Evening star., 1937-08-25
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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q. In what capacity is Oliver Hinsdell
connected With the movies?-C. s.
A. He Is dramatic coach and head Of
Paramount Dramatic School.
q. When did the Dali Eireann first
meet?-O. B.
A. Formerly st was the legislative az.
sembly Of the Sim Fein party In Ire.
land, and met in Dublin for tho frst
time in 1919 The Chamber Of Deputie,
OF the Irish Free State now bears this
name.
Q. Has the undersecretary Of foreign
anairs OF France ever been In Washing.
ton?-G. M.
A. M. Alexis Leger, the permanent head
OF the Quai d'Orsay. was q delegate to
the Washington Disarmament Confer.
ence Of 1922.
@. How much did San Francisco's new
merchandise mart cost?-E. H.
A. The ten-story building, known as
the Western Furniture Exchange. cost
three million dollars.
Q. Who is Fred T. Jane, the writer on
ships?-H. J.
A. The English naval author was born
IN 1870 and educated at Exeter School.
He invented the naval war game and
was naval correspondent for a number
OF publications. He is the author OF
many books, including "All the Worlds
Fighting Ships" He died in 1916.
@. What large cities are on the Della.
ware River?-M. T.
A. Philadelphia, Trenton, Camden and
Wilmington.
O. Is President Benjamin Harrtson's
home museum?-F. r. L.
A. The homestead at Indianapolis has
been purchased by q foundation estab-
lished by the late Arthur Jordan Of that
city and will be used as museum. The
rooms will be furnished as nearly a,
possible just as they were when the
former President lived there. The Ii
brary will contain his books, desk and
longhorn chair. Pictures, political me-
mentoes and other interesting material
will be collected for the memorial.
@. Was Osceola a full-blooded lndian7
B. w.
A. This chief OF the seminoles was the
son OF q white trader and Greek woman
Q. When were the first syphilis cases
In this country?-C. M.
A. The first outbreak Of syphilis in this
country occurred In Boston In le46.
Q. Who coined the phrase, the Gay
Nineties"?-D. NJ
A. r. v. Cutter, an artist who con-
tributed series Of pictures under this
title to Life.
@. Where is HellB Hall Acre? know
1t y in one Of the Western States
E.B.
A. 1t Is located forty i've miles west
OF Casper. Wyo., and Is one Of the most
remarkable spectscles h that section.
The walls Of the canyon are OF . soft
sedtmentary rock.
q. Why do nettles sting7-B. B. Z.
A. The hairs Of the common st1natn1
nettles inject formic acid into the wounds
which they make. This acid is the same
as the acid in the stings OF insects.
a. When was Nicholas II, car Of
Russia crowned?-B. W.
A. He succeeded his father November
l, 1894, and was crowned May 2e, 1896.
O. What gives oakum It's peculiar odor?
ID. E. D.
A. Pine tar is used to impregnate hemp
fibers In making oakum. 1t is this tar
which gives the oakum the character
1stic and lasting odor.
Q. What are the seven folies Of science?
"A. r.
A. The so-called follies Of science are
the quadrature of the circle, the dupli-
cation of the cube, trisection of the angle,
perpetual motion, transmutation Of
metals, fixation Of mercury, the elixir OF
life.