Evening star., 1940-05-04
Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hdsktn.

ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Hdsktn. director, Washington,
d. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. Who wrote the of1icial song of the '
Army Air Corps?-S. F.
A. The composition, entitled "The
Army Air Corps" is by Robert Crawford
Of Coscob, Conn. Mr.. Crawford Is a mu-
sician and vocalist of note He is grad.
uate of Princeton University, where he
organized and conducted the first or
chestra at that institution.
O. How many of our Presidents are
buried at Arlington?-I. G.
A. William Howard Taft is the only
President buried In Arlington National
Cemetery.
@. Who is the patron saint Of the
press?-B. F.
A. st. Francis de Sales is the patron
saint Of journalists.
@. Are camel's hair brushes made from
the hair of a camel?-M w.
A. A camels hair brush is usually
rels.
@. Is there such q word as snide?
e. B.
A. Snide is an adjective meaning
tricky, spurious or deceptively inferior.
@. Has anything been invented to re.
place wooden railroad ties?-M S. K.
A. Although more than $500 patents
have been granted in the past so years
on schemes to replace wooden ties, not
one Of the devices has been as cheap or
as satisfactory.
@. What book won the 1899 contest Of
the Julia Ellsworth Ford Foundation?
e. T.
A. The winner of the $4,000 award for
the best children's book was Elinore
Blalsdell, who wrote, Falcon, Fly Back"
@. Who said, Thank God I am an
American"?-J. j. G.
A. The quotation, Thank God IL
also am an American" is from an ad.
dress Of Daniel Webster at Charlestown.
Mass. June II, 1843, at the completion
of the Bunker Hill Monument.
@. What kind of tennis racket does
Don Bulge use?-T. J. r.
A. The player uses a special model
called the Bulge Ghost, a 7-piece
racket, meaning that pieces of wood
are used to make the head. The racket
Is extremely heavy, weighing about l6
ounces, and has or SIS inch handle.
O. Has Stain any physical deformi-
ties?-W. H. S.
A. Eugene Lyons. in Stain: Car Of
All the Russias," says that he was born
with one arm partially paralyzed and
two toes grown together unnaturally.
@. Please give brief history of refrig-
eration.-J. B.
Romans packed snow in underground
pits and that Nero established icehouses
in Rome. BY the end of the nth cen.
tury dealers in ice and snow were COM
mon in France. The manufacture Of
Ice as an industry was begun as early as
1866, but only reached a degree of COM
merclal Importance about 1880. The be-
| ginning was in the Southern States.
Prof. A. C. Twining of New Haven.
Conn, patented an ice machine in the
| United States in 1853. In 1855 he pat
ented another, which was put into ac-
tive operation in Cleveland, Ohio. In
1857 DR.. John Gorrie of Florida, patent.
| ed an ice-makinp machine
q. Is 1t true that more men than
women are color blind?-J. MEG.
A. Congenital color blindness occurs In
from per cent to per cent of males
and in only o.3 per cert of females.
@. How many Gold Star Mothers
made pilgrimages to Europe?-W. NJ w.
A. The Gold Star Mothers made their
pilgrimages to Europe from May /, 1880.
to October 8, 1888. Nineteen parties of
mothers were sent across by the Govern
ment. The total number of women who
visited the European cemeteries was
6,674
@. What is the highest point in Vir-
ginia?-J. E. F.
A. Mount Rogers, peak 5,7l9 feet in
height, in the Jefferson National Forest,
is the highest point in the State.
Q. Please describe the stairs and ele..
vator in the Eiffel Tower.-B. T.
A. Two sets of elevators are EMPLOYED
in the Eiffel Tower, the first taking pas.
sengers to the first and second floors.
while the second takes them on to the
top. Each cabin, holding 65 persons. is
suspended by five steel cables: even if
four OF them should break, the fifth
would still be capable of sustaining the
car. There are BAT steps to the first floor
327 more to the second floor with total
OF LILO to the very top.
@. Who holds the major league base
ball record for runs batted in regula.
ton nine-inning game?-J. w.
A. The record of IL runs was made bv
Jim Bottomley of the ST. Louis Cardinals
on September 16, 1924.
@. How many students graduated from
high school last year?-K. S. NJ
A. 1t is estimated that in 1899 Ito 600
students were graduated from hirh
schools in the United States.
Q. What are the Western Islands,