Evening star., 1938-08-15
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

A reader can get the ansper to any
question OF fact BY toritina The Eue-
ming Star Information Bureau Frederic
J. Haskin, director, Washington, %. C..
PleGse tnclose stamp tor reply.
@. How does a racing pigeon get IN
the Hall of Fame?-L. r. H.
A. pigeon to be eligible for the Hall
OF Fame must have made an outstand-
ing performance during the year in
which the award is made. The award Is
made under the auspices Of the Ameri-
can Racing Pigeon Union and only one
award is made for the year and then
only If the flight made was an unusual
performance. A committee of five
fanciers passes on the performance.
@. Do most practicing physicians be-
long to the American Medical Associa-
tion?-S. G.
A. The American Medical Association
consists of 109, ,435 members out OF the
1851 licensed doctors in the United
States.
O. What can be done to dresser draw
ers that stick?-H. E. F.
A. To remedy this, apply a thin coat
OF snellac over the whole drawer except
the front knob panel; or at least shellac
the drawer where it slides. Shellac dis
courages the absorption of moisture by
wood. When dry. rub paste floorwax on
the drawer grooves and edges.
@. What is the purpose Of the organi-
Zation known as National Rededication?
"A. C. H.
A. 1t Is a nonpartisan organization
with the object of protecting liberty and
democracy against alien revolutionary
forces which seek to overthrow free gov
ernmentS and incite violence and racial
prejudice. Hermann Hagedorn is the
acting director and James r. Garfield,
acting chairman. Among those on the
national committee are James T. Adams,
Richard E. Byrd. John w. Davis, Doro-
thy Garfield Fisher. Herbert Hoover,
Norman Thomas, Alfred M. Landon and
the Rev. Daniel A. Polling.
@. What percentage of gasoline pro-
duced is used in automobiles?-W c. r.
A. Motor vehicles account for 80 per
cent of the country's total gasoline con-
sumption.
@. Did Benjamin Franklin make a
speech against the Jews at the Consti-
tutional Convention?-W. H.
A. There is no historical evidence that
Franklin ever made such a speech. In
an article refuting the rumor. the Fran
lin Institute News says: "One pertinent
and authenticated statement is that
when the Hebrew Society of Philadel-
phia sought to raise money for a relie-
ious house or synagogue in Philadelphia,
Franklin signed the petition OF appeal
for contributions to citizens Of every
religious denomination. and gave five
pounds himself to the fund
O. Where is the Susan B. Anthony
tree?-R H. NJ
A. A tree in the Giant Forest Sequoia
Grove Sequeia National Park, Calf.
was dedicated as a memorial to Miss
Anthony in June California big tree
seeding brought from Sequoia National
Park has been planted at the Alva Bel
mont House, Washington, D. c. in her
memory.
@! Who is known as the father of the
Sunday newspaper?-F. L. M.
A. The late Morrill, Goddard was the
first to make the Sunday paper a sepa-
rate entity He introduced the Sunday
magazine idea colored illustrations, and
many other features which are used
today.
@. How many telephone messages
year are made by the average person.
v. T.
A. It is estimated that in the United
States 2l0 messages per average capita
are made.
O. How much wire and cable Is used
in Rockefeller Center?-P. S.
A. On August II, 1881, the worlds
largest contract for wire and cable was
signed with the Anaconda Wire and
Cable Co. The contract bound Rocke =
feller Center to purchase 1900 900 feet
of wire and cable. If the total indi-
vidual strands of this cable, now in
stalled, were placed end to end they
would extend more than $4,000 miles.
c. Who named Ivory soap?-E. c. H.
A. Printers Ink says: 1T was Harley
Proctor who conceived the name OF
Ivory soap. The company had recently
introduced a product called White soap.
Seated one morning in church. Proctor
found his attention diverted to COM
mercial considerations by the recital of
a passage from the Psalms: All thy gar
ments smell of myrrh. and aloes, and
cassia, out of the ivory palaces whereby
thev have made thee glad A maga-
zine advertisement in 1882 announced
the virtues of Ivory soap, and from
there proceeded Procter's plans to make
this new name a household word
throughout the Nation"
@. What is the weight of. the bronze
entrance doors of the Supreme Court
Building in Washington. D. C.?-J. M.
A. The doors weigh 5000 pounds each
and are rolled out of sight when the
building is open.
@. Please give some information about
the actress who plays Emily in Our
Town.. c. G.
A. Martha Scott was born in Gees
Creek, Mo, and attended the University
of Michigan where she prepared to be
a teacher. In college she was active in
the Michigan Repertory Players. Short
ly after her graduation she was en-
gagged to play at the Detroit Civic Thea
ter. Later at the Century OF Progress
she was an ingenue with the Globe
Theater Players Last summer she ap-
peared at the Cape Playhouse, Dennis,
Mass, where her work attracted the at
tention of critics.
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