Evening star., 1940-04-09
Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hnsktn.

A reader can get the answer to any
question OF fact by tcrtttno The Epe.
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Hdskin, director, Washington.
Il. &. Please tnclose stamp for reply.
q. How many persons are employed
on w. P. A. work?-N. l..
A. AS Of March 8, 1910, there were
2,223,321 people on Work Projects Ad.
ministration rolls in the United States.
Q. What is the frequency of multipls
births?-M. B. w.
A. Medical statistics show that uuin.
tuplets are born once in Al 500, 900 times:
quadruplets once In 747000 instances:
triplets once in 7,103, and twins once in
every 81 cases.
@. Why is it so dangerous to be hit
In the solar plexus?-J. T. o.
A. The solar plexus is an important
center OF the sympathetic nervous sys.
tenn. situated in the abdomen, behind
the stomach and in front of the aorta,
1t contains several ganglia which dis
tribute nerve fibers to the stomach,
liver, kidneys and intestines. If this
nerve center is severely shocked, tenn
porary suspension of the vital functions
or even death may ensue.
O. What is the meaning of the word
conurbation?-P C.
A. The word was coined by the late
Sir Patrick Geddes, town. planning ex-
pert, to describe the crowding of people
into industrial areas.
@. Please give the rest of the quota
ton from Robert Ingerson beginning
Love is the only bow on hfe's cloud"
j. G.
A. Love is the only bow on life's
cloud-1t is the morning and evening
start shines upon the babe and sheds
its radiance on the quiet tomb-It is
the mother of art, inspirer of poet,
patriot and philosopher. 1t is the air
and light of every heart-builder of
every home, kinder of every fire on
every hearth; it was the first to dream
of Immortality"
@. What is the musical composition
which is used on the radio program
Life Begins?-K. H.
A. The theme song of the program
is Rubinstein's Melody in F."
Q. Please give the date of the Rotary
International Convention-C. R. D.
A. The 1910 convention of Rotary In
ternational will be held in Havana, Cuba,
June 9-l4.
@. What was the motto of the late
Ralph Hitz, the hotel executive?-B. V
A. His motto was Give EN- value
and you get volume"
@. Please give the population of the
world-T. NJ NJ
A. The estimated population of the
world is 21o26OoOOo.
@. Is Opie Read. the humorist, livins3
w H.
A. Mr.. Read died on November ?, 1899,
at the age of Sc.
Q. Who was the first Secretary of the
Navy?-E. M. c.
A. President John Adams appointed
Benjamin Stoddert Secretary Of the
Navy on May 3, 1888
@. In what cities are there Federal
Reserve Banks?-H. j.
A. The Federal Reserve Banks are 10.
Gated in the following cities: Boston.
New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland,
Richmond, Atlanta Chicago, st. Louis,
Minneapolis, Kansas City, Kans.; Dallas
and San Francisco.
@. When was the Portland SUNK
j. S.
A. The steamship Portland was sunk
off Cape Cod on November 1921 1898.
@. What is a Boston ledger?-R. C. K.
A. 1t is columnar ledger in which
the accounts and money columns are
vertically arranged to facilitate record.
ing and the calculation of daily or peri
odical balances.
@. What is the automobile speed
record?-R. B.
A. The worlds speed record for auto
mobiles was made by John r. Cobb Of
England on August %, 1899, at tho
ooiiiic'Ale Sdlt IIdtS NOldlD WHEN No
drove his car 369.7 miles per hour.
@. On what occasion was a Burns-
Johnson bout stopped by the policeo-
r. F.
A. On December IS, 1908, Tommy
Burns and Jack johnson met in the
stadium at Sydney, Australia. johnson
whipped Burns, so brutally that the
police interceded and stopped the hight
in the fourteenth round.
@. Please give some information about
Ida Lewis, the lighthouse heroine
M. p.
A. Ida Lewis was born at Newport,
R. l., in 1841. BY a special act of Con-
gress she became keeper Of the Lime
Rock Lighthouse. near Newport, r. T.,
of which her father had been keep,f
for many years. Expert at the oar and
in swimming, she saved % lives between
1857 and 1904, receiving medals from
the United States Government, the HUI
name Society of Massachusetts, and the
Life Saving Benevolent Society OF New
York. Her boat the Rescue, presented
to her by the citizens of Newport, was
exhibited at the Columbian Exposition
in Chicago in 1S93 She was married
to William H. Wilson in 1870, but lived
with him only q short time, and Is
commonly known by her maiden name.