Evening star., 1936-02-07
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS i
BY Frederic ]. Ha,kin.

A reader cnn get the GrtstDer to any
question OF fact By t0rtttng The Epe-
n;no Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J.. Hdsktn, director, Washington,
DC. Please trsclose stamp for reply.
@. WHY is the jackson day dinner
held ON January 8? This Is not jack
sons birthday. e. c. g.
A. It is held on January 8, In com.
memoration Of the defeat OF the BRUSH
by the United States troops under Gen.
jackson at New Orleans.
@. Is there now q Duke Of Teck?-B.
D. D. .,.,..
A. In 1917, when all its German titles
were renounced by the royal family OF
Great Britain, the Duchy OF Teen pc
came extinct and the duke was created
Marques Of Cambridge.
O. At what time did the American
flag have 80 stars?-J. r. L.
A There were never 80 stars IN the
nag. This is because the thirty y-nlnth:
fortieth, forty-first, forty-second ana
fortv-third States were all admitted In
one wear. North and South Dakota were
admitted on the same day, November y
1899: Montana on November 8 and wash"
inpton on November II of the same year.
The forty-third State, Idaho, was ao-
mitted July 8, 1890. so that on July T.
1890, five stars we're added.
O. Please name some famous people
who were born on the 18th day OF the
montb,-W. N. r.
A. Eeveral of them are: Thomas Jef-
ferson Joseph Priestley, William Butler
Yeats William Caxton, Lucy Stone, Wal
ter Reed. Phillips Brooks, Gen. Pershing'
Edwin Booth, Robert Louis Stevenson,
John Drew and Heinrich Heine.
@ What city in the United States
is about the size of Adds Ababa ?-N. H.
A. Philadelphia and Adds Ababa have
the same area-130 square miles. Phil
adelphia has population of about 2,OOO,-
900, Adds Ababa about $4,000.
@. How many people residing abroad
own common stock in General ElectrlcE
H. G.
A. OF the 1874 holders Of common
stock. 3.128 reside in foreign countries.
@. Did the late Ambassador Brand
Whitlock publish his book on his war
time experiences Immediately following
the WARM. V. T.
A. Whitlock's Belgium: A Personal
Narrative" was published in 1919.
O. Was Frances Aida ever married
to -Casazza?-E. r.
A. From 1910 to 1928 she was the wife
of the former director Of the Metropolis
tan Opera House.
@. Will the head on English currency
be changed?-H. S.
A. It is changed with each new reign.
The new currency will bear the head OF
King Edward VIII. The head OF King
George v looked to the left; Edwards
will face to the right.
@. How much did men pay to avoid
fighting during the Civil War?-L. r. c.
A. The War Department says that
when a man was called in draft during
the Civil War and could not respond to
this call for joining the Federal forces
it was necessary for him to hire sub
stitute to take his place. The amount
which he had to pay this substitute was
purely a matter which had to be settled
by him and the substitute, and in some
cases amounted to thousands Of dollars.
@. Can the parentage OF child be
told by the similarity OF fingerprints?-
H. P.
A. Fingerprints do not prove paternity
since every individual has differently
marked skin on the fingers.
@. How large was King Kong?-E.
E. H.
A. Actually, King Kong was minia-
ture only 20 inches in height. His skele-
ton was of steel and jointed so that any
part of his body could be moved. His
mouth could be opened and closed. his
ewes could be made to blink and his
flesh, which was rubber. was covered
with rabbits fur.
@. Are BENJAMIN Franklin's famous
KEY and kite experiments with lightning
regarded as the earliest demonstrations
of the nature of electricity?-D. M.
A. Gilbert of Colchester, an English
scientist, made electrical demonstrations
before Queen Elizabeth 200 years before
Franklin's.
@. How long does copyright on a
book last? What happens then?-N.
j. r.
A. A copyright lasts for % years and
can be renewed for another % years.
At the expiration of the 56-year-period.
however, the book passes into the public
domain and cannot be further protected.
@. When was there the most steam
boat traffic on the Missouri River?-E.
S. G.
A. The height of the steamboat river
traffic out. of st. Louis was probably
reached In 1858, when there were so regu-
lar packets besides 80 or 40 transient or
tramp boats. These boats ran on regu-
lar schedules from st. Louis to Miami
Kansas City, st. Joseph, Omaha and
Sioux City.
@. When did Eugene v. Debs 60 to
prison and what tasks were given him
while he was serving his term?-K. T.
A. Debs began serving his sentence on
April 13, 1919, and was assigned clerical
duties.
@. Who starred in Drinkwater's play
on Lincoln?-T C. 8.
A. Frank McGlynn.
Clean Crime.