Evening star., 1937-12-18
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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q. How many radios are IN nss n
the United States9-B. w.
A. There are about $4,000 900 radio
sets In use IN the United States and
approximately 100000 listeners.
Q. Please name some prominent stage
and screen actors who are Roman Cath
olics.-O. o. C.
A. Among them are: George Bancroft,
Ethel Barrymore, James Barton, Mary
Boland, Donald Brian, Leo Garlic,
George H. Cohan. Walter Connolly.
Frank Craven, Bing Crosby, Morton
Downey, Wallace Ford, William Gaxton,
Grace George, James Gleason, Helen
Hayes, Frank McHugh. Pat o'Brien,
Hugh O'Connell, Mary Ryan, Joseph
Spurin- -oalleia. Genevieve Tobin and
Brandon lyman.
Q. What college did Nine. Chang
Kai-shek attend In the United states?-
g. D. B.
A. As Mel Ling soong, she attended
and was graduated from Wellesley Col
lege.
@. When was the first hotel built at
COney Island?-C. H.
A. The first resort hotel was erected
on the island in 1899.
G. In the United States are there as
many women gainfully employed as
men?-A. T.
A. There are three or four times as
many men as women gainfully am
ployed.
g. Who was the first musician buried
in Westminster Abbey?-M. p.
A. Henry Purcell, the father of English
music, was the first musician to be thus
nonoreo. He was the organist of West
minister Abbey and died in 1895.
@. Is there bridge across the Panama
Canal?-D. J.
A. There is ferry across the Panama
Canal but no bridge. Automobiles and
passengers are transported across the
canal ON the ferry.
Q. What are Blue Star Moshers,-
M. D. L.
A. Blue Star Mothers are those who's.
sons returned unhurt from the World
War. Silver Star Mothers are those
whose sons were wounded or disabled.
Gold Star Mothers are those whose sons
were killed in the service. or died from
the effect Of their wounds between the
dates April 6, 1917, and July /, 1921.
Q. Does fresh tomato Juice lose vita
min content in a covered jar?-C.E.
A. Even With the jar covered, 1t loses
at least 40 per cent Of its vitarnin con-
tent in three or four days.
q. Do many newspapers refuse LIQUOR
advertising7-E. H.
A. Editor and Publisher says: At least
two or three hundred dailies definitslv
refuse TO carry liquor advertising of any
KIND, and another three or four hun
dred bar the hard liquors although ac-
cepting copy for beer and wines. MANY
OF these are dailies in the cities of
lesser size, and some are in States which
forbid liquor advertising. but included
IN the list are some of the largest and
most influential dailies Of the Nation.
@. When did Paderewsh retire from
politics?-W. H.
A. The famous pianist retired from
politics in 1921 to return to the concert
platform.
@. Who was the Binet who devised
the intelligence. tests?-N. g.
A. Alfred Binet Q857-191D was
French psychologist and director of the
laboratory of physiological psychology
at the Sorbonne. Prior to 1905 he had
made numerous investigations of the
mental deficiencies exhibited by children.
AT this date he was asked by the school
authorities of Paris to undertake the
study of children in the public school
systems. He devised a series of tests,
with the cooperation of Thomas Simon.
The characteristic of these tests is that
they are arranged in such a way as to
determine the intellectual age of the
child. They have been widely used both
here and in Europe.
O. What is second growth hickory
]. o. P.
A. 1t is hickory that has come I'D
from seed or sprout after the original
forest has been removed.
@. When was Madison Square Garden
In New York City built?-J. NICK.
A. The old Madison Square Garden
was built in 1890. The new one was
built in 1925
@. How long has the position of
Chief of Naval Operations been in exist
ence?-K. G.
A. By the Act of March 8. 1915, Con-
gress created the Office of Chief of
Naval Operations. The officer appointed
by the President to serve as Chief of
Naval Operations is the senior officer
of the Navy and, under direction of the
Secretary, is charged with the opera
tions of the fleet and the preparation
and readiness of plans for its use in
war.
@. Is there dog called the schip-
perke?-H. M.
A. 1t is small dog related to the
Pomeranian, originating in Belgium or
Holland, where it was used as a watch
dog on canal boats. 1t has black, or
sometimes brown, coat harsh and abun-
dant, and is usually tailless.
@. For whom is the cardigan jacket
named?-W. H.
A. 1t is named after the seventh Earl
Of Cardigan, who led the Six Hundred at
Balaklava.
@. Is there book on the gardens OF
North and South Carolina?-W, H.