Evening star., 1937-05-03
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Il BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
A reader can get the answer to any
question OF fact by aDrittng The EUening
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hasktn Director, Washington. D. C.
Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. Who sponsors the billboard sign
There is no way like the American
| way"?-L j. M
A. 1t is slogan sponsored by the In
dustrial Information Committee of the
| National Association of Manufacturers.
@. What game suggested the game OF
| golf?-D. s.
| A. 1t Is believed that the fundamental
idea came from the simple game of
marbles.
O. Is much more soap used when
water is very hard?-S. N.
| A. A comparison made between a town
| with very soft water and one with a
hard water supply showed difference
of $8l 900 worth of soap year. Both
towns had populations of about 10000.
| G. Where did the numbers racket orig
| inate?-M. C.
| A. The numbers gambling game, called
bolito by some, was imported from Spain,
via the West Indies, after the Spanish
American War, and for many years was
little known and little played outside the
Negro section of Harlem, in New York.
| @. Did John Marshall, who became
Chief Justice of the United States, have
a college education?-F. j.
A. He had no college training except
few lectures on law and natural philos-
ophy at William and Mary in l779 or
| 1880.
@. If man is giving a stag dinner
in his home, is it correct for his wife or
mother TO receive?-W. B. R.
A. Neither his wife nor mother should
appear.
@. When was the famous bar known as
Thomas Brothers Place opened In New
| York City?-W. H.
A. Thomas Brothers Place was opened
in 1853 at Broadway and Washington
place.
@. Please give the names of some Bible
societies in the United States.-C. r. M.
A. The American Bible Society, New
York City, the Gideon Association, Chi
cago, H., and the Chicago Bible Society
are all Bible organizations.
@. Is the road from Laredo Tex, to
Mexico City open the year around?--
p G.
A. 1t is an all-Weather road and Is
suitable for traffic at all times.
c. Where is the oldest lighthouse
operated by the United States?-B. A.
A. Two lights compete for the distinc-
ton, but on different grounds. The
Boston Light has a claim to seniority in
that it was constructed in IT'S, but hav-
ing been damaged in the Revolutionary
War, it had to be restored in 1873. The
Sandy Hook Light was constructed in
1864, 48 years after the Boston Light, but
is the oldest still in service as originally
| built.
O. Is 1t correct to say that anything
transpired in the sense of occurred?-
W H.
A. 1t is incorrect to use the word in the
sense of occur.
c. How is it possible to make people
like you?-H. j.
A. Dale Carnegie. author of How to
Win Friends and Influence People" gives
six rules for making people like you.
Become genuinely interested in other
people. Smile! Remember that a per-
sons name is to him the sweetest and
most important sound in any language.
Be good listener Encourage others to
talk about themselves. Talk in terms
| ,p, I,,t> NFoly ho
other person feel important-and do it
sincerely.
| @. Who was known as the Watchdog
of the Treasury?-M. R.
A. William Steele Holman, long q
member of Congress from Indiana,
earned this title by his persistent oppo-
sition to unnecessary appropriations
G. Have British poets who have been
raised to the peerage taken an active
part in politics?-A. R.
A. Although, after having first refused,
Tennyson accepted the title of Baron
Tennyson of Aldworth and Farringford,
he did not take an active part in the
deliberations of the House of Lords.
While Lord Macaulay had been extreme
ly active as member Of the House OF
Commons, when raised to the peerage
he did little Lord Lytton did take
part in debates in the Lords and also
became Viceroy of India. Lord Byron
also was intermttently active in the
Lords. The last two, however, inherited
their titles.
O. Does Japan have press censorship?
w. P.
A. Newspaper censorship, after being
reasonably administered for many years,
has become more stringent. Its legal
basis is the press and publications law,
which prohibits the publication of mat
ter which may disturb public peace or
order or affect the national defense.
Interpretation is left to the officials of
the various departments. Censorship on
foreign press telegrams both incoming
and outgoing, is also exercised. The task
has been simplified by the merger of the
Dentsu and Rengo news agencies. The
great bulk of foreign news published in
Japan now comes through one channel
closely connected with authority.
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