Evening star., 1937-04-07
ANsWERSTO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ltAsxlN.

A reader can get the hsDer to any
question of fact by Dritir The Euenino
Star Information Bured5 Frederic J.
Haskin, Director, Wasl hgton, D. c.
Please i1close stamp for Aeply.
@. Is Queen Elizabeths coronation
wardrobe designed by Fr4 hch or English
dressmakers?-T r.
A. Norman Hartnell Il London was
chosen by the Queen to design her ward
robe for the coronation and subsequent
court functions
@. How long will the Passion Play"
be presented at Zion City, Ill.?-W H.
A. The Passion Play" opened at the
Shiloh Tabernacle there on Palm Sunday
and will be given every Sunday until
the end of June.
O. How does the rainbow fountain
near the Lincoln Memorial works.. w.
A. The fountain consists OF 1873 small
Jets which throw water in sheets, on
which the sunlight gives spectacular rain
bow effects.
@. How many copies Of Erich
Remarques "All Quiet on the Western
Front" have been sold?-W. r.
A The book had world sale of $500
900 copies and has been translated into
more than 25 languages.
O. How long have Amos and Andy
been broadcasting?- H.
A. Amos and Andy first broadcast under
the names of Sam ard Henry over Sta
ton WGN from 1925 to 1927 In 1927
they began broadcasting over Station
WMAQ, under the names of Amos and
Andy.
@ Has business gone on in Madrid dur
ing the siege?-H. c.
A. Business has gone on with quite
degree of normality most Of the time.
@. What kind of a ship was Amelia
Earhart's flying laboratory? Who ac-
companied her when she started her
fight?-C. A.
A. The ship was Lockheed Electra.
Miss Earhart was accompanied by Paul
Mantz, co-pilot; Capt. Harry Manning
and Fred Noonan, in charge Of radio
and navigation.
@. Please give some information about
James Hilton, author of "Good-by, Mr..
Chips and I'VE Are Not Alone
w. H J.
A. Born in 1900 in Lancashire, James
Hilton was educated in various schools
in London. He was too young for service
in the war, but was in the Officers Train
ing Corps at Cambridge. His first article
was published by the Manchester Guard
ian when he was seventeen years old.
Commissioned by the editor of the British
Weekly to write long short story for a
special supplement, Mr.. Hilton COM
pleted "Good-by, Mr.. Chips" in four days
@. Where is Marshal Foch buried?
S. w.
A. His remains now repose in st.
Ambrose Chapel at the right of Ma
poleon's Tomb under the Dome of the
Invalides Paris, France.
@. How tall must man be to be con-
sidered giant?-S. H.
A. No definite height is set Barnum,
at one time, specified that no one less
than feet inches tall should be en-
gagged for exhibition as giant.
@. What kind of bees are Hybla bees
found In poetry?-P. N.
A. This reference is to super bees.
Hybla honey was considered the most
delicious
Q. Please give the English translation
OF the Chinese names Of the months.
B. NJ
A. Holiday Moon, Budding Moon,
Sleepy Moon, Peony Moon, Dragon
Moon, Lotus Moon, Moon of Hungry
| Ghosts, Harvest Moon. ChrySanthemum
Moon, Kindly Moon, White Moon and
! Bitter Moon.
G. What colleges are known as the
Southern Resident Labor Colleges2-H. j.
I A. The Highlander Folk School at
Monteagle, Tenn, and Commonwealth
| College at Mena, Ark. are the Southern
| Resident Labor Colleges
Q. Please give the dimensions Of Big
| Ben on the House of Parliamentary. j.
A. The dials are 221a feet in diameter
hour figures, 2 feet; minute spaces, l
foot square; pendulum, 13 feet; weight,
TOO pounds
@. What is the date Of the eclipse of
the sun this Summer?-G. T.
A. 1t will begin out over the Pacific
Ocean on June 9. 1t will travel 5000
miles, cross the international date line
and end in Peru about sunset on June g.
1t will be the longest eclipse Of the
sun In 1900 years. At one point over the
ocean 1t will last seven minutes four
seconds. The average eclipse lasts only
three minutes
@. What effort is made to check Nor
mon crickets before they begin to eat
crops?-G. R.
A. This year 100000 has been allo-
cated from w. P. A. funds to Law down
poison barrage before the crickets reach
their feeding grounds.
@. What is the most popular of all the
Government publications?-E. w.
A. Childrens Bureau publication No. 8.
Infant Care" is rated by the Govern
ment Printing Office as the most popular
publication. More than 100000 COPIES
OF the booklet have been sold to date.
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