Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-07-20 | Page 29 | Here's Your Answer

Heres Here's Your Answer I r. r t ti tA A reader reader can the can get answer t to any qu question Uon of ot fact tact by wr writing The Salt Lake Telegram Informal tion Bureau Frederic J. J D Director I ire r e c t tor 0 r Washington n D D. cA V S Please 3 cents for tor reply J JQ Q How many words were telegraphed tele tele- graphed from the Democratic convention at Philadelphia E. E J. J A. A It was estimated by tee tele- telegraph tele 5 graph company officials that total for the week was Wa about Q How was the Goodnight herd of buffalo started O. O M.A. M. M L A. A The famous Goodnight herd herdIn t tIn In Jn the panhandle of Texas was was' started In 1878 when Colonel Charles Goodnight at the request of his wife to save some of th the bison biso that were being rapidly exterminated ex cx terminated by the hide hunters captured two wild calves calve on male male- and one female on Wagon Varon Wagon creek in the Pala Duro where he had established the theJA JA ranch Th The following year Mrs Goodnights Goodnight's brother Leigh Dyer roped three more calves ilves and e neighbor captured two full fulI bison which he presented to Mrs Goodnight From this group of fj seven came the herd which now now numbers about 3 Q How far is the race trad Epsom Downs from London C. C CS S. S S. A. A It is 14 H miles southwest of London 1 11 Q Do the notes on an n a 1 plano plane accordion ac- ac become strained strain d C. C V. V H. H A. A They do but can b bt re rev re paired I I Q What is the new top to bottom bot bot- torn tom road in California E. E J. J A. A It is the Lone Pine Mounts Whitney road which brings brings' within easily negotiable access seem Mount Whitney the tho highest elevation ele ele- in the United States State and Bad Water the lowest point situated situated sit lit in Death Valley national park Q Has Ha New York City the greatest number of expensive E. E E 1 buildings in this country B. B R. RW W. W A. A There Is a greater number of large and costly buildings on on on- on Manhattan Island than upon any fly S ny other equal area area in the world Q How many dolls dons has Queen i Marie Mario of Rumania in her collection collection tion H. H M.A. M. M I. I 7 A. A Queen Maries Marie's collection Includes in includes In- In eludes more than 1300 dolls r dressed in national and historical costume Q Who Vho were the Poor ten l Ben of Lyons E. E C. C J 1 A. A The followers follower of ot Waldo were so 50 called Q 1 How deep are oil wells well i drilled J J. K A. A Present equipment permit i drilling to more than feet feeL t Several oil wells velis in the United J States have been drilled to depths depths- i greater than ian feet teet or about two miles 1 Q Who Vho ar are the men inca n said to run rUD j America E. E H. H T A. A Arthur D. D Howden Smith in 1 J his book Men Who Run America Amer- Amer J 1 ica lea lists the following Morgan j the DuPonts the WeyerhaeUSer j jAstor Astor Rockefeller Aldrich Baker Y Lehmans Gifford GIford Ecker Clement Clem Clem- fent f- f ent Babst Taylor Ford Prince PrinC I Firestone James Hearst 5 Doherty Cord Porter Harriman a Odium Dollar DoUar Hart Hart- f I fort the Swifts Mellon and Ber r Ber-r- wind j Q What Is 15 the Gaelic name nam of Edinburgh K R. L L. A. A The Gaelic name of the city dEl dElIs 9 Is Dunedin Q What is the battle of the flowers flowers J. J. J R. R W. W I A. A This Is a feature of carnival carniV at celebrations which originated Nice Vehicles are adorned with flowers and as they are aro driven through the streets the tho occupants salute their friends by throw nf flowers at them The Theis battle batUS- the is returned In kind and continues for many hours J I the theties ba bat many continental l cities ties take 1 place Jace at ot other er Um Urn j ji i