Evening star., 1937-06-01
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@. Is there any way of knowing how
many people read the Answers to Ques-
tions" column?-D. T.
A. According to q survey made by The
Evening Star, this department is read
by Is per cent of its subscribers as a
daily habit
@. How many G-men are in the en-
ploy Of the Department of Justice?-P. A.
A. There are 622 special agents operat-
ing for the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton Of the Department Of Justice A
large per cent of that number operate
from field Offices.
@. Who was the first woman to take
course at Johns Hopkins University
L. w.
A. The Columbia Encyclopedia says
that Christine Ladd was the first woman
student to enter Johns Hopkins l874,
her special studies being directed toward
logic and the theory of color. She was
married in 1882 to Fabian Franklin,
mathematical and editor.
@. What was the attitude of the lead
ing New York critics when Anne Nichols
first produced "Abies Irish Rose'?-
H. w.
A. Not all the reviews were adverse.
w. B. Chase spoke well of the play and
Alan Dale found 1t good entertainment.
Alexander Wollcott reported that it had
surprising amount of merit 1t was
denounced as impossible, awful and ter
rible by Haywood Broun, George Jean
Nathan, Robert Benchley and the late
Percy Hammond
O. If an employe neglects or refuses
to obtain an account number under the
social security act. what should his en-
ployer do about it?-E. w.
A. Treasury regulation StipulatoS
that in this event the employer must file
an application for an account number
on behalf of the worker.
@. What city has the greatest capital
investment in its airport?-S. D.
A. Cleveland leads with an investment
Of $500 900.
O. What caused the death Of Isadora
Duncan?-F. L. M
A. The dancer was accidentally
strangled by her scarf while motoring in
Nice, France.
O. How many Carnegie hero medals
have been aWarded?-W. H.
A. In the SO years Of It's existence the
Carnegie hero fund has awarded l9 gold
medals, 55l silver and 1896 bronze
medals.
@. How old are the Arabian Nights
Tales '?-T. C.
A. Some of these collected tales are
so old in the East that there is no record
Of their origin, but they are comparative
ly new to the OCcident. The collection
first appeared in Paris as late as 1904
in a translation by Antoine Galland. The
first translation into English was in
1907.
@. Has Nebraska a State tree?-W. NJ.
A. The State Legislature of Nebraska
has designated the American elm as
the official State tree.
@. What is the origin of the term.
"sixty-four shares" with reference to a
| marine vessel?-R. j. R
A. The expression. 'siXty-four shares"
representing full ownership in a marine
| vessel, goes back to the merchant ship
| ping act of 1854. by which every British
| ship was divided into 64 parts and every
| owner OF such part was registered as
a part owner of the vessel. These parts
could not be subdivided. but any number
OF them from l to "a. could be reg
istered in single name.
Q. Please give a list of some cities that
are built on iSlands.-A. L.
A. Some of the cities that are built on
islands are: Atlantic City. N. j.. Key
West Fla; New York City, Venice,
Italy; Amsterdam, Netherlands. Stock
holm Sweden; Singapore, Portsmouth,
England: Hammerfest, Norway; Flush
ing, Netherlands; Leningrad, Russia.
| G. What is the name OF the man who
originated agricultural experiment sta
tions in the United States?-W. R.
A. Norman Jay Colman G827-191D is
| sometimes called the father of the ex-
| pertinent stations because ne was the
| author of the Hatch bill which author
lied their creation in the States and ter
ritories AS commissioner Of agriculture
under President Cleveland he succeeded
in raising the Bureau of Agriculture to
an executive department represented in
| the Cabinet. He was the first Secretary
of Agriculture and was editor of Col
mans Rural World, Missouri farm
| paper.
| Q. Do fig trees bear blossoms?-A. K.
A. The bloom of the fig is within the
fig itself. The small figs make their ap-
pearance in the Spring. The time varies
slightly with climate and type of the
flg.
O. How much helium does it take to
| lift one pound?-A. F..
| A. 1t requires approximately 1874
| cubic feet of helium to lift one pound.
@. Which of Meredith Nicholson's
books is about James Whitcomb Riley?
| w B.
A. The Poet" is fctionized account
of Riley's life.
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