Evening star., 1937-09-27
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

BY FREDERIC J. HASKLN.
A reader can get the an.wer to any
question OF tact By writtno The Star
Information Bureau, Frederic J. Has,
KIN. director, Washington, d. c.. Please
fnclo'e stamp TOR reply.
O. How many people are there in ths
United States to whom the modern Ku
klux Klan Is opposed?-H. w.
A. Taking the view that the khan Is
1nimlcal to Catholics, Jews and Negroes,
the figures would show a total Of over
37.O0O,00O. There are more than 20 ,OoO..
600 Catholics. nearly 5000, 900 Jews and
over 100000 Negroes in the United
States.
Q. Is there any record of the number
OF visitors to the Pan-American Onion
Building In Washington?-M. r.
A. There are approximately 100,o 900
visitors each year to this famous show
place in the National Capital. Three
guides are kept busy showing the tour
lists about the premises. Each man takes
from rs to $50 people on each trip. and
the daily number frequently runs as
high as $500.
@. Have ships ever sailed through
northwest passage above Canada?-J. T.
A. Two ships recently met in Bellot
Strait, one from the east and one from
the west, thus effecting intercommunica-
tlon. which has been the object of navi-
gators for four hundred years.
Q. Is it true that the feet OF camels
can be half-soled?-W. H.
A. The camels foot is covered with a
cushion-like pad of very hardened skin.
When this skin wears away, caravan
guides and drivers sew piece of leather
over the foot.
Q. How much has the size OF Rikers
Island been increased by dumping refuse
from New York City?-E. s.
A. The area OF the island has been
increased by about sixty-six acres.
About l25 900 900 tons of waste. ranging
from automobiles to tin cans, have been
dumped.
Q. Is Hunts Light Of the World at
Oxford or in st. Paul's Cathedral?-
G. D.
A. Holman Hunts first painting, The
Light Of the World. executed in 1854,
was presented to Keble College. Oxford.
In 1904 the artist completed a second
Light OF the World which hangs in st.
Paul's Cathedral. 1t was painted be-
cause of his dissatisfaction with the way
in which the Keble picture was shown.
@. Does the International Settlement
In Shanghai connect with the city
proper?-B. T.
A. The Chinese city Of Shanghai Is on
the right bank of the Hwangpoo River.
the foreign settlement on the left bank.
These are connected by q moat spanned
by bridges.
Q. How many kinds OF butterflies are
there in the Arctic Zone?-K. H.
A. There are los kinds OF butterflies
IN the Arctic regions. Seventy-nine OF
these make their homes in those deso-
late. 1ce-bound areas all year round.
while others are casual visitors. They
are found within 500 miles OF the North
Pole in northeastern Siberia.
Q. What Is the opposite Of q de facto
government?-D. H.
A. De jure government Is one existing
by legal right or international agreement
De facto government is q power govern
Ing irrespective Of its legal authority.
@. How long has beer been Known
c.. L.
A. Historically. beer is Of great antiq-
uity. 1t was manufactured by the Egyp-
tians and by the Greeks, Romans and
ancient Gauls. The Romans are sup
posed to have introduced the art of
brewing into Britain, the only intoNcat-
Ing beverages used by the Britons previ-
Gus to the Roman conquest being mead
and cider. Ale seems to have been the
current name in England for malt liquor
in general before the introduction of the
use OF hops from Germany about 1924.
@. Why was the late munitions mag
nate, Sir Basil Zaharoff, knighted?-
E. H.
A. For his services to the allies in the
World War Zaharoff was knighted by
George v and decorated by the French
government.
@. What Is meant by New York City's
Little Red School House?-G. B.
A. This is a progressive school now
located at 1856 Blocker street, New York
City. 1t is co-educational and is for
children from four to twelve The prin-
pical is Miss Elizabeth Irwin and the
tuition is $l25. At one time part Of the
expenses were betrayed by New York
University, where it was used as an
experimental school, 1t was also known
as Public School No. 81.
@. Was DR.. Harvey Wiley, the famous
chemist, practicing physician?-E. H.
A. He took a medical degree but never
practiced.
@. What is high fnance?-T. B. C..
A. This is merely a popular term
applied to the large-scale promotion of
financial ventures which yield enormous
profits to the promoters, yet evade civil
or criminal liabilities.
@. What is meant by the ultimate
stress Of metal?-L. P.
A. 1t is the breaking point of that
metal.
@. How long had the Old Testament
been in use In the time of Jesus
Christ?-R. N.
A. 1t was less than 200 years old when
He learx,ixax fxes.n Ixi.