Evening star., 1937-04-12


Star Information Bureau, Frederic J
Hasktn, Director, Washington, d. C.
Piedse tncIose stamp tor reply
y, HOW much money has been paid
into the Treasury by employers and en-
ployeS under the Social Security Act?- .
F. J.
A. Employers who started payments
January, 1886, have paid So. 1872. .723 %.
employees who began paying January.
1897, have paid s13,928 433 80, according
to the Social Security Board. Larger
sums undoubtedly have accrued but have
not yet been reported. The number of
persons now under the provisions of the
act is approximately 26,0OO,0O0.
Q. How did the Ramos gin nzz get
It's name?-N. P
A. 1t is called after it's inventor. Henry
c. Ramos, a master mixologist who -four
lShed in New Orleans from 1885. His
place was so popular that at one time
he employed 80 bartenders to serve the
customers who stood before his bar sew
eral rows deep.
Q. Do clowns often change the manner
OF making up their faces?-S. H.
A. Each clown creates his own style
OF makeup and 1t becomes Identified
with him. No clown copies the make
up OF another clown.
y. Can toe dancer dance without
slippers with padded toes and stiffened
SoleS?-E. L.
A. 1t is possible but unusual for a
toe dancer to dance without padded
slippers. The early Greeks practiced it
TO some extent, and in Spain it was done
by La Gitanita. She was taking part in
a competition in dancing event, when
she threw off her shoes and stockings
and danced the "Copla de las Sevillanas"
on the point, and won the contest.
@. What was Earle Sande's final wear
as a jockey?-J. H. D.
A. His final races were ridden in 1882.
q. How many people attend conven-
tlonS in Washington, D. c., during the
month of April?-F. n.
A. Fourteen thousand delegates are
expected to attend 81 conventions sched-
uled for this month. In 1886 there were
Is conventions attended by 10000 dele
gates.
@. Were the original Hawaiians tall
or short?-R. T.
A. They had excellent physiuues and
great strength. The chiefs were we'll
over six feet tall and weighed $50 to 300
pounds.
Q. Which weighs less, dry air or damn
air?-W. P.
A. Damp air weighs less than dry air,
as the dampnesS is due to the yapor of
water in the air, and vapor of water is
lighter than most of the other gases of
the atmosphere.
@. Will Louisville, KY, get out a city
directory this years.. K
A. Due to the flood, the directory will
be little late, but the Caron Directory
Company is rechecking all addresses and
will issue a directory recording the
changes made by the food disaster.
c. Do mules and horses travel faster
than oxen with a load?-T. L.
A. Mules and horses travel much
faster.
@. Who was the first woman to prac-
tlce dentistry in the United Statesp-
M. B
A. Emeline Roberts Jones of Connecti-
cut. After her marriage to a dentist in
1854, she learned dentistry in his Office
and began work as his assistant in 1854.
She became his partner in 1859. In all,
she practiced for so years.
@. Is there a collection of Shaviana in
this country?-W R. M
A. DR.. Archibald Henderson of the
University Of North Carolina, author
lied biographer of George Bernard
Shaw, has made gift of his entire COL
| lection OF Shaviana to the library of
Yale University.
@. Why are imitation windows
painted on barnS?-V. R. S.
A. The custom was brought to the
United States from Europe It was
started there in order to avoid window
tax and at the same time to give an
! appearance of affluence.
Q. At what time will Summer, Fall and
Winter begin this year?-J. McC.
A. Summer, 2:40 am. June %:
Autumn, $50 pm, September %; Win
| ter, :06 pm, December %.
@. Where are insane Indians cared
| for?-H. W. R.
A. They receive disqualification at st.
| Elizabeth's Hospital, District of Co.
| lumbia.
Q. How many men and how many
women are employed under Federal
| executive civil Service?-R. T.
| A. On December 81, 1886, there were
668,577 male and 1888 female en-
! ployes; 80 per cent were men, 20 per
| cent women. In Washington, D. c.,
| there were 69,551 male and 46,413 fe-
male employees; 60 per cent men and 40
| per cent women.
@. What is the Scotch word for
scholarship?-D. T.
A. 1t is called a bursary.
@. How much money Is spent in ad-
vertising in comic, roto, color and maga-
zine supplements of newSpapers?-W. H.
A. These forms of newspaper adver-
tiSing brought in more than SAL 100000
in revenue to publishers in 1886.
PerilOus.
From the Cincinnati Times-Star.
| A lie-detector was tried out on
politician the other day. What were they
trying to do-blow out fuse? +.