Evening star., 1940-05-28
Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hdsktn.

A reader can get the answer to ann
question OF fact By tortting The Eue-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Hdskin, director, Wdshsnoton.
d. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
Q. Where was the first airmail line7--
]. w. s.
A. The first airmail line was the one
from Nassau Boulevard Airdrome, Min.
cola, Long Island, N. Y. The mail was
nown from September 23 to October 1,
1911. Earle Ovington was the first air
mail pilot Fifty thousand pieces Of mail
were carried that week. The first reg
ular airmail service in the world was
established between New York and
Washington, D. c., May IS, 1918.
Q. Who founded the sudetic German
party?-K. K.
A. Konrad Henlein was the founder of
the Sudetic German party in Czecho-
Slovakia in 1884. On April "a, 1888, In .
speech at Karlsbad, he laid down an
eight-point program demanding the
totalitarian organization of the Germans
IN Czecho-Slovakia under the oficial
Na1 theology.
@. Is Gertrude Atherton related to
Benjamin Franklin?-C. H. B.
A. The writer is great-grandniece Of
Benjamin Franklin.
@. What tribute did the late Senator
Hawes of Missouri pay the dog in a
speech in Congress?-F. F. B.
A. In 1928, as member of the House
OF Representatives he said: Wherever
civilization has advanced to the act Of
painting or printing, the dog finds q
place. He has not been neglected by his
tory or forgotten by poets. The religious
books of all pagan nations find a place
Tor him, and he is mentioned in both the
Old and the New Testament. - He is
the delight of the poor mans hovel and
the rich mans mansion. -" Wealth.
caste, social distinction are all one to
him. = - But he knows the Just from the
unjust, the kind from the unkind, the
charitable from the uncharitable, the
true from the false, and the man from
the hypocrite.'
@. Who were the parents of the pres
ent Queen of England? Was she COM
moner?-R. w.
"A. Before her marriage to King George
vi, Queen Elizabeth was Lady Elizabeth
Bowes-Lyon, daughter of the Earl and
Countess of Strathmore. She was a
commoner. and while she comes from a
long line of aristocracy, she had nc title
OF her own when she married the Duke
of York.
@. What are the papal colors?-M.
A. They are gold and white.
Q. When is National Hotel week.
H. T. NJ
A. 1t will be observed from June %.
@ Why is the famous circus gorilla
named Gargantua?-E. j. H.
A. Gargantua was giant of monstrous
size and enormous appetite in the satir-
lcal tale OF Gargantua and Pantagruel,
written between 1888 and 1545 bv
Rabelais The adjective gargantuan has
thus come to be applied to anything
enormous
@. What is the chief source Of power
In the United States?-M. M.
A. The Federal Power Commission
says that coal is the leading source of
power in the United States and in the
world.
@. Is Ted Malone the real name of the
conductor of the Between the Book
Ends" radio program?-L M.
A. Mr.. Malones real name is Frank
Alden Russell.
@. Who won the marble championship
last year?-W. S. R.
A. The United States marble shooting
championship at Wildwood, N. j., was
won by Harry De Board of Landenberg.
NJ j., who defeated j. Will Disney of Lake
City, Tenn, in the final round.
@. Is it correct to refer to a letter as
a favor?-M D.
A. Favor should never be used as q
synonym for letter.
@ Who was the man who rode a bi.
cycle at the rate OF mile in 81 seconds
in the 1890s?-R. S.
A. In 1899 Charley Murphy rode mile
In back of Long Island Railroad train
on bicycle in 574s seconds.
O. When was electroplating first done7
H B.
A. The first description of the process
OF electroplating was published in 1888
by jacob of st. Petersburg (now Lenin-
grad, Russia. Soon afterward Thomas
Spencer Of Liverpool, England, an
nounced the discovery of a similar
process.
@. How long would it take to count q
million dollars in permissible.
A. The Treasury Department estimates
that 1t would take eight hours day for
IS days to count that amount in pennies.
@. How does Texas compare with
France in area?-T. M. w.
A. Texas has an area of 265, 1896 square
miles and France has an area of 212.659
square miles.
@. How tall is Mel OFT, outfelder of
the New York Giants?-P. r.
A. He Is feet 912 inches tall,
@. How fast did the Los Angeles travel
on her first transatlantic fiight?-E. N.
A. The Los Angeles left Friedrichs-