Evening star., 1937-11-30
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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question OF fact by pritinp The Euentno
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hasktn, director. Washington. d. C..
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Q. How many infants are brought into
the world by midwives in the United
States?--W. N.
A. Maternity Center Association SAYS
that last year about 237 900 mothers were
attended by midwives, most OF them un-
trained.
@. In what year did a small college
football team in Kentucky beat Harvard?
w. ].
A. Centre College defeated Harvard
with score of 60 in 1921.
@. Is Dutch elm disease assuming
serious proportions in Europe?-O. P.
A. The American Forestry Association
reports that the disease has spread to
such an extent that all hope of control
or eradication has been abandoned.
@. What sort of fish is the weakfish3
IT. H.
A. 1t is sea trout found along the
Atlantic and Gulf Of Mexico coasts.
@. Were photograph records made of
the coronation of King George VI?--
D. r. F..
able to the public through shops hand
ling phonograph supplies.
Q. Who was the first Jew to serve in
the cabinet of President of the United
States?-M. C.
A. Oscar Soloman Straus, who was
Secretary of Commerce and Labor in the
latter part Of Theodore Roosevelts ad-
ministration.
@. When Turk Island salt is specified
IN recipe, what does it mean?-S. D. B.
A. Turk Island in the West Indies has
exported salt for many years. The recipe
is probably very old and dates to the
time when Turk Island salt was reg
ularly imported into this country. Any
salt may be used for the purpose.
@. Where did Dr. Mary Walker. the
dress reformer, live after her retirement
from public life2-H K
A. She retired to her estate near
Oswego, N. Y, where she founded a hos
pital for consumptives.
@. Who named the material which is
known as ''cellophane"?-T B.
A. 1t was named by the Swiss chemist,
DR.. j. E. Brandenberger, who developed
and exploited the product which he called
Ia cellophane.'
@. How much does it cost to open the
doors of the Goodyear Zeppelin airship
dock at Akron?-J. E. c.
A. The cost of opening the doors of
either end is approximately 81; that
is, the cost OF electricity used in swinging
the doors is about that amount The
doors of the Akron hangar weigh about
600 tons for each leaf or 1900 tons for
each end of the building.
@, What is tropacocaine?-F. L. C.
A. 1t is a drug having the general
anesthetic and mydriatic qualities of
cocaine. 1t is an alkaloid and is ex-
tracted from a small-leaved variety of
coca growing in Java.
@. What was the occasion upon which
joint session of Congress was broad
cast when The Recessional" was sung?-
A. w. S.
A. President Hoover addressed a Joint
session of Congress in commemoration
OF the 2O0th anniversary of the birth of
George Washington on February %,
1882. At that time the Interstate Male
Chorus sang The Recessional," by Regi-
nald De Koven. The ceremonies were
broadcast
@. What is the origin of the expression
ito be on the anxious bench"?-J. H.
A. At Methodist and other religious
revlvals the anxious benches used to be
set aside for those members who had
repented of their sins and desired to be
admitted to the church. The expression
Is used to describe a state of difficulty
or anxiety.
@. How many States are named for
Presidents?-B. NJ.
A. Only one-Washington.
Q. Please give some information about
the Association for the Preservation of
Virginia Antiquities.-E II.
A The object CT this association is to
acquire, restore and preserve the ancient
historic grounds buildings monuments
and tombs in the Commonwealth of Vir-
glnia and to receive and protect any
relics which may become it's property by
gift or purchase as by charter of March
3, 1892. The association was first char
tered in 1889 and again in 1892. Branches
OF the association are established in
Williamsburg, Norfolk Fredericksburg,
Yorktown, Hanover Accomac, Hamp-
ton, Eastville, Suffolk Gloucester. Surry.
Farmville. Blackstone Hopewell, brakes
Branch and Rockbridge County, Va, and
the William Byrd Branch in Richmond.
There is also a branch in Washington.
D. c., and one in Nashville, Tenn.
O. How old is Orson Welles?-W. J.
A. The actor and producer is % years
old.