Evening star., 1936-07-23
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.


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@. Who is the national marble cham
pion?-F. G.
A. Leonard Tyner. a 13-year- -old Chi
cago colored orphan, won the title at
the fourteenth annual National Marble
Tournament at Ocean City, N. ].
@. Was Vice President Garner ever q
newspaper MANI. H. r.
A. Mr.. Garner at one time was editor
of the Uvalde (Texas) Leader.
@. What kind of a certificate can a
man get who was made an American cit
izen as a child through the naturaliza-
ton of his father?-S. H.
A. A certificate of derivative citizen
ship.
Q. How much does the population Of
the world increase each year,. B.
A. According to the figures of the
League of Nations the average annual
increase in population in the world is
30O00,000. Other estimates are 20,000,00O
year.
Q. Who is called the Lady Edison?-
NJ r. w.
A. Miss Beulah Louise Henry who has
AZ inventions to her credit, is so called.
@. What is meant by a land-tied
iSland?-C. r.
A. This is an island which, by the de-
velopment of a sand and gravel beach
has been tied to the mainland. In this
manner the famous Rock of Gibraltar
has become land-tied island Many of
the islands along the coast of New Eng
land are joined to the mainland by
beaches of sand and gravel.
O. What makes person cry?-E. F.
A. Crying is brought about by a re-
action Of the sympathetic nervous system
on the lacrimal glands, which secrete
tears.
Q. Please give definition Of industrial
racketeering How much money do such
racketeers make?-E. j.
A. A special grand jury in a report last
December described industrial racketeer-
ing as the systematic eXtortion of money
from business by the criminal underworld
through pretended trade and protective
aSSociat tons, labor union racketeers or
plain intimidation" There is no ac-
curate estimate Of the money extorted in
this way, but in the poultry racket alone
they seek to pocket Sl,000,00 a year,
while their income from restaurants has
been estimated at s., ,000, 900 annually.
Q. How is soy sauce made?-A. D. D.
A. Soy or shoyu sauce is a dark-brown
liquid prepared from mixture Of cooked
and ground soy beans, roasted and pull
verized wheat BARLEY is sometimes used.
salt and water. This mass is inoculated
with a culture known as rice ferment and
left from 6 to 18 months in vats or casks
TO feTment, Soy sauce is largely used by
oriental peoples in cooking.
@. How much is spent on petroleum re-
search?-C. J.
A. From $4,000, 900 to $4,000 900 is
spent annually by the American petrol
cum industry on research and expert
mental work designed to improve the
quality and to increase the yield OF its
products.
@. Who was the first veteran ever adj
mitted to a national soldiers homer
G. L. S.
A. The Veterans Administration says
that the first veteran ever admitted to a
national home was James P. Nickerson,
who entered the ToguS, Me-, home Oc-
tober 6, 1856. He enlisted in Company A,
10Th Massachusetts Volunteers on June
30, 1861, and was discharged June 80,
1865.
@. Is it possible to be admitted to any
OF the famous gardens around Newport,
r. l., during the State Tercentenary?-
T. r. P.
A. Among the gardens open to the pub
lie during this period are those of Mr..
and Mrs, John Jacob Astor. Mr.. and Mrs.
William H. Vanderbilt, Countess Szech-
enyi and DR.. and Mrs. Alexander Hamil-
ton Rice. A small admission charge is
made, the proceeds of which go to
charity.
@. How many radio sets are in use in
LIE NOI Z. M.
A. According to the International
BroadcaSting Office at Geneva, there are
now about Sc, ,l68.450.
@. Where in Colorado is No Mans
Land?-E. J.
A. So-called No Mans Land in Colo
rado is tract of about 1900 square miles
in the north central part of the State,
about so miles from Denver. Lying be-
tween lands included in the Louisiana
Purchase and in the Texas Panhandle
purchase, it is not part of either, but was
obtained in the CeSSion of the Ute In
dianS under the treaty Of March 2, 1858.
1t was included with the boundaries Of
Colorado when that State was admitted
to the Union in 1876.
@. BY what name was Pocahontas
known to her family?-T S.
A. Her family name is said to have
been Matoaks.
Q. Is the author of the plays, The
Lion and the Mouse" and The Music
Master" living?-M. r.
A. Charles Klein, who wrote both
plays. died in the sinking of the Lusi-
tania in 1915.
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