Evening star., 1936-01-22
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By Frederic ]. Haskin.

A reader can get the anscer to any
question OF fact by priting The Washing-
ton Evening Star Information Bureau,
Frederic J. Haskin, Director, Washino-
ton, d. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
@ How much money was turned into
State treasures last year from race
tracks?-E. v. s.
A. Thoroughbred racing turned total
of nearly $1,000, 900 into the treasures of
the Is States in which race meets are
permitted.
@. In computing loss caused by acci-
dents, what does wage loss include?-
L. E. C.
A. Wage loss includes loss of wages
Cor the value of impaired services) due
to temporary inability to work, lower
wages when returned to work due to
| permanent disability, and the present
value of future earnings for permanent
total disabilities and deaths.
@. What does Leopold Stokowski in-
tend to do. now that ne has resigned as
| conductor Of the Philadelphia Orches.
trap. r.
A. He intends to devote a great deal
of time to research and study in the
science of sound-especially of recorded
and transmitted music. He will. how
ever continue TO conduct orchestras at
| specified times.
@ Has a President ever before ad-
dressed Congress at night?-G. F.
A. On April 2. 1917, President Wood
| row Wilson addressed Congress asking
for a declaration of war against Ger
many.
@ What will remove spot of chew
ing gum from wool bathrobe?--L. G.
A. Gasoline, ether or carbon tetra-
chloride will usually be eff1cacious.
Q. Does a bullet rise when discharged
from rifle held exactly horizontally?-
r. L. S.
A. When a bullet is discharged from
a gun It begins to fall Immediately under
the influence of gravity and at no time
does it rise above line projected through
the axis of the bore. 1t is necessary,
therefore. to sight gun slightly upward
in order to hit target.
@. When was the fire in Nashville,
Tenn. which destroyed several blocks
of buildings?7E. C.
A. On March %, 1916, fire destroyed
800 buildings, chiefly in the residential
section. causing a loss of S1,500.000 in
property. Four churches were burned.
@. What is the Russian puppet show
that is attracting so much attention?-
S. A. v.
A. 1t is a Soviet propaganda version
of "Gulliver's Travels
@. Of what architectural style is the
Boston Public Library?-H. j.
A. It is a granite structure in the
Italian Renaissance style. inspired by the
Library of Sainte Genevieve, Paris. and
built around central court. The archi-
tects were McKim, Mead and White.
@. What is an ancillary receiver?-
NJ L. B.
A. This is a receiver appointed In q
State or a district other than the ore
in which the principal. or original. pro-
ceedings have been begun. The duties
of an ancillary receiver are 10 gather =
and administer property in the State O.
the district of his appointment.
@. Are many of the plays on Broad.
way financed by motion picture invest.
ments?-E. G
A. It is estimated that about so per
cent of the current Broadway plays are
financed by motion picture money.
@ Is adobe" the name of a manufac.
tured building product or OF a soil?-
P. G.
A. Adobe" is the name given to cer-
tain clay formations. or soils, which
cover thousands of square miles in the
Southwest.
O. How OLD is Lady Astor?-T. F.
A. Lady Astor Nancy Langhorne) was
born in 1879.
@. Did Benjamin Franklin get inter-
ested in electricity through his kite
flying, or had he been interested IN 1t
before that?-H. r. S.
A. Franklin had been experimenting
with electricity for several years before
lie experimental with the kites.
@. Who started the child study move
ment in this country?-E. L. H.
"A. In 1901, ". otdIlcy l1dli VIII AoNi
lust returned to Johns Hopkins Unlver-
sity from a period of training in the
psychological laboratory at Leipzig. Ger
many, began to collect and publish ma
terial on child psychology. He attracted
a great deal of attention among educat-
ors for the views which he developed IN
regard to the reorganization OF schools.
The child study movement was carried
forward vigorously by Hall and his coll
leagues for a period of 20 years and was
one of the important sources OF the
present scientific study OF education.
@ What was the language called
"Zend"?-P l.. K.
A. Zend vas an ancient Asiatlc Ian
euage. spoken by the Iranians. or Per-
slams and deciphered only in the nine
teenth century through its resemblance
TO SanSkrit.
@. What percentage of the telephones
in the United States are in New York
City?-D. T
A. New York City has 71a per cent OF
the telephones. There are about l7424,.
400 telephones in the United States.
Omitted Art.
From the New York Sun.
An exhibition In ManhasSet, Long
island, shows specimens OF the art OF