Evening star., 1937-04-08
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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question OF fact by ,Dritin1 The Evening
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hask1n. Director, Washington, D. C.
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@. How many child brides are there .
In the United States?-H. w.
A. According to the 1880 census, latest
Government statistics on the subject.
there were 4,24l girls married before
they reached their fifteenth birthday
| at the time the records were compiled,
q. How long is the route OF the coro-
| nation procession?-H w.
A. 1t is six and one-quarter miles.
q. Please give the list Of 10 most
| beautiful words selected by Wilfred j.
| Funk several years ago.-E. M.
A. They are: Dawn, hush, lullaby.
murmuring, Tranquil mist, luminous,
chimes, golden and melody
@. What part Of diamond is above
| the girdle?-L. j. P.
A. The cut Of diamond is Standard
lied, with one-third above the girdle and
two-thirds below.
facture of rayon?-J. L.
A. In Japan the stems of the soy bean
are made into rayon yarn.
q. What is the name Of the school in
the South to which Henry Ford donated
large sum Of money!. L. W.
A. Mr.. Ford contributed $1,000 900 for
buildings at Miss Martha Berry's School
at Mount Berry, Ga
q. What is the Indian name for the
headdresS worn by Indians in North
America?-F. G.
A. The headdress or war bonnet
originated among the Plains Indians
and later spread in all directions. The
names by which it was known varied
with each tribe. A more common head
gear was narrow band of skin or
leather which was made to hold one or
more feathers. The following are names
used oy the tribes indicated for head
gear in use by them and their immediate
nelghoors: Ostoa, Onondaga; Gestowa,
Seneca; Ucnura, Tuscarora.
@ Is it true that foreigner not re-
siding in the United States can become
citizen by application?-J. R.
A. He cannot become a citizen of the
United States without residing in this
country.
O. Why is counterfeit money called !.
flash money?-C. D.
A. Inc term originated in England.
Many years ago that country had a
flood OF counterfeited notes. When traced
to their source it was found that they
were made in Flash, a town in Derby
shire.
O. How many telephone calls are made
in voting for Maj. Bowes' amateurs?
*. NJ .
A. Since the beginning of the amateur
hour broadcasts listeners to the series
have made more than 1852 300 telephone
calls in voting for their favorites.
q For whom are New York City ferry.
boats named?-W r.
A. In the past city ferryboats have
been named after boroughs, sections of
the city, or after former city officials
the one exception being the American
Legion, ferryboat plying between the
Battery and st. George, Staten Island.
Mayor La Guardia, however, has estab-
hshed a precedent in giving feminine
names to three new boats which will be
designated as Gold Star Mother, Miss
New York and Mary Murray. named for
Mary Lindley Murray of Revolutionary
fame.
@ What was the Conway Cabal?-
V.N.
A. 1t was an intrigue in 1777-s headed
by Horatio Gates, Charles Lee Thomas
Mlfr1n and James Lowell with Thomas
Conway as tool. It's purpose was ia.
replace Washington with Gates. The
scheme failed and Conway left the
country and went to France
Z. Who has the most complete collec-
ton of cook books?-S. M
a: DR.. and Mrs A. w. Biting are
creolted with having the most complete
and unusual collection in the world.
Q. Please give some information about .
Budapest, Hungary-A. j. K.
A. Budapest, or Budapes.h, is a beau-
tliul city situated on both banks of the
Danube. Buda is the older town, COM
prlSlng several small hills. and was
founded by the Romans in the second
century AID. 1t is the home of the old
resloentlal families. Pesth, which is of
more recent origin, commands a low,
AAeH' PAoAAi, ollO ID llle center OF the Indus
trial activity 1t Is the center of the
largest electrical works in Europe and
Is shipping point for the grain, wine,
wood, cattle and flour of surrounding
countries. The prosperity of the city
dates from the nineteenth century. after
the union of the two cities, and the
population is over million today. The
word, Pesth, is OF Russian derivation,
and means oven. 1t is supposed to apply
to the great lime kilns which were
once an outstanding feature of the
country.
O. How many maple trees in Eastern
Canada will be tapped for sap this
Spring?-P. D.
A. More than seventy million.
O. How much life insurance is car
ried in the United States?-J. T.
A. Life insurance in force in the
United States, according to the Spec
tator Company OF Philadelphia, totaled
in 1885 for all policies, S10O, 73O AIS, 900.
The peak for life insurance In force in |
the United States was reached in 1881,
when the total was $108, ,S85, ,563 0OO The
year in which the greatest amount of
life insurance was purchased was in
1929, when the total was 1858 ,274 900.
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