Evening star., 1937-09-08
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

reo6er con oct the nnstrer m 0np
question ot toct bu i0rit,no The Euen'ro
Star Information Bureau. Frederic }.
HoskiH. Director Washington n. c,
Please incIoSe stamp for reply.
@. Does the United States have mors
strikes and lockouts than other coun-
tries?-M. d.
A. The number of persons involved in
proportion TO the population is less here
than elsewhere, with the exception of
Canada and the Irish Free State IN
the l930-l936 period 81 persons in 10000
were involved in the United States: 81 in
Great Britain. ia in France tstrikes
only. snd ITO in Belgium The Irish
Free State had "a in 10000 involved, and
Canada, 25.
O. What are American investments In
China and Japsn?-S. T.
A. American citizens have investments
of 1925 600 900 in China and $3.50 0no .0n0
in Japan. Combined. the amounts equal
about per cent of American long term
investments in foreign countries.
O. Who is chairman of the New York
State Racing Commission7 II. G
A. Herbert Bavard Swope is chairman
of the commission
O. When and where were crows served
al a banquet unknown 10 the diners9
C r.
A. On January IL. 1895 Dr. r. w.
Sailing of Tulsa. Okla. q former county
official. invited several friends IN dinner
Al the end of the meal he asked them
if they knew what the meat course was
and all guessed wrong. II was crow.
O. Who invented the miniature can
did camera called Leica III w.
A. II is the invention Of Oekar
Bsrnack.
O. How MANY Of The following chain
stores are there i'm the United States
J. c. Penny, G. e. B. Kroger and G.. g.
Murphy?-W II.
A J. C. Penny, sos; G. & 3. Kroger.
4.203, and G. c. Murphy. 1875.
@. Is a fat child healthier than thin
chilo9-C. r.
A Not necessarily. Mothers should
watch the diet of children who are in
clined to be overweight and see that
they have plenty Of proper food bur not
stsrches and fats that result in over
weight.
@. How long did the Roma noffs rIls
Russia?-W P
A. For a little over 800 years from
1913 until 1917.
O. How many railbuses are operating
In Fra nce?-G. r.
A. Last year these automobiles operated
on rails numbered 354. They covered
500 kilometers daily In France this
new type OF vehicle is called an auto
motrice.
O. What is celesta?-W s.
A. Tt is a keyboard musical instrument
consisting OF a series OF steel plates
struck by small hammers and producing
soft bell-liSe tones II was invented In
1886 by Mustel of Paris.
O. How many cabinet members were
there in the first Presidents eaoinetp
Fl. M
A. Three State. at first called Foreign
Affairs: Treasury and War. The At
were not at first given cabinet rank.
@. Is the phrase on the seal Of the
Department of Agriculture quotations.
M. G.
A. On the seal are the words. "Aeri~
culture is the foundation of msnufa ctllrs
and commerce" H. is an adaptation
from Gibbons Decline and Fall Of the
Roman Empire" This reads. "Agrciil-
ture is the foundation of manufactures
since the productions of Nature are the
materials of art"
Q. Has the Order OF the Cincinnati a
branch in Frsnce?-M b.
A. This is an American orga MIA tion
founded by Washington and other off
GERS of the American Revolution and it
has branch in France composed of
descends nts of French officers who sc-
companied or followed the MARQUIS De
Lafayette to this country Cincinnati
Museum has recently been opened in
Versailles.
q. Please give the "Apostrophe 10
Water" by William Jennings Rrvan-
F. p. c.
A. Water, the daily need of every
living thing. IT sScends from the seas.
obedient TO the summons of the SIN
and, descending, showers blessing upon
the earth; it gives of its sparkling
beauty to the frsgra Mt flower; its al
chemy trsnSmutes base CLAW into golden
grain; it, is the canvas upon which the
finger of the Infinite traces the radiant
bow OF promise. 1t is the drink that
refreshes and adds no sorrow with H..