Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-10
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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A reader can get the ans,oer to any
question OF fact by iuritino The Epenin1
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Haskin, Director, Washington, D. c.
Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. How many people will vote for Pres.
ident this year?-F. s.
A. According to figures Of the Public
Administration Clearing House, more
than 100000 citizens will vote in the
November election.
@. How can the disagreeabIe odors
caused by or from termite -proofing be-
removed?-C. E. s.
A. The Bureau of Chemistry and Soils
says that the best way to remove dis
agreeable odors caused by termite proof
ing is to clean thoroughly with formalde-
hyde and then ventilate until the odor
of the formaldehyde is gone.
@. What Is the name Of the place in
California where motion picture actors
leave their footprints in the cement?
j. M.
A. 1t is Grauman's Chinese Theater in
Los Angeles.
Q. When was King Carol Of Rumania
divorced?-J. w.
A. King Carol and Princess Helen OF
Greece were divorced on June II, 1928.
@. Please give some information about
the Hall Of Fame for newspaper men.
w. j.
A. At the University of Illinois, Or
bana, is the memorial hall Of fame es-
tablished by the Illinois Press Associa-
ton in memory of various distinguished
newspaper editors of Illinois, the United
States and abroad. At the time Of the
dedication, on November 81. 1880, twelve
outstanding Illinois editors had been Sc
lected and busts of eight Of them were
unveiled. On January 81. 1881, a gen.
eral section was established to honor
newspaper editors in the United States
and the world.
@. When will the new race track In
Havana, Cuba, be opened?-M. D.
A. The Inauguration has been an
nounced for January /, 1887. The new
track Is to be built on the grounds OF
Casino Deportivo. about Is minutes
drive from Central Park, Havana.
@. How can a boucle suit be blocked
at home?-G. L.
A. When the suit is completed. lay a
thick pad on a table on which you can
spread the entire garment and stretch
according to measurements as to length
of sleeve, bust measure, hip measure,
length of skirt, etc. Pin very carefully
about every inch, then lay wet cloth
over it and press until nearly dry, then
remove pins, lay seams fiat and press out
the creaSes made by the pins.
@. How many kinds of tobacco are
grown in the United States?-F. r.
A. There are 26 different types or kinds
Of American grown tobacco.
@. How did Harry Lehr become the
arbiter of New York society?-H. M. G.
A. Lehr became secretary to Mrs. Will.
liam Astor and later director Of the
lavish entertainments of Mrs. Stuyvesant
Fish. He made fortune through COM
missions as a wine agent. Witty and
audacious, he was considered indispens.
able to the social entertainments of the
period.
@. Where was the first fraternity house
in the United States?-J. K.
A. The first fraternity house in the
United States is said to have been log
cabin on the outskirts Of Ann Arbor,
Mich.
@. Please give biography Of Sigrid
Undset-J. r.
A. The writer was born in Kallund-
borg Denmark. in 1882, of Norwegian
father, who took her at an early age to
reside in Oslo, Norway. She was edu-
Gated in business college and was
municipal clerk at Oslo until 1909. when
she began to support herself by her
writings. In 1928 she received the Nobel =
prize for literature, about $4,000. all Of
which she devoted to charity.
@. What is a Cardan shaft?-H. w.
A. This is the British equivalent OF o
propeller shaft.
@. How many people are included In
Who's Who in America?-H. j.
A. The 1867 edition contains sketches
of 81 434 men and women.
Q. How much has the tax on gasoline
increased since 1928?-W. H.
A. There has been an increase OF Is
per cent in gasoline taxes since that year.
@. How many English poet laureates
have visited this country to take part in
public celebrations?-J. K.
A. The visit of John Masefield. the
present poet laureate of England, to par
ticipate in the Harvard Tercentenary
the first.
@. How many fingerprint records are
there in the Federal Bureau Of Investi-
gation?-N. P. S.
A. There are now more than 100000
fingerprint cards.
Q. What is the population Of Soviet
RusSia?-G K.
A. An official estimate of last January
gives population of l6S,0o0,oo0.
@. Do many young people have acne'
j. w.
A. Statistics show that nearly 20 per
cent of young men and women between
the ages of Is and rs show some degree
of acne pimples.
@. How many automobiles were in use
in 1900?-E. G.
A. In 1900 there were only 5000 cars
in the United States.
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