Evening star., 1938-12-07
Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Haskin.

ming Star Information Buredu, Fred
eric J. Hdsk:n, director, Washington,
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". FIeaSe give the names of some
women who are presidents Of banks
J. G. H.
A. A partial list is as follows: Miss
Flaude B. Cleveland, Addison (Mich)
Savings Bank; Mrs. Jane Brown Davis,
Bank OF Athens (Ohio), N. B. A.; Mrs,
Annie M. Ward Ganguet, president and
cashier, the Bank Of Cuba (Ala.); Mrs,
Wilma Sinclair LeVan, the Union Saw
1ngs Bank e. Trust Co., SteubenyilIe.
Ohio; Miss Lillian O'ConnelI First Ma
tional Bank Of Coalgate, Okla; Mrs.
Mary G. Roebling, Trenton IN. JD Trust
Co.; Mrs. Josephine M. Brice, State Bank
OF Wheatland, Wyo.; Mrs. Ruth Malcolm,
Farmers State Bank, Canton, Wis:
Emma Duerrwaechter, Germantown
(Wis0 State Bank.
@. Where is the city Of the Dahlia?-
E. j. N.
A. 1nglewood, Calf, is so called.
@. What is San Jacinto Day?-W. S. G.
A. 1t is the anniversary of the Battle
OF San Jacinso, which occurred April 2l,
1885. 1t is legal holiday in Texas.
@. Who said, Our country, right or
wrong"?-O. H.
A. Our country! In her intercourse
with foreign nations may she always be
in the right; but our country, right or
wrong" is toast given by Stephen De-
catur.
@. How many Jews are there in Italy?
S. j. H.
A. There are 57,425 Jews in that
country.
@. What position does a man take
when escorting two women?-R F.
A. When a man is walking with two
women, he occupies the position next to
the highway exactly as he does when he
is walking with one woman.
@. Which of our Presidents were bald
headed?-C. H. M.
A. John Quincy Adams was the only
President who was bald-headed.
@. Please give list of childrens an
nuals similar to "Cnatterbox j H. M.
A. Some of the best children's ANIMALS
are as follows: Big Book for BOYS"
Big Book for Girls" Chicks Own Man.
ual," Holiday Annual" Piaybox An
nual" and Tiger Tim Annual"
O. Is Mahatma Gandhi married?-
K. H. L.
A. He is married and has four sons
and several grandchildren. Married at
the age of 13, in 1905 he took a per-
petual VOW of celibacy.
@. What nation is best prepared for
war?-M. H. S.
A. Soviet Russia has an army consist
ing of nearly 2,500,00O men and trained
reserve force of 100000. In addition
there is partially trained reserve OF
100000. The country has the worlds
largest fleet Of submarines and 10000
airplanes either ready or under construc-
ton. Twenty per cent of the national
budget (s4,0OO,0 ,O00) is being spent on
armament.
@. Who owns the oyster beds?-R.
G. H.
A. The Federal Government has juris-
diction in sanitary matters, but State
fishery authorities control the oyster in
dustry. In the Southern States oysters
are generally from public grounds.
@. What are the diseases which cause
the most deaths in the United States?-
F. j.
A. The nine leading causes of death in
this country are in order: Heart disease,
cancer, apoplexy, pneumonia, accidents
OF various kinds, nephritis or kidney trou-
BILE, tuberculosis, diabetes and appendi-
citis.
@. Who are the editors of the maga-
zine Your Life?-L. K. G.
A. Wilfred j. Funk is editorial director,
Douglas E. Lurton, editor, and Donald
G. Cooley, managing editor.
@. What are some of the most historic
trees in New York State?-J. H. M.
A. A partial list as complied by the
New York State College of Forestry at
Syracuse University is as follows: The
Friendship Elm, planted by King Edward
VII when Prince of Wales, Central Park,
New York City; the Friendship Elm.
planted by the Duke of Windsor when
Prince of Wales, Central Park, New York
City; European Green Beech, planted by
Queen of the Belgians, Central Park,
New York City; the Wayne Black Walnut,
Stoney Point, N. Y; Hessian Beeches,
Bay Ridge, N. Y; Verplanck Kentucky
Coffee Tree, Fishkill on the Hudson;
Caledonia Council Elm, Caledonia, N. Y.
(high school grounds; Council Elm,
Johnstown Cemetery, Johnstown, N. Y;
Elm of Italy Hollow, near town of Potter,
N. Y: Fort StanwiX Elm, Rome, N. Y:
Markham Elm, Avon, N. Y; Pioneer Elm,
Ballston Spa, N. Y; Republican Party
Oak, South avenue and West Onondaga
streets, Syracuse, N. Y; Seneca Council
Elm. near Kanandesaga, N. Y; Council
Maple, Cayuga, N. Y.
G. Is the height of girls increasingly
E. w. M.
A. A study shows that during the last