Evening star., 1937-12-11
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
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question OF fact By Driting The Eoenina
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
HaSktn, director, Washington. d. c.
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O. Where is 1t possible to get radio
script for use in school broadcasting2-
H. W.
A. The Educational Radio Script Ex-
change OF the Office of Education, Wash
lngton, d. c., distributes radio script to
schools and other organizations.
| @. When did Lindbergh make his good
will tour?-W. j. r.
| A. Upon invitation from President
Gales of Mexico, Lindbergh made a
nonstop flight from Washington. D. c.,
to Mexico City on December 1914. 1927.
This good will mission was continued
southwark to include the countries of
| Central America, Northern South Amer
| ica and the West Indies. In all he visited
sixteen countries and few 1850 miles
| before returning to st. Louis on Febru-
ary Is, 1923.
@. Please give the names of few well
known dancers of today. G.
A. Such list would include Ruth st.
| Denis, Harriet Hoctor, Martha Graham,
Hanya Holm Doris Humphrey, Tamaris,
| Patricia Bowman, Eleanor Powell, Gin
| ger Rogers, Paul Haakon, Fred Astaire,
| Bill Robinson, Ted Shawn, Charles Weld
| man, David Lichine, Leonide Massine
| and Harald Kreuzberg.
@. What is the religion OF Lord
| TWeedsmuir, Governor General Of Can
| ada?-W. H.
A. He is a member of the Presbyterian
! Church.
@. Please give some information about
the founder Of the Sim Fein in Ire
! land-W. H,
A. Arthur Griffith Q872-1e22), the
founder of Sim Fein, was a Journalist
| ana MS principal service to his cause was
the propaganda Of his newspapers. In
Sim Fein and Fire he did his most inf4u-
tial work in advancing the Irish Ireland
ideal. He was imprisoned several times.
AT the first Dali Eireann he was elected
vice president and in De Valeras ab-
sence he was in command of the revolu-
| ton. On De Valera's resignation he be-
came the first President of the consti-
tutional Free State
@. What is oncology?-W D.
A. This name is given to the study Of
| tumorS
@. Did Andrew jackson have a brain
| trust?-W. j.
A. The popular name for the group of
| intimate advisers of President Andrew
jackson was the Kitchen Cabinet"
| The members of the kitchen cabinet were
mostly able journalists. editors of iniu-
ential regional newspapers which had
| helped elect him.
@. Please give some information about
| the silver fox farms at Hamburg, Wis
| X. L. j.
A. The silver fox farms of the four
Fromm brothers at Hamburg, Wis ex-
tend over 10000 acres and provide homes
for $4,000 silver foxes. The food bill for
the animals amounts to $500 900 a year
and to care for them 100 hands are en-
ployed. In 1886 the brothers sold $500
pelts at their auction at an average of
over $40 per pelt.' Special trains are run
to carry fur buyers from New York and
other cities to the annual auction
@. What is joss?-W r.
A. 1t is an idol or household god of the
Chinese. Every family has it's joss.
@. Why has the Rialto Theater in
Washington, D. c., such small bal
| cony?-F. r.
| A. The theater was constructed dur
ing the World War. The steel that was
supposed to be used in the construction
OF the balcony was drafted by the Gov
ernment because it was needed at that
| time. Rather than cause a delay in the
construction, the company decided to 20
ahead with the operations and use what
| steel it had on hand. The balcony is,
| therefore, not as large as originally
! planned.
Q. When did President Wilson present
his famous fourteen points?-M T.
| A. That statement of war aims was
made in an address to Congress on
| January 8, 1918
Q. What is the French population in
some OF the larger American cities?-
S. A. S.
| A. New York City, 23.4O0 Manhattan
| Borough, 12,312D; San Francisco. Calf.
6,464; Chicago. Ill, 4568; Los Angeles
Calf, 3,486; Philadelphia, Pa. 2.94t; De-
troit, Mich, 2,34l; New Orleans, La,
| l,845; Buffalo, ~ Y, 1,242.
Q. Is there memorial to Elinor Wy
| lie?-E. H.
A. An Elinor Wyle poetry fellowship
is to be established as memorial to the
late Elinor WyIie and to assist living
American poets of known merit. The
fellowship is being arranged by q COM
mittee of Miss Wylies friends and ad-
mlrers under the Academy of American
| Poets.