Evening star., 1936-12-07
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. |
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@. How far is it around the promenade
deck of the Queen Mary?-L. L.
A. Once around the promenade deck
Is equal to one-third Of q mile.
Q. Does the social security act apply
to aliens?-E. j.
A. The act applies to aliens unless they
fall into one of the specifically excluded
groups. Citizenship has nothing to do
with eligibility
@. What is meant by the Presidents
brain TRUSTEE M B.
A. 1t is more or less figurative term,
but describes a group of unofficial ad-
visers. 1t is our understanding that as
Governor of New York the President
gathered about him for consultation
men who by experience and study were
in position to know the forces which
motivated the social economy of the
country. He consulted them as to what
he thought was wrong and what could
be done to remedy it.
O. Where is the Rose Croix Univer-
versity?-J. L.
A. 1t is located at San Jose, Calf.
@. Can you give me figures showing
the larger groups of installment plan
buyers?-P. L. o.
A. Unskilled labor 1245 per cent;
semi-skilled labor, Is per cent; me-
chanics, 14.87 per cent; merchants, 112l
per cent; statesmen. 645 per cent; pro-
fessional men and women, 5.66 per cent;
farmers. $3.50 per cent; clerks, 4.74 per
cent. These figures are from an article
by Isaac F. Marcosson in the American
Magazine.
@. What actress in New York was
arrested for playing "Sappho" about
1900?-W. H. G.
A. On February 81, 1900, Olga Neither
sole and her managers we're arrested in
that city for producing "Sappho."
Q. Is the person living to whom Robert
Louis Stevenson gave his birthday
H. K.
A. Mrs. w. Bourke Cochran, who is at
present living in New York City. was
born on Christmas and as a child re-
ceived gifts only once. instead of twice
a year. The author in a formal docu-
ment transferred to her "all my rights
and privileges in the 18th day of Novem-
ber. formerly my birthday. to have, to
hold. exercise and enjoy the same in
customary manner"
@. Who originated the idea of national
corn-husking contests?-E. G.
A. They were started 13 years ago at
the suggestion of Henry Wallace, then
editor of Wallaces Farmer.
@. Where and when was the first auto
mobile race held?-O. r. F.
A. In France in June. 1895. The course
was from Paris. or Versailles, to Bor-
deaux and return. There were so entries
out of the then $50 automobiles N
France, but only 10 reached the starting
point at Versailles before starting time.
48 hours 48 minutes, but he could not
claim the first prize because he did not
carry at least four persons in his car.
@. What is whale shark?-C. r. W.
A. The whale shark (Rhinodon typicusl
is an immense shark. also called bashing
shark, of the tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean.
1t attains the greatest length Of all
known living fishes sometimes exceed
ing so feet and reputed to reach 70 feet.
1t is sluggish monster with mouth and
nostrils near the end of the muzzle and
with feeble teeth. 1t pursues no prey
but feeds on small marine creatures
taken without effort.
@. What is the earliest postmark?-
H.. M.
A. An example of the earliest postmark
known was recently auctioned in London.
It was Bishop mark, dated 1862, i'm
printed on the envelope of letter from
Bartholomew Hussey of Dublin to John
Morris at the Flying Horse at Cornhill.
Henry Bishop introduced his mark.
date in a circle a year earlier when he
paid his first installment of S107,500 for
the Office of Farmer of the Posts, the
equivalent of Postmaster General.
@. Who executed the bronze tablet on
which is Lizette Reese's poem "Tears"?-
S. D.
A. The distinguished Baltimore sculp-
tor, Hans Schouler. His statue of Presi-
dent Buchanan is in Meridian Park,
Washington, D. C.
@. Please give a biography Of Mabel
Dodge Luhan, author of Movers and
Shakers."-E j.
A. Mrs. Luhan was born at Buffalo,
N. Y, February 26, 1879, daughter of
Charles F. and Sara Mckay Ganson.
She was educated at st. Margaret's
School, Buffalo, and at the Chevy Chase
School. Washington, D. C. She was
married to Carl Evans in 1900; Edwin
Dodge, 1908; Maurice Sterne, 1916. In
1923 she married Antonio Luhan of
Taos, N. Mex, where she now makes her
home. Among her books are: Lorenzo
in Taos" Intimate Memories, Vol. l."
Background, Vol H." European Ex-
periences" and winter in Taos"