Evening star., 1938-06-24
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN,

BY FREDERIC }. HASKlN.
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9. Who vas Beatrice Lilies late hus-
A. He was Sir Robert Peel, nth
baronet, member Of the old and dis
tinguished family of Peel Of Drsyton
Manor. settled In stadordshire stnce
the 18th century. Sir Robert married
Miss Lille on January s. 1870, and died
on April 8, 1894. when he was succeeded
by their son Robert - sixth barouet,
The present Sir Robert was born ON
December "a, 1870.
@. What Is the purpose Of the oresn.
ization called "Allied Youth"?-J. N p.
A. Allied Youth, Inc, Is an organisa.
ton specializing in the field Of alcoho,
education. It charters and services
local posts, encourages better recreation,
stimulates and directs study Of the
alcohol problem, and distributes litera.
ture. The address Is 1901 Sixteenth
street NV, Washington, D. G.
q. How many railway employees are
there In the United States?-F. L. B.
A. In April, 1898, there were sI3.o7o
railway employees.
Q. What proportion Of the RoQuefoet
cheese made Is imported?-W. j, H.
A. In normal years 80 Der cent of tho
total production Is shipped abroad, the
countries Of Northern and Central
Europe, North Africa, and North and
south America being the largest I'm
porters.
Q. Who is the best country Newspaper
: correspondent Of 1o3s?-L. @. H.
A. Mrs. Edna Eaton Wilson OF Ripley,
Okla, correspondent Of the Saltwater
!Okla) Gazette. has been judged the
best by the Country Home Magazine,
which sponsors the annual award. Mrs.
wilson. farmers wife, helps operats
Io-acre dairy farm, In addition TO
writing her column Of farm and CON.
munity news.
Q. Is syphilis generally acquired In
youth or as people grow older?-E. @. H.
A. DR.. Morris Fshbein says: Syphilis
is youth disease. 1t Is now generally
well known that 3 per cent Of the cases
OF syphilis are acquired before those in
fected are is years of age: ~ per cent
between the ages Of is and 10, and 81 per
cent between the ages of 20 and 80.
That means that 7s per cent Of all
syphilis is acquired before 80 years of
age. placing 1t unquestionably In tho
forefront As the enemy Of youth.
9. Is there monument to Alexander
Selk1rk, who is said to have been the
original Robinson Crusoe?-T. M.
A. Juan Fernandez, of the coast Of
Chile. which is known Is Robinson
Crusoe's Island. has . bronze plaque In
memory Of Selkirk. 1t Ii on q naak
rising 2.l00 feet above the ocean and
was placed there in 1868 by the officerx
OF II. M. S. Topase. The inscriptaon
states that the sailor lived on the island
IN complete solitude for four years sud
four months.
@. Who was called the most successful
combination the world has ever seen of
physician and man Of letters?-G. L. M.
A. Sir William Osler referred thus to
Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Q. Who was the Southern Senator WIN
shot at Negro on Washington, %.
G, street CARL. L.
A. On the night of March 27 1eos
Senator Helm Of Alabama, then mem.
Der OF Congress, shot ut a Negro who
was leaving street car. The Negro was
not injured but the shot struck the hin
OF another passenger. The CONGRESSMAN
nao Just introduced bill In Congress
70 10 segregate Negroes on street cars in
washington, D. @, and became incensed
because he claimed that the man had
been drinking in the presence OF woman
passengers. @AA
Q. Is there any school In thu East
enat gives course for baseball umpires?
A. E. G. ouisley. supervisor Of umnire,
OF Inc National League Of Professional
5aSeoal Clubs. will conduct q oo,,rse At
teacners College. Columbia University.
oeglnn1ng July 8. It will include base-
oa1i' 1ootoall and basket ball umpirine.
@. Is the poem beginning "rhe bov
stood on the burning deck" based on
fact?-B. c. H. VIA
A. The battle Of the Nile in Aue,,st
l7eS, is the episode memorialised in The
poem Casabianca." The lines first ap-
peared IN the second edition of Forest
Sanctuary" published In 1870. Louis
Casaoianca, French naval oficer. was
mortally wounded on August /, 1898.
His 10-year-old son, Giacomo Jocante
Casabianca. was with him on board shin
Louis Casabianca was in command Of
the Orient, which bore the flag Of
Admiral Brueys. When the latter was
killed, Casabianca, though badly
wounded, fought the burning ship to
the end and perished with most of the
crew. His little son refused to leave
him. and both were killed In the ex-
ploding Of the ship.
@: Is there q surplus Of domestic
workers?-F. 8. @.
A. On the contrary, the Department
OF Labor has found through q survey
that American households need 400 900
domestic servants. There is great demand
Tor trained chauffeurs. cooks, house,
keepers, janitors. laundresses. nurses
and other domestics.