Evening star., 1939-09-21
Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. HdsEtn.

By Frederic J. Hasktn.
A reader can get the answer to any
question OF fact by iDrittng The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric !. Hdsktn, director, Washington,
d. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
Q. Were the passengers warned not to
go on the Lusitania Just before her fatal
voyage?-A. P.
A. On Saturday, May /, 1915, the day
That the Lusitania left New York on
her last voyage, the following advertise
ment appeared in the chief newspapers
OF the United States, placed next the
advertisement of the Cunard Line:
Notice! Travellers intending to embark
on the Atlantic voyage are reminded
tnat state OF war exists between Ger
many and her allies; that the zone of
war includes the waters adjacent to the
British Isles; that, in accordance with
formal notice given by the Imperial Ger
man government, vessels flying the flag
OF Great Britain, or of any of her allies.
are liable to destruction in those waters
and that travellers sailing in the war
zone on ships of Great Britain or her
allies do so at their own risk. Imperial
German Embassy, Washington, D. c.,
April %. 1915"
@. What fish produces the most eggs2
M. j. D.
A. The ling holds the record with q
production of as many as 28,0OO0O0.
7. @. Where is the oldest schoolhouse In
the United States?-J. H. M.
A. What is believed to be the Oldest
is one-room structure at York Village,
Me-, which was built in 1745. 1t has
been bought and restored by the Asso-
citation for the Preservation Of Historical
Landmarks and Buildings and will be
open for exhibition.
@. Is it true that stockings made Of
nylon actually are derived from coal, air
and water?-M. G. H.
A. Yes. Nylon is a man-made protein.
like product Of the class known as poly
amides 1t is built up from complex
chemicals which may be derived wholly
from coal, air and water.
O. Please give list of the members
OF Benny Goodman's band and the in
struments they play.-K K.
A. The Instrumentation of Benny
Goodmans Orchestra is as follows:
Trumpets. Ziggy Elman, Gordon Griffin,
Corkie Corneliues; saxophones, Jerry
Jerome. Hymie Schertzer, Toots Mon
dello; guitarists, Clarence Bassey. George
Rose; trombones, Vernon Brown, Red
Ballard, Bruce Souires; vibraharp, Lionel
Hampton; drums, Nick Fatool; bass. Art
Bernstein: pianist-arranger, Fletcher
Henderson,
@. For whom is Mussolini named?-
]. c. F.
A. He is named after Benito Juarez,
Mexican revolutionist.
@. Does the Russell Sage Foundation
grant student loan funds to colleges or
individuals?-F. S. L.
A. The foundation makes no grants to
universities or colleges nor to individuals.
Its aim Is to give service rather than sub
sides. In general its purpose is the in
vestigation and study Of the causes of ad-
verse social conditions with view to
spreading information which will amelio-
rate, remedy or prevent such conditions.
Q. Are the national parks equipped
with radios?-M. G. H.
A. Radio-Craft says that the National
Park Service areas, with the exception Of
few parks such as Carlsbad Caverns,
Mammoth Cave and Wind Cave, are
equipped with individual 2-way radio
telephone communication systems oper-
ating on frequencies of 2,496 to 3.445 kilo-
cycles and in the 40 and rs megacycle
bands.
Q. What is the difference between a
geological and geodetic survey2-J.
H. w.
A. A geological survey is a systematic
examination Of an area to determine the
character, relations, distribution, and
origin or mode of formation OF its rock
masses. Geodetic survey is that branch
OF surveying that takes account of the
curvature of the earth. In a geodetic
survey, the geoid and ellipsoid surfaces
are considered.
@. Is there such phenomenon as q
blue moon?-J. H. G.
A. The phenomenon of "blue moon"
is very rarely observed. According to
Prof. William j. Humphreys of the United
States Weather Bureau, the moon could
appear blue only when it happened to be
located in exactly the right position in
the western sky just after sunset 1t
would always be>a quarter moon. The
sun, just below the horizon, still would
be illuminating the earth and the lower
atmosphere, its light coming through
breaks in cloud bank piled on the hor-
izon. This light would just Craze the
earth, passing through the denser strata
OF the atmosphere close to the surface.
Practically all of its blue light would be
filtered out, with the result that there
would be only red, orange or yellow
streaks. However, some Of the light of
the descending sun would be thrown over
the tops Of the cloud peaks and this would
be predominantly blue If a very pale
quarter moon happened to be ideally sit
uated so that it was in this blue light
streak, the moon would be apt to ap-
pear blue to the observer for at least a
few minutes.