Evening star., 1937-11-11
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKfv.

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reader can get the ans,oer to any
question OF fact By ,priting The Eperino
Star Information Bureau Frederic J.
Haskin. Director. Washington, ID. C.
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O. What store first had Saturday half
holidav?-G. D.
A. Wanamakers in Philadelphia.
@. What is the best time of year to
war on rats?-R. S.
A. The late fall. 1t Is at this time OF
year that they move from fields and
bitches to barnyards and villages Rat
proofing of habitations is the most i'm
portant step. Poison and gas are also
of great assistance.
@. What is the purpose of the Milton
H. Berry Foundation?-A. N.
A. The foundation states that it is a
non-profit California corporation for the
purpose OF restoring physical inde-
pendence and normalcy to those children
and others who have been afflicted with
lnfantile paralysis or possess disabilities
resulting from certain forms of muscular
lmpairments Training qualified individ-
uals in the technique and application of
the Berry method of muscular re-educa-
ton and bi-physics of locomotion to the
end that this method may be applied and
adopted universally is one of its OBJ
jectives.
c. How old was the youngest graduate
of Harvard Law School in the 1887 class2
&C. I. S.
A. The youngest graduate of the class
of 1887 was 81 years of age. For some
years 1t has been one of the requirements
for the degree of bachelor of laws that
the candidate be 81 years of age.
@. What State had the first motor fuel
taX?--K. l., r.
A. Oregon initiated the motor fuel tax
in 1919.
Q. In what year did the largest number
OF alrplane accidents occur?-H w,
A. Recent figures show that 1929, with
total of 1877 accidents, was the worst
year in the history of aviation.
q. Please name some American cities
with large German-born populations
l.. E. F.
A. Cities having great number of
German-born Americans are New York,
6OO,O84; Chicago, 377,975; st. Louis, 49,
Ais; Philadelphia, 131 1928; Detroit. 1885,
7l5; Milwaukee, 158,249: Baltimore. 68,-
o52; Buffalo. 78,7O2, and Pittsburgh,
68,592.
@. What is a st-impressionism?-
E. l..
A. 1t is movement in art in rebellion
against certain previous forms of express
sion, such as realism and impressionisrn
the aim being to express feeling with the
aid OF abstract form and color, disregard
ing natural appearances Cezanne was
the leading spirit, others being Gauguin,
Matisse and Van Gogh.
q. What is an apologue?-W F.
A. 1t is story or relation of fictitious
events intended to convey some useful
truth. 1t differs from a parable in that
the latter is drawn from events that
pass among mankind, whereas the
apologize may be founded on supposed
actions of brutes or inanimate things.
Aesop's Fables furnish excellent ex-
amples of Apologies. ,.l
@. Where is the longest bridge in
Europe?-K. L.
A. It crosses the span between the
Islands OF Zealand and Falster and
| measures l0,432 feet across open water.
| The bridge reduces the travelling time
between Copenhagen and Berlin by one
| hour.
@. Does bamboo grow very rapidly2-
| c. J..
| A. In Ceylon. where it is native, it
has been known to grow sixteen inches
| day.
@. Please give list of some of the
best-selling fiction of the day.-K. L.
A. Some of the best-selling books at
present are: THE Citadel" by A. j.
| Cronin; And So-Victoria," by Vaughan
wilkins; Northwest Passage" by Ken
meth Roberts; You Can't Have Every
thing" by Kathleen Norris; THE Nut
| meg Tree" by Margery Sharp; THE
Seven Who Fled" by Frederic Prokosch:
Gone With the Wind" by Margaret
Mitchell; "Twenty-Four Hours a Day."
by Faith Baldwin; Storm Girl" by
Joseph c. Lincoln, and THE Case of the
Lame Canary" by Erie S. Gardner.
@. How does the membership of the
G. |. 0. compare with that of the A. F.
of L.?-E. G.
A. Committee for Industrial Oraqni-
zation membership is estimated at 38oo.-
600, while the present American Fedora
ton OF Labor membership is estimated at
100000.
O. What is the name given to pieces
OF steak with alternate pieces of bacon
strung ON skewers and roasted before a
fire?-L. T.
A. They are called cabots or pirate
steaks. Kabab is a Persian word for
roast meat.
DO You Know?
Do you know who was the youngest man
to be inaugurated President? Who was the
Oldest? Which President was bachelor.
and who was his White House hostessP
Which President had members of their
families married at the White House?