Evening star., 1936-06-27

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question OF fact BY iorttin0 The EUenfn0
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J..
Haskfu Director. Washington, d. C.
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@. What kind OF automobiles can Be
entered in the worlds worst autono-
bile races" IN. L. A.
A. This show Is called the International
Congress Of Dare Devils 1t is said that
automobiles worth more than $50 cannot
enter these races.
@. How much money was spent "a
prepare the Texas Centennial EXPOSE
tion7-A. A.
A. About $25 oO0. 900 was spent to make
this an outstanding event The build
tngs are for the most part permanent
structures. designed in Aztec and mod
ern classical style. Most Of the buildings
are air-conditioned.
@. Where are the tents for the Ring
ling Circus made7-G. G.
A. They are made at the Winter quar-
ters Of the circus in Sarasota. Fla.
Thirty-two trained canvas workers are
kept busy throughout the year. There
are more than 300 canvas structures In
the Ringing outflt, all Of which must be
renewed each year.
@. How many chapters has the Amer
lean Red Cross?-G. 8. A.
A. 1t has over 5000
@. Are Herriot. BRAND, Callaux. Poin-
care and Tardieu Socialists7-J. H. C.
A. Herriot Is q Socialist. BRAND
started as Socialist. but was read out
Of the party because he took oflce under
a bourgeoisie government. CalIaux was
q Radical Socialist, and Poincare and
Tardieu, have been classed as Nation
alists. Parties are not clearly defined
in France as here. Coalitions and
changes in leadership break down many
party lines and about the only real diff
ferentiation Is the Left and the Right.
@. What is the derivation of the
word hocuS-pocuS?-L. G.
A. 1t is an imitation of Latin, and was
coined probably in the seventeenth CEN
tury as form Of Incarnation by iugglers.
@. What is the name Of the town In
South Carolina where trees are subject
to police regulations?-E. H. L.
A. All trees in Summerville are sub
ject 70 police regulations and no tree is
ever cut in the town unless it is neces-
sary for the preservation of other trees
or because Of a dangerous condition IN
the tree. An ordinance says: 1T shall
be unlawful for any person to injure or
destroy any living tree or sapling within
the corporate limits of the town except
through permission of the Town Council
@. Who were H. G. Wells parents7
e w.
A. His father was professional crick-
eter and kept a small china shop. His
mother, the daughter of an innkeeper,
was lady's maid before her marriage
and became a houSekeeper when her
husbands business failed.
@. What was the inception of the Big
Brother movement?-S. r.
A. In 1904 Ernest K. Coulter, clerk of
New York's first Juvenile Court, pro-
posed to the Mems Club of the Central
Presbyterian Church that each of the
members take personal interest in one
boy who had been arraigned in the court.
Out Of this grew the Big Brother organi-
zation which now includes Jewish,
Protestant and Catholic membership.
@. Who discovered saccharin?-M. r.
A. 1t was discovered in 1879 by Fahl-
berg and Remsen.
Q. How many bees weigh one pound?
III. C. F.
THE uaa ry,,It,,ra Tnhr~atov,, -nv,r
that there are approximately 5000 bees
in a pound. In shipping bees, two to nve
pounds go in one package.
: @. What doctor performed the opera
ton that restored the sight Of Or. Axel
Munthe?-H. r.
A. DR.. Alfred Vogt Of Zurich Is the
physician who performed the operation
on the author.
@. What is the name of the Govern
ment organization that has charge Of
prison factory building?-L. NJ
A. 1t is known as Federal Prison In
dustries, Inc.
@. Please give some information about
bakelite-H H
A. Bakelite is an artificial material
used in the preparation Of varnishes
and as q substitute for amber and hard
rubber. 1t Is formed by chemical Eeac-
ton between carbolic acid and for
maldehyde and was discovered by L. II.
Baekeland. 1t is made In two initial
forms, distinguished by the letters A
and B. Bakelite A is soluble and fusible:
bakelite is insoluble but plastic so that
it can be nodded. Both Of these initial
forms are changed under the action of
heat and pressure to bakelite G, which Is
hard, insoluble, infusible, and possessed
Of high insulating properties.