Evening star., 1936-06-09

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Q. Has census been taken in Ethio-
pia?-H M.
A. One has never been taken. Esti-
mates of the population vary from s.
100000 to 14000,o 900. A census il planned
for the near future.
@. When was synthetic jewelry first
produced2-E. H.
A. Synthetic jewels we're first pro-
duced century ago when the French
chemist Gaudin fused alumina, vari-
ously colored, in an oxyhydrogen fame
O. Is 10 still the age at which most
arrests are made?-E r.
A. In the records of lO6594 arrests
reported to the Federal Bureau of In
vestigation the first quarter of 1896 the
age Of % appeared most frequently. For
four consecutive years 10 had led.
O. How many days after conception
is a baby born?-A. j.
A. Ordinarily a birth occurs 269 days
after conception.
@. What is the meaning of Yangtze,
the river in China?-J. H.
A. The name means son of the sea.
@. Please give a biography of Will
liam Randolph Hearsts mother-E. M.
A Phebe Apperson Hearst was born
in l842. She taught school for a short
period, and in 1862 married George
Hearst, United States Senator from
California. She established and main
tanned kindergarten classes in San
Francisco several years, also classes and
training class for kindergarten teach
ers in Washington. D. c.. and later at
Lead, S. Oak. where she had important
mining interests. She made donations
to the American University and the
National Cathedral School for Girls at
Washington and the University Of
California, and free libraries at Lead,
S. Dak- and Anaconda. Mont, which
she had founded. She died in 1919.
@. If 5.500000 tickets costing $3.50
each are sold in the Irish Sweepstakes,
what is the chance of winning one of
the three grand prizes in each of the IA
groups?-N. G.
A. About l in 10000.
@. Is Helen Wills Moody, the tennis
star, still interested in art?-L. H B.
A. Mrs. Moody recently held an ex-
hibition of her oil paintings at the
Grand Central Galleries New York City.
G. Who was the first man in Scot
land to bear the ducal titles. S.
A. David Stewart Duke of RotheSay,
the son of Robert, III.
c. How long has the American In
ternational College at Springfield, Mass.
been so called?-E. NJ.
A. The college was founded in 1885
and chartered in Lowell under the name
of French Protestant College. Three
years later it moved to Springfield. In
1894 it became known as the French
American College, and in 1905 the name
was changed to American International
College.
G. What is the fastest elevator?-E NJ.
A. The fastest elevator is in the.
r. c. A Building. New York City. It
travels at the rate of 1,4OO feet per
minute.
@. Where is the monastery to which
Frederick G. Bonf1ls' daughter contrib
uted a large sums. c. G.
A. Mrs. Barryman, daughter of the
late publisher, contributed the money to
the Diocese of Denver. Colo to enlarge
and rebuild a Franciscan monastery.
The building will be known as the Bon
fills Memorial Monastery.
@. OF what nationality was Lafcadio
Hearn the writer on Japan?-S. P. H.
A. Mr. Hearn was born in the Ionian
Islands of Irish and Greek parentage.
! @. What was the outcome of the case
where former Bureau of Internal Rev.
enue employe charged Herbert Hoover
with stealing his ideas for economic
recovery?-A. j.
A. The United States Court Of Claims
dismissed the suit.
@. Was the issue of slavery the di-
rect cause of the Civil War?-T. C.
A. 1t was not. The question of States
rights or the right of State to secede
from the federation was the funda
mental cause. This had been a vexed
question from the beginnings of the
Government. until it was brought to
head by the slavery issue.
@. Is the eldest son of British mon
| arch born Duke of Cornwall and Prince
| Of Wales?-N. w.
A. He is born Duke of Cornwall, but
is created and invested as Prince OF
| Wales.
@. Which of the Rothschild sons
established the banking firm in Paris
and London?-N. NJ C.
A. There were five sons. Nathan
established the branch in London,
James a branch in Paris Solomon in
Vienna, Charles in Naples. while Anselm,
the eldest brother, succeeded his father
as head Of the firm at Frankfort.
@. How much mail is sent by air?-
H. P.
A. A total of 13,26S,7 ,730 pounds of air.
mail was transported during the calen-
dar year 1885.
@. Is there a poultry shortage this
year?-C. B.
A. All poultry is 100000 pounds
short of last year.