Evening star., 1933-06-13
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

saws that research into the history OF
this noted horse does not reveal that
ne was an animal. of royal ancestry.
but was apparently half-bred thor
ouehbred OF remarkable quality and
stamina, possibly horse of what Is
known as the hunter type. He was
Is hands high and Of dark iron-gray
color.
@. Is there a very high correlation
between the severity of punishment and
reformation?-W. L.
reached.
@. How old an organization Is the
1: w. W.?-R. L.
A. The Industrial Workers OF the
World had its inception in an indus
trial union convention held In June,
1905. After 1924 the Workers party
supplanted the l. w. w. as the radical
organization in the United States. The
membership In the l. w. w. Is now
quite small.
@. Is there time limit for the rati-
fication of the child labor amend
ment?-W. B. D.
A. There Is not. Twelve States have
adopted the observation-disclosures, Ar
kansas, California, Colorado, Michigan.
Montana, New Hampshire, North Da-
kota, Ohio, Oregon, Washington and
Wisconsin. 1t has been rejected in
the following States In one or more
houses of the Legislature: Connecticut,
Delaware, Florida, Georgia. Idaho, In
diana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,, Mis-
souri,, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Penn
sylvania, South Carolina, South Da-
kota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont
and Virginia. None of the constitu-
tional amendments which have been
adopted has had any time limit i'm
posed before the eighteenth amend
ment.
@. Did the twentieth century begin
January /, 1900, or january /, l901?-
M. K.
A. Chronologically, 1t began January
/, 1901. THE turn of the century"
was generally celebrated, however, jan
uary /, 1900.
Q. What are the duties of a prothon-
otary?-C. H.
A. In certain courts he is the chief
clerk. In the Roman Catholic Church
he Is one Of several high officials who
record the important pontif1cal pro-
ceedings.
@. 1n>what country Is suicide most
prevalent; what country least?-A.
M. H.
A. Statistics for l8 countries show
Chile lowest, with a rate of only "a for
each 100000 people, and Hungary
highest, with figure of 275 for each
100000.
@. Is the original "Huckleberry Finn
manuscript in existence?-C. N.
A. 1t Is on exhibition at the Buffalo
Public Library.
@. Please give a short character
sketch Of John Randolph Of Roanoke.
-E. v.
A. william Cabell Bruce says: "one
Of the most brilliant and disinterested,
though by no means one Of the most
useful, of American public men; a
captivating talker, delightful letter
writer, a ripe scholar, devotee of the
OF old and distinguished family stocks,
marked by startling peculiarities of
voice, face and form; always eccentric
and sick, sometimes actually demented;
a party to two duels and many quar-
rels: dauntlessly intrepid; intensely
malignant at times, and yet susceptible
also to the tenderest impulses of love
end pity, 1t is not surprising that John
Randolph Of Roanoke should occupy,
in American history. a place that is
likely forever to remain unique"
@. How large is the Palmer House in
Chicago and what was its cost?-E. ".
A. The new 24-story building rep
resents an investment Of over $43, ,000,-
0O0 There are 2,268 guest rooms. In
addition to scores of shops, private din
ing rooms, banquet halls, convention
rooms, etc. sssw