Evening star., 1938-03-17
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN,

question OF fact by urtttn1 The Eventn9
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hasktn, Director. Washington, D.. c.
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Q. What is the smallest kind Of
nonkey?-W. F. r.
A. The smallest monkey Is the pygmy
marmoset of Brazil. It weighs AZ
ounces, about twice as much as q mouse,
and has heavy hair and long tail.
@. What is vegetable spaghetti
J. w.
A. Vegetable spaghetti is type Of
squash which grows about eight inches
long and four inches In diameter. It is
cooked whole in boiling water and when
cut open the interior resembles a mass
Of spaghetti.
@. Is is possible for violin note to
break glaSs?-J. M.
A. A thin glass may be broken by
resonance, that is, by sounding in close
proximity to 1t note Of the natural
pitch given by the glass when struck
Creditable instances are on record where
this has been done by the sound Of a
voice or Of musical instrument care
fully tuned to the pitch of the glass and
sounded strongly in its immediate neigh
borhood.
@. How many young people are I'M
employed?-H. K.
A. DR.. Homer P. Rainey, director Of
the American Youth Commission. re-
Gently estimated that there are 1000, 900
young people from 16 to "a out Of school
and unemployed.
@. Who are the national figure
skating championship. L.
A. Robin Lee of Chicago won the mems
title for the fourth consecutive year and
Miss Joan Tozzer Of Boston took the
women's title.
@. Who owns the ma jority Of stock In
the Radio Corp Of America?-J. H. G.
A. The stock of Radio Corp. Of
America is held by nearly a quarter Of
a million stockholders residing in every
State Of the Union. More than half Of
these stockholders own 10 shares or less.
No individual owns as much as one-half
Of one per cent Of the total amount of
stock outstanding.
@. How old is Hitler?-E. IS.
A. Adolf Hitler was born April 90
1889.
@. What is the population Of Formosa
and Of what race are the natives?-H w.
A. At the latest census, this Japanese
island had population of 5,213000, in
Guiding 256,000 japanese, $4,000 Chinese,
1000 Koreans, and 200 foreigners. The
bulk of the natives are of Chinese de-
scent, mostly from Fukien and KWane-
tung Provinces. The 147,00O aborigines
are fierce savages of Malay aftnities.
@. Who was the first president Of the
American Federation of Labor?-E OK
A. The American Federation of Labor
was organized on November IS, 1881.
Until 1886 1t was known as the Fedora
ton Of Trades and Labor Unions Of the
United States and Canada. At that time
there was no executive council and
president as there was after 1886. There
was president and vice president Of a
legislative committee. Samuel Gompers
served as president of this committee
from 1881 to 1886. He was then elected
president of the American Federation
OF Labor and remained its president
until his death. with the exception Of
1895, when Mcbride was president.
O. How many sunny days does Los
Angeles have under ordinary circum-
stances?-H. M.
A. There is an average of 355 sunny
days each year in the city.
O. Has celibacy among Catholic priests
o1u,ox ahcar =
A. Up to 385 AID celibacy Of the
entire Roman Catholic clergy was not
obligatory. Efforts had been made
previous to this to enforce celibacy, but
IN 385 the decretal published by Siricius
was pronounced which not only enjoined
cellbacy Of bishops, priests and deacons,
but ordered those having wives to
separate from them on penalty of ex-
communication. This decretal was re-
affirmed by Pope Leo the Great in 561,
and Pope Gregory the Great In eo4.
Q. What is the duty. on raw silk2-
E. w.
A. There is no duty on raw silk.
@. How long have Federal employees had
part Of their salaries deducted for the
retirement pension?-M. L. K.
A. The Civil Service Retirement Act
went into effect August 81, 1920.
@. Who are some of the famous people
buried in the Washington Cathedral?-
j. A. w.
A. Among those who are buried in the
Cathedral crypts are Bishop Thomas ].
Claggett and Mrs. Claggett, Bishop
Henry Yates Saterlee and Mrs. Saterlee,
Bishop Alfred Harding and Mrs Hard
ing. President Woodrow Wilson, Admiral
George Dewey and Mrs. Dewey, Melville
E. Stone of the Associated Press, Mrs.
Anne Sullivan Macy, Dr. William Hol-
land Wilmer, Henry Vaughan, one OF
the original architects of the Cathedral,
and the Hon. Henry White and his wife,
Margaret Stuyvesant White.
@. How many old. worn-out cars are
in use in the United States?-L. G. p.
A. approximately 6500,000 cars having
a value Of $50 or less and mostly seven
years old, or older, are now in operation.
Q. Where was Representative Zion
check Of Washington born?-H. s.
A. The late Marion Zioncheck was
born in Poland in 1900 He came to the
United States when 3 years old and
settled first in Chicago. later moving
to Seattle, Wash.
Q. How many miles Of telegraph wire
are there in this country2-T. 8.
A. There are 87,678,0 600 miles Of tele-