Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-25
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

sity, president of the Methodist Episco-
pal Board of Foreign Missions and
representative at many great interna-
tional missionary gatherings, Bishop
Mcconnell has a wide experience In
church and educational affairs.
@. How much money was left to
schools of the Near East by Charles
M. Hall. the aluminium knight. w. D.
A. The S10.000,000 residium Of the
estate of the late Charles NJ. Hall, in
ventor of the process by which alumni
mum is made. is to be distributed by his
trustees among 81 institutions in Japan,
Continental Asia. Turkey and the Bal
kan States of Europe.
O. About how much Of the United
States has been mapped by soil surveys?
B. A. r.
A. The Bureau of Chemistry and
Soils has now completed the mapping
of approximately half of the arabic
soils of the United States.
@. Where is London's Chinatown,
known as Limehouse?-F. l..
A. Limehouse is a section of East
London on the north bank OF the
Thames, about three miles east of the
st. Paul's Cathedral. 1t covers an
from the lime houses or lime kilns
which existed there from about 14l7.
@. Does any State charge admission
to It's State parks?-M. S.
A. Indiana is the only State which
charges admission to each of its State
| parks. A fee of 10 cents Is charged.
This money goes into fund which is
| used for development of the park. Some
| other States are considering adopting
| this method.
@. How many organizations belong to
| the Soroptomist Club?-F. p.
A. The number of organizations af-
filiated with this club now number 10
in this country and 10 abroad.
@. Are any races of people exempt
| from tuberculosis?-F w. P.
A. No race is exempt, but some races
| appear less resistant than others. In
| dians, when brought into civilization,
| prove especially susceptible. Among
| the other races in this country the
| Negroes seem to be the most suscep-
| tible. with next in order the Irish, while
| Jews stand at the end of the list.
@. How many islands Of the Pacific
have no white inhabitants?-D w.
| A. There are upward of 400 islands
in the Pacific, not including the Ha-
waiian and Philippine groups. Perhaps
half of these do not have any white
4 inhabitants, and many of them are en-
tirely uninhabited, being but coral atolls.
@. What is the Turkish name for the
city that was ancient Troy?-B. G.
A. Hissarlik is the modern Turkish
name of ancient Troy, which stood upon
the hill of Ilium.
@. From what year does the So
called factory system" date in this
country?-E. ".
A. It seems probable that until about
the year 1850 the bulk of general man.
ufacturing in the United States was
carried on in the shop and in the house
hold by the labor of the family or indi-
vidual proprietors, with apprentice as
sistants, as contrasted with the present
system of factory labor, compensated by
wages and assisted by power. However.
the factory system was introduced into
this country in the latter part of the
eighteenth century. In 1889 Samuel
Slater, who has been called 1.-The father
of American manufactures" set up in
Pawtucket, r. l., the first complete cot
ton machinery to operate in this coup
try.
@. How can our boys base ball tear
enter the junior world series competi
tion?-R. j.
A. The junior world series Is cor
Quoted by the American Legion. Get
touch with the commander or adjutar
of any American Legion post or wri
to the national director of Americans
of the Legion at indianapolis, Ind.
@. What difference of temperatur
will house plants stand between day an
| night?-P. P. K.
| A. There should be variation of no
more than Is degrees for day and nigh
temperature of plants. Day tempera-
ture of not more than 10 degrees is mos
| satisfactory for house plants.