Evening star., 1928-10-15
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

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@. Did the Hoover children attend
college?-W. S. c.
A. The older son is a graduate of
Leland Stanford University. California,
and the second son is at present stu
dent at this university.
@. Are many cigars made by ma
chinery?-R w.
A. At present most cigars are made
by machinery. When they were made
by hand the average production per
worker was rarely more than 800 day
Most of the automatic machines are
capable OF turning out 1000 a day.
Q. How many women are officers in
the Consular Service?-L. B.
A. There are only two woman career
officers in the American Foreign Service
at the present time One is a vice con-
sui in Amsterdam Netherlands: the
other. vice consul at Valparaiso. Chile
Most of the women in the Foreign
Service do clerical and stenographic
work.
@ What foods contain the most
iodine?-C A. P.
A. The following foods contain the
most iodine, in the order named: Graz
shrimp, crabs, lobster, smoked herring
fresh salmon, oysters, Goldfish, tunafish
green beans, bananas. asparagus. garlic
cabbage. green peas and tomatoes. Sea
foods in general contain more iodine
than either vegetable or animal foods.
@. What industry uses the most sill
ver?-W. K
A. Next to the Governments use of
silver for. coinage, the motion picture
industry is the greatest consumer of
silver.
@. How can low. wet spots on farms
be made to bear crops?--T. E.
A. Usually putting in tile drains will
relieve the condition When modern
farm machinery is used, the tile drain
is much better than the open ditch.
@. How large is the new park in
Pittsburgh?-H. S.
A. The new park is known as "Frick
Park" and was donated to the city Of
Pittsburgh by the late Henry c. Frick
1t contains 377 acres of ground, with
slopes, ravines, valleys and hills. When
finally completed, the park will be
equipped with modern buildings. 1t is
located in what is known as the East
Liberty District of Pittsburgh"
@. Please give a history of Da Vinci's
painting, The Last Supper. j. r. B.
A. There is a legend to the effect
that Ludo Vico II Moro, the husband OF
Beatrice D'Estro. commissioned Leo
nardo da Vinci to execute THE Last
Supper" on the walls of the refcctory
of the convent of the Santa Mario della
Grazie, in Milan. The commission was
given to the great artist almost in the
sense of an expiation of sin. 1t was
occasioned by Ludo Vicos grief over
the death of his young wife, whom ne
had treated unkindly. The painting is
now practically wrecked. largely due to
the fact that the artist was expert
menting in the media which he used
In Napoleon's day a door was cut in
the wall beneath the painting and a
large portion of the center of the mural
was cut away.
@. How many boys and girls are
graduated from high school, and how
many of them enter college?-A. w. D.
A. The Bureau of Education says
that there were in 1925 1885 boys
graduated from high school and 222,617
girls. OF these graduates there were
64,874 boys and 81, ,908 girls who en-
tered college.
Q. How is Northern Ireland gov
erned?-A. S. D.
A. 1t is administered by a governor
appointed by the King of England The