Evening star., 1937-06-19
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.


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Is 1t true that Robert TAYLOR the
motion picture star, stamrnered 40
badly that he Joined 4 speech-qoerection
claSs?-J. H. z.
A. He did stammer when he ras three
years old, but lost this spee1h defect
when he was four years old H1 did not
attend any speech correction dass.
g. How much did contestants In the
Old Gold advertising contest lpend for
cigarettes?-W. l..
A. 1t Is estimated that between Feb
ruary / and May Is contestants scent
more than 3l2,ooo,ooo for cigarettes.
Q. How many people visit. Boulder
Dam in 3 day?-W. r.
A. On May 30 1l,lA persons visited
the dam. In the period between April l
and May 81 there was total II 177,o25
visitors.
g. When will the cup races bestn7
u. l..
A. The Americas Cup rsees ar.
scheduled to begin July u ~ Nan
g. How early was steam known Is a
driving force?-E. r. H.
A. About 40 B. c. Hero q Alex
Andria described toy which ;revolved
because Of escaping steam. r.
q. What proportion OF the nailk con-
sumed In this country is pasteurtzed?
B. v. c.
A. About 20 per cent.
9. What is lodgepole pine?-W. R.F.
A. The lodgepole pine CP. contortaD
~ slender tree, usually 10 to % feet
high. 1t bears yellow-green leaves and
small prickly cones. This is a common
species Of pine from the valley of the
Yukon In Alaska. southeastward through
the Rockies TO New Mexico. Arizona, in
the Cascades and Sierras to Southern
California. The lodgepole pine takes
its name from its former use by the
Indians in building their tepees and
lodges. 1t Is used for ties and for tele-
phone and telegraph poles.
q. What was the name preferred bv
the early Mormons for Utah7-H, M.
A. Their first choice vas Deseret.
9. Did Warrington consider leading
the American forces in war after he
retired from the presidency?-K. T.
A. He was asked to take chief CON-
mand when war with France threatened
in 1889. He refused unless Hamilton be
given command under him. War, how
ever, was averted.
@. Did the Incas have q written
language?-A. T.
A. They did not write. For records.
for computations and messages they
used knotted cords called quipus, Small
cords with knots in them were attached
TO main cord. Special, trained Of
f1cers made and deciphered the quipus.
The art is no longer known.
@. How long ago did Walter Reed,
the Army surgeon, live7-W. r.
A. He was born in 1881 and died in
Q. What was usually embroidered on
samplers?-T. U.
A. There was . great variety Of ar
rangement and design, but nearly all
samplers bore the name Of the maker,
the date, the alphabet, pictures OF
birds, animals and flowers, and perhaps
. house, Scriptural text or q proverb
Usually a conventional border was en-
broidered around the edge.
@. Has Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait
been married twice?-W. r.
A. In 1884 she was married to Leo
Chapman. whs died in 1885. In 1890
she married George william Gait Who
died in 1905
@. What is the other name for the
flower called Queen Annes lace?-
w. B. c.
A. It ts wild carrot 1t Is also called
lace flower, birds nest and crows nest
Q. Who is the greatest woman finan-
cier Of all time?-W. II.
A. Hetty Green had the reputation Of
being the greatest woman f,nancier in
Q. What does the term agio mean?
H. w.
A. 1t is the rate at which the money
Of one country exchanges with the
money Of another country. The term
IL also applied to the rate at which \
particular kind of money, such as gold.
exchanges with another kind OF money
within the same country.
@. Were Roman gladiators slaves or
free men?-L. P.
A. At first prisoners, slaves or con-.
demned criminals were used to afford
entertainment for the citizens Of Rome
by feats Of workmanship, vrestling
and other contests Of strength. After
wards free men fought in the arena
and 20 popular did the exhibition Of skill
and strength become that persons Of
senatorial rank. and even women, en-
rolled in the gladiator class. At one
show given by the Emperor Trajan.
5000 gladiatora we're employed at one
time.
@. What was the name Of the famous
Newspaper editor who after being sen-
fenced to prison edited the prison
paper?-W M.
A. The late Charles Z. Chaplin OF the
New York Evening World while an In,
mate At Sing Sing edited the institu.
tion's paper, The Star OF Hope. -
Q. What is the worlds largest inland
cotton market?-C. r.
A. Memphis, Tenn.
Q. Was Froebel 4 young man. when
he started the first kindersarten
school7-K. M.