Evening star., 1939-02-01
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To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. HdSktn.

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Q. Please give the name Of the north
ernmost town in the United States.-L. F.
A. The Geological Survey says that
the northernmost point In the United
States is Penasse, MINI.
@. What percentage Of cigarettes made
in the United States come from North
Carolina?-T. s. H.
A. North Carolina produces annually
about 66 per cent Of all cigarettes manu-
featured in the United States.
@. Where is the most radium pro-
duced?-S. B.
A. The Great Bar Lake Mine in Cam
ada, near Radium City, is the greatest
radium producer in the world.
@. Where is the Paul Bunyan Winter
Carnival?-W. H. F.
A. One was held at Bemidji, Minn.,
from January 10 to %.
@. How many dogs and cats are there
in New York City?-T. K. H.
A. There are over 200 900 licensed dogs
in the city and the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals estimates
that there are nearly 100000 cats.
@. What is the American Lyric Thea
ter, Inc. c.?-T. F. H.
A. The organization, Of which Lee
Pattison is director, is non-profit corpo-
ration which has been established for
the purpose of giving support, encour-
agement and production to musical, dra-
matte and choreographic art in the form
of lyric drama, at prices within reach
of the general public.
@. Please give the early history Of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal-T. A. M.
A. The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
originated in project formed by George
Washington as early as 1774, to make
the Potomac navigable from tidewater
to Cumberland, and to connect it by
common roads and portages with the
Ohio. The War of the Revolution post
poned the scheme, but it was taken up
again in 1874, and the company was in
corporated. OF this company, Washing
ton was president until his election as
President of the United States. The
project encountered many obstacles and
in 1920 was abandoned as impractcable.
A new company was later organized
which constructed the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal from Georgetown to Cum
berland, completing it in 1880 The cost
of the work was over S11 100000.
@. What is the average value Of an
automobile?-E. j. H.
A. The average value of a passenger
automobile in the United States is only
s197.
@. Where Is Lenin bured?-H. L. K.
A. His body lies in glass coffin in the
underground chamber of a granite
mausoleum in Red Square at Moscow.
O. What fine did the German govern
ment make the Jews pay for the murder
Of an embassy official by young Polish
Jew?-E w. M
A. One billion marks (about $400 000,-
000) was the amount of the fine and a
20 per rant levy is being imposed on
Jews fortunes to meet it.
O. How was William Grant Still, the
Negro composer, chosen to write the
theme music for the New York Worlds
Fair?-J. T. P.
A. The committee which chose the
fairs theme music listened to numerous
recordings of compositions by con-
temporary American musicians, which
were played without identification, and
decided that the composer of the pieces.
"Lenox Avenue" ami From a Deserted
Plantation was the one best suited for
the type Of work needed. Subsequently
it was learned that this composer was
Mr. Still.
@. What is the old rhyme about we'd
ding days which begins Monday for
wealth"?-J. H. S.
A. 1t Is: Monday for wealth, Tues
day for health, Wednesday the best day
of all, Thursday for losses, Friday for
crosses, Saturday no luck at all"
@. Who owns the large yacht Velero
III?-H. L. K.
A. The 198-foot yacht was owned by
Capt. Allen Hancock of Los Angeles, but
has recently been presented by him to
the University of Southern California to
be used for scientific exploration and re-
search. 1t is a companion gift to the new
Allen Hancock Foundation for Scientific
Research, a beautiful science building
now being erected on the campus, which
was given to the university last spring
by Capt. Hancock.
@. What kind of rifles were used in
the World War by American soldiers?-
w. F. T.
A. The rifles used in the United States
Army during the World War were U. S,
Rifle, caliber 80, model 1908; U. S. Rifle,
caliber 80 model 1917. The cartridges
used in both rifles were 80 caliber, model
1906
@. In what European countries do the
most Americans ive?-A. B.
A. On May 13, 1888, Italy had more
Americans living there than any other
European country. There were 25,6l6