 words minute.
@. Is Mrs. Tom Clarke, the new Lord
Mayor of Dublin, related to the patriot
Clarke, who was killed in the Easter
rebellion?-L. F. M.
A. Mrs. Clarke is the widow of Tom
Clarke, who died before a firing squad
for his participation in the Easter re-
bellion of 1916.
@. How many students attend the
Louisiana State University?-K. D.
A. The university has an enrolment
of over 5000.
Q. Who owns Middleton Place, near
Charleston, S. C.?-M. L. w.
A. The South Carolina State Historical
Society says that Middleton Place, on
the Ashley River, belongs to J. j. Pringle
Smith, who inherited the estate.
@. What is the name of the town In
France where Americas Unknown Sol
dier was chosen?-M. G. H.
A. The ceremony took place on October
25, 1921, at Chalons-sur- -Marne. A tablet
has been dedicated in the City Hall
there commemorating the occasion.
@ Please explain how the weather re-
ports are given over the telephone in
New York City.-L. w.
A. The idea of reporting weather by
telephone was originated by the Bell
Telephone Co. in New York on April 8,
1899. This is done mechanically, the re-
ports being spoken into magnetic case
from the Weather Bureau and received
in the central Office. Temperature
changes are made and the weather FORE
casts are changed once or twice daily.
About $4,000 calls for weather reports
are received daily.
@. Is it necessary to send both a we'd
ding announcement and invitation to
friends?-H G.
A. Announcements are never sent to
those who have been invited to the wed--
ding.
@. Was CoWper, the English poet, a
religious fanatic?-J. S. H.
A. William CoWper was extremely shy,
nervous and oversenSitive. The ordeal of