Evening star., 1936-12-25
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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@. Why was there hesitation In the
Irish Free State In accepting King
George vi when there was not IN the
case Of King Edward VIII?-R. X.
A. The action Of the Irish Free State
with regard to His Majesty King George
vi connotes no personal objections TO
the present monarch. Under the statutes
of Westminster the British dominions
may refuse to accept a new sovereign In
the case of abdication if they so desire.
The Free State was already in the proc
ess of drawing up the new constitution,
under which the name of the King is
to be omitted as far as internal affairs
are concerned The Dali had adjourned
for the Christmas holidays when the
abdication came and reconvened in order
to consider the new question. King
George vi has now been accepted and
the objection which was raised was
lllCICly Lldll4CoGdtlOI4 VI IL loll
nationalistic feeling.
@. How many immigrants came TO
this country last year?-A. B.
A. During the last calendar year 1892
immigrants came to the United States
for permanent residence.
@. How many people marched in Presi-
dent Franklin D. Roosevelt's first tnau-
gural parade?-C. K.
A. approximately 1900 marched in
a procession that took more than three
hours to pass the reviewing stand.
@. Do many colleges have compulsory
chapel attendance?-H. J. H.
A. A survey of 828 institutions for the
Council for Church Boards of Education
reports that more than half the State
and municipal schools have no chapel
at all. Fifty-one colleges have changed
chapel requirements in the last 20 years,
and 38 since 1890. OF these % made
attendance voluntary, 16 reduced number
of services or increased cuts, while II
made rules stricter.
G. How does the amount Of whisky
made in Kentucky in 1888 compare with
the present production?-C. H.
A. In 1888 Kentucky's whisky output
was 1890 900 gallons. In 1885 produc-
tion amounted to 100000 gallons.
@. Did Kant, the philosopher, live in
retirement?-M. H.
A. Kant spent his entire life in Konigs-
berg, Prussia, engaged in his PROFESSIONAL
duties and the writing of his great
philosophical works. He lived in re-
tirement under strict, self-imposed rules
for health and study, never having trav-
eled more than so miles outside Of his
native city.
@. Is it correct for a young woman
to go to visit the family Of a young
man on his invitation?-F. r. S.
A. The invitation should come from
either his mother or his sister.
@. What are the names of the different
kinds of Pacific salmon?-E H.
A. There are five kinds: The quinnat,
the blueback. the silver, the chum and
the pink salmon.
@. Is it true that birth certificates In
New York do not show whether or not
the parents of the child are married?
B. D.
A. New York birth certificates have
spaces only for the maiden name of the
mother and the name Of the father and
no space for a notation as to their marital
status, if any.
@. How much was paid for a slave
before the Civil War?-H. j. z.
A. The value of slaves varied greatly
from 500 or less on an old decrepit Negro
to considerably over 81 900 in the case of
strong active young person. In ex-
ceptional cases, such as a young and
beautiful girl, the price is said to. have
run into several thousand dollars 1t is
estimated that an average price would
be 5000.
@. Who is the new president of the
Federal Council of Churches Of Christ
in America?-G. L.
A. DR.. Edgar De Witt Jones Of Detroit
was recently elected to that Office.
@. What are the Sea Scouts?-E H.
A. The Sea Scouts are an important
part of the Boy Scout senior program
for youths of IS or older. They are con-
cerned with nautical and aquatic matters
swimming, sailing, rowing, marine his
tory, marlinSpike seamanship, ground
tackle, life aboard ship, rules of the road
at sea- foreign commerce, navigation, sig
mailing and cruising.
@. Has Switzerland national anthem?
M
A. 1t has. 1t is "Rufst du Mein Vater-
land" CCallest Thou, My FatherlandD.
1t is written in German by J. r. Wyss
d781-1830).
@. Who directs Fred Astaire and
Ginger Rogers in their dances?-E. H.
A. Hermes Pan is their dance director.
@. How many of each party were
elected to the Cortes at the last election
in Spain?-C. X.
A. The total number of members of
the Spanish Cortes is 473. In the Feb
ruary election of 1886, the party of the
Left, which is the party of the present
government secured 253 seats; the party
of the Right, consisting of the Conserva-
tives, the Royalists, Clericals or Catholics,
Agrarians, FascistS, Liberal Democrats
and monarchistS, obtained 200 seats:
while the Center party, with political
afhliation with the Rights, secured ap-
proximately 20 seats.