Evening star., 1931-12-16
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

Any reader of this newspaper is well
| come to make use at any time of the
| free information service of this depart
| ment. Address your inquiry to The
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Haskin, director, Washington, D. c.,
and you will receive a personal letter
| in reply. Inclose a self addressed
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return postage. Be sure to state your
| question clearly, and to write your
name and address plainly.
@. Who was the boy who played
barefooted in the game between oregon
| State College and New York Untver-
sity?-G. E.
A. The director of athletics at Oregon
State College says that in the game
between Oregon State College and New
York University in 1923 Henry Hughes,
an Hawaiian boy from Honolulu, play
ing right halfback on the team, was
barefooted kicker. He punted and place
kicked equally well in bare feet, but
only kicked barefooted rarely in games.
When he wanted to make a place kick
sure, he simply took of his shoe and
stocking and kicked the ball. He was
much more accurate and got greater
. distance out Of kicks that way.
@. What are the usual instruments
in a dance orchestra?-M. J. o.
A. The average dance orchestra con-
sists of from five to nine pieces and the
instruments vary, usually consisting of
piano, violin, drums, banjo, saxophones
and cornet or trumpet.
O. Are the roads from California to
Buffalo passable in the early Spring.
A. E. v.
A. 1t would be inadvisable to drive
from California to Buffalo by way of
Denver in Winter or early Spring, as
the roads over the mountains are al
most impossible There is route
known as the Southern route, which
is passable throughout the year.
O. When were cooperative buying
clubs first formed?-M. D.
A. The modern movement first took
practical form with the formation Of
the Rochdale Society in England in
1874.
@ How long after the North Pole
was discovered was it that the South
Pole was reached?-E. c.
A. About two years. Admiral Robert
E. Peary reached the North Pole IN
April, 1909 The South Pole was first
reached in December, 1911, by Roald
Amundsen.
@ How many will the auditorium Of
the Daughters of the American Revo-
lution's new Constitution Hall seat?-
T. C.
A. The orchestra seats 1850: bal
cony, 2,230; boxes, 260: stage chairs,
l60; making total of 1000.
@. How much does a turkey lose
when killed?-S. G.
A. Turkeys lose about 10 per cent
or II per cent of live weight in picking
and bleeding. and the PERCENTAGE of live
| weight which is edible is about 66 per
cent or ST per cent.
Q. What States have compulsory
military tralning?-H. H. L.
A. There are no States which have
compulsory military training as this
violates the rights of individuals which
are guaranteed under the Constitution
OF the United States.
O. How many people ride annually
on street cars in Chicago?-F. F..
A One and half billion in round
numbers.
Q. What proportion of the girls
and women in the United States are
married?-R. C.
A. OF women in the United States
who are is years of age or over 26,l7O.-
Io6. or GIL per cent, are married; H.
3O6,653, or 26.4 per cent are single: A.
i34. .207. or Ill per cent, are widowed
and 573,148 are divorced