Evening star., 1935-05-28
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN,

A reader can get the dnswer to
any question OF fact By tDrtttng The
Washington EDentng Star Infor-
nation Bureau, Frederic J. Huskin,
Director, Washington, D. c. Please
inclose stamp for reply.
@. How many flyers now belong to
the Caterpillar Cluh?-C. L. N.
A. There are now 706 names on the
roster. OF these. 697 are men and 9
are women. This organization is
mythical in character, consisting
merely in a record of flyers whose
lives have been saved by parachute
jumps.
@. Who will fill the vacancy in the
Senate caused by the death of Sena-
tor Cutting?-L. G..
A. Gov. Clyde Tingley of New
Mexico has appointed Dennis Chavez
to fill the Senate seat of the late
Bronson Cutting.
@. Is sand carried on shipboard TO
extinguish fires?-S. w.
A. The Steamboat Inspection Serv-
ice requires that there shall be placed
in each fireroom a metal tank con-
tanning so gallons of sand and fitted
with a scoop or shaker for use in
extinguishing fires. Sand is also used
in scrubbing decks.
@. How many Federal prisoners are
there in the United States?-E. M.
A. There are 14,752 inmates OF
Federal penitentiaries, reformatories,
camps, hospitals and jails.
@. Please name several literary
awards in other countries comparable
to the Pulitzer prizes-E. j.
A. The Kleist prize is the most
distinguished of literary awards in
Germany; the Hawthornden prize is
an English literary award of distinc
ton. while the Prix Goncourt is
Frances notable award.
@. How did it happen that Koch
Ter of the forest products laboratory
was called into the Hauptmann case?
S. G.
A. Col. SchWarzkopf, Superintend-
ent of the New Jersey State police,
got into contact with the United
States Forest Service in Washington,
D. c., and the assignment was re-
layed to the laboratory in Madison,
Wis.
@. What was Black PATHS name?
&C. C.
A. She was Nine Sisseretta Jones.
She became prominent about 1890
She sang in all the principal cities of
Europe. and later Travelled in the
United States, West Indies and Gen.
tral America at the head of her own
company for l9 years.
@. Why was arrival of a ship an
nounced to President jefferson by a
homing pigeon in 1806?-H. W. NJ.
A. The pigeon was sent out by the
ship in question in 1906 because Pres
ident jefferson wished to be notified
promptly of the ships arrival from
Europe with an important treaty. The
bird made the fight of 240 miles in
about four hours. In those days. land
transportation required three to four
days for the same distance.
@. Please explain the golden rose
given by the Pope-M. c. w.
A. The golden rose is an emblem
wrought of pure gold which is blessed
by the Pope on Laetare Sunday, the
fourth Sunday in Lent. 1t was last
bestowed on Queen Marguerite Of
Italy in 1929 because Of The signing
Of the treaty between Italy and the
Vatican City. The golden rose is
awarded rarely. The Catholic En-
cyclopedia says that the custom Of
giving the rose supplanted the ancient
custom of sending to Catholic rulers
the golden keys from st. Peters Con-
fession. a custom introduced by st.
Gregory II in 7l6 or ST. Gregory III
in TAO The exact date of the in
stitution of the rose is unknown. 1t
is known, however, that it antedates
1850.
@. What is Humanism?-H. H.
A. Humanism is religious move