Evening star., 1937-03-24
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKyN.

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A reader Gun get the dns,Der to dnv
question OF fact by Drittno The Epenino
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hdskfn, Director, Washington, d. c.
Please incloss stamp tor reply.
Q. Where is the largest building in
the world devoted solely to Masonic
uses7-R. c.
A. The Masonic Temple Of Detroit,
Mich, Is believed to be the largest.
@. What is the name Of a book in
which it says that men over go should
be chloroformed?-W. r.
A. In Anthony Trollope's novel, THE
Fixed Period" it is suggested that men
are useful only up to 40. that at 50 they
should pass year in contemplation and
then submit to chloroforming.
@. Does Mussolini drink or smoker
r. H. R.
A. He never smokes and does not
drink hard liquor. Occasionally at off,
cial dinners he drinks little wine.
@. Is Lizzie Borden of the ak mur-
DER case uVlngI-W. II. M.
A. She died in 1927 and is buried in
Fall River, Mass, the scene OF the mur-
der.
Q. Is the educational level of the
United States rising?-G. M
A. 1t is rising, due to improved edu-
cational facilities numbers Of student,
in schools and through death of many
u,ho
education in their youth.
Q. Please give some information
about Golden Rule JoneS-W r.
A.. Samuel Milton Jones, political re-
former, was known as Golden Rule be-
cause Of his persistent advocacy of that
practice in politics and in business He
was born in Wales in 1846 and brought
to America in l849 AS boy he worked
in the oil fields. Later he established
manufacturing plants at Toledo, Ohio.
where he gained large fortune. Elected
Republican Mayor Of Toledo in 1897, he
was thrice reelected on an independent
ticket. He used his office to defeat
graft and dishonesty and secure the
rights Of the common citizen. He died
in 1904.
@. How long has Senator Borah been
in the Senate2-M P
A. He came to the Senate in jan
uary, 1907, and has served continuously
for over thirty years.
Q. Will mercury freeze?-E. N.
A. 1t will not freeze at the ordinary
temperatures encountered in the world,
SO is used in thermometers. Mercury
will freeze or solidify at about thirty
eight degrees below zero Fahrenheit.
@. Who wrote the lines beginning:
The golf links lie so near the mill?-
w. H.
A. Sarah N. cleghorn wrote this
| quatrain.
Q. Which President Of the United
| States who was the son of minister,
succeeded a President who was also the
son Of a minister?-G. L. B.
A. Grover Cleveland. He was the son
OF Presbyterian minister and succeeded
Chester A. Arthur, whose father was
an Episcopal clergyman. President
Wilson's father was a Presbyterian min
lister and President Hoover's mother was
q Quaker preacher.
Q. How many carloads Of potatoes
do Idaho and Maine ship?-J. S.
| A. Idaho ships about $4,000 carloads
year and Maine ships from 1900 to
so, 600 carloads.
Q. In what countries Is the giant
panda found, and what does it feed on3
*. G.
A. The giant panda is Z curious
large mammal of the raccoon family,
allied to the bears, native of the Eastern
Himalaya region in Western China. par
ticularly the Province Of Yunnan. It
feeds exclusively on bamboo, which is
very plentiful in its habitat.
Q. For which church was Ttians
Assumption OF the Virgin" designedp
Raphael's "Sistine Madonna"?-T N.
A. T1tians work was for the Church
OF the Frari, in Venice; Raphael's for
the Church of the Black Monks OF San
Slsto, in the town Of Piacenza.
@. Is DR.. Lloyd c. Douglas. author of
The Green Light" living in Hollywood?
H. NJ B.
A. DR.. Douglas has purchased home
in the Bel-Air district OF Beverly Hills,
where he is working on screen produc-
| ton.
Q. Please name some women who are
prominent in the advertising business.
! e. r. NJ
| A. Such list would include Kath.
crime Fisher, director Of Good House.
keeping Institute; Mary Lewis of Best
& Company; Bernice Ftzgibbon. Wana-
makers; Margaret Fishback. R. H. Macv:
Hildegarde Dolson, Franklin Simon:
Jeanette Moser, Stern's; Pegeen Fitz-
gerald, McCreery; Mary Moore, Namm's:
Wilma Libman Gimbers, and Virginia
Shook, Lord L Taylor.
Q. In "An American Doctors Oddy.-
sey' the author gives ten words that
are dimcult to spell. What are thew
e. M.
A. The list is as follows: Inoculate.
embarrass, harass supersede, innuendo,
rarely. vilify plaguy, desiccate and pic
uicking.
@. What country exports the most
olive oil?-D. A.
A. Italy is the largest exporter Of
renned olive oil and the United States
Is its best market. This year there is
serious olive oil shortage in Italy and
In other Mediterranean countries.
@. Does fatigue begin in the brain or
in the muscles?-L. s.