Evening star., 1937-03-26
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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question OF fact by ,pritino The Euenino
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hdsktn, Director, Washington, d. C..
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O. What is the name of the combina-
tion airplane and automobile G.
A. 1t is the Waldo Waterman aero
auto-piano. 1t was recently developed in
Santa Monica and can be driven through
the streets an an automobile, or, with
wings attached, can be flown by its auto
mobile engine at top speed Of l20 miles
per hour.
@. Can lie detector be operated by
an unSkilled perSon?-E. F. G.
A. Prof. Leonardo Keeler who de-
veloped the polygraph, lie detector in
sists that any one conducting tests on
this machine have at least eight months
training before operating it. This is
the only condition under which he will
sell his device.
@. How long have synthetic perfumes
been made?-L. j.
A. The possibility of their manufac-
ture was discovered in 1851 by Cahours,
Grimaux and Lauth. The industry
hardly developed until 1868 and went
slowly until 1885
@. How long is the race course at
Aintree where the Grand National is
held? How many jumps has it?-W. H.
A. 1t is four and half miles long and
has thirty jumps. The jump known as
the Chair is considered one Of the most
difficult in the world
Q. For whom was Pembroke College,
Cambridge, England. named?-N. w.
A. 1t was named for the Earl of Penn
broke, who was killed on his wedding
day in fitting match in honor of his
bride.
O. Please give some information
about the young Irish singer who is a
protege of John Mccormack Sc w.
A. Robert Irwin, baritone of Dublin
is % years old. He has been singing on
the radio in Ireland for nine years. Born
in Dublin, his musical career began as
a singer in ST. Patrick's Cathedral there.
He was twice winner of the Plunket
Green Cup in the annual music festival
at Dublin, as we'll as the Gervase Elves
Cup and the Baritone Gold Medal Mr.
Mccormack first heard him sing over
the radio in Ireland about a year ago
and encouraged him to come to this
country under his sponsorship.
Q. Please give the date of the famous
Borden murders and the year of the trial
of Lizzie Borden-H L.
A. The murders of Andrew j. Borden
and his wife occurred on August 4, 1892
The trial of Lizzie Borden took place in
June, 1893, and lasted thirteen days.
@. What languages are taken by high
school students in this country and
which are the most popular?-H. M. B.
A. A survey by committee appointed
to study the place Of foreign languages
in the high school curriculum shows that
French classes are far in the lead with
10000 pupils Spanish is second with
$1,000 pupils; then follows Latin with
21,000; German, with 10000; Italian,
5000; Hebrew, 1900; Greek, 121.
@. How many checks are issued by
the Government?-J. G.
A. In 1886 the United States Treasury
Department issued 35,735. 746 checks.
@. Is Peoria an Indian name?-E. G.
A. 1t is the name of an Indian tribe
of the Illinois Confederacy. 1t was orig
inally a personal name meaning "he
comes carrying a pack on his back"
G. Was Mignon originally intended to
be sung by soprano?-E. w.
A. Although it is often sung by So
pranos, the role of Mignon originally
was intended for a dramatic mezzo-so-
prano voice. Celestine Galli-Marie, who
created the role at the Opera Conique
in Paris, possessed voice belonging in
that category, as does Gladys SWarthout,
who recently was heard in the role.
@. Is Ernest Hemingway, the author.
in this country noW?-E. w.
A. Mr.. Hemingway has gone to Spain,
where he will report the civil war for
a newspaper syndicate.
@. When was the first st. Patricks
day parade held in the United States?
&C. R. w.
A. The first recorded parade of the
kind was held in Boston, Mass, under
the auspices of the Irish Charitable So
ciety, in 1877.
@. Are geisha girls in Japan trained
for their work? What salaries do they
make?-C. F. G.
At the ages of nine to eleven the
girls are taken into schools, where they
are trained in singing dancing and So
cial graces, such as walking gracefully
and conversing intelligently The most
famous school of the kind is at Kyoto.
An accomplished geisha earns as much
as $3.50 an hour The majority. however.
earn about $50 an evening, while those
without much training make only few
dollars an hour.
@. Why are Booths belongings kept
in the basement of the War Department
instead of the Lincoln Museum?-W.
McC.
A. 1t is believed that the display of
these articles would have morbid
effect on visitors to the mesuem.
@. Who wrote the sonnet beginning,
Mysterious night?-E. H. j.
A. Joseph Blanco White wrote the
sonnet to night, which was spoken OF by
Coleridge as the finest and most grandly
conceived sonnet in our language.
@. Who owns Rainbow, the yacht that
won Americas Cup in 1934?-E. M.
A. It has been purchased from Har-
q Il Ill I,,T ThoY11ny