Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-04-02
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

@. How much money have Ameri-
cans invested in the Philippines, Cuba
and Hawaii?-I. H. M.
A. All of the American investments
in the Philippines amount to about
$l54, 900 900, in Cuba TO 81 1850, 00O, 900
and in Hawaii to $2l6,000,000.
@. know that two people take the
part of Mary Lou on the Show Boat
program. Does Lanny Ross sing to
ing Mary LOu?-H. c.
A. From an entirely personal point
of view, Lanny Ross sings directly to
his Show Boat audience. From the
Show Boat romance angle, he sings to
the singing Mary Jou-Lois Bennett,
and speaks to the speaking Mary Lou
-Rosaline Greene.
@. Who are the ten greatest think
ers as listed by DR.. Durant?-M. C.
A. The list is as follows: Confucius,
Plato Aristotle, Copernicus, Spinoza,
Francis Bacon, Isaac Newton, Voltaire,
Emmanuel Kant and Charles Darwin
@. Has coffee ever been used in
making wine?-R. w.
A. The production OF wine from
coffee is planned on a large scale in
San Salvador. where the first expert
ments in utilizing coffee for this pur-
pose have proved successful.
@. When did the author, Basil
King. die?-O. C. F.
A. He died on June %, 1923. at
Cambridge. Mass, after an illness
lasting four years.
@. How many questions should a
person ask in one letter?-F. A.
A. II the questions pertain to one
subject, three or four may be includ-
ed. Otherwise it is better to write
separate letters as it causes delay in
passing the letter from one depart
ment to another. Address your letter
to this papers Information Bureau,
Frederic J. Haskin. Director, Wash
| ington. D. c., including coin or stamp
for reply.
@. What is meant by a family coat
| of arms?-B. L.
A. 1t is a distinguishing insigne
which belongs to given family. Such
device originated about the middle
of the twelfth century. In England.
the Heralds' College is in charge Of
matters heraldic.
| Q. Please give the government debts
Of Japan and China-W. R. E.
A. The Japanese bonded debt
1 q m Oh r0A A0n nn0 e
! is the imperial debt and something in
the neighborhood of $500 900 900 Of
| Indebtedness of Toxic Yokohama and
other Japanese Jurisdictions should be
| taken into consideration All of these
issues have a high standing. The
Chinese debt is stated as 81 100 000.-
, 900. 1t is made up Of various issues,
some secured on the salt taxes. GUS
toms taxes. or other specific surety.
The debt is said to be in SOunder
shape than for some years.
@. Can a person who has an ade-
quate motion picture machine get
prints Of the pictures shown in regu-
lar movie theaters?-L. B.
A. He can, but not until they have
completed their regular theater runs.
The cost would be very heavy.
@ Why is sterling so called?-T
| w. S.
A. 1t is a contraction OF easterling.
In the twelfth century there -four
ished in Germany the Hanseatic
League comprising certain free towns
which issued their own money The
money of these towns was always sta
pie and the coins of the easterlings or
those from the east of Britain were
insisted upon. Later sterling became
the standard for English money and
for the manufacture of solid silver.
@. Who wrote Last Night the
Nightingale Woke Me"?-B. K. B.