Evening star., 1937-02-13
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.


question OF fact By tpriting The EUenino
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Rdskin, Director, Washington, D. c.
Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. When will the American Youth
Congress meet in Washington?-F. r. T.
vene in Washington from February 10
to %.
@. Do most Of the residents Of Ber-
muda ride bicycles?-J. r. 8.
A. There are 1900 bicycles In Ber-
muda to 10000 Inhabitants.
@. How does the fuel value Of wood
compare with that Of coai?-M. L. w.
A. Two pounds of seasoned wood have
a fuel value equal to one pound OF coal.
@. Why is turquoise so called?-C. J.
A. The name alludes to its coming
into the European market through
Turkey.
@. What proportion Of the income Of
an average American family goes for
various necessities and luxuries? -
r. j. c.
A. The Bureau of Labor Statistics
made survey of 1850 families of wage
earnerS and lower-salaried workers in
Manchester, N. H.; Detroit, Mich;
Richmond, Va; Birmingham, Ala, and
New Orleans, La. The families averaged
less than four persons and incomes
ranged from $1,000 to $1,000 for the year
involved. These wage Garner and lower
salaried worker families spent their in
come about as follows: Food. 80 per
cent; clothing, II per cent; housing, Is
per cent; household operation, IL per
cent; furnishings and equipment, per
cent; transportation, per cent; recrea.
ton, per cent; medical care, 5 per
cent; with several other items such as
education and community welfare ac-
counting for the remainder. Recogniz-
ing that these families reported about
average incomes, were Of about average
size and lived in five selected cities, one
can evaluate the fact that approximately
"a per cent Of their expenditures were
paid out for food, clothing and the use
of home, including its operation and
upkeep. Roughly per cent of their ex-
penditures went for transportation, pre-
sumably the ownership and operation
OF an autom0plle.
@. How many Bibles have been dis
tributed by the Gideons?-W. L. F.
A. The Gideon Association reports
that since its founding in 1889 1,500, 900
Bibles have been distributed in all parts
of the world, 10000 having been placed
during 1885.
n Uhof ;pyoySar hn1l &6a
patents?-R. H.
A. Thomas A. Edison set an all-time
record for patents. holding more than
1,l00 at the time Of his death.
@. Where was the first champagne
made in the United States?-E. G.
A. The first American champagne was
produced at Cincinnati. Ohio, by Mich
olas Longworth, in 1852.
@. When was former King Edward
VIII made Duke Of Windsor? Who was
the last person to bear that title?-
M. w. S.
A. George VI created his brother
Duke Of Windsor on December IL, 1886.
This title was given in 1881 by King
Edward to his son, the Black Prince,
and has been in abeyance since the
latter'S death.
@. How were the first recruits selected
for the new national army of the Phil
ippines?-M. H.
folded high school girls selected 10000
youths who will be the first recruits in
the Philippine commemorative national
army. These drawings were the first
draft from the 148,964 20-year-old Fill
pinos who had registered in April under
the compulsory military training law.
@. How many of the so-called little
theaters are there in this country?-
N. B. v.
A. The number of little theater groups
in the United States is now about 1000,
and the total number of amateur pro-
ductions in the country is estimated at
100000 year.
@. Does the President like the movies?
IT. w.
A. President Roosevelt often sees four
and five movies week and Is particu-
larly fond Of the newsreels. At the
White House the movies are shown in
the drawing room on the second floor,
with Chief Petty Officer Claude johnson
of the Navy in charge of projection. On
the Presidents South American good
will tour Is feature films were taken and
he saw them all before his return.
@. What countries carry on the most
archaeological notwithstanding or
digging, I mean?-K. NJ
A. The United States leads, with Eng
land second, in archaeological excavat-
ing. This country spends about quarter
of a million dollars annually in such
work.
@. Please give some information
about the famous dwarf, Lavinia War
ren-C. w. M.
A. Lavinia Warren was born about
184i at Middleboro, Mass. She was less
than two feet high and her name was
originally Mercy Lavinia Bumpus, but
was changed after she Joined Barnum's
show. She was married to Charles S.
Stratton, better known as Tom Thumb.
After her husbands death in 1883 she
married an italian dwarf named Count
Primo Magri. She died in 1888.
@. What was the population Of Chi
cago in 18402-J. H.
IT uas estimated af A70