Evening star., 1936-10-12
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

A reader can get the anstDer to any
question Of fact by pritinp The Erenino
Star Information Bureau, Frederic j.
Hdsktn, Director, Washington. D. c.
Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. How many criminals are there in
tais country?-J. w.
A. The Federal Government records
| 100000 persons in its criminal hles, and
estimates that 10000 professional crimi-
na'' are a. large. q,
@. Why is the rooster used as the
| Democratic emblem?-E. r. w.
A. The bird is regarded as heralding
victory and also the dawn Of q new day.
| @. Who started the fad that caused so
many young ladies to kiss Admiral Rich
| mond P. Hobson?-L. H.
A. A recent article in the New Yorker
states that at a reception given for
| Admiral Hobson in Chicago in December,
1928, two young lady cousins of his kissed
him and that the other ladies in the line
followed their example. The craze for
kissing the hero of the Spanish-American
| War proceeded to such extent that can
| dies called Hobsons kisses were named
| for him, and during one visit to Kansas
| City he was kissed by nearly $50 women.
@. When did Russia start her second
Five-Year Plan?-W. B. H.
A. The second Five-Year Plan began
on January /, 1888. Full schedules were
not adopted until late in January, 1884.
@. How long has railroad stock been
listed on the New York Stock Exchange?
| C. r.
A. In 1929 the first train was moved by
| an American steam locomotive in this
| country. A year later the first railroad .
| stock-that of the Mohawk and Hudson
Railroad-was listed on the Stock Ex-
| change.
@. Are the writer's Dorothy Garfield
| and Dorothy Garfield Fisher the same
| person?-S. P.
A. They are. Mrs. Fisher uses her
maiden name. Dorothy Garfield. as a
| novelist, and her married name Dorothy
Garfield Fisher. when writing articles.
@. How many Of the States are in the
birth registration area?-M. P. C.
A. All of them are. The last to Join
was Texas in 1888.
@. How large an acreage does it take
to constitute farm?-W. B.
A. In taking the census, anything from
three acres up is considered farm. No
tract smaller than this Is recorded as a
farm unless 1t produces $3.50 in crops
annually.
O. How much money is spent by people
attending conventions in New York City?
F. D.
A. In a year conventions bring a half
million persons to New York, who spend
s45, 900.
Q. Please give a biography Of DR.. E.
Stanley Jones, who is now preaching il
this country. L. H.
A. Eli Stanley Jones was born at Balti-
more, Nd on January 3, 1884. He was
KY, 1906; A. NJ, 1912; D. D., Duke Uni
versity, 1928; s. r. D. Syracuse Univer-
sity, 1928. In 1911 he married Mabel
Losing Of Dubuque. Iowa. Since 1907 he
has been evangelist to high castes of
India. Elected bishop Of M. E.. Church
in 1928, but resigned to continue mis-
sionary work. He is the author Of many
books, among which is THE Christ Of
the Indian Road" which has been trans
lated into II foreign languages. I
@. How old is the pueblo at Acoma, N.
Mex.?-J. H.
A. Acoma was visited by members Of
Coronado's exploring party in 1540. After
Oraibi, Ariz., it is believed to be the
oldest continuously occupied town in the
United States. Franciscan missionaries ,
labored in Acoma as early as 1929, later
establishing San Estevan Mission.
@. What is the name of the new odor.
less cabbage?-J. L.
A. 1t is marketed as savoy cabbage.
@. Is it true that Charles NJ. Schwab,
steel magnate, was once a stagecoach
driver?-G. H.
A. AS a boy Mr.. Schwab drove stage
from Loretto to Cresson, Pa.
@. How are teas clasSified?-J. K.
A. Teas are invoiced or classified under
SO designations, representing varieties or
geographical names. More than 95 per
cent consists Of the following: Ceylon,
India. Java, FormoSa Oolong. Sumatra.
Congou, Japan dust, Ping Suey green and
Japan black.
@. Please give the year of birth Of Lynn
Fontanne and Alfred Lunt.-J. G..
A. Lynn Fontanne was born in 1882.
Her husbands birthdate Is 1893.
@. Is King Edward having Buckingham
Palace redecorated before he takes resi-
dence there?-J. H.
A. Lady Mendl has been chosen to re.
decorate the palace interior. She directed
the furnishing Of the Kings country
home, Fort Belvedere.
O. What is the famous clock in Beau.
vais, France?-W. M.
A. The astronomical clock is on the
Cathedral of st. Pierre at Beauvais,
France. It contains 80, 900 separate pieces
and has 50 dials, mounted in a gilt oak
case SO feet high. At the top cock
crows and flaps its wings; above there
rises a turreted castle.