Evening star., 1937-01-20
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

| BY FREDERIC J. HASkIN.
A reader cGn get the dnslDer to any
question Of fact by ,oriting The Euening
Stcr Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hasktn, Director, Washington, D. C.
Please inclose stamp for reply
@. How many people of so years or
more are there in the United States?
&C. D. S.
The number is somewhat higher at
present.
@. What proportion of Christmas saw
ings Is actually spent for Christmas gifts?
H. L.
A. Nations Business says that studies
of the subject indicate that about AZ
per cent is used for Christmas purchases,
Is per cent goes into permanent savings,
II per cent into tax payments and 8 per
cent into year-end commitments The
remainder is not accounted for. In
1896 there were about 100000 Christ
mas savings accounts amounting to a
total of $685., 100000.
@. What are the names of the leading
companies interested in television?-
w. H.
A. They are the Radio Corp. of Amer
lea, Farnsworth Television Inc, and
Philco Radio & Television Co.
@. How many members, and for what
term, has Nebraskas unicameral Legis-
lature?-E. T.
A. The State constitutional amend
ment in Nebraska which provided for
the unicameral Legislature stated that
there should be not more than so, nor
less than 80, members. The amount
allowed for salaries was 500. This
was to be divided among the members.
The number of members has been fixed
at 43, so that the salary is about 1912
year for each member. The members
are elected on a non-partisan ballot
held on the demand of any one member.
@. How much prize money and how
many scholarships were awarded in the
Fisher Body coach contest last year?
e. M.
A. In 1886 prizes totaling S50000 were
awarded by the Fisher Body Craftsman's
Guild. In addition to the four $4,000
scholarships, there were 802 State and
national awards and 18 all-expense trips
to the guild convention.
@. What proportion Of adults have
syphilis?-E. G..
A. According to a statement of Gen.
ThnYooc nf hn Init
Public Health Service. one adult in 10
is infected by syphilis at some time dur
ing his or her lifetime.
O. Is Fort Belvedere, the country resi-
dence Of former King Edward VIII, his
private property?-J. E.
A. This is crown property and was
relinquished upon abdication.
@. Please give some information about
the Ringing Art Museum.-H. G.
A. The John and Mabel Ringing Art
Museum, at Sarasota, Fla, was dedicated
October 2, 1881. The beautiful building
includes the north wing with nine gall
lerieS devoted to paintings of the Italian,
Dutch and other European schools. The
left wing is devoted to French rooms and
an eighteenth century gallery. There IS
also an early American hall and other
galleries devoted to English seventeenth
and eighteenth century painting and
rare collection of Spanish masterpieces.
The large auditorium has a stage with
moving picture equipment.
@. Are any Americans included among
the writers whose works will be printed
by the Soviet State Publishing House?
H w.
A. Theodore Dresser and Sinclair Lewis
are among the American writer's whose
works are included in this project.
@. How many dogs are there in this
country?-W. j.
A. An unofficial census estimates the
total of American dogs as approximately
100000
@. What are the United States Food
and Drug Administration specifications
for mayonnaise?-W. w.
A. MayonnaiSe must contain not less
than so per cent of edible vegetable oil
and enough egg yolk to make the sum
Of the percentages of oil and egg yolk
not less than 78 per cent.
@. Please give some information about
Nan Wood Honeyman, new congressional
Representative from Oregon.-H. j.
A. Nan Wood Honeyman of Portland,
Greg, was born at West Point, N. Y, July
Is, 1881. Educated in the Portland
schools, she was graduated from ST.
Helen's Hall, later attending the Finch
School, New York, and studying music
under Edward Mcdowell. In 1907 she
married David Taylor Honeyman, Sec
retary treasurer of the Honeyman Hard
ware Co. They have three children. Mrs
Honeyman was elected Representative
to the Oregon State Legislature in 1884
and alternate to the Democratic National
Convention in 1886.
@. How many copies of Anthony Ad-
verse" have been Sold?-H. w.
A. The novel has had total sale Of
100000 to date.
O. Please give Arthur Brisbanes def
milton of good advertiSing.-H. G.
A. Mr.. Brisbane's analysis of effective
advertising was: 1T must be seen. 1t
must be read. 1t must be understood
1t must be believed. It must cause the
reader to want the thing advertised"
@. What is meant by finmare?-R. B.
A. 1t is word coined from Societa
Finanziaria Marettima. the name of the