Evening star., 1937-04-30
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

question OF fdct by iDrtttro The EDentnQ
Star Information Bureau. Frederic }.
Hdskin, Director, Washington. d. c.
Please inclose stamp for reply.
Q. Please name the Presidents Of the
United States to whom President Frank
lin D. Roosevelt is related either through
blood or marriage.-C. d.
A. They are Martin Van Buren,, John
Adams, John Quincy Adams. Ulysses S.
Grant, Zachary Taylor, James Madison,
William Henry Harrison, Benjamin Har-
rison, William Howard Taft and Theo-
dore Roosevelt
@. How much money was bet on the
races in Florida this season?-F. H. w.
A. A report of the Florida State Racing
Commission shows that $50l21 SAT was
wagered in Florida during the racing
season just closed.
O. How many people in PENNSYLVANIA
speak Pennsylvania Dutch?-E. w.
A. In the center of the Pennsylvania
Dutch area, which comprises Lehigh,
Berks and Lebanon Counties, between
so and IS per cent Of the total inhabi-
tants can speak it, and between 30 and
% per CcIlJ use IL constantly,
Q. What Is the Ninety-nine Steps
Club?-W. H.
A. 1t is a club affiliated with the Union
Methodist Church, New York City, which
is exactly 80 steps from Broadway. This
church, Of which Rev. c. Everett Wagner
is pastor, is known as the Actors Church.
A restaurant is maintained for theatrical
people and unemployed actors can get
their meals and use the facilities of the
auditorium for rehearsal.
Q. What is the seating capacity of the
Municipal Auditorium at San Antonio,
fex.?-H. j.
A. The auditorium has seating ca
pacity of more than 5000.
Q. What Is the name of the island
on which Edsel Ford has purchased an
estate?-C. F.
A. Mr.. Ford has bought an estate on
Jupiter Island, north of Palm Beach, Fla.
term nuts?-H. w.
A. H. l.. Mencken in the American
Language says: When nuts in the sense
lcFCdlcu ny SIllCdSO Was HuGS lOT LTlP
Giants came into popularity in the
United States about 1920, it was treated
by most of the newspaper commentators
on current slang as a neologism, but in
truth it had been used in precisely the
same sense by R. H. Dana. jr, in Two
Years Before the Mast 1910, and by
Mark Twain in Following the Equator,
1897"
A. Who wrote the play called Might
Over Taos"?-E. M
A. 1t is the work of Maxwell Anderson.
@. Please give some information about
the famous maitre d'hotel, Oscar of the
Waldorf-W j.
A. Oscar Tschirky was born in Locle,
Canton de Neuchatel, Switzerland, in
1866. He began his career working in
confectionery and pastry establishments.
In 1883 he came to the United States,
where his first job was as a busboy in
the Hoffman House. He progressed in
learning the hotel business and went to
Delmonicos, where he eventually became
catering manager. In 1893 he was Sc
lected by George Boldt to become man.
ager of the Waldorf. He has been
greeted at the Waldorf Astoria notabIes
from all over the world.
Q. How much milk is used by the
people of New York City in day?
*. T.
A. A days supply for the city con-
sists of nearly 3,5OO,0OO quarts.
q Gan tho Fo1iaoa of ;,;e 1,.ot
green during the Summer?-N. M A.
A. The foliage of iris dies down during
the resting period in the Summer. There
is no way to prevent its doing so.
Q. How old is Milton S. Hershey2
w. J.
A. The chocolate manufacturer and
philanthropist is 79 years old.
@. What is the population of Switzer-
land?-C. B.
A. Switzerland has population of
about 100000
@. Please give some information about
the school for training servants in Nc
Keesport, Paw. H.
A. The City Council of McKeesport
has appropriated sum for housemaids'
training course sponsored by the Y. w.
G. A. and conducted under the State de-
partment Of public instruction. Nine
weeks of instruction will be given to IS
young women accepted from applicants
registered at the Y. w. C. A. They will
be trained for professional household
service from 9 am. until 3 pm, five
days each week.
O. Why are Minneapolis and st. Paul
called the twin cities?-D. V. H.
A. Their city limits adjoin. Minne-
apolis, In Hennepin County, Is separated
from st. Paul. in Ramsey County, partly
by an artificial land boundary, and partly
by the Mississippi River.
Q. What is the name of the wealthy
man in Muncie, Ind, who gave all of
his railroad holdings to establish foun-
dation?-E. j.
A. George A. Ball of Muncie gave his
stock in the Midamerica Corporation for
the establishment of a religious, charit-
able and educational foundation bearing
his and his wife's names.
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