Evening star., 1936-08-12
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
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@. How many Republicans and Demo-
Gratis were there in the last session Of
the last Congress?-J. Med.
A. There were in the Senate % Re-
publcans and 70 Democrats, and in the
House 104 Republicans and 3l5 Demo-
Gratis.
@. Will a canoe which is filled with
water support its occupants?-F. r.
A. The Red Cross Courier says that
it will. 1t has enough buoyancy to sup
port normal number of occupants with
head and shoulders above the water.
O. What is the best known group OF
stars in the Sky?--S. L.
A. The Big Dipper. These seven stars
are, of course. great suns. They are SO
far distant that it takes about rs years
for their light to reach the earth.
@. What is hardpan?-E. S.
A. 1t is a firmly compacted bed Of
hardened clay which sometimes under
lies a thin covering of topSoil.
@. How far from the mouth Of the
Seine is Paris situated?-B. r.
A. 1t is built on both banks Of the
Seine about ITO miles from its mouth IN
the English Channel.
@. Does the Southern part Of the
United States receive more ultra violet
rays Of the sun than the Northern?
M. P.
A. The Weather Bureau says that IN
general the Southern States are apt TO
receive more ultra violet radiation from
the sun during the Summer months than
the Northern. This assumption is based
chiefly upon the factor that during the
Summer months the sun attains
higher altitude in the South than It
does in more Northern latitudeS and
therefore its rays pass through a smaller
air mass. In large cities there Is more
contamination of dust particles than
there is in small towns so that raGia-
tion is apt to be greater in the smaller
localities.
@. When was the Fabian Society
formed?-G. B.
A. The Fabian Society of Socialists vas
organized in London in 1884. 1t support
meliorative tendencies rather than
revolution.
O. Are student co-operatives IN the
various colleges succesSful?-T. w.
A. There are now more than $50 CO.
operatives owned and operated by un-
dergraduates. One hundred and thirty
seven Of these recently have formed the
National Committee on Student Co.
operatives. Book stores. cafeterias, valet
and laundry services and clothing shops
are among the various lines of business.
O. Can the President Of the United
States retire justices Of the United
States Supreme Court at TOP. H. c.
A. He does not have this power. A
justice who has spent the last 10 years
on the bench is eligible for retirement
at 10.
G. Please give biography OF George
William Childs, publisher.--E. NJ.
A Mr.. ChildS was born in Baltimore
in 1929 He began his business career
as clerk in a book store in Philadel
phia. In 1847 he established an tnde-
pendent business and. in 1849 became
partner in the publishing firm OF ChildS
& Peterson In 1864 he purchased the
Philadelphia Public Ledger. His wealth
was devoted to beneficences, some Of
which were the erection of a memorial
window in Westminster Abbey to CoWper
and George Herbert, a monument 10
Leigh Hunt at KenSal Green, and q
fountain TO Shakespeare at Stratford-
on-Avon. He is said to have educated
800 boys and girls. He died in 1894.
O. How many hairs are there on A
Woman's head?-G. j. NJ.
A. The number of hairs upon th2
head will vary. according to the hue
and age. 1t has been found that while
a faxen-haired woman has from 100000
to 10000 hairs on her head, black
haired woman has from 100000 to 10000
hairs, and a red-headed person has
only about 10000 hairs on her head.
@. What does Winona mean?-C. ".
A. 1t is an Indian name and means
frst-born daughter.
O. How long has Danzig been a city
of Importance 3.
A. AS early as 997 its importance was
recognized.
O. How long has the international
Society for Crippled Children been i'll
eXistence?-M. r.
A. The society was founded in 1921.
@. Who was Augusta Holmes?-L. H.
A. Augusta Holmes QS47-l903) was
one of the few well-known woman writ
erS Of opera.
@. Is Hitler music lover?-E. B.
A. In his autobiography. Mein Kampf,
Hitler writes as follows of music: when
I was II years old I saw in Linz, capital
of Upper AuStria) my first opera,
Lohengrin' I was enraptured My
youthful enthusiasm for the Baireuth
master knew no limits. 1 was constantly
drawn to his works. and even today I
deem myself fortunate that the modest
provincial performance 1 first saw left
the way open for increased enjoyment
of Wagner later in life"
@. Please give the names of one or
more persons who collect books and
records bearing on crime.-L. D.
A. Edward Hale Bierstadt Of New
York City is the owner of one of the
largest collections of bookS m crirninol-