Evening star., 1928-05-12
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKiN.

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@. Please state what law schools the
members OF the Supreme Court were
graduated from--T. b. B.
A. The members Of the Supreme
Court are graduates Of the following
law schools: william H. Taft, Chief
Justice. Cincinnati Law School: Justice
Holmes. Harvard Law School; Justice
Van Devanter, Cincinnati Law College;
Justice McReynolds. University of Viz
ginia law department: Justice BrandeB.
Harvard Law School and several Euro
pean colleges: Justice Sutherland, Uni
versity of Michigan Law School: Justice
Butler studied law after graduating from
Carleton College. Northfleld. MINI: JUS
tice Sanford Harvard Law School. and
Justice Stone. Columbia and Yale.
Many of the justices have also honorary
degrees from several other colleges Of
law.
@. How long has the Jockey Club
existed?-F. N
A. 1t was incorporated under the
laws Of the State of New York on Feb
ruary 8, 1894. The first annual meeting
was held December 81, 1894. 1t now
has Jurisdiction over all the fiat racing
In the State of New York. It also ascer-
tains and keeps a record Of the pedi-
grees of horses in the United States.
No horse can start In a race at a recog-
nized meeting unless 1t has been regis
tered and named.
@. What kind of airplane did the
Richtofen Circus use?-W. w. D.
A. These German flyers used Alba
tross biplanes.
@. Can butter be made from goats
milk?--R. d.
A. Good butter can be made from
goats milk.
@. Are there people in the United
States who are clay eaters?--H. d. r.
A. The Public Health Service says
that one OF the symptoms ascribed to
hookworn disease is a perversion OF the
appetite. Persons affected with hook
worn disease have been known to eat
white clay or dirt. At one time the
t,1l o. afNf,t In IA IN
areas. In hookworm infected areas of
the South the disease is now much less
common than formerly. although 1t Is
possible that the practice persists in
isolated instances.
@. Are there more women than men
In Turkey?-A. II. N.
A. The first general census of Turkey
was taken October %. 1927. At that
time there was an excess of women over
men of approximately 100000 out Of a
total population of l3,647,8l0.
@. How far apart are the two lowest
stars In the Big Dipper2-W. M
A. The Naval Observatory says that,
according to the parallaxes adopted in
our latest star catalogues. the distance
between the two stars forming the bot
tom of the bowl OF the Dipper in Ursa
Major Is about $50 trillion miles. This
should be regarded as only a rough
approximation.
@. Is the pearl stone?-J. A.
A. The pearl Is not a stone 1t is a
nacreous formation found in certain
shellfsh. and is composed mostly of
carbonate of lime.
@. What Is sagrain?-K. u. w.
A. This new crop was developed at