Evening star., 1937-07-01
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
A reader can get the onsWer to am
question OF fact by ,rrittng The EDentrg
ntdr Information Bureau Frederic J.
Hask'n, Director, Washington, D. C.
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u. What was the date upon which the
social security act was declared yalid?-
w. C.
A. This decision Of the United State,
Supreme Court was handed down on Nav
"a, 1887 At the end of May, 1887, a total
| OF 2I704,3 1896 social security account mum.
oers had been consigned
@. Do irises bloom more than once A
year?-H. T.
A. Most irises do not, but there are
I now ce-blooming varieties on the
| market.
@. Why do some trains display green
nags on their engines?-W. D.
A. Green flags show that the train Is
running in more than one section All
sections except the last have two green
night. Extra trains display two white
| flags.
@. What actors and actresses got their
| start in Gus Edwards School Days?"-
w. F.
A. Among those who played in that
| production are George Jessel, Groucho
Marx, Joe Laurie jr.; Lila Lee, Eddie
Buzzell, George Price and Eddie Cantor.
@. Of what kind of material is Camps
| transparent woman made?-H. N.
A. The material is secret of the Ger
man government, which subsidized It's
| creation for the Hygiene Museum in
| Dresden. The skin is % per cent more
transparent than glass. This lfe-size
figure, which shows all the internal
structure Of woman, is now on an ex.
hibltion tour in this country.
@. What kind Of products are adver-
tised most extensively?-H P.
A. In 1886 food automotive and tobac.
co products led in advertising expendi.
ture,
@. Who wrote the first Crimefle mys-
tery?-H. w.
A. The first Crlmefle was written by
two Enghshmen, Dennis Wheatley and
| j. q. Links. It was originally entltle.
Murder Of Miami but the name was
subsequently changed to File on Boltho
| Blame
@. Is it believed that cannibalism was
universal before people became civil
ized?-E. T
A. Early and widespread adherence
OF cannibalism leads 10 the conclusion
that 1t was never a general custom.
There is no conclusive evidence that it
was practiced in the Old Stone Age.
@. Do insects have red blood?-C. w,
A. The blood of insects is either green
or yellow.
Q. Where were schooners first built
| T. H.
A. In Gloucester, Mass, in 1713 by
| Capt. Andrew Robinson. It is a fore
and-aft-rigged sailing vessel, with from
| two to seven masts, used extensively for
| fishing off the Newfoundland coast,
| the United States?-A. G.
! A. 1t is the Forestry Building at Port.
| land, Greg, which contains one million
| feet Of timber. 1t is the last of the
buildings of the Worlds Fair held In
| Portland in 1905.
Q. Who invented the process of San
forlzing?-W H.
| A. Sanford L, Cluett, head of the re-
search department of Cluett. Peabody,
invented the machine which shrinks
cloth without washing it,
| Q. What will prevent sun glare COM
ing through a sky light?-C. B.
A. Two coats of white paint will help.
| u. How many persons are killed In
transporting dynamite by rail?-E. w.
A. No one has been killed in the trans
portatlon OF dynamite by the railroads
OF the United States and Canada since
1927.
@. Why was Cape Horn given that
| name?-H P. L.
A. 1t was first rounded in 1915 by a
navigator from Hoorn. which is the
Dutch name for Holland
Q. When did the late Dr. Charles Le
Roy Goodell begin broadcasiing his SER
mons?-W. R.
A. In 1928 DR.. Goodell began his radio
ministry in Sabbath Reveries In sin
| gle Summer. in answer to personal re-
quests. 10000 copies OF his radio sermons
were sent out.
| @. Is Miami, Fla, very hot in the
! Summer?-W. H.
A. Miamis average Summer temper
| ature is 81 degrees.
Q. Please give some information about
| Tony Sarg.-J. L.
A. Tony Sarg (Anthony Frederick
was born in Guatemala. Central Amer
| lea, in 1882. Educated in Germany, he
served as an officer in the German Army
| until 1905. when he went to London as
| an illustrator. He came to the United
| States in 1915 becoming naturalized in
| 1921. He is the creator of Tony Sare's
Marionettes and has written and illus
| trated a number of children's books.