Evening star., 1937-02-24
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

| reader cdn get the dnslUer to any
question OF fact by tDriting The Evening
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hasktn, Director, Washington, d. C.
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@. What is meant by pool-stage in
reference to rivers?-J F. B.
A. The Weather Bureau says that
pool-Stage IS term applied to condi-
tionS effected by the dams, or by tenn
porary blocking of river by debris, be-
hind which water is retained when the
overflow ceases.
@. Is there a complete collection of
photographs of Kentucky Derby winners?
Fl H.
A. The largest collection in existence
contains go Of the 62 winning horses L.
S. Sutcliffe of Lexington, KY, owns this
collection which lacks only Day Star
Q878) and Apollo 1892, and is striving
to find the missing photographs.
@. Was the picture of the Great Wall
in THE Good Earth" taken in China?
e. w.
A. A replica of the Great Wall was
made near Chatsworth Calf Many of
the other scenes in the picture were
taken in China.
O. How many foreign consulates are
located in New York City?-J M
A. There are 81.
O. How many members of the House
of Representatives in Congress had not
served previously in that body?-T. N.
A. There are 81 new House members.
O. Has home work been abolished in
the Chicago public Schools?-C. j.
A. Home work has been abolished in
favor of plan called the Supervised
Study Technique which provides for a
| series of study hours in the class room.
@. Are there many plastic surgeons in
this country?-H. w. P.
A. There are probably not more than
100 plastic surgeons in the United States
who are qualified to practice this delicate
specially.
O. Is Trotzky a prolific writer?-H. NJ.
A. Since 1928 he has written % books
and pamphlets in addition to his articles
O. How much has the Japanese popu-
lation of California increased since the
1920 census?-K. R. w
A. In 1920 the number of Japanese in
California was 1852, while in 1880 the
number had increased to GLASS.
O. What is meant by H-men?-G. N.
A. This term is applied to members
of new racket-highway pirates-who
hold up and rob freight trucks.
@. Who succeeded Anatole Deibler as
official eXecutioner of France?-M. S
A. Diebler's nephew, Andre Obrecht,
has been appointed upon Deiblers rec
ommendation. Obrecht is 38 years old.
Deibler, who is almost 10 years old, had
beheaded 27o criminals
@. Is Al Jolson Mayor C. Hollywood,
Calif?--C. H.
A. He is serving his third term as
Mayor of Enctno, suburb of Los Angeles.
@. Did President Roosevelt appoint a
! Negro as a Federal jIdge?-H. K. G.
William Henry HASTE, lawyer of
Washington. D. c.. has been appointed
Federal judge in the Virgin Islands.
@. How old is Noel Coward?-J. w.
4. The actor and playwright is SO years
old.
@. How does the coast line of Michigan
compare with that CT Florida?-R. F.
A. Michigan has a coast line Of 2,389
miles on the Great Lakes. Florida has
$3.50 miles on the Gulf of Mexico and
1,221 on the Atlantic Ocean, making a
total of 3751.
@. How many people in New York
City skip. M
A. There are $4,000 skiers in New York
City.
Q. Please give the name of some one
who has large collection of dime novels.
H. K. M.
A. Prof Albert Johannsen of the Uni
versity of Chicago has a collection of
over 4,50O.
@. How old is Car1inal Pacelli, papal
secretary of state?-H. B.
A. Cardinal Pacelli was born in Rome
on March G. 1876
@. Did Huey Long leave large for
tune?-L. F.
A. So far as is known, his estate con-
sisted of about $15o0O0 in insurance, a
few thousand dollars worth of stocks,
and his home which was mortgaged.
Q. How many cities in the United
States have over 100000 population?
w. r. H.
A. In 1880 there were SO cities with
population of over 100000.
Q. Is Howard Hughes. the aviator, re-
lated to Rupert HugheS?-E. M.
A. He is nephew of the authors.
@. What is the name of the baby
adopted by Oracle Allen and George
BurnS?-E. II.
A. The stars have adopted two chill
dren, Sandra. girl, aged 2, and Ronald,
boy, about a year old.
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