Evening star., 1938-02-25
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN,
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question OF fact By ,prittng The Wash.
tngton EDentng Star Information Bu.
reau. Frederic J. Haskin. Director.
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for reply
Q. How is the Golden Gloves Tourna-
ment managed?-P. v.
A. The Golden Gloves Tournament Ii
an amateur boxing event which takes
place In the various States or sections
of the country. The event is won by
the process Of elimination. Winners Of
the various State and sectional matches
meet, and the winners Of the bouts 70
to the next event. Winners Of the final
contest, which is usually held In New
York City, are Golden Glove champions.
@. At my wedding In the Washington
Cathedral, wish to have II Love You
Truly sung. Will this be permitted7-
g. B.
A. Music of this type Is not permitted
In this Cathedral.
Q. How old Is Halle Selassie?-M. B.
A. He is about As years old. While hs
became regent Of Ethiopia In 1915, It
was not until 1880. when the Empress
died, that he took full charge Of Ethio-
plan affairs.
@. What percentage Of motion picture
films shown all over the world Is made
in America?-L. c.
A. A survey by the Department Of
Commerce shows that American motion
pictures constitute 10 per cent Of the
showings in all foreign markets
@. Are dance halls and alcohol usually
blamed by girls for their betrayal?-
j. NJ M.
A. The president of an organization
which deals with such problems says: ut
Is, of course. impossible to give any
definite statistics as to the causes Of
prostitution and illegitimacy There are
many factors involved, and often two
or more have a bearing on the same
case. My personal view is that dancing
and dance halls are smaller factors than
is generally considered to be the case
Strange as it may seem only a very few
girls out of the thousands who come to
us every year blame liquor drinking for
their downfall, and we have had prac-
tically no cases where dancing or at
tendance at dance halls is given as the
primary cause. OF course, when girls
are not given proper care at home, or are
compelled to go out to work when very
young because of broken or unhappy
family conditions, many go to places Of
amusement such as dance halls where
they meet boys, who later on may be re.
sponsible for their downfall"
O. Who was the Bard Of Ayrshire?-
C. H.
A. This name is often given to Robert
Burns, who was native OF the county
Of Ayr, Scotland.
O. What is lint-doctor?-H G.
A. 1t Is a sharp-edged ruler on the
delivery side Of the calico-printing cylin-
der, to detain any lint or fbers which
may come of the cotton cloth.
@. Is the Stock Exchange open on
Saturdays in England?-W. c.
A. 1t is closed on Saturdays
Q. When did President Coolidges son
die?-H. G.
A. Calvin Coolidge. jr, died in WASH
ington on July 7, 1924.
@. What is New York's fastest growing
borough?-J. NJ.
A. 1t is Queens the population of which
has increased from $4,000 in 1900 to a
present figure of l.302,6l5.
@. What is a gadhy?-B. r.
A. 1t is large. black, blood-sucking
horsefly.
@. Why was the international Ian
guage. Volapuk, discarded?-R B.
A. Volapuk was invented by an Aus
trian priest, the Rev. F. Schleyer. in
1880. 1t was founded, as to 40 per cent,
on English, but the roots were so dis
torted in accordance with arbitrary rules
that they were almost unacceptable,
and the language was further encum-
bered by an almost Greek profusion Of
examinations and variations. The COL
lapse of Volapuk (Which in 1889 claimed
million adherents and had held three
successful congreSSes) was ensured by
the refusal of Bishop Schleyer to permit
any modification. Kadem Bevuretik
Volapuka, the central Volapuk academy,
directed by DR.. w. Rosenberger, however,
continued its researches into the best
possible form of an international Ian
guage, and in 1898 it issued a vastly i'm
proved language. which it called Idiom
Neutral and changed its own name to
Akademi de Iinp,1 International