Evening star., 1940-01-25
Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hdskin,


A reader can get the ans,oer to any
question OF fact by ,prittng The Eue-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Haskin. director. Washington,
d. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. How deep was the snow in Wash.
tngton, D. c., at the time Of the Knick-
erbocker Theater disaster?-J. C. B.
A. The total depth Of the snowfall was
% inches. The roof Of the theater COL
lapsed shortly before pm. on January
%, 1922.
@. On what radio frequency will the
Byrd snow cruiser operate?-D. r. s.
A. The Byrd snow cruiser will operate
on frequency of $500 kilocycles and
have power OF 125 watts.
@. How many newspapers are pub.
lished in the United States? How many
dailies?-T. D.
A. According to the latest edition Of
N. w. Ayers Directory of Newspapers
and Periodicals. the combined total of
dailies, weeklies, emi-weeklies, and tri-
weeklies in publication at the end of
1899 was 1921. A total Of 2,Ol5 dailies
was included in this figure.
@. Do dairy cows drink much water?-
T. H. P.
A. Most cows drink from four to five
pounds Of water for each pound of milk
they produce.
@. What proportion of the worlds
Empire?-W. P. G.
A. The British Empire covers about
one-fourth O3,32O,854 square niles of
the worlds habitable land surface. Its
population in the aggregate is moro
than one-fourth of the inhabitants Of
the world totaling 495, ,339761.
@. Please give the Instrumentation and
personnel of Glenn Miller's Orchestra
r. L.
A. 1t is as follows: Vocalists-Marion
Hutton. Ray Eberle; saxophones-Al
Klink, Wilbur Schwartz, Hal Mcintyre,
Jimmy Abato, Tex Beneke; piano
Chummy MacGregor; bass-Rolly Bum
dock; guitar-Dick Fisher; drums
Maurice Purtill trumpets-Lee Knowles,
r. D. McMickle, John Best, and Clyde
Hurley; trombones-Paul Tanner, Frank
DAnnolfo, AL Mastren, Glenn Miller.
Q. What Is the name of the famous
child guidance clinic in Boston?-E. TIP.
A. 1t is the Judge Baker Guidance
Center which is internationally known
for its successful methods in treating
problem children.
Q. To what country does the Island
OF Reunion belong?-R. T. M.
A. Reunion, an island in the Indian
Ocean, about 42O miles east of Mada-
gascar, has belonged to France since
1913. 1t is represented in Parliament
at Paris by senator and two deputies.
y. What is the highest peak in the
Andes mountains?-M. T. H.
A. Aconcagua on the Chilean-Argen.
tine border, with an altitude of 22,834
feet, is the highest peak in the Americas.
@. For whom is Germanys Siegfried
Line named?-R. S. H.
A. The name is derived from the
legendary Teutonic hero. Siegfried, who
was immortalized by Richard Wagner.
@. Please give the age and birth.
place of Greer Carson who played in
Goodbye, Mr.. Chips."-R L. P.
A. Miss Carson was born in County
Down. Ireland. on September 20, 1914.
Q. What is the name of the war
relief organization with which Miss
Anne Morgan is connected?-L. B.P.
A. Miss Morgan is president of the
American Friends of France and since
the beginning of the European war has
been actively engaged in organizing and
directing the field work of the associa-
ton.
@. Where can I find the quotation:
"Was this the face that launched .
thousand ships"?-L. T. P.
A. 1t is from the "Tragical History
of Doctor Faustus" by Christopher Mar
lowe.
@. Please give some information
about the First Church of Christ
Scientist in Boston-G. D. A.
A. The original building of the
Mother Church. as it is called, was
completed in 1895 with seating capacity
of 1000. This soon became inadequate
and there was erected in 1905 an ex-
tension with dome reaching 224 feet
above the street The auditorium seats
5000. The extension cost nearly s2,O0O,-
600. The church is built of Indiana
limestone and New Hampshire granite,
New Hampshire being the native State
Of Mary Baker Eddy
@. Did the United States Navy borrow
binoculars during the World WARP
]. K.
A. At the time of the World War
President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who
was then Assistant Secretary of Navy,
appealed through posters to the people
of the United States to send binoculars
to the United States Naval Observatory
in Washington, D. C. About $4,000 binoc-
ulars and spy glasses were loaned, of
which approximately $4,000 were suit
able. Roughly, between $4,000 and 10000
were returned to the original owners
after the World War. Acknowledgements
signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt were
sent to those individuals who lent binoc-
ulars to the Navy.