Evening star., 1938-10-28
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By FREDERIC J, HASKIN.

By FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
A reader can get the answer to anv
question OF tcct by tDrtttng The Eue.
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Hdskin, director, Wdshtn1ton,
d. G. Please inclose stamp for reply.
Q. How long did Huey Long once talk
in Congress?-A. G.
A. On June IL, 1885. the late Senator
Huey P. Long began filibuster which
lasted 15h hours.
@. Who was the wealthy Philadel-
phian who assumed an entire Govern.
ment loan in the War of 1812?-H. G..
A. Stephen Girard philantropist, mer-
chant and banker Of Philadelphia, took
an entire Government loan Of $4,000, 900
at that time.
Q. What is the source Of the line:
Give crowns and pounds and guineas
but not your heart away"?-H. M. F.
A. 1t is from "A Shropshire Lad" by
A. e. HouSman.
Q. What is the name of Germany's
new low-priced automobile?-K. H.
A. It is the Volksauto. which Is to
be sold for the basic price of 900 marks
or 1896.
Q. Where is the Therapeutic Theater7
j. H. G.
A. 1t is at Beacon. N. Y, and is con-
Quoted by DR.. j. L. Moreno, an eminent
psychiatrist in treating his patients.
O. How old is the character of Robin
Hood?-R. J. K.
A. Robin Hood is first mentioned in
1877 In piers Plowman"
O. What Is the origin Of the Christ.
mas tuberculosis seal?-W. j. H.
A. 1t was originated by Einar Holboll
to fight tuberculosis In Denmark. The
first Christmas seal sale there was held
IN 1904. In an article in the Outlook
Magazine. published July 6, 1907, Jacob
Riis urged its adoption in this country.
Miss Emily P. Bissell, then secretary Of
the Delaware branch Of the American
Red Cross, read Mr.. Riis' article and
determined to try the scheme in Dela-
ware. She designed a seal with a holly
wreath and obtained enough money for>
the printing of $4,000 stamps. These
were placed on sale on December 9,
1907, in the Wilmington Post Office.
The following year the Christmas seal
sale became Nationwide.
Q. Is there vine called hydrangea7
u. H. NJ
A. The climbing hydrangea or hy-
drangea petiolaris is a large-leaved vine
which bears clusters of white flowers in
July and August. 1t clings readily to
any rough surface and is especially
adapted for growing on tree trunks and
rustic arbors.
Q. Please give biography of Leopold
Auer, the famous violinist-H. K.
A. Born In Hungary in 1845. Auer
studied in conservatories in Budapest
and Vienna and with joachim in Ger
many. On the recommendation Of
Rubinstein in 1869 he was made profes.
sor of violin at the Imperial Conserva.
tory, ST. Petersburg. He was court violin.
ist to Alexander II, III. Remaining in
Russia until the beginning of the World
War, he subsequently went to Norway
and Sweden, later coming to this country
where he was on the faculties of the
Institute of Musical Art and the Curtis
School Of Music. He became an AmeYi.
can citizen in 1926. AS violin teacher
he was unexcelled, among his pupils
being Mischa Elman, Efrem Zimbalist,
Kathleen Parlow, Jascha Heifetz, Toscha
Seidel, Max Rosen, Cecilia Hansen and
Poiakine. He is the author of a number
Of books. among them my Long Life in
Music" and Violin Master Works and
Their Interpretation. He died in
Dresden on July Is, 1880.
@. What is the law in the United
States that applies to spies?-W. M. H.
A. The Espionage Act of 1917 made
spying criminal offense. punishable by
a maximum Of 20 years in the peniten.
tiary.
Q. How long was Jack Norworth mar.
ried to the late Nora Bayes?-R. M. c.
A. They were married in 1908 and di.
vorced in 1913.
@. How many students attend New
York University?-G. K. J..
A. The 1888 enrolment is 36,sl4.
Q. What is a glyptodon?-R. L.
A. 1t is an extinct mammal, fossil re-
mains of which are found most fire.
quently in South America. Living in
the Tertiary period, it resembled the
tortoise In structure, having an armored
back and tail.
@. How long has Warden Lawes been
broadcasting?-H. K. L.
A. He is now beginning his seventh
year on the air.
@. What Is horse latitude?-E. z.
A. Horse latitude is the name given to
the belt of Gains In the North Atlantic
Ocean between the region Of westerly
winds Of the higher latitudes and the
region Of trade winds Of the torrid zone.
Authorities differ In regard to the origin
OF the name. some claiming that it was
derived from the fact that vessels with
cargo OF horses were often so delayed
on account of the Gains that the ami.
mails perished from lack of water.
@. What kind of propeller was on
Frank Hawks plane, Time Flies?-J. G.
A. Frank Hawks plane, Time Flies.
had Hamilton Standard constant
speed three blade propeller made OF
aluminium alloy.
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