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

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question OF fact by Urittng The Ere-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
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@. Was the slogan, "Grandpa's Pants
Won't Fit Benny" ever used in a presi-
dental campaign?-T L. H.
A. 1t was the Democratic slogan in
the campaign against Benjamin Harri-
| son in 1888.
@. What is the greatest distance a
golf ball has ever been driven?-L. H. P.
A. E. c. Bliss at Herne Bay, Kent,
England. IN August, 1913, drove 445 yards.
Craig Woods in the British open at St.
Andrews In June, 1893, drove 43O wards.
@. Are snakes stone deaf and totally
blind?-S. C.
A. They are neither stone deaf nor
totally blind. Although they have no
external ears, snakes receive sound i'm
pressions by means of their tongues.
When a snake vibrates it's tongue it is
listening" Snakes have very good eve
sight normally, but when they are cast
ing their skins film forms over the
eyes and makes their eyesight poor tenn
porarily.
O. When did the Shenandoah wreck
occur?-N NJ w.
A. The United States Navy rigid dirig-
ible airship Shenandoah, which had left
Lakehurst, N. j., on September g. bound
for st. Paul, was torn to pieces at
am, September g. 1925, by a thunder
squall while passing oyer Ava, Ohio.
Q. What are the main tributaries of
the Mississippi River?-M G.
A. The principal tributaries Of the
Mississippi are the Ohio, entering the
river at Cairo, Ill; the Missouri, enter
ing above st. Louis: the Arkansas and
the White, entering the Lower Mississippi
above Arkansas City, Ark, and the Red,
which connects with the lower river In
the vicinity of Angola, La.
q. How many kinds of time are there
IN the United States?-W. c. M
| A. The Standard Time Act of Congress
PROVIDES: For the purpose of establish
ing the standard time of the United
| States, the territory of continental
! United States shall be divided into five
| zones. The standard time Of these
zones shall be known and designated as
| United States standard Eastern .
| Central mountain Pacific
| - and -" Alaska time"
@. When was a corkscrew patented?-
T. J. R.
A. Patent No. 27615 was granted
March 81, 1860, to P. Blake Of New
| Haven, Conn.,
Q. What were Senator Huey Longs
last Words?-L. T.
A. A few minutes before his death. he
whispered: my university boys-vhat
will happen to them?"
O. Please give the size and popula-
ton of Socorro, an island off the coast
Of Mexico.-E. K
A. The Island of Socorro, located Just
off the coast of Mexico is "a miles long
and 9 miles wide and is uninhabited. 1t
has an extinct volcano 1850 feet high.
O. How much do the various States
spend for recreation?-K. G.. R.
A. In 1887, according to a report re-
Gently issued by the Bureau of the Cen
sus, the 48 States of the Union expended
S6,815, 900 for recreation.
O. When did Stainer, the famous violin
maker, ive?-J L.
A. Jakob Stainer was born at Absam
in 1921 and died in 1883. His first in
struments were placed on sale in 1889.
In 1645 Stainer went to Venice and later
to Kirksdorf, Austria, where he remained
until 1648
@. Where is the Cradle of American
Liberty?-J. H. C.
| A. This name is applied to Faneuil
Hall in Boston, because so many impor-
tant patriotic meetings were held there
during the Revolution
@. Who wrote the first modern novels?
Il. w. H.
| "A. Lie uOQern novel was created In
such works as Richardson's Pamela"
I and "Clarissa Harlowe," Fielding's Tom
JONES' Sterne's "Tristram Shandy,"
Smollett's Humphrey Clinker" and
Goldsmith's Vicar of Wakeneld.r
Fielding is often called the father of
the modern novel,
O. What are the duties of the Post
master General?-L. T. S.
A. The Postmaster General is the exec
utive head of the postal service. He ap-
points all officers and employees under his
supervision, except the four Assistant
Postmasters General the purchasing
agent, the controller and postmasters of
the first, second and third class who are
appointed by the President Subject to
the approval of the President he makes
postal treaties with foreign governments.
He awards and executes contracts for the
air and ocean mail services He is the
executive head of the Postal Savings and
ex offlcio chairman of the Board Of
Trustees
G. How many dogs are there In the
United States?-G E. M.
A. An unofficial census shows that
there are about 100000.
Q. What plants that grow in this
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