Evening star., 1932-09-08
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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@. How old is Helen Jacobs. the
women's tennis champion?-E. B. j.
A. She is "a. She was born In Globe,
Ariz., August 6, 1908.
O. which of the recent administra-
tions has created the most commits
sions?-A. E.
A. Roosevelt created lot, Taft So,
Wilson $50. Harding a. Coolidge 118
and Hoover. up to the present time. 50.
@. When did Brother Joseph of Mo-
lokai die?-T. M. C.
A. He died March 26. 1881. in Hawaii.
His name was Ira Barnes Dutton. He
was born April ~, 1843. served in the
Civil War, embraced Catholicism at the
age of 43 and was given the baptismal
name Joseph. He went to the leper
colony in 1885 and remained until he
was taken to the hospital In his last
illness.
@. How heavy are stocks Of goods
at department stores?-D. G.
A. They are the lowest they have
been in many years, being 68 per cent
of normal. compared with 81 per cent
of normal year ago.
g. What was the largest financial
undertaking ever carried out by gov
ernment?-M. T.
A. The British war loan conversion
This Summer the British treasury
f1oated a loan of nearly $4,000, ,000, 600
a sum nearly twice as large as the
largest loan ever fioated by the United
States Government. Considering the
difference In population the loan would
be comparable to $50 900 .000, 900 loan
in the United States, or six times as
large as our largest war loan. which
heretofore had held the record.
Q. Have more young people availed
themselves Of outdoor playground ia
cilities during the depression?-T r.
A. The National Recreation Associa-
tion reports that in 1881 attendance
rose II per cent over the previous year
At indoor recreation centers participa-
tion in activities increased 50 per cent
Q. BY what party was Senator George
w. Norris nominated in the last presi-
Dental campaign?-C. F.
A. He was nominated by the Farmer
ahOr r,arfv hi1f yafiYcod 20 WIN
@. What is meant by education on
the tnstallment plank. S.
A. 1t is plan by which the school
and college expenses are collected
monthly from the parents by a fund
ing corporation, which turns the sums
over to the colleges. In this way the
payments are distributed throughout
the school year.
O. Has 1t long been the custom to
sing THE Messiah" in this country?-
r. r. M.
A. 1t was sung for the first time in
New York on November 10, 1881. An
earlier rendition elsewhere was in ITO.
@. What per cent Of farm homes
have stationary bath tubs?-L. T.
A. In a survey Of 40.067 farm homes
made by the General Federation of
Women's Clubs 1t was found that 81 3
per cent had stationary bath tubs.
@. What Is the derivation Of the
word canard?-L. D.
A. 1t Is French word meaning
duck and the following story Is told
Of the use of the word to mean false
report. A flock Of ducks ate one Of
its own number each day until only
one duck was left. 1t was argued that
1t had eaten all Of its companions.
The story became common in Paris
and when a marvellous tale was told
a Frenchman would shrug his shoul-
ders and say, "C'est I'm canard!"
@. Who painted the first group in
the history of American art?-B. r. A.
A. This unique honor is usually
given to John Smybert. who painted
Bishop Berkeley and His Family"
@. Are there more Jews than Italians
in New York City?-H. B.
A. In 1880 the Jewish population
of New York City totaled 1,765 900 and
Italian 1,070,355.
@. How long ago did the first Amer