Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-03-11
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
reader can get the ansUer to any
question OF fact by ,0riting The Euening
Star Information Bureau, Frederic j.
Haskin. Director. Washington, D. C.
Please inclose stamp for reply.
G. In what part OF France was Main
bocher born?-W. H.
A. The designer was not born in
France. He was born in Chicago.
@. How can pedestrians best avoid
being injured or killed by automobiles?
B. r.
A. A new handbook of accident sta
tlstics suggests four rules: Cross only
at intersections of streets; cross only
with signal df there are such devices ;
face traffic on rural road; never hitch
ride.
@. Must an employee carry his social
security card at all times?-G. H.
A. This is not requirement. The
assigned number should be reported to
the employer, who records It, The card
may then be deposited in safe place.
@. Did Abraham Lincoln play any
musical instrument?-H. c. M
A. 1t is said that Lincoln often car
ried harmonica in his pocket, on
which he played for relaxation.
Q. How did the Bronx get its name?
%. c. M.
A. The Bronx is SO named from the
stream flowing into the East River It's
name was derived from that of the
first white owner OF the adjacent land,
Jonas Bronx.
O. Has the Yosemite National Park
had cold Winter?-H. P.
A. 1t has had the coolest Winter since
1906.
@. Where was Eugene OINeill. the
playwright, when the Nobel prize for
literature was presented to him?-
M. r. S.
A. Mr. ONeill was in Oakland, Calf,
when the award was made by Swedish
Consul General Carl e. WATERSHED
O. Is the Normandie being remodeled
to make 1t faster ship?-H K
A. The old propellers have been re-
moved and replaced by new set, each
weighing three tons less than the older
ones. They are adjusted to revolve at
the rate of 200 turns minute in place
OF the former 139 revolutions
Q. Which of the royal emblems con-
talns the great star Of Africa which was
cut from the Cullinan diamond?-K. L.
A. The royal scepter contains the
famous jewel, which weighs 5l612 carats.
The scepter dates from the time of
Charles II, but the diamond was added
by Edward VII, to whom the Union of
South Africa presented the stone.
Q. What was Louisa Alcott's first
book?-H M. G.
A. Her first volume was Flower
Fables published in 1855.
O. In advertising by mail, what color
paper is found most effective, or does
the color make any difference
r. G. V.
A. Experience has indicated that
white paper is the least effective, and
that mail advertising matter printed on
light red. green and yellow paper brings
the greater percentage Of replies.
@. Please give some information
about William Hogarth-E NJ
A. William Hogarth, painter, engraver
and pictorial satirist, was born at Lon
don in 1897. He served an apprentice
ship to a silversmith and about 1920
began business for himself, engraving
coats Of arms and designing plates for
booksellers. In 1924 he entered the art
school of Sir James Thornhill He
illustrated Gray's edition Of Buffers
"Hudibras," and in 1880 began the paint
ing OF the satirical pictures that made
him famous Among them are THE
Harlot's Progress" "A Midnight Modern
Conversation" THE Distressed Poet"
1854.
Q. What is the oldest organ in the
world?-M. L. F.
A, 1t is probably the one which has
been discovered at Aquincum, a former
Roman settlement now a suburb of
Budapest. An attached tablet states
that the instrument was built in 228
AID. Its two wind chambers and So
pipes have been remedied so that it can
be played as well as ever.
@. How many bowlers are there In
the United States?-W. R. w.
A. 1t has been estimated that there
are more than 100000 people in this
country who bowl regularly The 1886
Bowling Congress had contestants from
387 cities, numbering in excess of $4,000.
O. What percentage Of returned goods
is found in department stores?-C. B.
A. In stores having a large percentage
OF charge accounts the returns run as
high as % per cent, except in the mems
departments, where the returned mer-
chandiSe is not a serious item, If the
purchases are made by men.
@. Is there any college organization of
Boy Scouts?-W. H.
A. Alpha Phi Omega is an arganiza-
ton for college men who are interested
in Boy Scout activities.
@. What exposition in the United
States was the first to have a series of
stamps?-H B.
A. The first exposition in this country
honored with a series Of stamps was the
Columbian Exposition OF 1893
Q. What is giviaq?-S. C.
Tiyion ie Erctiv,,o foorl oo,r;,+;a-