Evening star., 1940-01-18
Answers
To Questions
By Frederic i Hasktn.

By Frederic i Hasktn.
A reader can get the ansver to any
question OF fact by tOrtttng The Zoe.
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Hdsktn, director, Washington,
D. c. Please tnclose stamp for Yeplv.
Q. What cities in the United States
have the largest percentage of native
white population?-R. p. B.
A. In 1880 the following cities with a
population Of 100000 or more had the
largest percentage of native white In.
habitants: Wichita, Kans 81 per cent:
Evansville, Ind, 1914 per cent; Fort
Wayne, Ind, 891 per cent; Oklahoma
City, Okla, $50 per cent; Peoria, Ill,
86.4 per cent; Long Beach, Calf, s6 per
cent. and Tulsa, Okla, 856 per cent,
@. Is 1t true that women of ancient
times curled their hair?-C. NIB.
A. In a book entitled Roman and
Grecian Antiquities" it is related that
the hair of Roman matrons and women
OF birth and position was curled on clay
rollers and that various ointments and
pomades were used to keep the hair In
place.
@. What is the religious afiliation Of
Representative Martin Dies?-M. H. S.
A. Mr.. Dies is a member of the
Christian Disciples) Church.
@. Who gave the -Four Horsemen"
their nickname?-B. N. D.
A. Grantland Rice gave them the
title in the account which he wrote Of
the Notre Dame Army football game
which took place at the Polo Grounds
in New York City in 1924.
Q. How fast does a glacier fow?-
D. A.
A. A glacier flows much like a river.
except more slowly. One of the fastest.
flowing known is the Upernivik in
Greenland which has been found to have
a velocity of SO feet per day at one
point. The Muir glacier, Alaska, has
velocity of about feet per day near
tidewater. A world record for short-
time glacial movements was set by the
Black Rapids glacier. near Fairbanks,
Alaska, in the winter of 1867 The
glacier advanced miles in four months
with speed average of 22O feet per day.
@. Where are the Cholera Banks?-
H. D.
A. The Cholera Banks are rocky
shoals about 10 fathoms deep and about
10 miles southeast of Ambrose Light
which is hghtship located at the en-.
trance of New York harbor about miles
east of Sandy Hook.
@. Which of the Negro comedians,
Williams and Walker, died first?-
H. T. R.
A. George Walker died in 1909 and
his partner. Bert Williams, died in 1922.
@. Please give the date on which the
Mark Twain stamp will be issued
L. S. K.
A. The first-day sale of the Samuel
L. Clemens 10-cent stamp will take
place at Hannibal, Mo-, on February 10.
Collectors desiring flrst-day covers may
send addressed envelopes, not in excess
OF 10, to the Postmaster at Hannibal
with cash or postal money order to
cover only the cost of the stamps.
@. What have been the best vintage
years for champagne since 1902
G. j. D.
A. Excellent vintage years, according
to recent chart. were 1928, 1884 and
1887.
@. Please give the name of some
one who collects unusual crosses
s. E. C..
A. Mrs. j. Lane Miller of Brooklyn,
N. Y, owns rare collection Of over
100 crosses. She has made a study Of
this hobby and has written several
articles on the subject.
@. What amount of damage was
caused by the 1923 earthquake in Japan?
p. r. B.
A. The earthquake which occurred
on September l. 1923, at Toxic and
Yokohama, resulted in 99,33l known
dead, $4,000 missing, and fire damage
of $4,000, 100000.
~. 1OW MUCH QOeS SNOW We1RQ2-
L. r. T.
A. One cubic foot of fresh snow, &C.
cording to humidity of atmosphere,
weighs from to IL pounds. One cubic
foot of snow moistened and compacted
by rain weighs from Is to so pounds.
@. Please give the exact quotation
used by the King of England in his
Christmas address beginning "Give mo
light. r. F.
A. The quotation given by King
George vi in his Christmas broadcast
was as follows: Il said to a man who
stood at the gate of the year, Give mo
a light, that I may tread safely into
the unknown and he replied Go out
into the darkness and put your hand
into the hand Of God. That shall be
to you better than light and safer
than known way
@. For what crime was the son of
Nathaniel Hawthorne convicted?
I. E. r.
A. In 1918, Julian Hawthorne, with
others, was tried for alleged misuse Of
the mails in promoting mining ven-
lures, and while it was recognized that
he had been drawn into the transactions
by others, he was found guilty and sent
to the Federal prison at Atlanta. OF
his experiences there, he wrote In "Tha