Evening star., 1933-06-19
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

the balances OF Great Britain and Ger.
maIiy?-A. S.
A. The United States showed a gain
of about $500 900 900 on the years in
ternational transactions, while Germany
showed loss of about an equal amount
and Great Britain loss of nearly
$500, ,0o0,o00
@. What is the origin Of the express
sion Ito give one the sack?"-K. r. M
A. At one time manufacturers who
employed those who worked at home
put the work to be done in a bag or
sack. II when brought back the work
was satisfactory. the sack was filed
again with materials: if not 1t was laid
empty on the counter, This indicated
that the person would no longer be en-
poyed by the firm.
@, Please give few facts about Max
Baer, the fighter-C. D.
A. Max Baer was born in Omaha
Nebr.. February IL, 1909 Reared =.
Livermore, Calf, he began fighting in
1928 He is 6 feet 2 inches tell.
weighs 2l8 pounds and is half German
Jew.
O. Before the Civil War what was the
basis of representation in Congress of
the Southern States whose slave pCpu-
lation had no vote?-T 3. B.
A. Article l. section 2. paraaralh 3
of the Constitution provided that "Cep-
resentatives . shall be apportiCncd
among the several States according
to their respective numbers. which shall
be determined by adding 10 the whole
amount OF free persons, including these
| bound to service for term of years,
| and excluding Indians not taxed, three
| fifths Of all other persons"
@. Where was Rabbi Wise born?-
| G.. H.
A. DR.. Stephen Samuel Wise was born
| in Budapest, the son of a rabbi and
| grandson of baron. He has been In
America since he was year old.
@. How did the first Cinnamon come
to California &C. r. NICK
| A. From the forcibly opened ports of
China, slavers took coolies to Peru. In
| 1850 about 20 of these escaped and by
various pretexts and means obtained
! passage on q vessel bound for California
/ in the early gold dust days. These par
! ticular Cinnamon later returned to their
own country. but they spread there the
tales of California and of the gold which
was found there The result was the
immigration OF Chinese to California.
@. How has newspaper advertising
held up during the last two depressed
years?-H. T. L.
A. The Bureau of Advertising Of the
American Newspaper Publishers Asso-
citation says that some groups of ad-
vertisers have reduced their expendi-
lures while others have increased. In
1881 13 large automobile advertisers
spent $21. .915, 900. compared with only
s13, 1861 900 in 1892. Tobacco advertisers
| spent $28, ,235 900 in 1881, compared with
! s22, ,265. 900 in 1892. Gasoline, motor
oil, tire. candy, gum, soft drink and
cleaning preparation manufacturers
spent more in 1882 than 1881. The
| share of the advertisers dollar which
goes into newspaper advertising remain
| ed the same as in 1881, that is 46.4.
@. When will there be another VOL
ume of Mark Sullivans Our Times
| S. Y.
A. The next volume will be published
in the Fall. 1t will bear the subtitle CT
| "Over Here" and will deal with Amer
| ica's participation in the World W2r
and the events preceding our entry.
@. Who are the Korrigans?-M. L. M.
! A. They are nine fays OF Breton folk
/ lore who can predict future events, as
sumo any shape they like, move quick
as thought from place to place, and
cure diseases or wounds. They are not
more than two feet high, have long
| flowing hair, dress only with white
veil and their favorite haunt Is besi.e
some fountain.