Evening star., 1939-08-24
Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hdskin.

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q. Is there church in Canada
modelled after st. Peters in Rome?-I. P,
A. st. James Cathedral, seat of the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mont
real, is a modified replica of st. Peters
In Rome
@. How many bicycles are used in
this country?-A D.
A. In 1888, more than 10,000,000 BIZ
cycles were in use in the United States.
@. Please give some information about
the Will Rogers Scholarships.-M B. j.
A. AS a living memorial to the
humorist, the Will Rogers Memorial
Scholarship Fund has been established
at the University of California, the
University of Oklahoma, and the Uni
versity of Texas More than 100000
has been made available by the viii
Rogers Memorial Commission to aid
handicapped students during 1939-4o to
complete their college education.
Q. What country has the most
strikes?-T. r. G.
A. In 1888, the United States led
with 2,772 labor disputes, causing loss
Of 9,148,273 working days.
@. How old was Rudyard Kiplings
son who died in the World WARM. CT.
A. 1t. John Kipling was killed in the
World War at the battle of Loos when he
was only 18. His father endowed a per-
petual fund in his memory for sounding
at Loos Last Post" the British equiva-
lent Of "taps."
Q. What percentage of silk con-
sumed in this country is used for
hosiery?-J. T. H.
A. The hosiery industry accounts
for SO per cent of the total domestic
consumption Of silk
@. How can squirrel fy?-E. r. G.
A. The flying squirrel has a Pc
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fore and hind legs. This is loose and
capable of being drawn out when the
legs are extended to form a parachute.
Thus the animal can take long, sailing
leaps from branch to branch of a tree,
sometimes covering nearly 20 yards.
@. What is the origin of the name
Delaware?-T. K. S.
A. The State takes its name from
Lord de la War;, an Englishman who
visited Delaware Bay year or two after
its discovery by Henry Hudson in 1909.
| @. Why do some of the cameramen on
television sets wear helmets?-L. K. M.
A. The helmets are worn to protect
them from the intense heat generated
by the lights in the studio.
@. Please give some information about
Belle Boyd, the spy. C. H.
A. Belle Boyd, Confederate spy in the
| Civil War was but II when her exploits
began. During the next two years she
made use of opportunities in her home
towns of Martinsburg and Front Royal,
Va, for gathering information on Union
activities unsuspected and conveying it
to Stonewall Jackson. She was twice
| arrested and imprisoned, but each time
soon released. In 1868 she escaped to
England. where she went on the stage.
Subsequently she played in New York
and in stock companies in the Ohio and
Mississippi Valleys.
O. Do watermelons have vitamins?-
L. H. j.
A. The fruit is rich in vitamin c.
O. What age is implied by the term
middle-aged?-H F.
A. Middle-aged is applied to a person
between the ages of about 40 and go
years.
| @. Who is the youngest conductor Of
an orchestra?-H M. N.
A. 1t is probably Lorin Maazel, years
old, who has achieved unusual distinc-
tion in musical circles and recently con-
Quoted part of the program of the Ma
tional Music Camp Orchestra at the
New York Worlds Fair.
". Wilele ID Tie bayou SeCtlOn OF the
United States?-K. B. S.
A. The bayou section of the United
States is the Gulf Coast, particularly
Louisiana and Mississippi The bayous
ere connected with the Gulf itself or
with the large rivers and they form long
winding tracks of still or nearly still
water. The climate is subtropical or
nearly SO and the vegetation is charac-
teristically luxuriant.
@. Are there special bridge cards for
blind players?-J. l.. H.
A. There are Braille playing cards
manufactured. Blind players used these
cards at the recent national bridge tour
nament at Asbury Park, N j.
| @. What famous statesman compared
George Washington to Joshua9-E. T. c.
| A. At dinner in Versailles the British
Minister proposed toast to George III
in which he likened him to the sum-
The French Minister then proposed q
toast to Louis XIV (which he compared
him with the moon. Benjamin Franklin
then proposed the following: George
Washington, commander of the American
Armies, who like Joshua of old, COM
| manded the sun and the moon tn stand