Evening star., 1940-05-13
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TO Questions
By Frederic J. Hasktn.

By Frederic J. Haskin.
A reader cdn get the sns,csr TO any
Quesfton of fact by icritsn1 The Foe.
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. H0skt1, director. Washtnetcn,
D. c. Please i1cIose stamp for Yeplv,
9. How do Government expenditures
In this country compare with those in
Great Britain?-L. B. K.
A. President Roosevelt in January es-
timated expenditures for 1901 at
$8,400, 100000. The British government
expenditures for the mex. fiscal year
are estimated at 49,334, ,500, 900.
G. What animal can stick its tongue
out farther than the length Of its body7
| w. 8. M.
A. Natural History says that 0 T-inch
chameleon has been known TO eject its
tongue II inches.
@. How fast are the Union veterans Of
the Civil War dying?-R. d.
A. The death rate Of these veterans
Is estimated to be four per day.
Q. Where does Tulsa. Okla, get It's
water supply?-T. 8. r.
A. Lake Spavinaw, q reservoir 90 miles
east Of Tulsa in the Ozark Hills, fur
nishes the city with all its water.
Though the difference In elevation is only
30 feet, the water Is brought the entire
distance by the force of gravity alone.
@. Please give the total number OF
airports in the United States, classified
by type. P.
A. The total number Of airports In
the United States is 1902, of which
number $40 are municipal airports, 467
commercial, 274 intermediate fields, 50
Army. 81 Navy, Marine and Coast
Guard; As State, 666 auxiliary fields, l04
private and ~ miscellaneous Govern.
ment.
@. How many words are there in the
| French language?-A. B.
A. There are 10000 words tn the
| French language.
@. Who were the original experts on
the Information Please" program?-
E.Y.
A. OF the present board of experts on
the Information Please" program, only
Adams and Fadiman were included in
! the initial tryout. John Kieran was the
third regular member to join the pre-
| gram and Oscar Levant, who appears bt.
weekly, was the fourth.
q. When was the largest number Of
persons in the United States on relief?-
M. M. E.
A. The greatest estimated number of
persons receiving public relief at any
one time was probably In November,
1888, when the number reached 81 1854 900.
| G. What is the altitude of Mountain
Lake in Virginia?-M. j. M.
| A. Mountain Lake, which is located
16 miles northwest Of Blacksburg, In
Giles County, has an altitude Of $500
| feet.
q. How does the Cathedral Of st. John
the Divine rank in size with other great
| cathedrals?-H r. p.
| A. When st. Johns is completed. the
great cathedrals Of the world will rank
as follows: Cathedral OF st. John the
Divine, 1892 900 cubic feet Of content:
Cathedral Of Milan, l5,7s6 900 cubic feet;
Liverpool dargest Of English cathedrals),
13,431 900 cubic feet: Cathedral of Sc.
| Vile & 0O8 600 crbic feet
| q. What Is the inscription on Spen-
ser's tomb in Westminster Abbey?-W.
M. S.
A. 1t is as follows: "Heare lyes (ex-
pecting the second coming of our
Saviour Christ jesus the body of Ed.
mund Spenser the Prince Of Poets in
his TYNE, whose divine SPIRIT needs noe
other witnesse then the works which
he left behinde him. He was borne In
London in the yeare 1853 and died In
the yeare 159s Restored by private
subscription 1778."
Q. How long has the Arm & HAM
mer trade mark been used on soda?-
M. q. H.
| A. This trade mark was adopted In
1878.
| @. Where was California's first news
paper published?-T. G. r.
A. The first newspaper was the Call.
fornian, which began publication at
Monterey on August Is, 1846, five weeks
after the United States nag had been
raised over Monterey and California
proclaimed part Of the United States.
Q. Please give the height Of Niagara
Falls.-B. r.
A. The recognized height Of the Amer
lean falls is 167 feet; the Horseshoe FAN
is 158 feet high.
| @. What is meant by the Knicker-
booker school of writers?-C. B. r.
A. This name is applied to q group of
early American authors who were fol.
lowers Of Washington Irving. Chief
among them were Fitz-Greene Halleck
and Joseph Rodman Drake.
q. For whom is the Mcclellan saddle
named?-W. M. l..
A. It is named for Gen. George B,
Mcclellan, who presented his saddle to
the United States Army in 1852. This
| saddle was adopted by the War Depart.