Evening star., 1937-09-09

question OF fact by turiting The Erening
Star Information Bureau. Frederic y.
Haskin, Director. Washington, ID. c.
Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. In what part of the United States
do the most automobile vacationists
travel?-D. w.
A. A survey of the American Auto
mobile Association places the North
eastern States New England and New
York; first, with 344 per cent Of such
trips. Accessibility to the greater part
of the population of the United States
at vacation time is potent factor.
O. What per cent of the population
of China engages in agriculture?-A. B.
A. About 80 per cent of its population
of ass, 100000. China ranks first in the
production of rice. soybeans tea, kao-
lang sweet potatoes, millet and vege-
table oils.
@. What is the correct pronunciation
of "Amphitryon," the play starring Lunt
and Fontanne?-E. w. H.
A. 1t is pronounced am-fit-re-on, with
accent on the second syllable.
@. Has freedom of speech on the radio
ever been upheld in court?-zW. r.
A. Freedom of speech in commercial
broadcasting was upheld in the United
States District Court of Chicago recently
when the court denied an application
for an injunction to stop a dramatiza-
ton of the life of Martin Durkin, a
convicted murderer. Judge lie Roy j.
Adair ruled that sponsored radio pro-
grams have the same privilege as news
papers in naming persons and telling
facts, whether the event took place
day or years before the broadcast time.
@. Can drugs cure rheumatoid arthri-
tis?-H P.
A. No medicine or drug has yet been
shown to influence the disease favorably.
Drugs are given to relieve pain.
@. Is Hubbard Glacier, in Alaska,
named for Father Bernard Hubbard, the
Glacier Priest?-F H. M.
A. Hubbard Glacier is named for
Gardiner Green Hubbard, who was
founder and first president of the Ma
tional Geographic Society.
@. Is the gold saltcellar carved by
Cellini in existence?-W. M. G.
A. The saltcellar. which is one of the
worlds greatest art treasures, is in the
Kunsthistorisches Museum at Vienna.
@. How extensive is the morgue at
the Columbia University School of Jour-
nalism?-E. w.
A. The Pulitzer School of Journalism
at Columbia has morgue of over AGO.
900 newspaper clippings, of which DR..
Talcott Williams choice private collec-
ton was the basis.
@. About what percentage of the
paintings called 'old masters" are fakes?
&C. D.
A. No compilation of statistics Is
available. BY way of illustration, how
ever, of the volume of the business done
in spurious "old masters" 1t is said that
1000 paintings attributed to Van Dyck
have been sold to art collectors and gal.
leries, whereas the artist actually pro-
duced only 10 paintings during his life
time.
@. When is National Milk week.
S. d. =
A. From November IA to 20. The i'm
portance of milk in the diet will then
be emphasized.
@. Do large hotels lose much money
by cashing checks?-E. j.
A. One Of the largest hotels in New
York City cashes about s5,000000 worth
of checks year and at the end of
last year had only $4,000 in bad checks
still uncollected.
@. Is canned pineapple cooked or
raw?-O. G.
A. The National Gamers Association
says that canned pineapple could not
be properly described as raw. While
it is cooked. it is true that it does not
take as much cooking as some other
canned foods.
@. In 1886 England had three Kings,
George v, Edward VIII and George VI.
Has this ever happened before?-T. D. :
A. England has had three sovereigns
during two other calendar years. In
1888 King Edward " died and his son
Edward was murdered by his uncle
Richard III. In 1853 Edward VI died and
his cousin Jane was allowed to reign
only few days. She was imprisoned
by the supporters of Edwards sister,
Queen Mary 1, and beheaded the next
year.
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@. What are Mormon crickets?-v.
j. K.
A. They are large, wingless, peculiarly
shaped migratory crickets, which oc-
casionally multiply so greatly in their
native home in the foothills of the
Rocky Mountains that they migrate to
the plains below and destrcv the crops.
This Summer saw the worst Mormon
cricket outbreak in history.
Q. What States were in the Con- !.
federacy?-C. F.
A. Eleven States were members Of
the Confederacy, as follows: Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina. Georgia.
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi. Louisiana,
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