Evening star., 1937-02-05
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

| BI FREDERIC J. HAShIN.
A reader can get the dnsuer to any
question ot fact by ,Driting The Euentng
Star Information Bureau. Frederic J.
HdSkin, Director. Washington, d. C.
Please incloSe stamp for reply.
@. What has become of the Winnie
Mae, which made the flight around the
world?-C. w.
A This airplane, used by Wiley Post
and Harold Gatty in their famous flight,
has been presented to the Smithsonian
Institution. Another. recent gift to the
Smithsonian is the plane, Polar Star,
in which Lincoln Ellsworth made the first
flight across Antarctica.
@. How many boys are enrolled in the
Boys Clubs Of the Nation?-H. G.
A. There are 255162 boys enrolled in
291 organizations. Sanford Bates became
executive director of the Boys Clubs of
America Inc.
@. What is the fastest run ever made
on skis?-C. G.
A. The record was made by the Nor
wegian ski champion, Kjelland, at st.
MoritZ, Switzerland, on February 16, 1888,
in a test in which he attained a rate
OF $50 kilometers, or almost 100 miles,
an hour.
@. If concerted effort were made, how
long would it take to stamp out syphilis?
T. P.
A. DR.. Ray Lyman Wilbur says that 1t
could be wiped out in one generation if
the medical profession were given the
opportunity to apply the knowledge at its
command.
@. What is meant by candid camera
photographic. W.
A. Jack Price Of Editor and Publisher
says: Candid Camera was a phrase
which was coined by the New York
Journal about six years ago. If YOU will
remember the Hearst papers were the
first to introduce this type of photog-
raphy, using the miniature camera for
newspapers. They later discarded this
phrase and used other terms. Since then
all pictures made with a miniature
camera have been called Candid Camera
Photographs 1t is only in the newspaper
editorial pictures that candid camera
photography means basically making
pictures surreptitiously, also making in
formal photographs. The public generally
accepts candid camera photographs as
snapshots made with small camera of
imposed subjects. The manufacturers
of miniature cameras have taken pos
session of the term and are employing
1t for the sale of their products"
@. What is the name of the famous
jiu-iitsu training headquarters in Japan?
w. J.
A. The Kodokan is where liu-iitsu
training is given. Prof. Jigoro Kano is
the promoter of the Kodokan style and
head of the school, which he established
in 1886 Experts receive degrees from
the institution.
@. What relation to De Wolfe Hopper
is William De Wolfe Hopper. the actor?
F. L.
A. He is the son of De Wolfe Hopper
by his fifth wife. Ella Furry Hopper.
@. What is the highest motor road in
Europe?-C. J.
A. 1t is said to be the road 10000 feet
above sea level in the Sierra Nevada
Mountains in Spain.
@. What makes wood fire crackle?
w. A B.
A. 1t crackles because of miniature ex-
plosions in the cells of the wood.
O. Does it harm a clock or watch to
turn the hour or minute hand backward?
w. " c.
A. 1t does not. However, if the clock
strikes the hours. the hands should be
turned forward. pausing for each strike.
@. Are many of the early Colonial
almanacs still in eXistence?-W. r.
A. Although it is probable that hun
dreds of thousands were printed. there
are not more than three or four hun
dred in existence today.
G. Has New York City school named
for Mark Twain?-D. NJ.
A. One of the schools now under con-
struction is the Mark Twain Junior High
School.
O. OF the money spent by women for
cosmetics. how much goes to the Gov
ernment in taXes?-E. w. K.
A. 1t is estimated that women in the
United States spend S100 900 900 annually
for cosmetics. On this the Federal Gov
ernment collects approximately $4,000
900 in internal revenue taxes.
Q. In what language was THE Street
of the Fishing Cat" written?-K. G.
A. 1t was written in Hungarian, the
mother tongue of its author, Jolan
FoldeS. Elizabeth jacob made the Eng
liSh translation. This book was last
years all-nations prize novel
@. What is the name of the organiza-
tion that is interested in beautifyinc
highways and eliminating roadside bill
boards?-W. H.
A. The National Roadside Council, lis
East Nineteenth street, New York City
@. Are fairy stones still abundant in
Patrick County, Va? Are they cross
shaped when found or cut that way?
E. F.
A. Fairy stones are found in abundance
in that section of Virginia. In one area
Of about SO acres they occur commonly
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