Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-13

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question OF fact by 1Driting The Eue-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hasktn, director, Washington,
D. c. Please incloSe stamp for reply.
@. How much time does the average
family spend in listening to the radio?-
E. j. H.
A. Eighty-six per cent of all families
with radios listen an average Of over
hours day.
@. Are there any German ships now in
United States ports?-D. M.
A. At present there are only two, one
of which is the Pauline Frederick, with a
gross tonnage of 4,645 laid up at Boston.
The other is the Arauca, a freighter Of
1854 gross tons which is laid up at Fort
Lauderdale, Fla.
@. What is the average number Of
kernels on an ear of corn?-S. D.
A. The number of kernels on an ear Of
corn may vary between 500 and 1000 or
more. The golden bantam type has
smaller ears with fewer kernels than
most other types. Five hundred kernels
would be an average for this type.
@. What is the entire inscription on
Gen. Grants Tomb in New York City?-
E. r. S.
A Let Us Have Peace" is inscribed
thereon.
@. Is it true that the CONSUMPTION law
provides that no drafted men shall be
sent out of the United States to fight?-
J. L.
A. Section (e) of the Selective Service
Act says: Persons indicted into the
land forces of the United States under
this act shall not be employed beyond
the limits of the Western Hemisphere,
except in the territories and possessions
of the United States including the
Philippine Islands"
@. In aviation, what is meant by an
air pocket?-N. M. G.
A. Literally there is no such thing as
an air pocket. So-called air pockets are
no more than disturbances Of ascending
and descending air currents.
@. Was the assassin Of Huey Long
imprisoned?-N. C.
A DR.. Carl A. Weiss, who shot Senator
Long, was slain by the Senator's body
guards.
@. How much rum does the United
States obtain from Puerto Rico?-
w. M H.
a. Annual shipments to the United
States amount to over 100000 gallons.
@. Where was the treaty signed by
which the United States acquired Louisi-
ana?-M. F. P.
A. The treaty of cession Of Louisiana
to the United States was signed at Paris
on April 80, 1903
O. What is the capacity in horsepower
of Niagara Falls?-V. M S.
A. The volume of water which pours
over its precipice is great enough to de-
velop over 3975 900 horsepower, enough
to meet nearly one-tenth of the power
needs Of the United States. If the full
drop from lake to lake were used, over
100000 horsepower could be obtained.
At present over a million horsepower il
harnessed.
O. Who are some Of the most famous
figures in the history of American glass
blowirg?-M. T. H.
A. Baron Stiegel. Michael J. Owen and
Edward Drummond Libbey. Stiegel
built the first fine glass factories in the
United States, around ITO. Owens in
vented the automatic bottling machine
in 1906 Libbey started the fine crystal
now known as Modern American.
@. What famous piece Of music was
composed in honor of the art of print
ing?-M. F. S.
A. In 1910 Felix Mendelssohn was
commissioned by the Leipzig authorities
to compose the music for the four
hundredth anniversary of the invention
of printing, and the result was his
marvellous Hymn of Praise