Evening star., 1937-12-16
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

| BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
A reader can get the ans1per to any
question OF fact BY ,crittnD The Evening
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hasktn, director, Washington. D. c.
Please inclose stamp for reply.
q. How many picture magazines are
published now?-E. G.
"A. twenty Photographic magazines
are published now, with more in prospect.
q. Please give the salary Of TIE presi-
dent OF the New York Stock Exchange?-
L. H. M.
A. The position Of president Of the
stock exchange pays no salary.
@. What are the wealthiest American
universities?-F. r.
A. They are in order: Harvard, Yale,
Columbia, University Of Chicago, UNI
versity Of Rochester, University Of Texas,
Massachusetts, Institute Of Technology,
Stanford, Duke, Cornell and Princeton.
@. What are the nicknames Of Eugene
Fields children2-C. 8. B.
A. There are five children: Mary
French, known as Trotty; Eugene, known
as Pinny; Frederick known as Daisy;
Roosevelt Francis, known as Posie; Ruth
Gay, known as Little Sister Girl.
@. What are the different gaits Of q
five-gaited horse?-C. VII.
A. five-gaited saddle horse must
show the walk, trot, canter and rack;
in addition, one of the following three
fancy gaits-the running walk, the slow
pace or the fox trot The rack is q very
snowy gait, and very easy on the rider,
but it is difficult for the horse since it
is q four-beat gait-that is, each foot
hits the ground independent Of the other
three.
O. Who wrote Twas the Night Before
Christmas?"-R. P. L.
A. The poem is called "A Visit From
st. Nicholas" and was written by Clement
c. Moore In 1923.
@. How large is the r. c. A.-victor
plant at Camden, N. J.?-W. J..
A. The plant covers 81 acres Of ground
and has 480 acres Of floor space. There
are $4,000 employees.
Q. Is there memorial to Sequoyah,
who taught the Cherokee Indians to read
and write?-J L.
A. The Works Progress Administration,
under the sponsorship Of the Oklahoma
Historical Society, has erected q stone
building as a memorial around the log
cabin in which he lived in Sequoyah
County, Okla.
@. Is there putty made from rubber7
e. H.
A. A rubber putty has been developed
and used successfully. 1t clings tightly
to both metal and glass and does not be-
come brittle with age.
@. Is Canada governed by England?--
j. R. B.
A. The Dominion of Canada is q self
governed member of the British Com
monwealth of Nations. She has her own
elected government with q Governor
General appointed by the crown.
Q. Please give the name of book on
jaw. r. M.
A. Two books on the subject are Hot
jazz" by Hughes Panassie, published by
M. Whitmark & Sons. and Swing That
Music" by Louis Armstrong. published
by Longmans, Green & Co.
@. What caused the death of Nine.
Curies husband?-E. W..
A. Pierre Curie was run over by
heavy dray on April 10, 1906. which
crushed his skull.
Q. What is Della Robbia ware?-
w. K.
A. Luca della Robbia, an Italian sculp-
tor, born about 1400, made many ex-
quisite pieces in enameled terra Gotta
bas-relief. Members Of his family joined
him in this work, and it takes a high
place in ceramics. Among the most IA
nous of Andrea della Robbia's pieces
are the circular plaques, with the figures
of infants in white relief on Q blue
ground.
Q. How does person join the Liars
Club?-A. N. F.
A. The Liars Club of America may be
reached at Burlington, Wis. 1t invites
annually all and sundry to write their
very best lies as an entry in its contest,
seeking to give the public at least one
hearty laugh year, and judging by the
number of letters which pour in at It's
headquarters, it seems to be succeeding.
The membership cards are issued to per-
sons sending entries. There are no dues
or initiation fee, but due to the number
Of entries, it has been found necessary
to make a charge of 10 cents to cover
printing and mailing costs of the cards.
@. How many people lost their lives
when Pompeii was destroyed?-L. T.
A. Pompeii was prosperous city Of
about 10000 inhabitants when 1t was
buried by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius
in 10 A. ID. About 1000 people lost their
| lives in the catastrophe.
@. Please name some childrens games
| which are common in many countries?-
| M. C.
A. Hide and seek, drop the handker-
! chief, London Bridge and fox and geese
are known in many lands.
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