Evening star., 1937-03-22
ANSWERS TO
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BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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Q. Please give a list of President
RooseVelt's fireside radio talks.-H. M.
A. A list of the Presidents radio talks
and their subjects is as follows: The
banking situation, March r. 1885, a
report Of progress since March 4, MAY 7,
1893; general conditions, October %, 1888;
new deal-has it aided you? June %,
1884; general conditions September 30,
1884; the administration work relief bill,
April %, 1885; a drought survey Sep
tember g. 1886; the state Of the Nation
March 8, 1887.
c. What American newspaper carries
the most grocery advertising?-T. D. 4
A. According to the Media Records,
statistical firm which makes an ac-
curate compilation of advertising line
age, the Chicago Daily News, for seven
consecutive years, has carried more
grocery advertising than any other news
paper in the United States, morning,
evening or Sunday.
O. When did dog racing begin to be
popular as sport in this country?
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A. 1t began in 1919 when the late
Owen P. Smith invented an imitation
rabbit run by electricity and discovered
that dogs enjoyed chasing it.
@. What is the name Of the woman
who made the record flight from Eng
land to New Zealand?-G. L.
A. Jean Batten made record flight
of II days 81 minutes from England to
New Zealand
@. Who wrote the music to John
Howard Paynes Home, Sweet Home?
F w. r.
A. 1t was composed by Sir Henry
Rowley Bishop.
@. Did Queen Alexandra witness the
coronation Of her son George Wv.
F.
A. She did not attend the coronation
service in Westminster Abbey.
@. What was it Mark Twain said
about the noise made by some people in
discharging an obIigation?-G. NJ. H
A. The quotation attributed to Mari:
Twain is: When some men DISCHARGE
an obligation you can hear the report
for miles around
@ Where was the first International
EuCharistic Congress heId?-E. H.
A. The first congress was held at
Lille, France, in 1881.
@. Please give some information about
Stephen Phillips.-E. G.
A. The poet and dramatiSt was born
at Somerton, near Oxford, in 1864 He
was sent to Stratford -on-Avon to at
tend school. Later he entered Cam
bridge, but left at the end of his frst
Term to join a company of Shakespearean
players His six years with them
initiated him into the technique of
stagecraft, which he later applied in
the writing of his poetic dramas. He
died in 1915.
@. How much snow does London have
in Winter?-E. H.
A. Snowfall in London, England. is
exceedingly small, many Winters being
without even trace Of snow.
Q. Who financed Martin Johnson's
expeditions to Afrca?-E. G.
a. His expeditions were financed in
different ways. For some of them
corporation was organized with Q board
Of directors. Some Of his earlier ones
he financed himself The expeditions
were undertaken mainly under the
auspices Of the American Museum Of
Natural History of New York City
@. What three boroughs are Joined
by the Triborough Bridge, New York
City?-R. H H.
A Manhattan, Bronx and Queens.
Q. How do organizations approach the
problem OF character development and
perSOnaity?-M. b
A. There are at least forty organiza-
tlonS of national scope which have
as their purpose the DEVELOPMENT of
character. The problems involved are
4AS SAI44AC IIdD4IS ClIAULIOIldI QlIbCtIOU, LIle
setting up of a definite goal problems
of citizenship. such as individual initia-
tive, cooperation and unSelfShneSS and
the development Of a personal environ
ment and behavior pattern which will
make possible Well-rounded personality.
@. Where did Alexander Woollcott 90
to college?-E. j.
A. He is a graduate of Hamilton
College and took postgraduate work at
Columbia University.
Q. Is it true that more people have
been killed by fireworks than there were
killed in the Revolutionary War?-E. j.
A. Statistics made public in 1886 by
the United States Conference of Mayors
indicated that there were more people
killed in celebrating American independ-
ence than there were ColoniStS killed in
winning that independence. Only 4044
Americans were killed in the Revolution
ary War, while 1920 persons have been
killed by fireworks from 1900 to 1890
Q. Who first diviSed a simple system
of home mediCines?-J. N.
A. DR.. Frederick Humphreys was the
first physician to devise such a system
of home remedies.
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