Evening star., 1938-12-05
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To Questions
By Frederic J. Hdskfn.

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g. What famous lawyer said, THE ad-
ministration of criminal law In the
United States is a disgrace to civiliza-
tion?"-W. L.
A. In an address at Orchestra Hall,
Chicago. ILL.,. on September 16. 1909,
PRESIDENT Taft said; 1T is not too much
to say that the administration Of crimi-
nal law in this country is a disgrace to
our civilization"
Q. Why Is the name Baden given to
so many famous watering places?-E.
S. G.
A. The German word Baden means
baths.
@. Did the 1912 Democratic platform
oppose the Aldrich plan?-G. w. w.
A. The 1912 Democratic platform,
under the general subject Of banking
legislation, contained paragraph which
began: 1--WE oppose the so-called Aldrich
bill or the establishment of a central
bank"
@. Please give the source of the line,
Heaven lies about us in our infancy?"-
G. R.
A. 1t is from Wordsworth's "Intima-
tiOns of Immortality.
@. Who was the first player to use shin
guards in a baseball game?-J H. G..
A. They were first worn by Roger Bres-
naham in 1907.
@. How long has the newspaper serial
by Adele Garrison been running?-J.
A. S.
A. The Adele Garrison serial story
under the general title Revelations OF a
Wife" has been published continuously
daily except Sunday since August 81,
1915
@. What training is required Of an ap-
plicant who takes the civil service exami-
nation to teach in Izdian schools?-M
G. H.
A. The requirements made of appli-
cants include college training Cor for
certain posts, comparable music or art
training) and specialization in given
field, among them agriculture, rural mer-
chandising and adult education, plus
two years of successful full-time teach
ing experience. Applicants must be
under 40 and in good health.
@. Who is president of the Association
of Bank Women?-W. B. r.
A. Anne Houstoun Sadler of the Bank
of the Manhattan Co., New York City,
is president of the organization.
@. How long is the Mount Vernon
Memorial highway?-W. j. S.
A. The Mount Vernon Memorial high
way begins at the western extremity of
Arlington Memorial Bridge in Virginia
and extends approximately 151a miles
along the Virginia shore of the Potomac
River to the estate of Mount Vernon.
@. Where was the Constellation built?
C. H.
A. The Constellation was built at the
shipyard of Samuel and Joseph Sterrett
at Baltimore Md, under the direction of
Naval Constructor David Stoddard. Her
keel was laid in ITS.
@. Who originated "Baedekers," the
tourists handbook?-M. H. G.
A. Karl Baedeker, German publisher,
introduced these books. He began as
bookseller in Coblenz in 1927, and IL
years later issued the first of his series
of travel books, these being devoted to
Belgium and Holland The collection
now includes all the European countries
and parts of North America and the
Orient.
@. How is bay rum made?-J. H. G.
A. 1t is made by mixing oil of bay
with alcohol and water and adding small
amounts of the Oil of orange peel and
of allspice to give fragrance Oil of bay
is obtained by distilling the leaves OF
the bayberry, West Indian tree of the
myrtle family.
@. What is the Not Over Fifty Club for
motorists3E M. H. =
A. 1t is a non-profit organization OF
public-spirited citizens who are pledged
to reduce the killing and manning of
human beings on our streets and high
ways by driving their cars safely at all
times and by limiting their maximum
speed on open roads to so miles an hour
The club was organized on September
10, 1885, by the Lumbermens Mutual
Casualty Co.
@. How tall is a giraffe?-S. g. H.
A. A full-grown giraffe is 18 feet in