Evening star., 1935-10-26

Ton Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. HdsktH, Director, Washing
ton, D. c. Please incIose stamp for reply.
@. Where was Sybil Jason. the baby
recruit to Hollywood. born?-H. A.
A. She was born in Cape Town, South
Africa, five and half years ago. She
was taken to London, where she has ap-
peared in two motion pictures, and did
some broadcasting. and made some rec
ords with an orchestra.
@. How many cadets OF Jewish faith
are there at West Point?-H. S.
A. At the present time, there are II.
@. Are women permitted to vote in
Cuba?-C. J. r.
A. The provisional constitution adopted
in 1884 granted this right to women, and
the new constitution promulgated in
June, 1885, gives them this right. 1t
also provides that Cuban women mar
ried to foreigners retain their citizen
ship. A foreign woman married to a
Cuban acquires Cuban citizenship unless
she chooses to retain her nationality Of
origin.
@. What is the name given TO the soil
conservation manner of planting crops
on hillsides?-L. NJ
A. 1t is called contour farming.
@. If there are more Federal prisoners
than can be kept in Federal prisons,
what is done with them?-A. T. P.
A. Due to crowded conditions nearly
1000 prisoners are now being boarded
IN city, county and State institutions.
@. Why are West Virginians nick
named snakes?-U. w. G.
A. The first body of troops enlisted
south of the Potomac for service in the
Revolutionary War, was a company of
West Virginia pioneers. Their banner
was emblaZoned with a coiled rattle
snake ready to strike and the significant
motto, Don't Tread on Me-
@. How many branches Of science we're
aided by Admiral Byrds last polar
expedition?-R. ?.
A. In a recent lecture Admiral Byrd
told his audience that % branches of
science were served by the expeditions
observations.
q. What is the Millionaires' Club of
Miami Beach?-W. w.
A. The real name Of the organization
which is popularly So-called is the
Committee of 100, consisting of Winter
residents of the city. 1t was originally
founded after the hurricane in 1926 as
civic body for rehabilitation purposes.
1t has now expanded to approximately
400 members and has developed into a
social organization.
@. What was the first periodical to be
called a magazine?-K. F. G.
A. The Gentleman's Magazine, pub
hshed in London in 1871. and founded
and edited by Edward Cave. was the
first.
@. What is the name of the park
which John D. Rockefeller, jr, pre-
sented to New York?-T. r.
A Fort Tryon Park, famous for its
natural beauty and historic part in the
Revolutionary War, was presented to the
city by Mr.. Rockefeller. Mr.. Rockefeller
paid s1.7oo,0Oo for the park property
which formerly was the C. X. G. Billings
estate. He also spent s., 900 900 for
AdhAo~1RAAS 04l0 D0110A11Sos
@. How much of Italy's food is i'm
ported?-T. z.
A. Italy imports one-fifth of her food.
@. How did the dollar become the
basis Of our currency?-L. L.
A. The dollar was introduced into
America by the West India trade before
the Revolution. The coinage act Of the
End of April. 1892. legalized it and estab.
hshed it as q unit of American currency.
The inconvenience of the English system
OF money led Congress in 1871 to in
struct Robert Morris to devise a system
of national coinage. His suggestions
were not adopted, but those proposed BY
Jefferson were approved. He proposed
the dollar as a unit TO be equivalent to
100 cents.
@. Is Bruno Hauptmann's autobi.
ography written in English or German?-
L. NJ.
A. His 36,000- word book was written in
German and has been translated.
@. Is "whoopee" a comparatively new
slang word?-G. L.
A. "Whoopee" was used as long as 300
years ago by Britons as an exclamation.
@. How many people over 100 years old
are living in the United States?-W. S.
A. The Federal Census Bureau records
4,l1o persons who are 100 or more years
old.
@. What are some of the advantages
Of Junior college?-M. B.
A. The advantages claimed for 1t are:
1t does away with overlapping in high
school and college courses; it enables the
college to concentrate on more advanced
courses; it gives adequate training to
those who cannot have or who do not
wish to have a full college course.
@. Where was trench warfare first
used in the Civil WARM. C.
A. The first intricate system of
trenches constructed ON a battlefield
were at the Bloody Angle on the Spot
sylvania Court House Battlefield The
fighting ragged around these trenches on
May 10 and II, 1864.
@. Who said age comes in a night
and is incredible"?- j.
A. The saying is attributed to Ambrose
Bierce.
@. Please give a definition Of whisky
K. L.
A. One given by Federal Alcohol Ad-
ministrator Franklin C. Hoyt is as
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