Evening star., 1937-06-30
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J, HASKIN.

h'u' ANVO HtuLOu buTeuu, FTeueTlC D.,
Hasktn, Director, Washington, D. c.,
Please inclose stamp for reply.
Q. Why are duckpins SO called?-M. E,
A. They were the invention OF Wilbert
Robinson, the base ball player He cut
on tenpms and used lighter ball to
make less strenuous Summer game.
When the ball struck the pins and they
bounced into the air, Robinson, who was
a great duck hunter, said that they
looked like ducks. And duckpins they
became.
Q. Are many marriages performed at
the Little Brown Church in the Vale, in
Nashua, IoWa?-W. F..
A. Over 5000 couples from all over the
United States have been married there
In the last fifteen years.
@. Did Luther Burbank have any Of
his plants patented?-E. J.
A. The scientist received nine plant
patents posthumously.
@. How many aliens are there In the
United States?-R. M.
mated at 4,25O000.
G. If all industrial workers were to
unite politically how would their strength
compare with the so-called white collar
group?-B. B..
A. According to the last census the
industrial classification numbered 49,
937 900, but as executives are included,
the number of actual workers would be
less. White-collar workers are numbered
at l9l40,000, and by transferring the in
dustrial executives this figure would be
over 20000000. If the farmers. who more
often vote with the white-collar group,
were added about lO5OO,0O0 votes would
be so aligned. In the last election As
$4,000 votes were cast.
@. What cities are considered the
windest in the United States?-H. T.
A. Some of the windiest are New York
City, Chicago, Buffalo and Cleveland.
@. What was the name of the first
newspaper in Michigan?-R. E. A.
A. The first newspaper in Michigan
was a spoken newspaper established
under the auspices of the Rev Father
Gabriel Richard, priest of the Order of
Sulplce, who went to Detroit in 1898.
He obtained town crier to stand on the
church steps every Sunday to tell the
public such news as was fit to be an
nounced. The first printed newspaper
grew out OF this spoken newspaper. It
was entitled the Michigan Essay. or Inn
partial Observer, established IN Detroit,
August 81, 1909. James M Miller. a
parishioner. of Father Richard was
editor 1tUas published every Thursday.
Q. Who was the first woman in the
United States to have permanent wave?
w. R.
A. Mrs. Martin johnson, widow of the
explorer, said in a recent interview that
she and Irene Castle Mclaughlin had
the first permanent waves in the United
States.
@. How does Louisiana rank in the
production of furs?-M. H. B.
A. Louisiana ranks first as a fur-pro-
duclng State, the muSkrat being the
most important of the fur bearing ami
mails. The total annual value of furs is
in excess of eight million dollars. Other
furs produced include opossum raccoon,
mink, skunk, civet cat. otter, and fox.
@. What is meant by the Brethren of
Death?-C. J.
A. This was the name given to the
hermits of the Order of St. Paul, formed
in the thirteenth century, but suppressed
by Pope Urban VIII. They dressed in
black habit marked with a skull, and
saluted each other with the words, Re
member that you must die"
@. What songs were composed by
Charles K Harris?-E G.
A. He wrote both words and music to
several hundred popular songs, among
the most famous of which were After
the Ball Is Over" Break the News to
Mother, Mid the Green Fields of Vir-
ginia," I've Longing in My Heart
Louise" and The Old Homestead"
Q. What is jaggery?-L. H.
A. 1t is the sugar obtained from sew
eral varieties of the palm and has been
used in India since ancient times.
Q. Who were the first sculptors in the
United States?-F M.
A. The first native sculptors in the
United States were Horatio Greenoueh,
Hiram Powers and Thomas Crawford,
all Of whom studied in Rome
@. What events should be included in
a water carnival at Summer camp for
young people?-S. H.
A. AS generalization, the events
should be the forms of sport in which
the campers have been indulging. The
following would usually be suitable:
Fifty-yard dash, hundred-yard dash.
relay race, diving, rowboat race, canoe
race, tub race and canoe tilt.
@. When was police car first equipped
with radio receiving set?-N. r.
A. One in Detroit had a receiving set
in 1921. 1t took about seven years for
the Detroit Police Department to reach
a satisfactory stage. Now there are 557
municipal and county police radio sta
tionS in operation.
@. Where does Jesse Stuart, author Of
Man With the Bull-Tongue Plow,"
teacA?-E. F.
A. The poet is principal of Greenup
County High School at Taylor, Ky.
@. Why is Tryone Park in New York
City so named?-A. R.
A. 1t was named for Fort Tryone on
the site of which this development was
made. Fort Tryone was one of the three
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