Evening star., 1933-08-10
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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@. What became of the show boat
| Cotton Blossom made famous by Edna
Ferber?-E. E.
A. Until a year or more ago it made
! cruises with theatrical company, but
it is now at New Orleans, where it will
| be sold to satisfy claim. 1t is owned
| by Mrs. Hope Wallace Narcotic and is
i! in possession of its captain, Daniel Otto
Hittner.
@. How large is Germany's super
dirigible and when will she be ready?-
| A A.
| A. The LZ-129 will be 8l27 feet lsng
and will have a volume of 1862 800
cubic feet She will have total floor
space of $3.50 feet and will be the first
German dirigible to use helium. The
| dirigible is expected to take the air at
| Friedrichshafen next Autumn.
@. How long have toothpicks been
useG?-F. j. S.
| A. Toothpicks are Of the greatest an
tiquity and are found in the excava-
tions of ancient Egypt.
@. What is the purpose of the peace
retreat at Mount Kisco and who are its
| sponsors?-R. OH.
A. According to William H. Bridge,
its founder. Fellowship Centre. near
Mount Klsco N. Y. is an educational
| institute for training in the technique
o. peace. The Centre proposes TO give
| young men and women interested in the
pl obfems of peace and social recon-
| struction an expert training in the
facts relevant to International and social
affairs 1t is essentially a place for
study and the pursuit of factual knoWl
edge, rather than for the promotion of
any specific doctrine. Fellowship Cen
tire is sponsored by the All-World
Gandhi Fellowship and is related to the
threefold movement-Union Of East and
West. League Of Neighbors, Fellowship
Of Faiths.
@. Have beer exports from Germany
increased much recently?-A. j.
A. June exports more than trebled
the May figures In April the United
States consumed a little more than
tenth of l per cent of Germany's
! total beer exports. In Nav the figure
had increased to 885 per cent, and in
! June, 27.42 per cent.
! O. What proportion of American
school children suffer from malnutri
tlcn?-W w.
A 1t is estimated that one-fifth of
all school and pre-school children in the
country are underweight or otherwise
/ in poor health. This estimate is based
| on figures obtained by the Children's
! Bureau in a study of the effects of the
/ depression on American children. The
data gathered over period of two
years are based on local studies made
by the various organizations in their
districts. Most of the reports come
from large cities.
! @ How did the New York, Chicago
& ST. Louis Railroad get the name
Nickel Plates. L. F.
! A. An Ohio newspaper editor is cred
tied with coming the phrase. In its
issue of April IA, 1881, the Norwalk
Chronicle in speaking of the road, its
glittering prospects. the brilliant posi-
bilities of trade opened up for the cities