Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-02
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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@. Please give some information
about the Hoover Medal. r. d.
A. The Hoover Medal was awarded
by the American Association of Me-
chanical Engineers. The society decided
to award a medal to a prominent engi-
neer that had made q notable contribu-
ton to public life. President Hoover
was the first to receive this medal. This
medal will be awarded from time to
time by this association. At the re-
quest of the organization President
Hoover consented to have the medal
named the Hoover Medal. From now
on the medal will be known by this
name. The society selects the recipient
of the medal.
@. Is it possible to trace a telephone
call which has been made over q dial
telephone?-F. j.
A. It is not.
@. Has Congress made appropriations
for sufferers from disasters in foreign
countries &c. F.. A.
A. Appropriations and relief legisla-
ton have been provided by Congress
for the relief of sufferers caused by
earthquakes, hoods, fires and other dis
asters from 1903 to 1929. Some help
has been given to the following govern
ments: Venezuela, Ireland, Scotland,
France, Germany, India. French West
Indies. Bulgaria, Italy. China. Austria,
Hungary, Turkey, Russia, Smyrna and
Japan.
@. Did Mona Lisa" originally have
eyebrowS?-E. 8.
A. She has none now. It Is probable
that she had beforetime and the re-
storer harmed the portrait.
Q. Is the wild white strawberry ex-
tinct?-V. L. K.
A. There is a cultivated white straw
berry which grows in France, but it
rarely grows in the United States.
Wild white Strawberries are sports of
the red Strawberries. The Bureau of
Plant Industry does not know of any
wild strawberries that are naturally
white.
@. What Is included in good will
when a business is sold?-B. E. F.
A. Crowell's Dictionary Of Business
and Finance" defines it as the evalua-
ton placed upon the reputation, patron
age, drawing power and other intangi-
BILE advantages possessed by a business
concern in operation, including name
and good disposition of its customers.
The purchase value of good will Is based
on the average annual net profits for a
period Of years.
@. How are animated cartoons made?
B. T.
A. Writing in Photoplay, Frances
Kish describes the method whereby an
mated cartoons are produced. 'First
the complete story is worked out. The
music and the gags are determined
upon. In the case of 'Krazy Kat the
following process is followed: The
major animator begins work. The thin
white paper he uses for his drawings
has holes punched at the top like pages
for a locse-leaf notebook. These holes
At over pegs holding the paper firmly
in position. Drawing is done on slanted
glass boards, under which Is an electric
light bulb that shines through glass
and paper and makes tracing easy. The
figures are about inches high. Pro-
gressive drawings, each on q separate