Evening star., 1936-11-16
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

A reader can get the dnSDer to any
question of fact by tprtttno The EUening
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hasktn, Director, Washington, D. C.
Please iuclose stamp for reply.
Q. Are more pedestrians killed by
automobiles in the city or country?-
j. @.
A. For the first time in automobile
history, more pedestrians were killed
last year on country roads and in small
communities than in towns of more than
10000 population.
stage version of The Green Pastures
was banned in London?-M. H. r.
A. The stage version was prohibited
in England because of British act for
bidding impersonation of the Deity on
the stage. This law does not affect
pictures, but there was some objection
to the production. The film censor,
Baron Tyrrell, after five months delib-
it will be shown.
@. Is there any bank in the National
Capital which will accept new checking
accounts with small deposits?-B. L.
A. The District OF Columbia Bankers
Association says that there is only one
financial institution which offers thi
accommodation to small deposition
The City Bank of Washington will opel,
accounts Of IS or more.
@. Is there any book on the mark
that gives complete analysis OF vario
foods and beverages. including COL
mercial brands?-C. w.
A. Food and Beverage Analysis"
Milton A. Bridges, published by I
& Febiger, Philadelphia, Pa, is n
and complete work on this subject.
@. Where did Helen Jepson receive
musical education?-G. C.
A. She studied five years in the Gu
Institute, winning a scholarship e.
year.
@. What airplane was first used as
combat plane?-J. H. B.
A. The Fokker monoplane tAutur
19l5) was the first effective fight
airplane. 1t was fitted with fixed m,
chine gun firing straight ahead and
synchronilng gear by which L
actions OF the engine and the machi'
gun were so co-ordinated that the gu
only fired when the propeller blade V
not opposite the muzzle Of the gun.
@. In blindman's buff what does =
word buff" mean?-A. w. C.
A. A buff is here interpreted as
blow. 1t is struck while the leadIrs
actor in the game is blindfolded.
O. What is the circulation of til
London Times?-W. F.
A. Its daily circulation is abou.
lS5,0O0. 1t has no Sunday edition.
@. How long has Hawaii celebrated
Thanksgiving Gay?-J. H.
A. Documents found recently in the
Territorial archives show that King
Kamehameha, in 1849. in friendship for
Americans, proclaimed a Thanksgiving
holiday.
@. Please name some of the outstand-
ing international dogsled derby con-
testants.-H. NJ.
A. Leonhard Seppala of Alaska. Emile
st. GODDARD of LIE Pas, Earle Bridges Of
Lethbridge, Shorty Russick Of Chicago
and Georges Chevrette OF Quebec are
among the best known.
O. What is macaronic verse?-J, W.
A. This is kind of facetious poetry in
which foreign words are distorted and
iulnbled together as macaroni is mixed
with cheese.
@. What city has the largest hospital
system in the wor!d?-R. L.
A. New York City. The hospital sys-
tcm there represents capital invest
ment in land, buildings and equipment
of about $3.50 100000. 1t requires s55.-
OO0 COO a year for these institutions to
care for more than 100000 bed patients
and 100000 dispensary patients.
O. Is Edward A. Filene still connected
with the Boston store?-T. B.
A. He is president and chairman OF
the Finance Committee Of VIM. Filene's
Sons Co.
O. Please give some information about
Merritt Island. Fla. j. B.
A. It was named for Gen. Merritt. who
received it as a grant from the Spanish
crown. The island is 80 miles long and
at the northern end is miles wide. At
the southern end it narrows to point.
1t is east of Titusville and Cocoa, along
the Indian River The chief communi-
cation with the mainland is bridge
into the city of Cocoa. The population
is close to 1.500. Quite few orange
and grapefruit groves are located on this
island as well as truck gardens, and some
tourists spend the Winter there.
@. What is the ironclad oath?-H. p.
A. This was the oath established by
Congress in 1862 for Federal office-
holders. 1t was designed to exclude from
Office any possible enemy of the Union
and received its name because of its
stringent character After the close OF
the war this oath was required of office
holders in the reconstructed States. The
act establishing it was repealed in 1871.
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Gertrude Brooke Hamilton