Evening star., 1936-01-04
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY Frederic ]. Haskin.

| BY Frederic J. HdSkin.
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O. Are many Of the boys in the c. c. C.
camps taught how to read and write?
IT. w.
A. Statistics show that in the fiscal
year ended June 80, 1885, 4,33s illiterate
men in c. c. c. camps were taught.
@. What can be fed to hens to make
the yolks of the eggs deep yellow?
ID. M. w.
A. Vitamin A in the form Of codliver
oil is recommended for hens that lay
eggs with pale yolks Small amounts
of pimento or chilli pepper mixed with
the usual grain will make the yolks
orange-red.
@. Why are briarwood pipes so called?
H. F. R.
A. The heath tree, the root of which
is made into pipes. is bruyere in French,
hence the Anglicized version briar.
@. How many States have bans on
children's guns?-H. NJ. C.
A. The following States have laws con-
cerning guns for minors: Maine, the Dis
trict of Columbia, Massachusetts,, Mime
sofa, New Hampshire, New Jersey. New
York, Pennsylvania, Utah and Virginia.
Forty cities classify rifles as deadly
weapons.
@. Is it possible for the Department OF
Justice to identify dead persons by means
of fingerprints?-L. M.
A. In the last seven months experts
of that department have identified 397
unknown dead by means of fingerprints
and teeth.
@. Please give some information about
Frances largest flying boat. the Lieu
tenant de Vaisseau PariS.-L. G. D.
A. The great French plane was built
by the French government for its sub
Sidized flying company, Air France. Con-
structed for transatlantic flights, it has
a capacity of rs passengers and is 104 feet
long with wing spread of l62 feet.
Twelve de luxe cabins contain two beds
and bath room. The ship took three
years to build and cost 81 SAT 500. 1t has
a cruising speed of las miles per hour.
O. Who won the Philadelphia Achieve
ment Medal for l935?-K NJ
A. The Poor Richard Club. composed
of advertising men, presented the 1885
medal to Alfred P. Sloan, jr, president
OF General Motors Corp, because of the
contribution of the automobile industry
during that year to the advance of busi-
ness through advertising. The medal is
presented annually to that citizen of the
United States whose life and interests
best typify advancement in the field to
which the clubs purposes are dedicated"
The late Will Rogers was the 1884 re-
cipient.
@. What kind of fish roe is used to
make red caviar?-D. K.
A. Red caviar is made of salmon eggs.
O. What proportion of college students
is receiving Federal aid?-R. w. H.
A. One out of every IL students in 588
American colleges and universities is re-
ceiving part-time employment pay
through Federal appropriation.
@. When Theodore Roosevelt was shot
at Milwaukee in 1912, what was his
political status? Was he President, ex-
President, or candidate?-G. T. r.
A At the time of the attempt on his
life in Milwaukee, Theodore Roosevelt
was making his campaign as the Pro-
gresSive candidate for President in the
third-party movement he had initiated.
@. Has it ever been proved whether
Steve Brodie actually did jump off the
Brooklyn Bridge?-H. G. F.
A. There has been no definite proof.
1t is generally believed, however, that
the affair was a hoax Joe Humphreys,
the famous prizefight announcer, himself
an East Side and Bowery product, who
knew Brodie well, says that the jump
was faxed.
@. What is an agunah?-B. v. S.
A. An agunah is described as a Jewish
woman who is neither maiden. widow, or
wife, whose husband has disappeared
and who may not, according to Jewish
law. remarry In Jewish law the grant,
ing of bill CT enforcement must be per-
formed by the husband.
Q. Please give a biography of Margaret
Speaks, the soprano who sings over the
radio-E. F.
A. Margaret Speaks was born near CO.
lumbus, Ohio, in town which has since
become Winchester. Her father was a
Representative in Congress from Ohio.
She began to sing in her childhood and
continued after entering Ohio State Uni
versity, where she became president of
the Girls Glee Club. Her first engage
ment was in a local motion picture
theater where she sang compositions of
Obey Speaks, who is her uncle. While
studying in New York she joined q
Schubert production as chorus girl. After
brief period with the Band Box Follies.
she sang in an italian opera company.
Miss Speaks is the wife of Leslie s.
Pearl British-born New York adver-
tiSing man.
@. What is the source of the quotation,
the substance of which is He who can,
does: he who cannot, teaches"?-K. F. G.
A. This is one of the maxims for revo-
lutionists at the end of George Bernard
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