Evening star., 1936-09-05
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASRIN.

question of fact by t0rittng The Epening
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hasktn, Director. Washington, d. C.
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@. How extensive a political poll will
the Literary Digest make this Fall?-
j. H.
A. The Literary Digest says that it Is
mailing about 100000 questionnaires.
@. In the survey made by the Gov
ernment. what cities have the highest
and lowest rents?-W. r.
A. There does not seem to be any
intelligible pattern TO the American liv-
ing costs. Rent that costs 500 a month
in Washington, D. c., can be had in
Portland. Greg, for $46.30. Food that
costs $3.50 in Bridgeport, Conn., can
be purchased in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for
S87.70 Clothing that costs $119.70 in
Butte Mont, can be obtained for $50 40
in Dallas. Tex. Electric current that
costs $13650 in Sioux Falls. s. Oak, can
be purchased in Houston, Tex, for SIT.
@. What is the price of gasoline in
Paris?-K. G..
A. 1t Is 10 cents a gallon.
@. How many American soldiers are
buried in Europe?-L. F.
A. AS OF June 80, 1885, intermentS In
permanent American cemeteries in
Europe numbered 30,895, including 1859
unknown.
@. Did 1.-The House That Jack Built"
originate in Mother Goose" or is it
older?-F. H. r.
A. The Kafirs of South Africa have
story very much like it in form and
substance. It's parallel is also found in
an ancient Hebrew parable called THE
Two Zuzim."
@. Do many girls play basket ball7
r. L.
A. Frank G. Menke, sports expert. es-
Inmates that there are approximately
1000, 900 girl basket ball players.
@. Who said Keep your face to the
sunshine and you cannot see the
shadow?"-J W.
A. These are the words of Helen
Keller.
@. What name does King Edward
VIII of England use when he travels in
cognito?-J. T.
A. He is travelling this Summer as the
Duke of Lancaster.
O. What is the origin Of the word
"caucus"?-V. L.
A. The word is said to be derived
from the Indian, kaw-kaw-was meaning
to counsel or confer.
@. What is the American Institute for
the Deaf-Blind and where is it To-
cated?-E. w.
A. The purpose of the organization
is to provide training and education for
a small number Of deaf-blind children;
to conduct sycho-educational research
with reference to the specified group.
and with further reference to the edu-
cation of the deaf and blind, and to
conduct research relating to the pro-
lection of vision and hearing in the
schools generally. The address is 1882
Bryant avenue, Evanston, Ill.
@. How many drivers have bad eye
sight?-J. H.
A. About 90 per cent Of all automo.
bile drivers have defective vision.
O. Were the parents Of Edgar Allen
Poe actors?-J. G.
A. The poets father. David Poe. while
a law student in Baltimore. married
Elizabeth Arnold. q beautiful English
actress, and went on the stage himself.
@. Please quote Webster'S famous
tribute to Alexander Hamilton.-C. G..
A. In a speech on Hamilton made on
March 10, 1881, Daniel Webster said: He
smote the rock of the national resources,
and abundant streams of revenue gushed
forth. He touched the dead corpse of pub
lie credit, and it sprung upon its feet"
O. How many White House confer
ences on children have been called by
Presidents?-W H.
A. There have been three White House
conferences called by Presidents Of the
United States in the interest of children.
These convened in 1909, in 1919 and
in 1880.
@. How many States have regulations
governing public dance halls7-L. F. r.
A. Thirty-one States now have reg.
ulatory laws, and according to study
of the United States Children's Bureau,
ordinances for the same purpose had
been enacted in 240 out Of 492 cities
studied in 1929.
@. For whom is Greensboro, N. C.
named?-L. r. w.
A. The city is named for Gen. Ma
thaneal Green, the hero of the battle Of
Guilford Court House.
@. Why is the eustachian tube So
called?-W. P.
A. 1t was discovered by Bartolommeo
Eustachio, an Italian anatomist, who
is regarded as one of the founders Of
modern anatomy.
@. In what country is Halle Selassie
Hving?-W. T.
A. He lives quietly in England near
London.
Hoppers Missed the Cows.
From the Sioux City Tribune.
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