Evening star., 1938-04-29
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

question Of fact BY Drtting The Epent,o
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J
Hasktn, Director, Washington, D. C..
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q. What animals are called the seven
sleepers?-F. E. s.
A. The so-called seven sleepers are tho
bear. the raccoon, woodchuck jumping
mouse, chipmunk. skunk and bat.
@. What do the six points of the star
OF David indicate?-H M
A. The six-pointed star, which is the
emblem emblazoned on the Jewish flag.
Is said to represent the emblem on the
battle shield of King David, the greatest
King OF the Jewish race It has also
been suggested that the formation of the
star indicates that all points of the
world are covered, indicating eventual
universal sovereignty.
O. What proportion of the families in
the United States consist Of only two or
three persons?-C. J..
A. Families Of two and three persons
comprise nearly half OF the families In
this country.
O. In the movies how is an actor made
to appear bald without shaving his hair?
e. L. w.
A. In many instances the head is COW
cred with bald spot made of collodion.
@. Was Bob Burdette responsible for
1owas being called the Hawkeye State?-
c. c. H.
A. The name Hawkeye was first given
to the residents of Iowa in 1889 and was
suggested by Judge Rorer OF Des Moines.
The first mention of the name was in
the Fort Madison Patriot, paper pub
ilshed by James G. Edwards Later Mr..
Edwards moved his paper to Burlington
and changed its name to the Burlington
HaWkeye. Bob Burdette. as a reporter
on the Hawkeye, helped to popularize
the expression.
@. Are there any restrictions as to
how low seaplane may fy?-H. G.
A. civil air regulations now permit
seaplanes to fly over water as low as 300
feet. Formerly they were restricted to
heights of 500 feet, except when ap-
preaching or leaving harbor.
@. Please give Mrs Byrd's Mothers Day
AASoodSC w oyIQ WlcI ne WAS
In the Antarctic.-E. w.
A. On Mothers Day, May 13, 1884, Mrs.
Byrd radioed the following message to
her son: Hello Dick, this is your mother.
I hope you can hear me. I am here in
New York to attend the mothers dinner
in honor Of Mrs. James Roosevelt. I am
an honor guest because of what you have
done and what you are doing; and I
fajt hot f1S
sonal happiness and your well-being and
for the safety and success of your expedi-
ton. Good night, Dick! God be with
you!'
@. Is the French School in New York
exclusively for French children?-D. E.
A. The school of secondary education
in French is conducted by the Lycee
Francois de New York at East Ninety
fifth street. 1t is for French children
who wish to be educated in their native
tongue, and for American children who
wish to read, write and speak French.
approximately one-fourth of the pres
ent enrolment Is American.
Q. What heavyweight boxer has the
record for the hardest punch?-T. H. D.
A. According to boxing authorities,
Max Baer has the hardest punch in the
ring today. Jack Dempsey is outstand-
ing for hard punching among boxers Of
former days.
Q. Who received the Cardinal New
man award this year?-C L. w.
A. The 1887 Cardinal Newman award
was made to Thomas Mann, the writer.
1t is conferred annually on an individual
who has made an outstanding contribu-
ton to the enrichment of human life in
the fields of literature, art, science or
humanitarianism.
@. Who is Irving Caesar who sings the
safety songs on Rudy Vallee's program
A. r.
A. He is well-known writer of popu-
lar songs who. with Gerald Marks. wrote
rs 1t True What They Say About Dixie
Tea for Two and many other hits.
Last summer he and Mr.. Marks lectured
at Columbia University on safety. It was
there that they introduced in the class
room the safety songs. Remember Your
Name and Address" and THE Automobile
Has Two Big Eyes"
@. How many observation stations are
maintained by the United States Weather
Bureau?-E. D. M.
A. The Weather Bureau organization
consists Of approximately 300 regular OBJ
serving stations throughout the United
States, in Alaska and the West Indies,
with the central Office located in WASH
lngton, D. c. Washington is also FORE
cast district center. In addition to the
regular observing stations, the Bureau
maintains approximately 5000 cooper
atlVe stations, where the instruments are
furnished by the Weather Bureau and
the observer takes the observations and
transmits the information to the nearest
collection center
@. What are some of the largest brick
buildings in the world?-J. G. H.
A. A New York authority in the building
industry says that the Bank of Manhat-
tan Building in New York is the tallest
brick building and required some 25OO,-
600 face brick. while the Chrysler Build
Ing, running close second, required ap-
proximately 2.250,000 face brick From
the standpoint of the largest face brick
job the Structural Clay Products Insti-
tute OF Washington. D. c., says that
10000 face brick were furnished for
the Graybar Building in New York. The
Cornell Medical Center, also in New
York, took total OF 100000 face brick,
but does not represent one building,
since 1t is more of a group project.
@. What was the greatest poem in
spired by the World War?-R. G. NJ