Evening star., 1937-02-12
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
A reader cdn get the answer to any
question Of fact by ,Driting The Euen;no
Star Information Bureau. Frederic J.
Haskin, Director, Washington, d. C.
Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. Where did the idea Of sit-down
and Stay-in strikes originate?-V. G.
A. This strike method was started In
| SIesia, part Of Austria, about three
| years ago. It was employed in Poland
| about the same time.
@. Has the tavern in Natchez been
restored in which Aaron Burr conferred
with BlennerhaSsett?-O. L.
A. 1t Is now being restored and will
be open for the first time during the
sixth annual pilgrimage conducted by
the Natchez Garden Club during Easter
week, March % through April 4.
@. Please give the names Of two streets
| which form a busy corner in the Ghetto
district in New York City,. s.
A. One is located at Baxter and Hester
streets. At Ninety-seventh street the
New York Central tracks emerge, serving
| as shelter for the pushcartS of merchants
of the uptown Ghetto.
@. What college teaches Christian
Science?-A. V. G.
A. The Massachusetts, Metaphysical
College, founded by Mary Baker Eddy,
now functions as the Board of Education
of the First Church of Christ Scientist
in Boston, Mass. Its classes are held
only for the purpose Of inStructing and
examining candidates to become author
lied teachers of Christian Science.
@. What would be the modern name of
the disease of which George Washing
ton died?-N. C.
A. 1t would probably be diagnosed as
septic sore throat.
@. Please explain how much of copy
righted article can be used without per-
mission-L. w. C.
A. The copyright Office says that the
copyright law makes no provision for the
quotation of limited number of words
or sentences from copyrighted work.
The copyright law gives to the owner
the sole right to print, reprint, sell or
adapt the copyrighted work in any way
whatsoever. There is, however, what is
known as doctrine of fair use, which
is that any one may make such use of a
work as must have been reasonably ex-
pected by the copyright owner-that is,
quote extracts by way Of Illustration or
criticism, or to consult the copyrighted
work in the preparation of another, and
other use of a similar nature. The term
fair use" is not exactly defined, but de-
pends on the Interpretation by the court
if suit for infringement is brought.
Where continued or extensive quotations
are to be made, it is wise to obtain per-
mission from the copyright owner.
@. Who is president of the Big Brother
and Big Sister Federation, Inc.?-E. M.
A. DR.. Sheldon Glueck of Cambridge,
Mass, is president of the organization.
@. What has become of Gertrude
Ederle who swan the English Channel?
M. R.
A. In December, 1898, Miss Ederle sus-
tanned fall which broke her pelvis and
injured her spine, She is forced to wear
a mechanical appliance on her back and
is unable to continue her work as a
swimming instructor and in exhibitions Of
swimming.
. @. How many bad roads are there in
the United States?-H. j.
A. There are still approximately 1,413,-
300 miles of primitive roads, of which
about 458,000 are of low-type earth i'm.
provement and 955, 800 miles entirely un.
improved.
@. Are Legislatures in session in all
the States?-S. K.
A. In all except Florida, Kentucky,
Louisiana. Mississippi and Virginia.
California'S Legislature, however, is in
recess until March l.
@. Is it still possible to obtain seeds
of fringed gentians from DR.. George
Norton at Norwich, N. Wv. j.
A. DR.. Norton has informed us that
the supply for this year is exhausted.
@. Was Warwick Deeping, author Of
"SorTeu and Son." at one time a ply
sician?-J. II.
A. When he wrote his first novel he
was practicing physician. It's instant
success caused him to give up medicine
for literary career. During the war,
however, he resumed his original profess
sion in the Medical Corps and served
throughout the Gallipoli campaign and
afterward in France.
@. How many workers are killed In
coal mine diSasterS?-J. H.
A. In 1885 1,241 men were killed.
@. Are volunteer fire organizations to
be taken seriously, or are they just "for
fun"?-I. K. G.
A. Latest available figures show that
there are about $4,000 volunteer fire asso-
Citations in the United States, with more
than 250,000 members. 1t is claimed
that they protect the lives and property
Of almost half the country's population.
Fire schools for volunteers were held in
AZ States last year, with an attendance
of 10000.
@. Why was Buffalo Bill so called?
e. H.
A. At the end Of the Civil War, Cody
contracted with the Kansas Pacific Rail-
road to supply buffalo meat to its laborers
and from that time he was called Buffalo
Bill.
A Rhyme at Twilight