Evening star., 1937-03-09

question OF fuct by tUrtttng The Evening
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Haskin, Director, Washington, D. C.
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@. OF what does modern police educa-
ton conSiSt?-T. L.
A. Modern Criminal Investigation" o
new book on this subject, says: Modern
police science may be said to have three
phases. The first phase embraces the
Identification Of living and dead persons.
The second embraces the field work car
ried out by specially trained detectives
at the scene of the crime. The third
embraces methods used in the police
laboratory to examine and analyze clues
and traces discovered in the course Of
the investigation"
Q. When did concerts spirituels origi-
nate?-H. D.
A. They originated in France in 1725.
These recitalS were given on the "a re.
ligious holidays during the year. They
were discontinued in 1871, at the time
Of the French Revolution. In 1905 they
were resumed, with programs made up
entirely of sacred music and presented
only during holy week.
@. Whose votes elect a Congressman at
large?-A. G.
A. He is elected by the voters of the
entire State.
@. Please tell me what Is done with
the beautiful costumes worn by movie
actresses after the picture is finished?
B. M. B.
A. The gorgeous costumes worn by
many of the motion picture stars are
the property of the motion picture studios
and do not belong to the actresses When
a production is completed the costumes
are returned to the studio and the ward
robe mistress and her assistants make
over and change the costumes SO that
they may be used in other productions.
In some instances motion picture star
is presented with particular costume,
but that is at the discretion of the execu-
tives of the company.
@. If an artist makes copy of one Of
his own pictures, is it called a copy
or an original?-H. P.
A. 1t is called a repetition or replica.
In French it is called doublette.
@. What nation consumes the most
fsh?-W. B.
A. Japan with an average annual con-
sumption of SIS pounds per capita.
@. On a scale showing the distance Of
the earth to the sun as one inch, how
far away would the nearest star be?
M w.
A. 1t would be 4,2 miles away.
@. How many words are there in the
Bible?-W. M.
A. There are 1882 words.
@. Has Hawaii a national fower2
e. w,
A. A bill has been passed by the Ha-
waiian Legislature making the hibiscus
the official flower.
@. What were Rev. Robert McBurneyS
contributions to the Y. M. G. A. move
ment?-R. F. w.
A. His outstanding contributions to the
movement were the conviction that the
work should be carried on by young men.
for young men: the creation of varied
programs, gymnaSiums, ETC.; the organi-
Zation of national council which trains
for leadership, and the creation and de-
velopment of the general Secretaryship.
@. Is there barkless dog?-J. H.
A. At the recent dog show in London
10 Basenjis from Central Africa were
exhibited. They do not bark and arch
their backs like cats when they are angry.
Q. Is plaid pattern or a material?
w. E.
A. 1t is both. 1t is also large square
of such material worn as a garment by
Scots Highlanders.
Q. How old is the making of puns2
It. B.
A. It is an ancient form of wit. Aris-
tophanes and Cicero employed it.
@. Why was the Latin Quarter of Paris
so called?-P. w.
A. 1t contained many schools in the
early days and was so called because
Latin was the language of medieval
Scholasticism.
@. What we're the first words recorded
by Thomas A. Edison on a phonograph
cylinder?-M. NICK.
A. They were those OF the poem,
MARY Had a Little Lamb"
@. How much land is occupied by the
New York Botanical Garden?-F. M.
A. The New York Botanical Garden
consists of 400 acres of land in the north
ern and western parts of Bronx Park.
@. Has the name of st. Thomas, cap
ital of the Virgin Islands, been changed?
w. H.
A. The Virgin Islands, through an
ordinance passed by their Colonial Coun-
Gil, signed by Gov. Lawrence w. Cramer.
have readopted the old Danish name,
| Charlotte Amalie, for their capital.
@. How long has Hawk Mountain
| Sanctuary been established?-H. N.
A. 1t was established in the Fall of
1894. This was the first sanctuary In
the world established for birds of prey.
@. What spring in the United States
| has the largest flow of water?-E. G.
A. Silver Springs at Ocala, Fla, has
what is probably the largest flow of any
spring in the world, 22,134.78o gallons
per hour.