Evening star., 1940-03-14
Answers
To Questions
By Frederick J. Hdskin.

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A reader can get the dnsuer to any
question OF fact by turtttng The Epe.
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Hasktn, director, Washington,
D. c. Please tnclose stamp for reply.
Q. When were Julia Sanderson sad
Frank Crumit married2-K. E. w.
A. They were married on July I,
1927.
q. What is meant by the expression
"The goose hangs high"2-R. H.
A. It Is believed to be q corruption
OF THE goose honks high as in fair
weather" The expression Is used to In.
dicate that the prospect is good.
Q. Where was the first public water
works In the United States?-C.
A. The first water pumping plant TO
operate totally for municipal purposes
was installed at Bethlehem, Pa, on MAJ
II, 1755. The water was pumped into
the water tower through wooden pipes.
The pumping plant was constructed by
Hans Christopher Christensen. The first
municipal water supply system was
built at Boston by the Water Works
Co., in 1852. A series of wooden pipes
was used to convey the water from
nearby springs to a central reservoir
which was only twelve feet square.
who enter Princeton University gradu.
ate?-F. H. H.
A. Approximately IT per cent Of the
undergraduates entering Princeton re-
ceive their degrees.
O. Was Frank Capra, the movie di.
rector, born in this country?-W. L. T.
A. He was born at Palermo, Sicily,
but has lived in California since he was
three years old.
Q. What living inventor has the
largest number of patents?-E. NJ. L.
A. Carleton Ellis of Montclair, N. J.,
whose patents number 1888, Is America .
most prolific inventor.
@. Please give some information about
the Christ Of the Andes-B. B. A.
A. The Christ of the Andes was
erected in 1904. 1t stands $4,000 feet
above sea level on the boundary lirs
between Argentina and Chile, and COM
memorates arbitration by those coun.
tries, settling the boundary question.
The statue is gigantic figure Of
Christ 26 feet high. the right hand
raised as If in blessing the world, the
left hand clasping a cross which ex-
tends 5 feet above the head It stands
upon granite hemisphere feet high
and weighing IA tons, upon whose sur
face the continents are set in bronze
The hemisphere rests in turn on the
22-foot reinforced concrete base. The
statue is made from old bronze cannon
of the Spaniards, and the sculptor was
Mateo Alfonso. an Argentine.
@. When did Gene Tunney begin hisI
| professional career?-L L. 8.
A. Mr.. Tunney won the champion
ship of the American Expeditionary|
| Forces in Paris in 1919 and began lAs
professional career as a fighter in that
| year.
@. What percentage of real estate in
the District Of Columbia belongs to|
the Government?-S. S.
| A. Approximately as per cent Of ths|
real estate in Washington belongs to|
the Federal Government.
@. How many kinds OF snakes are
thereto. S.
| A. There are 1640 known species Of
sonous.
O. What is the story Of the Cardiff
Giant hoax?-E. F.. s.
| A. The Cardiff Giant was a sypsum|
statue unearthed at Cardiff near
Lafayette, N. Y, in October, 1869. For|
some time antiquarians and paleontolo-
gists believed it to be either a work oil
ancient sculpture or a fossilized man.
1t was exhibited in many cities in the
United States but eventually discovered
to be fraud. The statue had been cut|
from quarry in Iowa, wrought in|
Chicago and buried in Cardiff.
Q. Please give the date of the re-.
opening of the New York WorldS|
Fair-V. N.
A. The New York Worlds Fair oil
1910 will open on May II.
@. When was ether discover.
ed?-C. r. D. AI
A. Ether was the earliest known|
anesthetic and was extensively used
in Europe before the introduction oil
chloroform. 1t was discovered probably|
as far back as the 18th century. For al
long time it was supposed to containl
sulphur, and hence the name sui
phuric ether" was applied to it. ltd
true composition was established by|
Saussure d80D and by ay-Lussac|
dSl5). Later Williamson explained it'd
formation and chemical constitution.
Q. How many tons of coal per day|
are burned at the Government central
heating plant in Washington, D. C.p|
w. I. H.
"A. The number of tons of coal burned
each day in the central heating plant
IN Washington, D. c., varies widely with
the weather. However, 1t may be said
that from 12o to 73O tons are used daily
To date 1872 is the greatest amount used
in one day.