Evening star., 1936-07-17
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Haskin. Director. Washington, D. C.
Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. Is II true that Kansas has two cam
didates for President of the United States
this year?-N. E.
A. Gov. Landon is not the only cam
didate from the Sunfiower State. The
Communists have nominated Earl
Browder, who was born in Wichita. He
now lives in Yonkers, N. Y.
G. What is the most valuable animal
in the National Zoo at Washington,
.. CPS. F.
A. 1t is the black African rhinoceros
which is worth about $4,000. An ele-
phant, saiga antelope, or Siberian tiger
would come next in the Federal Govern
ment's collection. Good males of these
species are worth from $500 to $4,000.
@. How many people are being helped
through the Federal vocational rehabili-
tation act?-E. M.
A. More than 10000 persons are now
being rehabilitated by State agencies
under the Federal act.
@. What is the real name of Robert
Taylor, the motion picture star?-G. A.
A. His name is Spangler Arlington
Brough.
@. What is the name of the system
which has taken the place of the Rus
sian o. G. p U.?-B. J.
A. Q. G. P. U. has recently been in
corporated into the N. K. v. D., the in
itialS Of the Russian name for Peoples
Commissariat of Home Affairs.
Q. How did the raglan coat get its
name?-G. M
A. 1t was named for Lord Raglan.
17SS-1S55, an English general.
Q. Is it possible to buy synthetic emer-
alds?-J. H
A. The process has not been perfected
sufficiently for any to be on the Amer
lean market. European experimenters
have made some small synthetic gems,
but at greater cost than natural ones.
@. When were the rules for polo
formulated?-E. H.
A. English officers adopted the game
as they found it in India, and brought
it to England, where, in 1877, the first
definite rules were formulated.
@. What is the Magic City?-L. r. S.
A. The growth of Miami has been SO
remarkable that this name is frequently
applied to the city.
Q. Please give the teeth-building diet
developed by Drs. Drain and Boyd
E. r.
A. For young children the essentials
of the Boyd-Drain diet are One quart
OF milk, one egg, one teaSpoonful of cod
liver oil, one ounce of butter, one orange
one or more servings of vegetables or
fruits, candy after meals, but at no other
time. For older children meat is added
The adult daily diet is: One quart Of
milk, one or two eggs, one serving OF
meat, fish, chicken or liver, two vege-
tables, fruit, one teaspoon cod liver oil,
and six teaspoons butter.
@. Are rubber and ivory the chief
exports of the Belgian Congo?-T. L.
A. They are no longer important, the
chief exports being copper, diamonds
and other minerals.
@. How old is Salem College at Win
ston-Salem, N. C.?-G. KIT.
A. This college for women was
founded in 1772.
G. Is there any national meeting of
marionette or puppet makers?-J. H.
A. The first American Puppetry Con-
ference convened at the Detroit Insti-
tute of Arts, Detroit, Mich, from July
8-11.
@. How much tomato juice is sold in
year?-B. P.
A. Although the industry is only seven
years old. 100000 cases were sold last
year.
@. When was the Interchurch World
Movement organized? What was its pur-
poSe?-C. H.
A. 1t originated in 1918, and projected
the raising of a vast amount of money
one billion dollars-for the spread of
the gospel and Christian religion on en-
tlrely undenominational lines. 1t also
projected the use of the influence of the
church in bettering social. economic and
industrial conditions, and for this end
caused surveys to be financed and made.
The movement was not successful and
collapsed in 1921.
@. How old is Senator SteiWer? Is
he lawyer?-R. P.
A. Senator Frederick Steiwer will be
So on october Is, 1885, He is a lawyer
by profession.
@. Who is the most successful Amer
lcan author OF all time?-E. M. B.
A. Henry HoynS, chairman of the
Board of Harper's, said Mark Twain
probably is the highest-paid American
author of all time Harper's became his
sole publishers in 1896. Early figures are
lacking, but since the authors death, in
1910, the publishers have paid into the
estate more than 81 l,250,000 in royalties.
These figures do not include huge royal
ties from stage and screen nor do they
account for the enormous earnings of
Mark Twain as his own publisher. Since
1896 Harpers have sold more than $780,
900 volumes of the humorist's work.
Q. When is the Great Lakes ExpoSi-
tion?-R. S. G.
A. This celebration in honor of the
Tooth anniversary of Cleveland began
on Saturday, June a. and will last for
100 days thereafter.
@. How long did the Sacco-Vanzetti
case laSt?-L. F.
A. The murders for which they were
finally executed in 1927 occurred in 1920,
They went to their deaths protesting