Evening star., 1936-10-26
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

SLuT IHJOTHluLLOH bureau, FTeQeTtc
Hassin, Director, Washington, D. C.
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@. How are speeches translated at the
League Of Nations meetings in Geneva2
H. T.
A. A speech translator is used. Wires
connected with a microphone in front
of the speaker carry his voice to expert
translators, each Of whom can translate
the language used into a second Ian
guage. These interpreters speak into
telephones connected with earphones on
delegates desks. BY turning knob they
can hear the language they understand.
@. Is there black rose named in honor
Of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes?
w. G.
A. This name has been given by Father
Schooner, a Santa Barbara priest and
rosiculturist, to the velyety black rose
which he has grown.
@. If person outside Of Italy has
property in that country and sells it,
will the money be sent to him?-R. D.
A. italians cannot send money out Of
the country without special permission
lIOul Vic
@. Why are Eskimo dogs called
huskies?-N. A.
A. Husky is corruption of the word
for Eskimo in one of the Algonquian
Indian dialects. The American use of
the word husky. meaning strong, DOW
erful, stalwart, is derived from the dog
so named, because Of its strength and
endurance.
@. How many people apply to the radio
Good Will Court for hearings?-E. M.
A. About 1,200 applications week are
received. From. these the applicants to
be heard during the broadcast are Sc
lected and the remaining letters are
answered fully by mail or the writer is
told that case similar to his will be
discussed on the air.
@. How far apart are the traffic po-
licemen in the Holland Tunnel sta
tioned?-R. H.
A. There is a policeman every 160
yards to see that drivers stay in line.
@. How many of the signers of the
Declaration of Independence also signed
Lne COnSLlLuClOn!-C. r.
A. Only six of these were signers of
the original draft of the Constitution.
They were Benjamin Franklin, Robert
Morris, James Wilson, George Clymer,
Roger Sherman and George Read.
@. What is a dewworm?-L. w.
A. This is the British name for the
earthworm.
@. Please name some of the famous
actresses who have played in Ibsen's
"A Dolls House. R. H.
A. Among those who have enacted the
role Of Nora in that play are Eleanora
Duse, Nine. Rejane. Nine. Modjeska,
Agnes Sorma, Mrs. Fiske. Nine. Nazi-
nova and Ethel Barrymore.
O. Was there a famous stone called the
Dudley diamond?-M. L.
A. The Dudley diamond was found in
South Africa in 1868. 1t originally
weighed SO carats, but was reduced to
half that weight in cutting. The Earl
Of Dudley bought the stone for sl50,O00.
@. What is the Ear of Dionysius?
M. P. S.
A. This was a famous quarry near
Syracuse, in which the slightest whisper
was audible at great distance. It was
connected by secret passage With the
palace of Dionysius, the elder. The
term is also applied to an acoustic instru-
ment.
@. How much cotton was produced
this year?-H. L. T.
A. The indicated supply of American
cotton for the 1861 is about 100000
bales.
@. What is meant by the musical term
monody?-W. H.
A. This is music in which one voice
or part carries the melody.
@. Which is the oldest of the Marx
brothers?-J. L.
A. Chico is the eldest of the comedians.
@. What is the origin of Dolly Warden
as applied to dresses and material?
E. M.
A. Dolly Warden was the coquette in
Dickens "Barnaby Rudge" The au-
thor's description of her dress of flower
sprinkled dimity led to the adoption of
style of dress that was the vogue from
1865-l870 The name is also applied to
light dress material figured in flowers.
@. Who established the first Mems
League for Woman Suffrage in the
United States?-A. r.
A. Max Eastman founded the first
organization of this kind in 1910.
Q. How are the sand dunes along the
shore of Lake Michigan formed?-I. N.
A. They are formed by the wind. A
stiff breeze blowing along the beach
carries some sand with it. 1t meets some
obstacle, piece of driftwood or perhaps
merely tuft of grass. Some of the sand
is deposited and tiny dune is formed.
More and more sand is added until a
large mound is formed, sometimes rising
to height of 300 feet. The wind not
only builds up dunes, but tears them
down, so that the sand dunes are con-
stantly changing in form and position.
@. Have jockeys in this country al
ways worn the distinctive clothes that
they do now when racing?-T. r.
A. In the original charter Of the
Maryland Jockey Club which dates back
to 1745 it Is prescribed that jockeys be
dressed in the following manner: Jockey
cap, silk jacket, pantaloons and half
boots.
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