Evening star., 1937-04-16
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN,

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reader cen get the ansUer to any
question OF fact by ,Driting The Evenino
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hasktn, Director, Washington, d. C.
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@. How long had it been since Oxford
had beaten Cambridge in the rowing
race?-M. P.
A. This years victory was the first
since 1923. Cambridge's crew was a
3-to-l favorite this year.
@. What percentage of the babies born
in the United States are born In hos
pitals?-G. T.
A. Last year about SO per cent.
Q. Does the British government support
the royal family?-D. w.
A. Parliament provides for the upkeep
OF the royal family of Great Britain by
voting civil list This includes annual
payments to the King and Queen and
their children and other living members
OF the royal family.
@. Is it possible to find missing rela-
tives through Social Security Board reg
istration?-E. r.
A. This is not possible Many requests
for such information are received, but
are refused
@. Is General Ludendorr married.
F. NJ
A. In 1926 he was married to DR..
Matilda Won Kemnitz, nerve specialist.
Q. What is the date of the rhododen-
dron festival at Asheville, N. C.?-E. H.
A. The annual festival will be held the
week of June 49,
@. What becomes Of all the gifts OF
food that are sent to the White House2
e. J.
A. Food given to the White House I,
distributed to Washington hospitals and
charitable organizations.
@. Who invented the machine for ex-
tractlng cellulose which it Is said will
reVolutlonize the manufacture Of news.
print?-H. w
"A. Inc horn angle machine for ex.
tractmg cellulose from trees, plants and
other vegetable products, is the invention
OF Matthew j. Stacom Of the Island
Lumber Company, Long Island City, N.
Y. The present apparatus can produce
several tons of wood pulp per day.
Q. How much does a "super-nne-
trailer cost?-D. D.
A. Some Of the most luxurious ones
cost about $4,000.
Q. Who is the editor OF the magazine
Editor and Publisher?-E H.
A. James Wright Brown has recently
celeorated his tWenty-ffth anniversary
as owner and editor of the magazine.
Q. In what parts of the United States
is the truout fishing best?-S. j.
A. In New England, Rocky Mountain
racine Coast and Southwestern States
and in New York. Pennsylvania. North
Carolina, Michigan and Wisconsin. The
only States which have no trout are
Alabama, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana and
Mississippi
Q. Where is the Boy Scout Jamboree
TO be held this year?-H L.
A. 1t will be held at Washington. D G..
from June 80 to July g. A 35O-acre
tract will be used on which the tent city
will be built.
q Is the new inn at Williamsburg, Va,
open? OF what style of architecture IL
it?-K M.
A. The Williamsburg Inn was openpd
OH AprA s. lts architecture conforms
with the Restoration period, but is remi-
nlSrpnt nf
notes at the springs of Virginia and
west virginia. 1t is of brick painted
white, two stories high, with the central
porVlon containing an additional story.
Inc furnishings have been selected from
the Regency period.
" Has John Burroughs living SOM
*. l..
A. Julian Burroughs is the son of +bs
famous naturalist.
q. What organization is sending An
expedition to Peru to study the eclinseo
j. w. H.
A. The Hayden Planetarium Grace Ex-
pedltlon, under the leadership of DR.
Clyde Fisher. will 60 to Peru to st,,dv
the eclipse of the sun on June g.
O. How many letters does Mayor IA
Guardia receive?-H W.
A. The mayor of New York citv 70.
ceives 1000 letters day. all of which are
answered.
@ Who posed for the painting popu-
larly known as "Whistlers Mother"p
u. w. S.
A. Whistler's own mother sat for the
portrait.
Q. Please give some information about
Isaac Watts, the hymn writer-C. ]
A. Isaac Watts was born at South
ampton in 1874. From 1896 to 17o1 he
was tutor in the family of Sir John
Hartopp. He became minister of the
independent church at Mark Lane. Lon
oon, 17O2, resigning in l7l2 because or
Ill health. Watts was a popular writer
and his theological works were numer-
Gus. His treatise on Logic" became vel,
known, but his reputation rests chiefly
upon his hymns. He died In l748.
Q. What is another name for the sen.a
OF touch?-E. G.
A. 1t is also called the tactile sense,
A RhVne at Twi1ich+-