Evening star., 1939-10-28

BY Frederic j. HdSktn.
A reader can get the ans,Uer to any
question OF fact by Drittng The Eue.
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric j. Hasktn. director. Washington,
D. c. Please tnclose stamp for reply.
@. What amount of helium is used in
the United States for military and com.
merclal purposes?-T. r. D.
A. Present demands amount to about
100000 cubic feet a year.
@. Please give the year of birth of Lynn
Fontanne and Alfred Lrnt, who are
playing in THE Tanning of the Shrew."
-D.T
A. Lynn Fontanne was born in 1882.
Her husbands birthdate is 1898.
@. How much does the average person
waikiki. K S.
A. The average person walks 1908
steps or 77s miles day.
@. What cities have garbage grinding
plantS?-E. T. H.
A. Among the cities with such plants
are Lansing, Mich; Indianapolis, Ind;
Goshen, N. Y, and st. Louis, Mo. Balti.
more, Md, and Kansas City. Mo. also
grind their garbage when their usual
methods of disposal, incarceration and
hog feeding, are overtaxed.
O. What percentage Of the gate re.
ceipts do the visiting teams in the Amer
lean and National Leagues receive?-
c. j. D.
A. The visiting clubs in the American
League receive 80 cents for each grand
stand and pavilion admission and 20
cents on bleacher and children's tickets.
In the National League, visiting clubs
receive 25 cents on each admission, re-
gardless of the type of seat.
@. Did Abraham Lincoln propose COM
pensating the South for the freed slaves?
M. G.
A. AS early as March 6, 1862, President
Lincoln had urged Congress to cooper
ate with any State for the gradual eman-
cipation of its slaves with compensation
from the Government. He figured out
that the cost of the war for 81 days
would purchase all of the slaves in the
border States at the rate of s40o apiece.
A resolution of this kind passed the
House of Representatives on March II,
1862, but no State accepted the terms
offered.
Q. What is terne plate?-E. c. n.
A. Terne plate is sheet steel covered
with a leadtin alloy as a protection
against corrosion.
@. How often should spark plugs be
changed?-C. G. S.
A. Tests have proved that for eco
nomical driving it saves gasoline and
power to change spark plugs every 10000
miles, regardless of their condition.
@. What statesman imported camels
into the United States?-L. NJ.
A. At the instigation Of Jefferson
Davis, "a camels were imported from
Asia Minor. They were landed on the
coast of Texas and then taken into the
southwestern part Of the United States
and used for transporting military sup
plies IN that area.
@. Who will play the parts Of Curley
and Lennie in the motion picture "Of
Mice and Men"?-T. c.
A. Bob Steele will play the part Of
Curley and Lon CLANCY, jr., will have
| the role of Lennie.
@. How did the town Of Ninety Six.
| S. c., get its name?
A. The town was so named because it
was 96 miles from the Cherokee Indian
| trading town of KeoWee.
@. How much food will Admiral Byrd
| take on his Antarctic expedition?-H
S. G.
A. Among the supplies taken on tho
trip will be $1,000 pounds of beef, NUT
ton, lamb and pork, 5000 pounds of dried
| beans, tons of canned beans, Is tons Of
flour, 1900 pounds of potatoes as we'll as
dehydrated French fried and mashed
potatoes in cans, 5000 pounds of eggs and
egg powder, and 1000 pounds of pow
dered milk. In addition a special penn.
mican has been prepared consisting Of
/ fats and cereals and tons of dehydrated
| fruits will be used. Altogether there
| will be a total of 10000 rations of food.
@. What is the average salary Of q
| farm hands,. R. B.
A. On October l, 1885, the farm wage
rates were $28.28 per month with board
| and $36.13 per month without board.
@. When was the first cable message
sent across the Atlantic?-H. H. P.
A. The first message sent by the At
| lantic cable was between President Bu-
chanan and Queen Victoria on August l6,
1858.
@. How were the Pyramids built?-E.
A. B.
A. According to Herodotus, the method
of building the Pyramids was by raising
| the great stones step at time until
they were in position. The mechanical
| means by which such masses of stones
were raised to their places is a mystery.
and various methods have been sug-
gested by which they may have been
| wound up. Many authorities are of the
opinion that an inclined plane was en-
ployed.
@. What is the Army song?-O. w. Fl.