Evening star., 1937-02-26
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

A reader can get the answer to any
question OF fact by tDrtting The Euening
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Haskin. Director. Washington. D. C.
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@. Please explain the duties of a whip
In the House of Representatives.-BF F. P.
A. The duties of a whip in Congress,
as set forth by Senator Guffey in Con-
gress on May IL, 1896, are as follows:
"The whip looks after the membership
Of his party and endeavors to have them
present to vote on important measures.
When the vote is apt to be close he
checks up, finds out who is out of the
city, and advises absentees by wire of
the important measures coming up.
There are many hours Of long debate
when many members do not feel it
necessary to be present and listening,
and they 60 along attending to their
other business, which In many cases IS
pressing. The whip keeps posted on the
daily program, and If something impor-
tant comes up where votes will be taken
he notifies the membership Of his party.
Occasionally members offices are noti-
fed by phone from the whips office
that all members are desired on the
floor immediately
@. How long does it take to cross Eng
land from London to Liverpool by train2
ID. c. G.
A. 1t takes four and one-half hours.
@. What do thin-shelled eggs indi-
cate?-R. D.
A. They indicate a lack of minerals
or vitamin D in the ration.
@. Who will succeed DR.. James Row.
land Angel as president of Yale Uni
versity?-W. j.
A. On his retirement in June DR.. Angel
will be succeeded by Charles Seymour,
now provost and history professor at
the university.
@. Please mention some recent plays
that are biographical.-W.
A. Such a list would include Victoria
Regina" king Richard H." prelude to
Exile" THE Masque of Kings" "Plumes
in the Dust" Aged 26,' "St. Helena
"a Point of Honor" and the new oper-
eta, "Frederika"
@. What State has the largest number
of Indians?-J. L.
A. Oklahoma has 96,244 Indians or
288 per cent of the national total.
@. Is it still against the law to smoke
in public eating places In North Da-
kota?-J. T.
A. The law has recently been repealed
t,,,t ha North nokofo
@. To what college did the late Elihu
Root leave bequest?-F. r.
A. The largest gift made in the will
Of Mr. Root was a bequest of 5000 900
to the trustees of Hamilton College at
Clinton, N. Y, for the endowment fund
of that institution.
@. Has the boycott ever been used in
a campaign against billboards?-W. S. A.
A. It Is said to have been so used,
and successfully, in Hawaii.
@. Has Canada a national game?
e. H.
A. Lacrosse is the national game of
Canada.
u. VINO invented Tile duIOuldtlC COup1ck
for railroads.&c.. II. D.
A. Eli H. Janney, who was q clerk In
q dry goods store and not q railroad
man, patented the first automatic car
coupler.
@. What is meant by Terminalia?
L. w. s.
A. This was an ancient Roman fes-
~ 1I,, E11k1r iV1
honor of Terminus, the god of boun-
dar1es. Neighbors on adjoining lands
met at the boundary stones and there
united in offering sacrifices, after which
they feasted, danced and played games.
@. When is National Ice Cream week
to be celebrated?-C. NJ.
A. The week beginning April 18. Spe-
cial emphasis will be placed on the value
of ice cream in the diet, and on unusual
ice cream combinations.
@. How many kinds of golfers are
there?-J. w.
A. Two dozen types of goiter have
been identified, all falling into two CLASH
fications, simple or non-toxic goiter and
toxic goiter.
@. Please give the ancient German
names for the IL months-W. H.
A. They are as follows: January, Har-
tung; February, Hornung; March, Lenz-
ing; April, Ostermond; May, Maien;
June, Bracelet July, Heuert; August,
Ernting; September, Scheiding; october,
Gilbhart November, Neblung; December,
Julmond.
O. How many newspaper chains are
there in the United States?-E. G.
A. There are so newspaper chains IN
this country.
@. Are all the records for the talking
books for the blind made at the Library
of Congress at Washington?-H. K.
A. Some of them are also made at the
American Printing House for the Blind
at Louisville, KY, and at the National
Institute for the Blind, London, England.
O. Where will the next G. A. r. en-
campment be held?-A. M. T.
A. It will be held at Madison, Wis, but
the date has not been set.
@. What was the earliest institution in
existence for the education Of crippled
children?-W. H.
A. In 1882 Bavaria established at
Munich the first institution in the world
for the education Of crippled children.