Evening star., 1937-09-07
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC j. HASKIN.

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question OF fact by Dritin0 The Euentn0
Star Information Bureau. Frederic J.
Hask'n, Director. Washington, d. c.
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Q. What Is the name of the organi-
zation that sponsored the Louis-Farr
fght?-H. w.
A. 1t was sponsored by the Twentieth
Century Sporting Club.
@. Who is the best country corre-
spondent of the year?-C. F.
"A. Finley Petrie, correspondent Of the
kemmerer Gazette at Opal, Wyo, was
awarded the 1887 prize by the Country
Home Magazine.
G. How much pulpwood can the South
produce?-E. F.
A. 1t is estimated that the South
can produce 5O,ooo,ooO cords of pulpwood
4 year.
@. How many boys tried out for the
lead in The Adventures of Tom
Sawyer" ?-H. l..
A. In the last year and a half more
than 10000 boys have been scr,Itinized
and many of them tested for the role.
which was given to a Bronx boy, Tommy
Kelly.
Q. What telephone building in the
United States has been moved or turned
without interrupting telephone service2
j. c. c.
A. In 1890, a building eight stories
high and weighing IL 900 tons was moved
first So feet to the side and then turned
through an angle of 80 degrees. without
interruption of the normal occupancv
of the building or the telephone service.
which was long distance. In 1929.
building four stories high, housing local
telephone equipment, was moved back
20 feet in Dallas, Tex, to widen the
street.
@. Which airport In the United States
has the greatest amount of daily traf1c?
&C. L.
A. The airport at Newark, N. j., has
the largest volume of traffic.
@. Do many people die of preventable
diseases?-S. w. A.
A. About 100000 die in the United
States each year. and of these deaths
1t is said that almost 100000 NAV be
classed as preventable by proper medical
treatment.
Q. Is there term which means the
loss of ability to express ideas in writ
ing?-W. NJ
A. The word is agraphia.
Q. At the time of choosing a new
Pope, do the cardinals attending the con-
clave live in the Vatican?-R. r.
A. The cardinals are required 10 live
in seclusion. A portion of the Vatican
adjoining the Sistine Chapel is walled
of and divided into apartments of three
or four rooms each. The cardinals. each
Of whom may be accompanied by a Sec
retary or servant, live in these apart
ments.
Q. What is the meaning of the musi-
cal term, pizzicato?-W H.
A. 1t Is the plucking of the strings of
a musical instrument which is usually
bowed. The custom was originated bv
Monteverde In the seventeenth centurv
and is used occasionally to obtain spe-
in his Symphony In C Minor"
@. Why is the new Senator from Ala
bama referred to as Dixie Bibb Graves?
H. NJ
A. Gov. Bibb Graves and his wife are
first cousins, and her maiden name was
Bibb.
@. In what State is sterilization of
undesirables most often resorted TOP
l.. B.
A. In California, where the Human
Betterment Foundation wages an ac-
tive campaign.
@. How early was the first Bible
printed in America?-H w.
A. John Clyde Oswald in Printing IN
the Americas says that the first edition
OF the Bible in America was printed In
1868 in the Indian language and was
called Up-Biblum God
O. Where are dahlias tested by the
American Dahlia Society?-B. A.
A. 1t has trial grounds at Storrs.
Conn, and East Lansing Mich, where
dahlia varieties are tested and scored
yearly.
Q. Do the pineapple packing houses
in Hawaii employ native labor or i'm
port workmen?-C. S.
"A. Many of the large packing houses
in Honolulu, such as the Dole Pineapple
Co. and Libby Mcneil SS Libby, have
contracted to employ native help when
ever possible to help remedy the un-
employment situation in the islands.
Q. When was the American College
OF Surgeons organized?-P. T.
A. 1t was founded in 1913 to elevate
the standards of surgery.