Evening star., 1937-09-20
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASkTN.

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question Of fact by iDritino The Epeninq
Star Information Bureau. Frederic J.
HdSkin, Director, Washington, ID. c.
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@. Are the boys in the Dead End"
movie production the same who ap-
peared on the stage?-H. G. w.
A. Billy Halop, Huntz Hail. Bobby
Jordan, Leo Gorcey. Gabriel Dell and
Bernard Punsley are the boys who played
in both stage and screen productions.
O. Will there be a Book Fair In New
York again this Fall?-H. G.
A The New York Times National Book
Fair Of 1887 will be held November to
81 at Rockefeller Center.
@. How many twins are there in the
United States?-H. T.
A. There are about 100000 Twins
occur once in every So births In this
country. The world average is one set
of twins In IS births. In a study of
717,907 births of twins, 1t was found
that out of every 1000 of these births.
1863 a girl and boy twin.
@. Why was the remedy No. COG given
this name?-S. w.
A. Ehrlich, who discovered salvarsan,
had investigated COS chemical COM
pounds before he found the specific
which would kill the virus of syphilis
without injuring the patient.
@. What are the chances of winning
In the numbers game?-E. H.
A. According to a survey by DR.. Aaron
BakSt of Columbia University, the math-
ematical probability of winning at num-
bers is only about 1 in 100000 900.
@. Who designed the tower of the Will
Rogers Memorial, a Shrine of the Sun.
in Coiorado?-E. W.
A. The tower was designed by Charles
E. Thomas and is of native granite con-
structed entirely without wood or nails.
@. How many cities In the United
States have airmail service?-M. r.
A. More than 200 cities have airmail
service and there are 81 900 miles of
airmail routes.
@. In what country has condemned
criminal the choice of drinking cyanide
of potassium or being hanged?-W. j.
A. In Estonia the death penalty in
murder cases gives the condemned this
choice.
@. How old was George Bernard Shaw
when he stopped going to school?-J. H.
A II a 1nFt - -
land agents office
@. Where is the Belly River?-C. II.
A. 1t rises in the northern part of
Glacier Park, Montana; flows into Cam
ada and joins the Bow River to form the
South Saskatchewan.
@. How much money is spent on air.
ports by various cities?-E. j. H.
A. A survey of the American Munich
pal Association shows that 38 cities have
invested total of s54.198614 in their
airports and spend S1,55O,O87 annually
for their upkeep.
@. Have grapes any food value?-E. G.
A. Grapes contain to 20 per cent
sugar, some vitamin B and some iron.
@. Where was the first church TO have
a Negro Catholic priest?-C. M.
A. Father Tolton, an American Negro
ordained in Rome, established the first
church held by Negro priest in Quincy.
Ill, in 1886.
q. Please give some generalizations
about hanging pictures-M. G.
A. Prof. MARY I, Mattbouc covcs
few pictures well selected and arranged
look much better than a number of pic
lures crowded together A large picture
should be hung alone on a wall space.
smaller pictures grouped together. Small
pictures that cannot be readily seen
across tae room should be grouped to-
gether above desk or placed in such a
position that one may observe them
when sitting near the wall on which they
are hung. One small picture hung
alone on large wall space is ineffec-
tive. Groups of pictures should not
emphasize diagonal line in their ar
rangement. Pictures hung on the same
wall space should be alike in character.
For example. color prints look best to-
gether, landscape pictures look best
alone and should not be grouped with
those of figures or of interiors"
@. How long did the bank holiday in
1888 last?-L. T.
A. For those banks whose condition
was found satisfactory the holiday lasted
10 days.