Evening star., 1936-02-19
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY Frederic J. Haskin.

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question Of fact by ,ortttng The EuentHg
Star Information Bureau, Frederick J.
Haskin, Director. Washington, d. c,
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q. Were any workmen killed during
the construction Of the Huey Long
Bridge?-M. s.
A. Ten persons were killed during the
construction Of the Huey p. Long Bridge
across the Mississippi River.
@. How many organizations are on the
five-day week?-L. r.
A. Wage earners in ,404 companies
with 2,767 900 employees are now on the
f1ve-day week. A ive-day week for
clerical employees is reported by lilo
companies, or As per cent of the total.
@. Who wrote the opera, lie Cid?
r. M.
A. The music is by Massenet and the
words by DEnnery, Gallet and Blau.
1t Is based upon Corneille's drama.
@. How many trailers are there In the
United States?-G. C.
A. The total number Of trailers reg
istered in the United States in 1894 Tin
cludtng passenger car trailers) was
615,315. The 1885 figure is not yet
available. .
@. Please give brief history of the
Junior college movement.-M. M.
A. The beginning of the movement
reaches far back into the nineteenth
century. AS early as 1851 Henry Phillips
Tappan recommended a differentiation
between what he designated the COL
legal and the executive parts of educa-
ton, terms which meant preparatory
and professional education. Other of
the earlier educational leaders who en-
couraged the movement are: William
Watts Folwell. William Rainey Harper.
Edmund j. James, Alexis Lange and
David Starr Jordan.
@. What is Irving Berlin's real name?
L. C.
A. His name was originally Israel
Baline.
@. Who invented oleomargarine2-
NJ. T.
A. This product was invented in 1869
by a Frenchman, Hippolyte Mege-
Mouries, in order to secure a prize
offered by Napoleon III for cheap and
wholesome butter substitute.
@. Please give some information about
Catalina Island.-E. j.
A. Santa Catalina is an island of
Southern California, separated from the
mainland of Los Angeles County by San
Pedro Channel. 1t is about Is miles
long and the average width is about 4
miles The surface is semi-mountain-
GUS with bold, rocky coasts and numer-
GUS wooded groves. The clear waters
are famous game e-flShing grounds. Sea
lions inhabit the south coast and flying
fish are numerous in the channel. The
only town, Avalon, Is noted resort.
O. How many high dams are there
in the United States?-G. S. C.
A. There are IS dams in the United
States, either completed or under con-
struction, which have a maximum
height above foundation of 200 feet
or more.
@. What Is meant by the rag baby
with reference to money?-H. r.
A. During the currency expansion agi-
tation of the late 70s this term was
applied by the sound money advocates
to the greenbacks, the Government fiat
currency issued during the Civil War.
The term originated in series of car
toons by Thomas Mast, published in
Harpers Weekly in 1876, in which the
greenback was depicted as rag baby.
@. What does poilu mean?-F. G. H.
A. The word means hairy AS noun,
it was applied to the French soldiers in
the World War because of their bearded
faces.
@. Is James Weldon johnson, the
Negro author, related to j. Rosamond
johnson, composer?-E. M.
A. James Weldon johnson and J.
RoSamond Johnson, singer and arranger
of Negro Spirituals, are brothers.
@. Who originated the expression.
there is nothing permanent except
change?-A. r.
A. The Greek philosopher, Heraclitus.
in the early fifth century BIC. taught
that there is nothing permanent except
change. The realization of the tran
sient character of all things human pro-
duced in him sadness n1emorialized by
the sobriquet of the Weeping Philoso-
pher.
@. How many eggs does 1t take to
produce a pound of dried eggs?-H. K.
A. 1t requires 4S eggs to make pound
of dried yolk, and is dozen eggs to
produce a pound of dried albumen.
@. Please give a biography OF Mrs.
Patrick Campbell-H. r. H.
A. Mrs. Campbell, nee Beatrice Stella
Tanner, was born in London in 1867.
In 1884 she married Patrick Campbell.
who was killed in the Boer War in
1900. She made her professional en-
trance upon the stage in 1888. Among
her notable successes were roles in THE
Second Mrs. Tanqueray," "The Mas
oueraders," "John-a-Dreams," and "The
Notorious Mrs EbbSmith." She appeared
with Robertson in the roles OF
Ophelia, Juliet and Lady Macbeth. also
in Fedora and Little Eyolf. In 1904 she
appeared with Sarah Bernhardt IN
"Pelleas and Melisande." In 1914 she
married George Cornwallis West.
@. How many Presidents OF the United
States were born in the South?-T. G.
rr,alvo They are Presidents