Evening star., 1932-05-16
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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@. Was 1.-THE Good Earth" written
| first in Chinese?-N. w.
A. Mrs. Buck is bilingual. She says
| that the story came TO her in Chinese
and she translated 1t into English as
she wrote.
@. When was the National Horse
Show Of America organized?-R. B.
A. The formation of the National
Horse Show Of America, controlling
body for the sport, came about in
| 1883, as the result of friendly argu-
| ments as to which man, among the
| wealthy group in that era, owned the
best trotter, the best PAGER, the best
| jumper, and so on. The initial show
was in old Madison Square Garden.
New York. on October % to 26, 1888.
| The democracy of the shsw was evi-
denced by the fact that although the
! main idea was to settle supremacy be-
| tween blooded horses. all types of
horses were invited to participate.
@. For whom was Pixies Peak named? +?
Il. M. B.
A. 1t was named for Gen. z. NJ. Pike
of the United States Army, who dis
covered this mountain in 1906.
@. How many countries are sigma
tories Of the International Copyright
Union?-W. J. A.
A. There are 80. counting Great
Britain as ono. Her self-governing
dominions are, however, individual
members.
@. Is the word oleomargarine pro-
nounced with the soft or hard?-
w. Z. L.
A. The correct pronunciation de-
mands the hard g.
@. How many adjusted service GER
| tificates have been issued to veterans
by the Government? What was the
average face value Of each? What is
the total value of the loans made on
the certificates to date?-J. H. C.
A. To March 81, 1882, $3.50, ,462
adjusted service certificates had been
issued to veterans by the Veterans
Administration, the total face value of
these being $3,641, ,169, 1863; the average
face value therefore being a little less
than $1,000. The total value of the
loans made on these certificates by the
Veterans Administration, March 81,
1882. is 1920, ,712,s20.
q uyho astahH.had @hn s-4 .-
house?-K. s.
A. While almsgiving is almost as
old as history and beggars have always
existed. Constantine. the first Chris
tian Emperor of, Rome, was the first to
establish o publicly supported poor
house.
Q. Why are nttle-neck clans so
called2-N. r.
A. The quahaug or hard clam Is
often called little-neck to distinguish 1t
from the soft or long-neck clam.
@. Who is at the head of the
Nicaraguan government?-V. P.
A. Nicaragua Is a republic. The
President Is General Jose Moncada,
who was elected on November 4, 1928,
and inaugurated on January /, 1929.
@. On Memorial day are the graves
of both Union and Confederate soldiers
decorated at Arlington National Gene
tery?-L. D.
A. American flags are placed on the
graves Of both Confederate and Union
soldiers on Decoration day.
@. What is the Mcdowell Colony?
w. s. T.
A. The Mcdowell Colony. in New
hampshire, is a memorial to the great