4 F FREDERIC FREDRIC J. J H HASKIN SKIN SA SAYS I i Heres Here's Here s Y Your Ur A Answer r Q Is the suicide rate increasing ing L L. R. R A. A In 1933 there were suicides throughout the country while the 1 1934 34 estimate ate is Q When vas was the British In In In- fair started 1 E. E R. R A. A The fair has been held since sinca 1915 and is the worlds world's largest national national national na na- na- na trade fair attended by buyers buyers buy buy- ers era from all parts of f the world Q Is there any European collection col col- col lection of tin soldiers that is noteworthy J. J l L A. A That made by the French poet Valery is said to tobe tobe tobe be the finest in Europe Q I. I How flow much money does the government Jo pay to in Washington E. E S. S A. A The federal government distributes to Washington on the first and fifteenth of every month Q Vas Was 8 a bounty ever ver given for making In lit Massachusetts Massachusetts Massa Massa- H. H C. C T. T A. A As originally Introduced into England In the latter part of the sixteenth century canvas was cloth made of ot hempen threads Time Tim has changed the composition composition tion although the cloth remains the same Canvas or duck was made in America during the early colonial period Because a de demand demand demand de- de mand was created for it in shipbuilding shipbuilding shipbuilding ship ship- building fishing and other Industries industries industries indus indus- tries efforts were made to promote promote promote pro pro- mote its manufacture and bounties bounties bounties boun boun- ties were vere given throughout the colonial period In May 1726 in response to a petition of John Powell a Boston merchant who undertook to establish the manufacture manufacture manu manu- facture of canvas if given proper encouragement the Massachusetts etts assembly granted a bounty of 20 20 shillings for every bolt of canvas canvas canyas can can- vas yas of specified dimensions and quality made in that colony Q For how bow many seasons season's b his has s sung with the MetrOpolitan Metropolitan Metro MetrO- politan N. N D D. D.A. D.A. A. A Next season will be bi his twenty fifth Q Why WIlY arc muskmelons called cantaloupes W. W C. C CBA CB B. B A. A The word cantaloupe comes through French from the tho Italian Cantalupo a castle astIe in Italy near which the first ca cantaloupes are are I said aid to to o have be been n grown in E Eu- Eu I rope from seed coming from America The ferm term ferm cantaloupe t is correctly applied to a variety of muskmelon having a hard a-hard furrowed furrowed fur fur- rowed rind and flesh sh of red orange color However the t term rm has come como to be used by the trade in n reference t to any muskmelon al although although although al- al though it is not preferred by botanists bot bot- bot- bot Q When hen were post cards first made A. A F. F G G. L A. A When the postal authorities of the Ge German an States assembled in conference at Karlsruhe in 1865 Stephan P Postmaster General o of Prussia submitted a design for an open post card which is J J- J Telegram readers rad rs can get the tha I 1 answer to any question of ot fact by by writing The Salt Lake Lako Telegram f i- i Information Bureau Frederic rederic 3 J. J Haskin Director Washington rj D. D C. C Please thre 3 ji j cents for tor reply V 1 fj J believed to be the first suggested l for tor this means of communication Little attention was WM paid to it at i ithe i the tho time It was again brought t tup up in Austria in 1869 1889 and adopted adopt d by the government of that hat coun coun- try Post ca cards ds were first permitted per- per peri i mUted in England in 1870 and r J first issued in the UI United It d States JJ V Von on May 1 1873 1813 U