Evening star., 1938-03-31
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN,

| BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
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O. What are Sudeten Germans?-
MF.
A. They are the Germans, about $500.
600 In number, living in the Sudetic
Mountain region Of Czechoslovakia, in
Bohemia and Moravia, near the German
border. They constitute a crucial ire.
dentist problem for the Czechosloyak
government.
q. What disposition was made Of
George Washington's slaves?-S. B. p.
A. George Washington was the owner
OF 124 slaves when he died In his will
he gave the slaves held in his own right
their freedom on the death OF Mrs.
washington. 1t was. however, found
necessary, for prudential reasons, to give
the slaves their freedom within one year
after Washingtons death.
Q. Who has the largest individual COL
lection of spoons?-H. w.
A. According to Better Homes and
Gardens, DR.. Ella K. Dearborn of Port
land, Greg, has collection of 1850
spoons from all parts of the world.
Q. What is a zucchetto?-H. G..
A. 1t is the skullcap worn by Roman
Catholic ecclesiastics. Rank is distin-
guished by colors: The Pope's is white;
cardinals is red; bishops is violet;
while that of lower ecclesiastics is black.
O. Is 1t true that the revenue from
beer is used for educational purposes?
L. w. r.
A. In 1887, taxes on beer returned ap-
proximately $l70,000000 to the various
States. OF this amount, about 40 per
cent was appropriated for support of
schools and public welfare purposes. In
other States beer revenue went into the
general fund from which appropriations
for education, unemployment relief, old
age pensions, public health and like vel.
fare purposes were made.
u. How many wives and children did
Brigham Young leave?-W. T. M.
A. Brigham Young died at the age of
rs on August 90, 1877. He was survived
by II wives and Al children.
q. Who invented dry ice?-J. Y.
A. Experiments in mechanical refrig-
GRAFTON by P. Picted, a Swiss engineer,
resulted in the production of condensed
carbon dioxide. In India, Germany and
England attempts were made to produce
carbon dioxide snow commercially. While
at first, and for many years. it was
merely laboratory curiosity. it was
made into practical portable refrip-
Grant by DR.. Percy w. Bridgman.
q. What has become of Cy Pfrman.
the famous baseball umpire?-L. c. H.
"A. CHARLES 'Cy Pfirman died In New
Orleans on May 49, 1887. In 26 years
ne umpired more than 1000 ball games.
Q. Please give the names Of the women
IN CongreSs.-L. G. w.
A. They are as follows: Senator Hattie
CaraWay of Arkansas, Representatives
virginia Jenckes of Indiana. Caroline
ODay Of New York, Mary Norton of
New Jersey, Edith Nourse Rogers of
Massachusetts and Nan Wood Honeynan
Of Oregon.
y. Is scarlet fever serum successful In
preventing the disease?-W. r.
A. Given as preventive, scarlet fever
serum is effective in about 81 out of 100
cases.
Q. Where is the tree that contains a
churchill. j.
"A. Inc famous oak tree which has two
chapels within its trunk is at Allouville-
Belle1osse, near Rouen, France. Although
tne chapels carved in the tree are very
small, religious services are held in them
twice year. One chapel contains a
statue OF the Virgin Mary presented bv
Empress Eugene. A wooden stairway
surrounds the oak and leads to the
second chapel. The exact age Of this
Tree is not known, but 1t Is believed to
be nearly 1,20O years old.
@. What groceries besides the Sani-
tary distribute the Family Circle?-E. G
A. 1t is issued in six separate editions
for five groups of chain grocery stores:
SafeWay Stores. Fisher Brothers Co.,
Sanitary Grocery Co., American Stores
co. and First National Stores. The mag
azlne has national circulation Of l.
$4,000.
y. How early did the late Gabrielle
u Annunzlo begin to write?-L. r.
"A. His first poems were published in
1879 when he was 16. Pleasure, his first
novel, appeared when he was 26 years
old.
u. In what other plays has Stephen
Haggard, who plays with Ethel Barry
more in "Whiteoaks," appeared?-K. L.
A. Mr.. Haggard was a success in Lon
don in the same role Finch) in White
oaks" In 1884 he played the role of
Thomas Chatterton with Judith Ander-
son in Come of Age" His recent Lon
don plays are Candida" 1.-The Black
Eye Flowers of the Forest" well,
Gentlemen, as You Like It." and Whom
the Gods Love" He is also director of
the "Whiteoaks" production.
Q. Did Walter Damrosch ever have
any connection with the United States
Army bands?-L. w.
A. In 1918, at the request of Gen.
Pershing, he reorganized the United
States Army bands and formed SCHOOLS