Evening star., 1940-04-20
Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hdsktn.

"A 'SeuCf Suh ScL tIc OHSUeT 70 anu
question OF tact by 10rtting The Eue-
ming Star Information BureGu, Fred
eric J. Hasktn, director, Washtnoton.
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@. How many cities use parking me.
ters?-H. K. K.
A. According to the International CITY
Managers Association at least 155 cities
In the United States now use meters to
regulate parking in congested business
and residential areas.
Q. Is there an English-speaking group
OF natives in the jungles of Panama?-
A. H. G.
A. A. Hyatt Verrill describes the tribe
OF Engllsh-speaking natives in his recent
book, my Jungle Trails" These ma
tives inhabit the region in the vicinity
OF Almirante Bay in Panama, near the
Costa Rican boundary. They are known
as the Boorabees and speak language
resembling the English of Elizabethan
times. The author believes that they
learned 1t from the buccaneers and have
preserved it to this day.
@. Where is the King Ranch?-J. E. K.
A. The King Ranch is in the southern
wedge OF Texas which is between Mexico
and the Gulf. 1t covers more than $500
square miles and is larger than the State
Of Rhode Island.
@. What amount is called for in rec.
ipes giving pony and jigger?-C. T.
A. There are six teaspoonfuls or one
ounce in pony and nine teaspoonfuls
or ll2 ounces in a jigger
q. Which President entertained Book
er t. Washington at luncheon in the
White House?-R. G. D.
A. On October 49, 1901, President
Theodore Roosevelt entertained the Me-
gro educator
Q. What is the statue on the Church
OF the Latter Day Saints at Washing
ton, D. C.?-G. E.
A. The 110-foot tower on the church
is surmounted by golden figure of the
Angel Moroni.
@. Is it possible for States to enter into
agreements with one another without
the consent of Congress?-K. r.
A. Article /, section 10, clause 3. of the
Constitution provides: NO State shall.
without the consent of Congress- lay anv
duty of tonnage, keep troops, or ships Of
war in time of peace, enter into arv
agreement % compact with another
State, or with foreign power, or engage
in war, unless actually invaded. or IN
such imminent danger as will not admit
of delay"
@. Who is the greatest actor on the
American stage today?-W. N.
A. In poll conducted by Billboard
the national theatrical weekly. John
Barrymore was voted "the greatest per-
former within the memories of theater
people" Charles Chaplin was the run
ner-up in the voting.
@ Is the wedding veil of the Empress
Carlotta still in existence?-C. HIN.
A. The exquisite veil, which was 50
years in the weaving, is owned by Mrs.
Henry Grady of Washington, D. c.. wife
of the Assistant Secretary of State.
q. What does 1t cost to keep the streets
clean in New York City? How many
miles of streets are there?-J. J.
A. In 1889 New York City expended
sS962,32o for cleaning 1888 miles of
streets.
O. What was the first song hit in the
United States?-L. l.. H.
A. After the Ball" is said to have been
the first song to sweep the country. It
became we'll established when sousa
played 1T repeatedly at the Chicago Ex.
position in 1893.
@. Who founded the Paulist Fathers7
C. E. P.
A. Father Isaac Thomas Hecker
founded the Paulist Fathers in New York
in 1855
O. What is the average cost of pro-
duclng motion picture?-W. D.
"A. Ihe average cost of the SGT fea.
ture-length pictures made in the United
States in 1899 is estimated at approxi.
mately $210289.
Q. Please give some information about
the Ruskin Commonwealth, which exist
ed IN Tennessee many years ago.-W. c.
A. The Ruskin Commonwealth traces
its origin to j. A. Wayland, who wrote in
The Coming Nation, a paper first pub
ished in Greensburg. Ind, April %, 1892.
The original site of the commonwealth
was Tennessee City, Tenn. The site was
unWisely chosen because the land was
poor. The colony then moved to Cave
Mills, Tenn. AS the result of internal
dlssenslon, over $50 of the colonists
moved to Duke. Ga. and a new COM
munlty was erected, about six miles from
Waycross in Ware County. The princi-
pal industries were woodworking, broom
making, the manufacture of leather
belts, suspenders and cereal coffee.
@. What is the inscription over the
Grove Street Cemetery gate at New
Haven, Connie. H. B.
A. This beautiful gate, designed bv
Henry Austin, bears the words, THE
Dead Shall Be Raised"
@. What was the Scopes trial?-O. g.
A. John T. Scopes was tried before the
court OF Dayton, Tenn, in the summer