| Show FREDERIC J. J HASKIN SAYS Her Heres Here's e eI I 5 Y Your ou rAn Answer 5 W e r I IQ Q Q Who lives longer longer longer-a a wage wago earner or a professional man man man- B. B F. F A. A In a group of ot 10 states for which data are now available mortality mor mar rates among amons male industrial and equivalent workers are arc greatly greaty great great- ly y in excess of those in the higher economic classes professional and business Q Of or what hat kin kind d of rock Is isN N 10 1 Mount o u n a t Rushmore composed composed- W. W v W. W v. v A. A A. A It Is solid granite For this reason it is suitable for the elaborate elaborate dab dab- orate monument which is being carved upon it Q Q When was the statue of libert liberty liberty lib lib- lib lib- ert erty lighted by floodlights P. P. P C. C A. A The new floodlight system was put in effect in October 1931 1031 by Mile Mlle Jose Jooe Laval daughter of the French premier six Ninety watt 1000 lights placed at the 11 corners o of the star shaped pedestal flashed upward on the monument with their glow reinforced by eight lamps of the same type on the pedestal balcon balcony For the torch there arc are 14 watt 1000 lamps lamps- Q When was paper money first used In this country C. country C. C II T. T A A. It was used in the Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts bay colony as early as 1690 Q Why was Dr Mudd who set the of John Wilkes Booth pardoned par par- W. W. W K A. A Dr Mudd was imprisoned at Fort Jefferson on Dry Tortugas following following fol fol- fol lowing the trial of the conspirators in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln In 1867 yellow fever raged in the federal prison The clan in charge died and Dr Mudd l volunteered his services H He was stricken with the d disease but recovered recovered re re- re covered and later was pardoned I J I v Telegram readers can get et the answer to any question queston of fact by writing The Salt Lake Telegram Information Bureau Frederic J J. J Haskin Director Washington D. D C. C Please three 3 cents for reply f because of his heroic ministrations Q In how hos' many ninny states Is oil produced produced t. A. A G. G A. A There are 22 producing oil-producing states slates They are Arkansas Arkans California Califor Califor- nm nia Colorado Illinois Indiana K Kansas a n s a s Kentucky Louisiana Michigan Mississippi Missouri Montana New Mexico New York o 0 Ohio h i a 0 Oklahoma Pennsylvania Tennessee Texas Utah West Virginia Virginia Virginia Vir Vir- Vir- Vir ginia and Wyoming Q Cl- Do the terms common school education and elementary education education education tion refer to the same amount of schooling schooling schooling-M M. M B B. B A. A A common school chool edu education Is not a definite term meaning the same thing throughout the United States In some states it refers to the grades and in m some it includes high school Elementary education is up to and inclusive of the sL- sL sixth lh grade Q Please describe the he mausoleum mausoleum mausoleum leum which contains Lenins Lenin's bod body 11 H. H C. C P. P A. A The mausoleum In which Lenins Lenin's body is placed is about 50 feet high rising to a small colonnade colonnade colon colon- nade at the top In six stages or steps like ancient Mayan pyramids The tomb is composed of huge blocks of or red and black granite from all parts of Russia The largest a ton 50 monolith mon mono olith of black granite is placed over the bronze entrance doors with the word Lenin in large letters Inlaid inlaid inlaid in In- laid in red porphyry The short columns which support the flat top are of or various shades of ot black porphyry por per each each one a Ii gift t of a different different differ diller- ent republic in soviet Russia Just inside inide the entrance is the giant symbol symbol symbol sym sym- bol of communism a hammer and sickle carved in stone Gray marble marble marble mar mar- ble steps descend to the underground underground underground under under- ground room where Lenins Lenin's body lies The body is in the center of the room under a convex glass case which rests on a monolith of black granite The color scheme is symbolic black black red and gra gray Black and red are the soviet mourning mourning mourning mourn mourn- ing colors Gray is the workers worker's color Lenin is dressed in a plain workers worker's suit of cloth Q How man many radio receiving sets are in use E. E B B. B A. A The world total of receiving sets is O-l. O Q What t Is the new speed limit lisa Jim it for tor automobiles In Great Britain Brit Brit- ala ain B D. D M. M J A. A A. A The minister of transport ha has announced 1 that a speed limit of 30 miles an sn hour will be imposed in all aU built up areas in the country country country coun coun- try on March 18 Q How Ion long can a a. person live without food tood Without water Without air T. T B. B A. A Dr Morris Fishbein says rays The human being can live around 40 days without food around four fout days without water and around five or six minutes without air Q Q- Is Li basic English being used in Russia J. J. J L. L M.A. M. M A. A Under the tutelage of Madame Madame Madame Ma dame Litvinoff the red army of or orthe the U. U S. S S. S R R. is as learning basic basic- English Madame Litvinoff inoH hopes to have basic cou courses cs included in all schools there where English is prescribed in the curriculum |
