Evening star., 1938-10-19
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By FREDERIC J. HASKIN.


reader can get the answer to any
question OF fact by ,Drtting The EDe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
ertc J. HasTin, director, Washington,
D. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. What color were the Conestoga
wagons?-C. F. s.
A. The underbody was painted blue
and the upper woodwork was invariably
bright red Seymour Dunbar In his
History OF Travel" says that these col
ors were as inevitable as though they
had been prescribed by law.
O. How many people live in Tel Aviv,
the all-Jewish city?-E. J. H.
A. Tel Aviv, Palestine, has q popula-
ton of 100000.
@. What is the name Of the popular
magazine that Is given free to prison.
ers?-F. L. j.
A. The Readers Digest carries an an
nouncement that the magazine will bo
offered free for one year to 1,500 in
mates Of State and Federal prisons
throughout the English-speaking world.
~. VIlO Is OlTcCJOT Oh lllc w. r. As
music project?-H. l.. j.
A. DR.. Nikolai Sokoloff is national di-
rector of the project.
@. May persons who are not blind
borrow talking books?-C. J. S.
A. The owners of copyrights specify
that these books shall be available on
loan only to the blind However. per-
&c hi eipL &c
limited that he is unable to read,
though he may still be able to distin-
guish objects.
@. What was the charge against
Mooney?-E. d. C.
A. A bomb hurled at Preparedness
Day paraders at San Francisco killed 10,
wounded 40, on July %, 1916, at 2:06
pm. The explosion occurred on the
west side of Stewart street, few feet
from the corner of Market street. James
Rolph, jr, was Mayor and was a march-
er in the parade. The unions had re-
fused to take part. Thomas j. Mooney
q labor organizer; Mrs. Mooney, Warren
K. Billings, shoe worker; Israel Vein
berg and Edward D. Nolan were ar
rested and indicted for the murder Of
one of the victims. Billings was sem
fenced to life Imprisonment; Mooney
was sentenced to death. Mrs. Mooney
and Weinberg were acquitted. Nolan
was set free without trial. President
Woodrow Wilson interceded for Mooney
and on November %, 1918, the sentence
was commuted to life imprisonment
after the California Supreme Court had
refused a new trial In 1882 Gov. Rolpn'
refused to pardon Mooney.
@. Please give formula for paint
remover?-O. o.
A. The following is recommended as
a good paint and varnish remover: 50
parts benzol mot benzine), 25 parts
acetone Is parts denatured alcohol. 8
parts paraffin. All proportions by
weight.
@. What is the quotation to the effect
that a man should keep his friendship
in constant repair?-G. l.. K.
A. If a man does not make new ac-
quaintances as he advances through
life, he will soon find himself left alone
A man, sir. should keep his friendship
in a constant repair. .'-"Boswell's Life
OF DR.. johnson"
@. How many taxis are there in Wash
ington. D. CIR. D. B.
A. The total number of taxicabs in the
District of Columbia on September "a.
1888, was 1902.
@. Why is sad iron so called?-J. H.
A. The word sad used in connection
with iron means heavy or weighty. 1t
Is derived from the Anglo-Saxon saed
meaning full or sated, and therefore
implying weight.
@. What is the organization that Is
interested in getting rid of billboards on
the highways?-R. s. H.
A. 1t is the National Roadside Coun-
Gil, 119 East Nineteenth street, New York
City.
@. What is the principal cause Of
pellagra?-T. S. H.
A. It is a disease chiefly due to in
adequate diet and responds to rather
simple preventive measures, including
suitable nourishing food.
@. Does the sunfiower follow the sun?
%. B.
A. Contrary to popular belief, the
flower does not turn to follow the sun,
but gets its name from the resemblance
of the goiden-rayed heads to the sun.
@. Please give biography Of Jeffrey
Lynn, who played in -Four Daughters
&C. M.
A. Born 27 years ago in Worcester.
Mass, his real name is Ragnar Godfrey
Lind. Graduating from Bates College
in Maine, Lynn became bill collector
for telephone company. Subsequently
he obtained job as teacher of English
in Lisbon. 1t was while coaching school
plays that he first thought of acting as a.
profession. While looking for work in
New York he was cashier of a movie
house and went to the Theodore Irvine
School of the Theater at night. After
some summer stock experience he was
given a small part in "A Slight Case OF
Murder" and later went on the road
with Brother Rat
@. Is it true that in Germany mer
cannot enter the teaching profession
without having had military expert
ence?-G. D. S.
A. No one may register for teacher
training without having served in the
Storm Troops or other party corps. Cam
didates for the National Socialist
Normal Schools are required to take
two weeks training in a camp devoted
to sport and theological preparation.
@. Is there a biography of George M.