Evening star., 1938-04-15
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By FREDERIC J. HASKIN

A reader can get the ansuer to any
question OF fact by ,priting The Euening
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Haskin, Director. Washington, d. C.
Plecse tnclose stamp TOR reply.
O. How many young people in New
York City are without jobs?-T. M.
A. A survey just completed by the We'll
fare Council of that city shows that ap-
proximately 400, 900 boys and girls be-
tween the ages of 16 and "a are unable
to find work.
@. What trees are cut by the light of
the moOn?-E. J.
A. Mahogany trees are cut by moon
light for the tree is freer from sap,
sounder, and of a richer color at night
than during the day.
O. Does any one collect the tags from
plug tobacco as hobby?-J. H. G.
A. George Bender of Asheville, N. c.,
has been collecting tags from plug to-
bacco for 80 years. His collection con-
sists of 1881 tags from 432 brands, many
OF which are no longer sold.
O. How many passes are issued by the
railroads to non -employes?-G. M
A. During the first six months of 1897
United States railways issued over 3.000-
900 free passes and tickets to persons
other than employees.
@. Please give biography of Munro
Leaf. author of Ferdinand the Bull. -
P. S. F.
A. Mr. Leaf went to New York about
five years ago with a desire to get into
publishing. He started from Baltimore.
Md. where he was born in 1905. and
Washington. where he lived until his
graduation from the University of Mary
land. Subsequently he studied at Har-
ward and spent three years in prepara-
tory school teaching and coaching In
1888 he obtained a position with Fred
erick A. Stokes as manuscript reader, and
he is now a director of that company.
During the last three years he has writ
ten books that were intended for chill
dren but have been equally popular with
adults.
@. How many forts besides the one at
Old Point Comfort, Va, are called
fortresses?-M. l..
A. Fortress Monroe is the only forti-
fled place in America to which this term
is applied.
@. Did the boy who received Pasteur's
first treatment for rabies visit the United
States?-A. H. L.
A. Joseph Meister was 9 years old
July. 1885, when he went to Pasteur for
treatment for rabies. On July 7. 1885,
he was present in New York at the cere-
monies in honor of Pasteur.
O. What city has the largest number
of policeWomen?-J NJ. L.
A. New York City has the largest
women's division of any police depart
ment in the world. Its force averages
$50 women and will be increased after
the next examination.
@. Please give the titles of some good
one-act playS-H. L. NJ.
A. The best one-act plays OF 1887,
edited by Margaret Mayorga and pub
lished by Dodd. Mead. includes the fol-
lowing: "A Husband for Breakfast" by
Ronald Mitchell; "Soldadera," by Jo-
sephine Niggli Devil Take a Whittier"
by Weldon Stone: The Founding" by
Victor Mapes; IF the Shoe Pinches," by
Babette Hughes; twenty-five Cents"
by w. Eric Harris: The Maker of Laws"
by John Ward Bayly; Tobacco Alley"
by William M. Randall: The Earth Is
Ours by William Kozlenko Debt
Takes Holiday by Howard Buermann:
The Fall of the City" by Archibald
MacLeish. and Goodnight, Please" by
James L. Daggett.
@. How long has Cornelia Otis Skin
ner been on the Stage?-M. G. L.
A. Corneha Otis Skinner was born in
Chicago on May 80, 1901. She first ap-
peared on the stage at Buffalo, n Y,
August, 1921, as Dona Sarasate, in Blood
and Sand"
Q. Does Doberman pinscher have to
be all black to be thoroughbred
J. P. H.
A. Accepted colors for Doberman
pinschers are black brown or blue. with
sharply defined rust-red markings. The
blue referred to is dark steel blue,
which is almost black. The usual type
seen in dog shows is black dog with
brown markings. The fact that a dog
has brown markings does not by any
means determine that he Is not a thor
oughbred.
Q. Who is the head of the epicurean
organization known as the Friends of
EScoffer?-k M.
A. G. Selmer Fougner is the head and
founder of the organization He is an
expert on the subject of foods and liquors,
and conducts the column, Wines, Spir-
its and Good Living