Evening star., 1937-02-08
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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A reader can get the anstrer to any
question Of fact by tDrtttng The Epening
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hasktn. Director, Washington, D. c.
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@. What are the real pames Of Ginger
Rogers and Fred Astaire, the movie
stars?-H. N.
A. Ginger Rogers real name is vir-
ginia Katherine McMath, while Fred
Astaire was named Frederick Austerlitz.
@. How many windows are there In the
Empire State Building, New York City2
w. F.
A. The Empire State Building has
6,400 windows.
@. Who started the National Congress
OF Parents and Teachers?-R. r.
A. 1t had its inception In the meeting
called by Phoebe Apperson Hearst and
Alice Mcclellan Birney in Washington,
D. c.. in 1897. 1t was then known as the
National Congress Of Mothers.
@. When was the sentence Union and
liberty, now and forever, one and in
separable" uttered?-T. M.
A. This Is the conclusion Of Webster's
reply to Hayne, delivered in the United
States Senate in January, 1880.
@. Does q stag live without water in
the Winter time?-D. r.
A. In Winter or Spring the stag rarely
drinks water, depending on dew and
tender herbage for moisture. In the
Summer time the stage frequents brooks
and springs and takes refreshing baths
in deeper water when possible.
@. Where Is the Isle of Dogs?-W. M.
A. This Is a peninsula of London eX-
Greenwich. 1t contains large ship
building yards and docks. The name is
derived from the fact that the Kings
hounds were formerly kept there.
@. Does the Benedictine Order occupy
itself with teaching, or is nursing in
cluded?-H. N.
A. In this country the Benedictines
have been mainly engaged in teaching,
but In the Middle West, particularly,
have established hospitals and schools
OF nursing.
O. What is meant by Recent Period
in geology?-C. B.
A. 1t is usually applied to the time
included since the appearance Of man
on the globe. 1t Is also called the
Human Epoch.
@. Why Is a certain article called q
gunnysaek?-A. G. H.
A. Gunny in reference to sacks is de-
rived from the Hindi and Sanskrit word
"goni," meaning sack. The term orig
inally designated the strong, coarse
sack cloth manufactured chiefly in Ben
gal, India, from jute. 1t is used for
clothing by the poor, but principally for
bagging and wrapping.
@. How many people in Washington,
D. c., voted in the November election?-
M. H. J.
A. 1t is estimated that approximately
10000 persons in the District of Colum-
bia, who maintained legal residence
elsewhere, voted in the November, 1886.
election.
@. Are the wives Of the Kings Of Eng.
land in reality Queen-consorts?-T.D D.
A. This is correct. If woman In
sovereign in her own right she is Queen
regnant.
@. What Is the nationality and age OF
Burton Holmes?-K E. B.
A. He is 81. This traveller and lee.
turer is an American. He was born in
Chicago January 8, 1870.
@. How many conventions are held in
Philadelphia?-M j.
A. During the year ending September
30, 1886. Philadelphia was host to 200
conventions.
@. What is the approximate total Of
salaries paid to newspaper writers-fea-
ture, editorial, reportorial and column
istS?-W. F.
A. Editor and Publisher says: NO
body has ever made a survey of what is
paid to the writing forces of all news
papers. The American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association Special Standing
Committee three years ago made COM
prehensive poll of editorial salaries Gov.
ering 63 per cent of all editorial em-
ployes. 1t estimated the total number
today be increased by about 10 per cent
to 26,700. Calculated from the A. N.
P. A. figures on salary distribution
brackets, the indicated editorial income
was then about $62, ,289 500. 1t has since
been substantially upped in several
cities and many now be over $65 100000
a year. This estimate may be taken to
cover all but a few, probably less than
a score, of writer's and artists whose in
come from Syndicated work exceeds
$4,000 a year. 1t is fair to say
that $7,50O,000 will cover all feature
writers and artists whose work is widely
syndicated; say S75,000,000 for regular
staff and syndicated features and car
toonistS. Add another $12,000,000 for
editorial pay roll of the wire press serv-
ices and you have a total Of, roughly.
$87 100000 for editorial services, not
counting wire tolls or syndicated pic
lures.
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