Evening star., 1937-07-17
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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q. II foreigner wins the world heavv-
weight championship, can he compel tho
challenger to come to his country 10
night Tor the title. or must title bout
be staged in the United states?-F. R.F.
A. The world champion heavyweight
may night wherever he chooses to defend
his title In his own or any other country.
Q. AT what season of the wear do most
people visit Mount Vernon?-D. T.
A. The six months beginning in April
account for about 30 per cent OF the
visitors.
Q. How does ventriloouist manage
his voce?-M B.
A. The essential mechanism of VEN
triloQuism consists in taking fun
breath. then keeping the muscles Of the
chest and neck fixed. and speaking with
the mouth almost closed and the lips
and lower jaw as motionless as possible
while air is very slowly expired through
narrow CLOTHS. No air must escape
through the nose
@. Is moonshine liquor still being made
in kentucky?-H. w.
A. During the last fiscal year 64l stlll
outfits were confiscated in Kentucky by
the Government. The law enforcement
officers also seized more than A quarter
OF million gallons of mash.
@. Do crickets eat anything except
graSs?-F. c..
A. They eat many other things such ~
dead grass, rotten wood, dead insects,
shell fish, seaweed, and partially de-
cayed rags.
Q. Is the arsenal at Rock Island, H.,
the largest in the United States?-A p.
A. 1t may be considered The largest Of
the manufacturing arsensls in point ~
war production and storage ca pacltv.
The Picatinny Arsenal, Dover, N. j., has
the largest acreage, and Frankford Ar
@nal. Philadelphia, Pa, has, at present,
the largest personnel.
@. Who was John Henry?-T. X.
A. John Henry is legendary char
Acter Of Negro giant worker. Some
years ago Roark Bradford wrote book
entitled John Henry" This book was
an account of the legends in connection
with his ilfe.
Q. Could a woman serve as President
OF the United States if elected?-H. s. b.
e yjsiN in ho
sttution in regard to the sex of The
President of the United States In so far
as that document is concerned a woman
would be eligible to the office.
@. We're California's citrus fruit trees
permanently damaged by last Winters
freeze?-G. N
A. Late advices are TO the effect that
the trees are making a remarkable come
back, and that the coming season will
bring quite plentiful crop.
Q. Is the statute mile or nautical mile
used in aviation?-A. p.
A. The statute mile is used.
O. How early were experiments IN air
conditioning trains tried?-E. H.
A. Air conditioning was tried as early
AS 1884 on railway passenger ear In
this country
Q. Are the bones of Shakespeare where
they were originally placed in Stratford-
on-Avon?-M j.
A. The body of William Shakespeare
has not been disturbed since it WAS
buried in the little church At Stratford.
O. Do the japanese fence according
to the Western method?-V. T.
A. Western-stvle fencing was intro
duced into Japan few years ago. and
competitive contests now take place.
@. How much do bank clearincs
year?-M. f. E
year.
@. What is the National Council Of
Women of the United States?-G. v. S.
A. It is composed of twenty national
organizations. Its object is to serve as a
clearing house for the dissemination of
information concerning the activities and
methods of organized womanhood, and 10
which are in harmony with the general
purpose and programs OF member or
ganizations.
@. How many taxis are there in Lon
don?-W. H.
A. The city has over 1000 taxiS
O. What is the oldest painting in the
Mellon art collection?-W. r.
A. 1t is Byzantine Madonna"
painted by an artist OF ConstantinopIe
about 1900 The painting WAS discovered
in recent years at Calahorra, Spain.
@. What is the extent of the worlds
fishing ind,stry?-E. w.
A. The fisheries of the world engage
the activities of more than 1000 200 per-
sons on about 100000 craft The total
value of the output is $683, 100000.
@. How far does a man with two
horse pillow have to walk TO pAoW an acre
field?-H. w.
A. Flowing with q two-horSe walking
plow, a farmer would walk about seven
and one half miles in plowing an acre.
Q. Has Olivia de Haviland sister III
the movies?-W. r.
A. Her sister is Joan Fontaine. who
is playing in You Can't Beat Love"