Evening star., 1937-06-29
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

! BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
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question of fact by ,Dritinq The Epen,n1
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
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O. How much Of the retail business of
the United States is done on cash
basis?-R. N.
A. The domestic commerce division y,
the Department of Commerce saws thst
678 per cent of all retail sales are for
casn on the counter or cash on delivery.
O. Who is to be president of the new
Queens City College in New York?-
F. NJ
A. DR.. Paul Klapper, dean of the
School of Education at the College of
the City of New York, has been an
pointed president.
@. When will the famous trotting race
be held at Goshen, N. Y.?-G. T.
A. The Hambletonian will be run on
August II.
Q. How many deaths in all nations
were caused by the World Wars. H
A. The grand total is estimated at
12,6l8OOO.
@. What is meant politically by a
sphere of influence?-C FL.
A. A sphere of influence or a sphere Of
interest is region, frequently the ter
ritory of another recognized state.
within which some foreign power claims
position Of preponderant or special
interest. The conception arose in the
partition of Africa by the European
states which followed rapidly after 1894.
@. How is St. Leger pronounced In
England?-C. M
A. 1t is pronounced as though spelled
Silenjur
Q. When did Edgar Bergen and
Charlie Mccarthy first appear on Rudy
Vallee's radio program?-E. H.
A. The ventriloQuist and his dummy
made their radio debut on December II.
1896.
Q. What is the salute to the Confed-
crate Flag used by the Daughters of the
Confederacy?-D.T T.
A. Il salute the Confederate Flag with
affection, reverence and undying remem-
brance." 1t is given after the pledge to
the Flag OF the United States.
Q. How much of an animal is avail.
able as meat?-W. j.
A. The Meat and Live Stock Digest
says IN order actually to produce 100
pounds of meat, farmer must raise
from l30 to 200 pounds Of animal
Q. Are most of the ambassadors and
ministers in the American Foreign Sery-
Ice career men?-T. K
A. There are fifty-hve ambassadors
and ministers. OF these twentv-eieht
were promoted from the ranks and
twenty-seven were appointed by the
President from outside the foreign
service.
Q. What was the beginning of trad.
unionism of printers in the United
States?-W. H.
A. According to the Daily Newspaper
in America by Alfred McClung Lee.
trade unionism of printers began in
Philadelphia in 1786, when EMPLOYERS
tried to reduce pay from IS to 1888
week. Twenty-six journeymen struck
and the employers were forced to aban-
don the proposed cut.
Q. How great is the flow Of the Big
Horn Hot Spring at Thermopolis, Wyo.?
p. B. r.
A. The flow is 186OO00O gallons of hot
mineral every twenty four hours. There
are many other hot springs in Hot
Springs State Park. The springs were
given to the State by Chief Washakie
of the Shoshone Indians.
@. How much is spent on liquor ad-
vertising?-W. H.
A. In 1886 brewers and distillers spent
approximately s25 100000 in advertising.
Q. How much is a skein Of woolen
yarn?-W. H.
A. 1t is equivalent to 256 yards.
Q. Is John Thomas Scopes of the IA
nous evolution trial at Dayton, Tenn,
still teachinng?-E. NJ
A. Mr.. Scopes is geoloeist for the
United Gas Company at Houston, Tex.
Q. Who has succeeded Gomez as
President Of Venezuela?-M. N. B.
A. On the death of President Gomez
on December II, 1895, General Eleazar
Lopez Contreras was chosen Provisional
President, and was later elected for a
seven-year term, l936-l943. He had no
party afhliation but had been minister
OF war in the Gomez cabinet.
O. Why is Rotten Row in HYDE park
London, so called?-K. F.
A. The fashionable bride path is sup
posed to derive it's name from Route de
Roi. or Kings drive. The King is the
only person who may drive on it in q
carriage.
@. How many dialects are there in the
Russian language?-C. r.
A. There are three distinct dialects
Great Russian, Ukrainian or Little Rus.
sian and White Russian.
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