Evening star., 1940-01-16
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10 Questions
Bv Frederic J. Hosktr.

BY Frederic J. Hdsktr.
A reader can get the answer to any
question OF fact BY ,orttsng The Epe.
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Hdsktn, director. Warrington,
d. c. Please tnclose stamp for reply.
@. When did Earl Browder run for
President Of the United states?-A.
w. H.
A. Earl Browder ran for President
on the Communist ticket in 1886 and
received so,ls1 votes.
Q. How large a crowd do the New
York City department stores have at
the height OF the Christmas shopping
season?-M. G. r.
A. On the Monday before Christmas
New York Citys largest department
store clocked 272,193 customers On that
day the store sales amounted to $s74,0O0.
Q. Who was "old Dreadnousht"7-
G. r. D.
A. Edward Boscawen, the famous
English admiral. was familiarly styled
"Old Dreadnought." He distinguished
himself at the taking of Porto Bello
IN 1739 and at the siege of Cartagena
IN 174l. In command of the Dread
nought, In 1744, he captured the French
Medee, taking 300 prisoners. Boscawen
crowned his career by his victory over
the French Toulon fleet in 1859. He
received the thanks Of Parliament, a
pension, seat in the Privy Council
and the command of the marines.
@. Who are the members of the 1899
all-America swing band?-J. B. H.
A. In the poll conducted by the
musical magazine, Down Beat, the fol-
lowing were voted members of the all
America swing band Harry James,
first trumpet; ziggy Elman, second
trumpet; Bunny Berigan, third trumpet:
Tommy Dorsey, first trombone; Jack
Teagarden, second trombone; Bob
Zurke, piano; Bob Haggart, bass; Gene
krupa, drums; Charlie Christian, guitar;
Jimmy Dorsey, first saxophone alto;
Benny Goodman, saxophone- clarinet:
Coleman Hawkins, first saxophone
tenor; Charlie Barnet, second saxophone
tenor; Fletcher Henderson. arranger;
Bing Crosby. vocalist; Ella Fitzgerald,
vocalist.
@. What are the religious affiliations
OF Edwin G. Hill and Lowell Thomas,
the radio ommentators?-T. c. S.
A. Mr.. Hill is an Episcopalian and
Mr.. Thomas Is Methodist.
@. How far is the Amazon River
navigable?-N. S. P.
A. The Amazon is navigable for ocean
steamers over a distance Of 2,30O miles.
and 486 miles farther for smaller YES
sells. The river system affords navigable
waterways of $1,000 miles.
@. What poem is called a litany Of
pessimism?-C. w.
A. "The City of Dreadful Night" by
James Thomson, has been so called.
The work is the most remarkable ex-
ample in English literature of the un-
restrained expression of intense and
overpowering gloom.
@. Please give some information about
st. Paul's Winter Carnival-C. C. S.
A. First presented in 1886, the carni-
val Is held annually and will take place
this year from January 26 through Feb
ruary 4. A feature of the program will
include a gigantic palace constructed Of
some 10000 huge blocks Of ice and
Illuminated at night With hundreds of
vari-colored lights concealed in the
translucent blocks. There will be masked
balls, parade, fireworks, and a horse
show displaying the famous Shriners
White Horse Patrol of Sioux City, Iowa.
Sporting events will center around the
mammoth toboggan slide and ski slide
modelled after that of the 1886 Olympic
games in Germany.
@. How many of the dead letters re-
ceived by the Post Office Department
contain money?-P. S. M.
A. During the fiscal year 1899 the
number of dead letters found to con-
tain money was 64,978 The money
found therein amounted to s84407.1s.
@. What is the derivation of the word
chenille?-S. B.
A. The word is French and means a
hairy caterpillar.
@. Where is Clark Cables former wife,
Josephine Dillon, living?-T. L.
A. Miss Dillon is head of the dra-
matte department at Christian College,
a girls school of Columbia, Mo.
@. What Is the average number of
railroad trips per capita in the United
States?-L. P. B.
A. In 1888 railroads carried nearly
453, 100000 passengers, or an average of
81 trips for each inhabitant of the
United States.
@. Who has Lilith?-R. M. S.
A. According to tradition, she was
Adams first wife, who changed into a
nocturnal creature Of evil and was
especially menacing to little children.
@. How many eggs does an ordinary
house fly lay?-W. T. r.
A. Each female lays about 100 eggs
at time, which hatch in few hours.
It is estimated that if food were plenti-
full enough, single female might be
the progenitor of nearly 5000, ,000,-
600 descendants in five months.
Q. Why is there no Company J in the
United States Army?-R. F. F.
A. Col. Charles K. Gardner, who is the
author of the Svstano 0f 1,sjpu 1attare