Evening star., 1936-09-11
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

A reader can get the ansiUer to any
question of fact by tcrtttng The Eue-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hasktn, Director, Washington,
d. c. Please frclose stamp toy reply.
@. When will the next enrolment in
G. c. c. camps occur?-W. z.
A. The next enrolment period for the
Civilian Conservation Corps will begin
October !. Application for enrolment
should be made through local Federal
relief agents. Only those individuals
who are sons Of families which are ON
relief, or who are veterans, are eligible.
@. What is meant by apportionment
variation in election returns?-J. w.
A. One Of the executives of King Fea-
lures, who is putting out new voting
test called the Crossley Poll, explains
this In the following language: Each
voter in Nevada counts more than IS
times as much in deciding who shall be
the next President as the individual
voter in the State of New York Nevada
has only $1,000 families, yet 1t has three
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1873 times as many families, has but Al
electoral votes. A similar disproportion
runs through the entire list Of States"
@. Why was Hambletonian 10 given
the numerical designation?-H. T. H.
A. He is so described because his
number is 10 in the trotting horse
registry.
@. Was the late Evangeline Adams.
astrologer, married?-H. P.
A. In 1923 she was married to G. z.
Jordan. jr, Boston astrologer. who Is
carrying on her work.
G. Has climate any effect on crime?-
H. K.
A. Studies have been made which seem
to show that crimes against persons are
more common in warm climates, and
against property in cold climates.
@. Where was the first school Of dairy.
ing in the United States?-L. D. H.
A. In 1890 at Madison, Wis, the f1rst
American school Of dairying was opened
under the direction of w. A. Henry. .
@. How many people live in Killarney,
Ireland?-R. F.
A. 1t has population Of about $500.
1t is a tourists resort, being close to the
Lakes Of Killarney.
@. Does Russia manufacture airplanes?
F. G.
A. At present the Soviet Union Is
manufacturing 5000 airplanes year.
@. What became of the portrait Of the
Empress of China that was painted by
an American woman?-D. H.
A. Miss Katherine Carl was the artist
who made the portrait Of Yehonala, the
last Empress of China. She started the
work in 1903, and the strictest rules were
prescribed by the Chinese authorities
for the pose Of the subject. The En-.
press had to be represented on the
throne. and all the details of her mag
nificent robes had to be shown. The
Emperor and all who passed it had to
kneel as If in the presence Of the person
it represented. When the framed paint
ing was shipped it had to be carried in
vertical position. A special train was
used to transport it from Peking to the
sea when it was sent to the st. Louis
Exposition. 1t is now the property Of
the American Government, and is in the
collection at the Smithsonian Institution.
@. Was there at one time form Of
punishment known as decimation?-C. c.
A. Defamation was q punishment
sometimes inflicted In the armies of
ancient Rome. In instances where a
crime had been committed by soldiers
en- masse which would merit death TO
the individual, one-tenth Of the whole
number would be put to death. Selecs
ton was made by lot. -
@. What is cremic acid?-G. r.
A. 1t is one Of the constituents OF
vegetable mold, produced wherever leaves
and other plant matter are decaying.
@. If grape jelly crystallizes after 1t Is
made, what can be done with it's. D.
A. 1t can be used as it is or heated and
used as sirup with cold meats. pam
cakes or wafies. ..j
@. What does the v stand for in
Petroleum v. Nasbyis name?-E. @.
A. The humorist's pen name was Pc
troleum Vesuvius Nasby. His real name
was DA'i0 f''SS -o II
@. Where in the Old Testament Is
the "eye-for-an-eye law?-A. v. A.
A. Exodus xxi.23,24,25: "A life for a
life, tooth for tooth, eye for eye. hand
for hand, foot for foot, burning for
burning. wound for wound. stripe for
stripe
@. What is the average height OF
Americans-male and female?-F. G.
A. The average height of American
men in S feet inches; that Of women
5 feet inches. ~l
@. Was there an Indian named Crazy
HorSe?-B. H.
A. Crazy Horse was the chief Of the
Ogalala Sioux. who was joint leader with
Sitting Bull in the War of 1875 and was
prominent In Clusters defeat. He was
killed while resisting arrest in Septem.=
Der, 1877.
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