Evening star., 1933-07-12
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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@. What is Walter Johnson's record
as a pitcher?-H. E.
| A. From 1907 on he set the worlds
shut-out record-113. His record for
batters struck out-3,4 ,497 in 802 games
has never been equaled. He won AZ
games and lost 276.
@. Has the British tariff protection
policy increased investment of foreign
capital in England?-P. N.
A. Since November, 1881. 254 new
| industrial plants have been financed
with foreign capital. These plants are
established to manufacture within the
/ tariff barrier.
| @. Please name some prominent men
who collect ship models.-M. B.
| A. President Roosevelt H. H. Rogers,
| Allan Forbes, James Farrell, Col Will
| liam Green and F. Alexander Magoun
are all interested in ship models.
@. Do books last better in cities or
in the country?-W. H.
A. Experiments of the Bureau of
Standards reveal that acids present in
city atmosphere leave books in city
libraries in an appreciably poorer state
of preservation than books kept in the
country.
@. Are the terms crest and coat OF
arms synonymohs?-D. D.
| A. They are not. The crest Is the
figure appearing above the shield and
is not an essential part of the armorial
bearing. The design within the shield
is the distinguishing symbol and is
called the charge. An elaborate termi-
nology describes the background Of the
shield. The crest is a decoration and
| the same crest may be borne by more
than one person or family The coat
of arms itself is distinctive.
Q. OF what disease did Willie Lin
coin die?-A j.
A. Typhoid fever.
@. What is a wool road?-M. T.
A.. In Australia when there is
surplus wool crop, low-grade wool Is
used for road building. A layer of
wool Is laid and covered with earth. the
long wool fibres holding the soil together
and permitting it to pack down solidly.
Australia also uses large ropes for auto
mobile tires.
Q. Did Haywood Broun attend COL
lege?-M E. D.
A: He was graduated from Harvard
in 1910.
9. For what is Edisto Island noted?
H. G.
A. This is one of the sea islands so
| famous for long-staple cotton, on the
South Carolina coae> not far from
Charleston. The soil is fertile and the
/ vegetable trade with the North is
! considerable
! @. How do the Irish celebrate their
seventy-fifth birthdays? I wish to give
+ such a party-H. S. S.
! A. People who have lived in Ireland
| for years say that there is practically
no attention paid to birthdays in that
country. In fact, elderly people ara
decidedly reticent in telling their ages,
and the idea Of celebrating a birthday
| for person who is old is almost un-
| heard OF. In this country the feeling
is different, and it would be appropriate
| to celebrate a seventy-fifth birthday
by having the decorations and color
| scheme in green and white and fol-
lowing the suggestions generally used
! for st. Patrick's day party