Evening star., 1937-02-27
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.


A reader can get the ansper to dnr
question OF fact by ,Oritiry The Euenino
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Haskin, Director. Washington, D. C.
Please inclose stamp for reply.
at Miami, Fla.?-C. N.
A. The controlling interest is Jointly
owned by Col. E. r. Bradley and joseph
E. Widener.
@. Is it true that Negroes are not vel.
coined in 1taly?-H. s.
A. Mussolini has ordered contracts
ended for all Negroes-mostly entertain
ers-who are now IN Italy. and their con-
tracts are not to be renewed. No figure
on the number Of Negroes in Italy is
available.
@. How often did the Sunshine News
paper" give away its home edition last
year?-H. F.
A. The st. Petersburg, Fla, Inde-
pendent gives away this edition on any
DAY when the sun does not shine in st.
Petersburg In 1886 there were only six
free editions. Previous to that, there
were 546 days without one on which the
sun did not shine at ALL
@. How much cotton is used in making
bags in the United States?-W. j. r.
A. Bags and bagging require approx
mately 100000 bales of cotton a year.
O. How many windows has the WASH
ington Monument?-E w.
A. 1t has eight, two on each side, from
which the city and nearby countryside
can We viewed from the observation floor.
@. Please explain the No-Man's Land
In Colorado.-M. M. s.
A. 1t is tract of about 1900 square
miles in the north central part of the
State, about so miles from Denver. Ly.
ing between lands included In the
Louisiana Purchase and in the Texas
Panhandle purchase, it is not part of
either, but was obtained in the cession
OF the Ute Indians under the treaty
OF March 2. 1868. 1t was included with
in the boundaries of Colorado when that
State was admitted to the Union in
1876. On August 9. 1886, at Brecken-
ridge, Colo, Gov. E. c. johnson pro-
claimed American sovereignty over this
land.
@. Is black aniline dye suitable for
dyeing silk goodS?-H. j.
A. Aniline black is not nearly as suited
for printing on silk as it is on cotton,
and while it still finds use in silk print
ing, it has been replaced to a consider
able extent with certain acid blacks.
@. Does Sir Arthur Conan DoyIe's son
believe in spiritualism? If so, does he
communicate with his father?-C. j.
A. The authors son, Denis Conan
Doyle, claims to be in constant COM
munication with his father. He is quoted
as saying: My father has never failed
to advise me on my personal and busi-
ness relations. Not once since he died
six years ago has he advised me wrong"
Oregon?-W. j.
Oreg. is the largest in the State II is
owned by Frederick Warran Wichman
and consists of 1000 acres.
O. Where is the model of the New York
WO14O d4I VI 40OSs-E.
A. A model of the fair Is on display
on the eightieth floor of the Empire
State Building in New York City.
@. Does the establishment of a free
port in New York mean that foreign
goods can be sold in this country with
out paying duty?-M. B.
A. Establishment of the port will in
no way breach the American tariff walls.
| All goods leaving the free port for an
| American destination must pay full i'm.
port duties. American coastwise ship.
ping will be protected by requiring that
no goods can be moved from the free
port to any American port except in
American ships. Operation of the free
port is expected by shippers to elimi-
nate many costly Implications of charges
as well as irritating delays in trans
shipment of goods. The principal func.
ton of the port is expected to be TO
supply a convenient place, served by all
| principal shipping lines from every part
of the world. for trans-shipping foreign
goods for delivery to some other foreign
port than the port of origin.
@. Where was Eleonora Duse born7
w. H.
A. The famous actress was born IN
| Vigevano, Italy.
@. Is there an association of plastic
surgeons?-F B.
A. The Society Of Plastic and Recon-
structive Surgery is such an orgariza-
| ton.
@. How many American motorists have
visited Mexico since the new highway
opened?-H. K. K.
A. More than 10000 American motor
| lists have visited Mexico since the open
] ing last Summer of the new highway
| between Laredo and the Mexican capital.
@. Is it possible for boy handicapped
| by some physical deformity to become
| Boy Scout?-H. j.
A. If Boy Scout is physically unable
| to meet the required tests. he may be-
come member through what Is known
as Achievement Scouting. He fulfllls
whatever requirements he can and for
tests he cannot meet he may substitute
others of his own choosing which will
| show Scout spirit.
c. What is the largest piece Of coral
found in recent years?-W. B. r.
A. In Formosa. Japanese fishermen
found the largest piece of coral on
record, weighing more than $50 pounds.