Evening star., 1937-05-31
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

queStlon OF Idct 0y DTtttng The EUeninq
Star Information Bureau, Frederic j.
Hasktn, Director, Washington, D. c.
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@. How long has Judge Kenesaw M,
Lands been czar of base ball?-E F.
A. Judge Lands was chosen in 1920
to act as commissioner of professional
base ball.
@. How much cotton can one man
pick in day?-M. A.
A. The Bureau of Plant Industry has
a record of 300 pounds of cotton picked
by one man in one day. However, the
Bureau of Agricultural Economics has
gathered evidence that there have been
men who under unusually favorable con-
ditlons have picked as much as 1900
pounds in one day. This neceSsitates
good weather and a large number Of
bolls ripening at the same time.
Q. In what part of the refrigerator
should beer be kept?-G. L.
A. 1t should be placed on the lotion
shelf away from the cooling unit. 1t
should not be too cold. About 40 to AZ
degrees F. is the proper temperature at
which to serve beer.
Q. What were some of the best-knoWn
cartoons Of the late Glare Briggs?--H w.
A. They include When a Feller Needs
Friend, Amt 1t Grand and Glorious
Feeling, Somebody Is Always Taking the
Joy Out of Life, In the Days of Real
Sport and That Guiltiest Feeling.
@. Who was the first physician in the
United States to inoculate for smallpox?
w. R.
A. zabdiel Boylston was the first in
America. In an epidemic of SMALLPOX
in 1921 he was persuaded by Cotton
Mather to inoculate. Beginning with his
sons and slaves he inoculated in all PAL
persons, Of whom but six died. Public
| sentiment was against Boylston and
Mather and attempts were made to bomb
| the latter'S house.
@. Why are water bugs called Croton
| bugs?-W. F.
A. At the time that the Croton aque-
| duct began to supply water to New York
City. reaches became numerous in the
city. They were, therefore, called Croton
| bugs.
|
| events of the Rhododendron Festival at
| Asheville, North CARDINALS. F. G.
| A. The fourth annual military Dall will
! be held on June l5. On June Is the
rhododendron parade and pageant will
take place; June IT, the baby parade and
coronation ball; June 18, the mutt dog
| parade, testers revel and sponsors ball.
Tours of the Towering areas will close
| the fete on June 49,
| @. What is the name of the alphabet
ordinarily used in writing and printing
| Sanskrit?-C. c.
| A. Devanagari.
| O. What book won the Theodore
Roosevelt Memorial AWard?-E. M.
A. The award of s2,50O for a book
manuscript by a new author on social,
economic political or international
| phases of American problems has been
presented to Dean Alfange, New York
attorney. for his book. The Supreme
Court and the National Will
@. How early was jazz music intro
duced in Chicago?-T. L.
A. Joseph K Gorham is said to have
brought a jazz band from the South to
a cafe in Chicago in 1915.
c. When is the international popula-
ton congress to meet?-H. T.
A. The fourth general assembly of
the International Union for the Scien-
tifc Investigation of Population Prob
lens will meet in Paris on July 20, 1887
@. What is the Holy Ghost fower?-
H. W.
A. 1t is a Central American orchid
with fragrant white, sometimes purple,
spotted flowers thought to resemble a
dove. 1t is also called the dove flower
or the Holy Spirit plant.
O. Who founded Ocean City, Mary
land?-H. R.
A. 1t was founded in 1879 by Simon
Lake.
@. Is stainless steel ever used for mon
uments?-F. R.
A. The first sculpture in the round of
any considerable size executed in STAIN
less steel will be placed on the promenade
of the new Astoria Pool in Queens. The
two siXteen-foot statues, each consisting
of 125 separate pieces, were designed by
Emil Siebern.
@. What organization offered a prize
for a substitute for the word horS
| d'oeuvre?-C. H
A. Last February the Midwest Hotel
Show offered a silver loving cup and a
cash award for suitable name. 1t was
announced that the contest was failure
as none Of the suggestions was good
enough.
@. How old is Philip Gibbs?-S. K.
A. Sir Philip Gibbs was born in 1877,
so will celebrate his Goth birth ami
versary this year.
O. What is the best kind of floors for
building in which wild animals are to
be kept captive?-L. j.
A. A form of silica composition used
in the Zoos in Washington and Chicago
is preferred by experts, who are now
definitely opposed to concrete, which
was once thought to be superior to wood.
O. Why is Bond street so famous?-
H. w.
A. Sir Thomas Bond started building
the famous London street about 1888 and
it became the home of many Well-known
people, including Sterne, Boswell, Nelson,
Lady Hamilton and Swift. 1t is now
particularly noted for its fashionable