Show FRE FREDERIC ERIC J. J HASKIN SAYS J Heres Here's F Your Answer Answer A Q Who Vho l is known as the father of ot the United States Military academy R It D.A. D.A. D. D A A. General Sylvanus Thayer is called the Father of the Military Academy This month West Vest Point is celebrating the sesquicentennial nial of his birth Q Has the road rond from Laredo Texas to Mexico been completed L. L C. C M.A. M.A. M. M A. A The road from Laredo has now been completed affording a anew anew anew new approach for travel to Mex Mex- ico ice The modern hard surfaced highway extends through deserts mountains and jungles for miJ miles s. s Q Does Doe hair grow faster in J J- J Telegram readers can get the answer answer an In- to any question of fact by writing The Salt Lake Telegram Information In formation Bureau Frederic J. J Haskin Haskin Has Has- kin Director Washington D. D C. C Please three 3 cents cent for reply the winter or in tho the summer S. S T. T A. A It grows faster in summer than in winter and faster by day daythan daythan daythan than by night Q Does Great Britain have havo many horses F. F B. B M.A. M.A. M. M I. I A. A A recent census made by bythe bythe bythe the army council shows that there are horses in Great Brit Brit- ain am The number has declined by more than in the last Jast 10 years Q Has a bill hill been passed over President Roosevelt's veto before the Patman bill hill was made an is issue issue is- is sue suo P. P POR O. O R. R r A. A In March 1934 the congress congress congress con con- gress passed the tho called so-called so dollar donar independent offices bill bil giving ing in larger al allowances allowances to World war veterans and government es President President President dent Roosevelt vetoed the bill but it was WitS passed over his veto by a vote of to 72 in the house and 63 to 27 21 in the senate Q What kind of material i is used for circus tents M. M R. R A. A The big circus tents are usually made from twill weave cotton cloth weighing about eight ounces per square yard Q When hen u was as tho the Willard Villard hotel botel in Washington D. D C. C given gh-cn this name Dame I K M. M iI IC K A. A In 1847 1841 Henry K Willard Villard purchased City hotel at Fourteenth Fourteenth Fourteenth Four Four- and Pennsylvania avenue and named it Willards Villards It be became became became be- be came known as the Willard Villard hotel and in 1901 after extensive improvements improvements improvements im im- im- im took its present name the New Willard Villard hotel Q How many ninny stamped envelopes envelopes envelopes are u used ed in a year ear in this country T. T J. J ONA ON A. A The post office department says that for the fiscal year rear ending ending ending end end- ing June 1931 1934 there were 1580 government stamped emb em- em b envelopes used Q Please tell something about tho the monastery at Mt Ath Athos Greece J. J B. B A. A The rocky promontory of Mt Athos square miles lav Ls occupied by 20 monasteries of ot the the Greek Orthodox church ca each h a 1 sort of little republic in itself The monks and no women women are arc allowed to enter the territory Q Was Vas Du 1 Ibbotson ever er published as its serial N. N B. B A. A The novel appeared serially in Harpers Harper's Magazine in lS 1891 Q What hat became of the colleg collego col- col lego leg f for r Indians at Carlisle Pa par G. G S. S A A. The Carlisle Indian school was VaS originally a military post at Carlisle Pa and was made into an elementary ry school for Indians in 1878 It was never nevera a c but remained an elementary school for tor Indian youth until shortly after the World far war yar when it was discontinued and the plant restored to the tho war department department department depart depart- ment September 1 1918 i i J Q How much ground Is necessary necessary sary for cemeteries in a city of ofa ofa ofa j a million people D. D M.A. 31 M. I. I A. A About four acres is required annually for burial in a a. elt city of this size |