Evening star., 1937-01-07
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN,

BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. |
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Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
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@. Is most Of the money extorted by
kidnapers eventually recovered?-S,A A. c,
A. In the widely known cases, only
about one-third Of the ransom money
paid to kidnapers has been recovered.
@. Are women better looking than
men?-F. r.
A. That is a matter of opinion, but in
the Judgment of many artists men are
on the whole better looking than women.
although the kind and uniformity -
their clothing may make them seem Les.
50. In large families Of boys and g1rh
1t Is said, there are always more hano-
some brothers than sisters.
@. How does the number Of passenger
cars compare with the number of trucks
and busses?-C. H.
"a VI SoyVVoSOOO tCIllClCS IcRlSUcTSu
1895. 24.459 $40 are passenger cars and
the balance trucks and busses.
@. How old is Wilbur Cohen, assistant
to Arthur j. Altmeyer, acting Social Sc
curity Board chairman?-F. M.
A. He is but % years old. and is already
considered an expert in the theory and
practice Of social security.
Q. What is the Bible belt" In this
country?-N. Y. T.
A. The States lying south of line
drawn from Pennsylvania to Nebraska
are known to the publishers as the Bible
belt. These States absorb so per cent Of
the Bibles sold each year.
Q. How far back does written history
date?-M N. v.
A. To 424l BIC. when Egyptian priests
started their calendar, marking the
earliest recorded date.
Q. When was the old Shipping Board
abolished?-W. H. K.
A. The executive order abolishing the
old Shipping Board was issued by Presi-
dent Roosevelt on June 10, 1888.
@. Does telephone message ever take
the place of a call?-H. F. r.
A. Not unless one is III and wishes to
apologize for not calling. Even then the
call is still owing when one RECEIVERS.
@. How long has Izaak Walton's The
]. w.
A. 1t was first published in 1858 and Is
said to have been issued in new edition
on an average Of every two and half
years since.
Q. How many Indians are there in this
country?-C. H.
A. In the United States and Alaska
there are nearly 100000 Indians.
Q. What were the 10 biggest news
stories of 1936?-E. H.
A. A list made up of consensus Of
Associated Press editors is as follows:
% The British Empire crisis over the
King Edward-Mrs. Simpson romance.
20 United States political campaign,
1886; 90 the Spanish civil war, "a Italy's
conquest of Ethiopia, 80 civil war in
labor's ranks, (6) United States business
recovery, CD remilitarization of the
Rhineland, (S) United States droughts-
floods, 0) Hauptmanns execution, d0)
development of DR.. Charles G. Abbot's
solar steam engine.
O. How many States will present bills
to their Legislatures this Winter to put
in civil service in State positions?-P. NJ.
A. Fourteen States will have such bills
introduced this Winter.
O. What is the name of the association
devoted to combating heart disease?-
L. F.
A. The American Heart Association,
with headquarters at so West Fiftieth
street, New York City.
O. What is the name of the town in
Ohio that holds an annual coon derby?-
W.
A. Kenton, Ohio holds a coon-chaser
derby every Labor day. More than 200
dogs compete for a purse of $1,000 and
heat purses of $50.
@. On what date did the famous edi-
torial beginning Yes, Virginia, there is
a Santa Claus" first appear?-E. j.
A. Frank Churchs editorial was orig.
inally printed in the New York Sun on
September 81, 1897.
@. How many logs are there in the
cabin in which Abraham Lincoln was
born?-C. P.
A. There are 143 The outside dimen-
sions of the cabin are II feet by II feet
@. What is an Angstrom unit?-R. x.
A. 1t is a measurement for light waves.
1t is 250-millionths of an inch and was
named for a Swedish physicist.
@. In mythology, what god first uttered
oracleS?-G. D.
A. 1t was a goddess, Themis. She was
the goddess of justice.
@. What is the temperature of a light
ming f1ash?-G. F. D.
A. No actual measurements have been
made of the temperature in lightning
flashes, but the temperature is obviously
high, as evidenced by the fact that OBJ
jects are often set on fire when struck by
lightning.
@. Who designed the flaming sword
monument in Washington which is
memorial to the I'd Division?-W. T. K.
A. The designer and architect is John
Russell Pope. ,.