Evening star., 1936-02-17

reau, Frederic j. Hdskin, Director,
Washington, d. C. Please inclose stamps
for reply.
@. When and where was the Order Of
the Purple Cow organized?-G. B.
A. 1t was formed during the time the
National Dairy Show was in the Twin
Cities, about 1922, and was made UP Of
owners and exhibitors of dairy cattle. Mr..
Ed Barr, publicity man for the National
Dairy Show and then connected with the
st. Paul Chamber of Commerce, was
apparently the instigator of the organ
ization.
Q.-How many words constitute a
newspaper vocabulary?-J. j.
A. Following a survey Of the most
commonly used words in newspaper
editing in the United States, conducted
by New York University, it was estimated
that the vocabulary ranges from 10000
to $4,000 words.
@. Where was the first Statewide
banking holiday authorized?-H. p. r.
A. 1t was declared on October 81, 1892,
when the Governor of Nevada author
lied the banks of that State to close for
II days.
@. What proportion of the people in
the world listen to the radio?-E. j.
A. The radio is now estimated to reach
200,00O,00 listeners, or about in 10 Of
the entire human race.
@. When did the wife of Bruno Haupt-
mann come to this country? When did
she marry Hauptmann? Is she natural
ized?-N. N.
A. Anna Schoff1er landed in America
January /, 1924. She married Bruno
Richard Hauptmann October 10, 1925.
She was naturalzed April %. 1882.
@. What does the name of the Ethi-
opian city, Adds Ababa, mean?-A. E. A.
A. 1t is Amharic and means new
flower.
@. Do collectors buy many stamps from
the Philatelic Agency in Washington,
D. C.?-H. F.
A. During the fiscal year ending June
30. 1885. the Philatelic Agency sold 81
$40, ,4842l worth Of stamps to collectors.
@. When was the gold rush in South
Carolina? 1t was before the California
discovery-R. r.
A. 1t was in 1929. Gold was located
in what are now known as Chesterfield
and Lancaster Counties. At the present
time gold is not being mined in South
Carolina, but during the period 1922
1923 the value of gold mined was S..
1926.
@. Please give some information about
the Family Altar League-M. B.
A. The Family Altar League Is a
worldwide company of people who have
made a covenant to maintain family
altar in their homes. Through its home
service department homes are helped to
develop and maintain Christian atmos-
phere by means of monthly bulletins,
daily Bible readings, letters. etc. The
secretary is William F. McDermott and
offices are at 189 West Madison street,
Chicago, Ill. "a ~ = Fk II e
@. Who is the oldest member Of the
American Legion?-W. T.
A. The man who is considered the
oldest American Legionnaire is Col.
Knowles Croskey, who is now 90 years
old. He served in the Civil War, the
Spanish-American War and in the World
War. In the laSt-named war he was on
recruiting duty in Philadelphia and in
the Ordnance Department in Washing
ton, D. G.
@. When will the next Coolidge music
festival be held?-A. S. P.
A. 1t is held every two years. 1t will
not be held again until 1887.
@. Please give the names OF the chill
dren of the former King and Queen of
Spain.-H. c. w.
A. They had six children, five of whom
are living: Infante Alfonso, Infante
Jaime, Infanta BeatriZ, married to Prince
Alessandro Torlonia; Infanta Maria
Cristina, married to Prince Karl Won
Liechtenstein; Infante Juan and Infante
Gonzalo. The last named was killed in
an automobile accident August 13, 1884.
@. Please name some colleges that pro-
hibit fraternities?-F. H.
A. Among the colleges prohibiting fra
ternities are Princeton, Oberlin, Haver-
ford and Pomona.
@. How does the number OF Negroes
who can read now compare with the
number who could read at the time OF
the Civil War?-V. N.
A. In 1865 only about 10 per cent OF
the Negro population could read. To-Day
it is estimated that there is only little
over 10 per cent who cannot read. IN
1865 there were less than dozen schools
for Negroes; now there are about 25,OOO
elementary schools, 1,4oo high schools,
500 universities, colleges and normal
schools. In 1865 there were less than
500 Negro teachers. Today there are
more than $4,000 Negro teachers, with
approximately less than 500 white per-
sons teaching Negroes exclusively.
@. Who originated the custom OF
sending Christmas cards?-E. B.
A. In 1846 Sir Henry Cole. founder
of the Victoria and Albert Museum OF
London, conceived the idea of sending
his Christmas greeting printed on
decorated card. He commissioned the
English artist, John Calcott Horsley, to
design his card, which was autographed
by Jobhins of Warwick Court, Holborn,
and then cciored by hand. Some OF
these cards are in the possession OF COLI
lectors and are worth about $3.50 apiece.
@. What dream was Lincoln apt to
have before great national events?-M. S.
A. His dream was Of ship sailing
ranidly