Evening star., 1936-10-06
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
A reader can get the answer to any
question of fact by ,oritino The Epening
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hdsktn, Director, Washington. D. C.
Please inclose stamp TOR reply.
@. Is archery popular sport7-D. 8.
A. 1t seems to be increasing rapidly in
popularity. There are about 10000 dev.
otees in this country.
@. How large is the tobacco crop In
the United States?-M. G.
A. The average crop from 1928 to 1892
was /, ,433 900 900 pounds. In 1884 1t was
1,046, 900, 900 pounds and In 1885 1t was
1,120, 900 900 pounds.
@. Was there ever a time when there
were 10 justices on the United States
Supreme Court bench?-G. J. K.
A. The act of March 3, 1853, fixed the
number at TO- 1t was actually fixed at
that number for a couple Of years, but
10 were never approved.
@. Who conceived the idea Of continue
GUS stage performances?-L.H H.
A. Benjamin Franklin Keith, the.
atrical manager, instituted the conttau-
Gus performance program.
@. Are twins usually Of the same sex?
j. s.
A. About two-thirds of them are either
boys or girls and one-third are born
one male and one female.
Q. Can green tomatoes be kept in cold
storage?-E. G.
A. they should never be placed in
cold storage, but should be stored at
temperatures that range from IS TO so
degrees Fahrenheit.
@. Is Pearl Buck still a missionary
M. H.
A. The writer's unorthodox views on
Christian missions aroused a controversy,
as q result OF which she resigned her
mission post in 1888.
@. Should the words father and mother
be capitalized?-E. H.
A. Woolley says that words denoting
family relationship should be capitalized
only when they are used with the name
Of a person or as a substitute for 1t.
@. How long ago was the flag code
adopted?-C. r. w.
A. On Flag day, June II, 1928, repre-.
sentatives of over 68 patriotic organiza.
tions met in Washington, D. c., for a
conference under the auspices of the
National Americanism Commission of
the American Legion. to draft an au-
thentic code of flag etiquette. The rules
adopted by this conference represent the
opinion of numerous patriotic organiza-
tions. The flag circular published by
the War Department on February Is,
1928, has been incorporated in this code.
@. When did Froebel live?-D. T.
A. The German educator Froebel. who
introduced the kindergarten system
which bears his name, was born in 1882
and died in 1852.
@. Is the architect of Grants Tomb
iving?-E. j.
A. The architect was John H. Duncan,
who died in October, 1929.
@. What is the oldest camp for boys
In the United States?-F. c. r.
A. In 1885 at Westport, N. Y. on Lake
Champlain, Francis Dudley established
Camp Dudley a Young Mems Christian
Association camp and the oldest boys
camp in existence. The first camp for
boys was Camp Gunnery. founded in
1872 at Washington, Conn.,. but no
longer in existence.
@. How tall is the Devils Tower In
Wyoming?-M. L.
A. 1t is 865 feet high and about 1000
feet in diameter. The top has an area
Of about ! u acres.
@. What is knife money?-M r.
A. This was a bronze currency in the
form of knives long in use in China.
These money knives were often highly
ornamented and each bore on the blade
hieroglyphical markings which indicated
its value. The handle was usually in the
form of disk in the center of which
there was circular hole by means of
which it was strung on a string with
other money.
@. Were any of Lyman Beecher's sons
ministers?-R. T.
"A. All OF the sons OF the famous
theologian, Of whom there were seven.
became clergymen.
@. How tall is the City Hall In Los
Angeles, Calf .2-W. j.
A. The building is 438 feet In height
and has 28 stories.
@. What is the origin Of the word
laconic?-E. M.
A. The name came from the Spartan
manner Of curt speech. A Spartan was
called q Lacon from the name Of his
country, Laconia.
@. Who wrote The Song of the Shirt?
w. G.
A. This was written by Thomas Hood
who also wrote THE Bridge of Signs"
and THE Song Of the Laborer," all pic
turing in moving verse the appalling
condition Of the industrial worker Of his
day.
@. Who referred to England as enter
ing the war because Of q scrap Of paper?
L. w.
A. This phrase was used by the Ger
man Chancellor Won Bethmann- -Hollweg
with reference tn Enrland,x sntr,, tnto