Show FREDERIC J. J HASKIN SAYS i Heres Here's er e sou Y Your r A Answer n 5 w e r II Q How long has Sam Gumpert Gum Gum- pert general manager of Ring Hint lings ling's circus been In the circus business H. H A. A A. A He is is- isnow now 57 years jears old and has ha been connected with circuses off ol and on since he was 9 years jears ears old ld when he started as a top- top in an nn acrobatic act He has been an actor sheepherder ranch foreman circuit agent amusement park owner real estate magnate and circus executive Q Where does the United d States statu army array band bind give he the concerts which are broadcast over the radio F. F R. R A. A A. A The band broadcasts from the auditorium of the army war college in iii Washington ton D. D C. C It is open to the public Q What island are called the Isles of or June Junet M. M S. S A. A The Bahamas are sometimes given this poetic title Q For what purpose was the Fabian society organized G. G S. S B. B A. A It started in London and was organized for the advancement of ot socialism in England Englan Q Q Why Is the tide In the the the-Dela- Delaware Delaware Dela Dela- ware river so 10 much higher than In Chesapeake bay bayt J. J H II D.A. B. B A. A The coast and geodetic survey sur vey says that this difference in the tide Is the result of the difference in the size and shape of ot the two bodies of water In Delaware bay baythe baythe baythe the shores hores converge toward the mouth of ot the river and the tide wave as it advances upstream actually actually actu actu- ally increases from a mean range of ot about four feet fed at the entrance to the bay to a range of ot about six ix feet in the vicinity of Stony Point On the other hand Chesapeake bay widens out into a large area so that the tide wave is more or less Telegram readers can get the answer answer answer an an- to any question of fact by writing The Salt Lake Telegram In In- for tion Bureau Haskin Haskin Haskin Has- Has kin Director Wa Washington hington D. D C. C Please three 3 cents for tor reply I paled as it passes into the bay and the range of tide is reduced to three e feet teet and Ie less inside the Inside the b bay y Q Are there any iny Chinese sororities sororities ties In American colleges coHeres S. S 31 I. I B. B A. A A new s sorority Sigma Sigma Phi the first Chinese organization of or its kind in m the Un United ted States has been established hed at the Univ University j ty of or Michigan Q Q- Has the birth rate In Italy Increased with fascism M. M N NJ J. J A A. Since Since- Italy adopted fa fascism ism the birth rate has dropped from to 10 Q Why are there no DO toads in Madagascar M. M B n A. A The Smithsonian Institution adv advises es us th that the supposition is ii that Madagascar r was separated as asan ai an island an island nd before the toads in their distribution arrived d that far Hence Henc the 3 absence sen of toads oads in Madagascar 1 Q Is C Clara Kimball Young formerly for for- merly a star n now w pla playing In the them m movies vies A. A W. W V A. A Miss MESS Young appeared as an extra in the production of The Crusaders Cru Cru- Q Why l I Is the earth carth tilted at an angle angie to the plane of Its ecliptic r. r T. T A A. There is no consensus among astronomers as to the reason Q When F is I. the Potato Blossom festival In Virginia E. E S. S S1 M.A. M.A. M. M A. A The eastern shore of ot Virginia will hold its first Potato Blossom festival on May 29 and 30 at the Eastern Shore Agricultural fairgrounds fair fairgrounds fairgrounds grounds near Keller Va The festivity fes los will be staged by Accomack post No 23 of or the American legion Q How lIow How Ion long has agricultural drain tile been used In this country coun coun- try try try-C C. C N. N A. A It A.-It It was Introduced in 1835 when John Johnston imported some from Scotland and installed it on his farm near Geneva N. N Y Q How Ho Hou are re the hurdles placed In a a meter hurdle race race S. S. S G. G A. A As A.-As As run in the Olympics 01 at Los Angeles s in 1932 10 hurdles were used These hurdles are three feet teet in hi height In the 40 yar yards and meter hurdles races the first hurdle shall be placed 45 meters yards from the scratch mark and the remaining hurdles shall be placed 35 meters yards ards apart Q Whose efforts were referred to a. a as dollar M. diplomacy M. M K R. A. A The A.-The The attempt or of Philander Chase Knox to use the influence 0 of the state stale department to encourage and ext extend nd American financial and commercial interests especially in Latin Lalin America the near cast east and ond the far lar east was criticized as dollar donar diplomacy |