Evening star., 1938-02-15
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.


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question OF fact By 1Drtting The Evening
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hasktn. director, Washington, d. c.
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@. How many United States citizens
| live in South America?-C. M.
A. About 12,400. Brazil has more than
any other country.
@. OF the persons who go to prison al
result of the activities of the F. B. l.,
how many plead guilty?-R. T.
A. Ninety per cent Of them plead guilty
rather than stand trial. The cases are
scientifically impregnable, so that most
OF the criminals confess when caught
by the Federal Bureau Of Investigation.
@. Which of the male movie stars
making Westerns are the most POPULAR
e. H.
A. They are as follows: Buck Jones,
George OBrien, Gene Autry, William
Boyd, Ken Maynard, Dick Foran, John
Wayne, Tim Mccoy, Hoot Gibson, and
| Buster Crabbe.
@. Are most members of State Legisla-
| lures laWyers?-L. w.
A. Only Que out of every four mem
bers of State Legislatures is lawyer.
| @. In what opera did Lawrence Tib-
| bett make his debut in the Metropolitan
| Opera House. New York City?-E. G. H.
A. Lawrence Tibbett made his Met
ropolitan debut as Valentino in Faust"
| in 1923.
q. How many cities in the United
States have daily newspapers with cir
culations of a half-million or more?--
| w. r.
| A. Only three cities. New York, Chi
cago and Philadelphia, have newspapers
with half-million or more circulation.
@. How many people did it take to run
Mount Vernon in George Washington's
| time?-E. G.
A. At one time. Mount Vernon con-
| tanned 5000 acres, and 300 field hands,
| servants, and other employees were needed
| to maintain it.
@. What was the medal awarded to
| VIII Rogers after his death?-H. NJ.
| A. He was awarded the Spirit of st.
| Louis medal which is sponsored by st.
| Louis citizens and members of the Amer
lean Society of Mechanical Engineers.
! @. What is the Latin motto on the
seal of Princeton University?-J. NJ
| A. 1t is Del sub numine iget-Under
| Gods guidance it fourishes.
@. What is the origin Of the political
saying, "As Maine goes, so goes the ma
tion"?-C. L. F.
A. The legend that the outcome of the
national presidential election in Novem-
Der every fourth year could be predicted
| by the results of the State election two
months earlier in Maine originated in
| 1910 when the State, normally Demo-
cratic, elected Whig Governor in Sep
! tember and the national Wing ticket of
| Harriosn and Tyler won in November.
! @. In what business was Mahlon
LOOMS before he pioneered in wireless
| communication?-C.H H.
A. He was dentist in Washington.
D. c..
Q. How many students graduate from
medical schools in the United States
each year?-W H.
A. In 1885 the number of medical
school graduates was 5,183, while in 1887
there were 5,377 graduates.
q. Does the shell on a hens egg be-
come hard before or after it Is laid?-
j. j.
A A hens egg has a soft shell or coat
ing until few hours before it is laid
when the shell hardens The eggs of
most animals lower than birds as frogs
reptiles, and fishes are soft even after
laying.
O. What is the finest example of me-
oleVal embroidery in existence?-B. c.
A: The Syon Cope is so rated. This
English work of the thirteenth century
Is IN the South kensington Museum.
ing in New York City dedicated?-J. H
A. 1t was dedicated on April "a. 1918.
when President Wilson pressed a button
in the White House Illuminating the
building
a. Are there any nations in the world
IN which the people are strictly homo
geneous? BY that mean in which there
is no intermixing or intermarrying With
another race?-E. w. S.
A. 1t may be said definitely that there
are no nations in the world that are not
more or less admixed with other peoples.
The only fairly homogeneous human,
units are found. and then very rarely,
among small primitive tribes
Q. What is the derivation of the word,
coroner?-R. F.
A. 1t comes from the Latin word for
crown, and originally meant crown off,
Ger.
9. What proportion of the American
soldiers who went to France took part in
battles?-A L.
A. Two out of every three soldiers who
reached France took part in battles dur
Ing the World War.
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