Evening star., 1940-10-28

D. c. Please incIoSe stamp for reply.
@. Is it true that thousands of psr-
sons per minute were killed in Ger
many's intensive bombing of Rotter-
DAMP. E. B.
A. The Netherlands Legation says that
for seven and one-half minutes, 1000
pound high-explosive bombs rained on
Rotterdam. When they stopped the re-
suit was 10000 dead, 10000 wounded.
-Four thousand were killed per minute.
@. Why are theater passes called
Annie Oakleys?-M S.
A. Theater passes are punched with
two holes and the nickname is an alu-
sion to the accurate aim of Annie Oakley,
the worlds greatest woman rife shot.
@. What are the dimensions of the
largest American fag?-B. H. s.
A. The largest flag In the United
States is one in Detroit, which measures
80 by 230 feet and consists of 840 yards
OF red cloth, 881 yards Of white and 2eO
yards Of blue.
@. Where is Pearl Harbor?-D. H N.
A. Pearl Harbor, Americas main Pa
cifc base, is in Hawaii miles from
Honolulu.
@. How many cities are governed by
a council-manager?-N. o. r.
A. According TO the Municipal Year
Book there were on March /, 1910. 498
cities and one county having a council
manager form Of government.
c. What is the highest price ever paid
for a polo horse?-E. J. H
A. In 1928 Laddie Stanford paid S22,-
600 for Jupiter, horse bred in the Ar
gentine.
Q. In what year did the big fire occur
in Eastport, Mex M NJ.
A. Eastport was destroyed by fire in
1886.
@. What is the value OF European
financial holdings in the United States?
j. D. E.
A European investments in this coun-
try at the end of 1889 were estimated at
s6698 ,oOO, 900.
@. When was food first canned COM
mercially in the United States?-H. T. p.
A. Commercial canning was started in
1919 in New York City by Kensett 6
Daggett, who packed various meats and
fish in glass containers.
Q. What date was gold dollar made
that has no date on it but bears the
name Carolina Gold?-M. H P.
A. Carolina Gold was a private issue.
The undated dollar was coined no doubt
about 1884.
@. When was the long textile strike
in Fall River, Mass.?-W. H.
A. The textile strike in that city lasted
from July 25, 1904 to January 20, 1905.
@. What is the volume Of United
States mail handled by the railroads.
T. J. H.
A. OF the 5707 10000 pounds Of mail
handled by the Post Office Department
in 1899, over $500 100000 pounds. or
nearly SO per cent, was handled by the
railroads.
@. Please give the height of Thomas
E. Devey.-T. L. H
A. Mr.. Dewey is feet inches tall.
@. What was the religious affliation
of William Colgate?-c. T.
A. William Colgate resolved when he
began business to devote 10 per cent of
each years net earnings to benevolence,
and adhered to this throughout his life.
BY 1888 he had come to regard sectarian-
ism as an obstacle to the progress CT
Christianity. Withdrawing from his
church tBaptistl. he with others organ
lied a society which adopted no creed
only a simple covenant. They called
this the Tabernacle
@. Please give the chemical compost
ton of sea water-P. A. c.
A. The National Bureau of Standards
says that the solid content of sea water
consists principally of sodium and mag
nesium in the form of chlorides and sui
pilates. There are smaller amounts Of
SdACluIIl, pOIdSSluIl, carbonate ana pro-
mide with large number of constituents
present in minute amounts.
@. What is the proper attire for the
bridegroom at a 5 o'clock wedding?-
M. W.
A. If the bridegroom conforms strictly
to etiquette, he wears a black cutaway
coat and dark gray striped trousers. If
the bridegroom does not have this style
Of attire in his wardrobe, he may wear a
dark blue business suit
@. How many States exempt veterans
property from taxes?-R. T. H.
A. Twenty-one States grant such ex-
emptions on real estate or personal
property of veterans.
@, How deep is the pier Of the San
Francisco-Oakland Bridge?-E. T. H
A. 1t is 242 feet deep, the equivalent
of a 20-story building.
@. How old was King George at the
time of his death?-R. A. C.
A. King George v of England died on
January 20, 1886, at the age of 70.