Evening star., 1938-11-10
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

BY FREDERIC J. HASkIN.
A reader can get the ansper to any
question OF fact BY Uriting The Eve-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Haskin, director, Washington,
D. G. Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. What was the attendance at the
Giants Redskins game in Washington,
D. c., on October 9?-C. H.
A. The game at Griffith Stadium had
an attendance of $4,000.
@. How old is the Boston Stock Ex.
change?-W. r. G.
A. The exchange recently celebrated
its 104th anniversary.
@. What country takes most OF tho
rice exported from the United States?-
c. S. G.
A. Cuba took about two-thirds of last
years rice exports.
@. Will white rayon dress yellow
after it has been exposed to sunlight
j. S.
A. Because Of an inherent quality Of
both viscose and acetate rayon, white
fabrics made of these yarns will retain
their pure whiteness in spite of age or
exposure to the sun.
@. Where was the first modern Ameri-
can hotel?-F. F.
A. The American Hotel Association
says the modern American hotel dates
back only to 1894. That year marked
the opening of the City Hotel in New
York. Even in the palatial Parker House,
Boston, 1854, there was no water above
the kitchen floor. The only baths were
IN the basement. Guest rooms were un-
heated. Straw was used in mattresses
In summer, feathers in winter. A bowl.
pitcher, one towel and cake of yellow
soap completed the furnishings. One Of
the strict rules was that none of the
guests should wear their boots in bed.
q. Do oysters ever change sex?-CRD.
A. The sexes are separate in the At
lantlc Coast oyster. The young oysters
less than year old are generally male,
but some of them later change into fe-
males.
G. What is the meaning of the initials
NC as used on civil aircraft?-W H.
A. means nationality and signifies
that the plane is an American plane.
Each nation has such an identifying
initial; for instance, Great Britain uses
q and France B. G means that 1t is a
classified aircraft which has complied
with the airworthiness requirements of
the United States Department of Com
merce.
@. What difficulty did Chaliapin have
with the Russian government?-W MIG.
A. The famous singer came into con-
f1lct with the Russian government in
1927 because of his alleged aid to White
Russian exiles in Paris. Accordingly the
Soviet authorities confscated his house
and property in Russia and revoked his
title OF national artist. In 1923 he di-
vorced his Russian WIFE, making pro-
vision for her and his children.
Q. Is the microphone used in the first
broadcast over KDKA in existence?-
]. w. H.
A. The radio microphone used to broad
cast the Harding-Cox election returns
from KDKA on November 2, 1920. has
been presented to the United States
National Museum of the Smithsonian
Institution, Washington, D. C., by the
National Broadcasting Co.
@. With what law firms was President
Roosevelt connected?-A. C. P.
| A. The President practiced with Car
ter, Ledyard g. Milburn, New York, from
1907 to 1910 and was a member of the
firm of Roosevelt & OConnor from 1924
| to 1888.
@. Where is the new organization
called the Governmental Research In
stitute, Inc ?-L. w.
A. 1t is in Hartford, Conn, and the
| director is Carter. w. Atkins.
@. Are the Federal prisons equipped
with lbrarieS?-J. H. G.
A. An article in the News Bulletin of
the Osborne Association, Inc says: "The
libraries in each of the Federal institu-
tlons are we'll stocked with readable, up
to-date books in the various trades the
sciences, psychology, history, biography,
travel literature and good English, in
addition to an ample supply of popular
and standard novels They range in
size from few hundred volumes in one
OF the camps to moderate sized COL
| lection of nearly $1,000 volumes in the
Atlanta Penitentiary library. The total
book collection for the entire Federal
prison system Is almost 10000 volumes
"a collection comparing favorably in
number Of volumes with the public IL
braries of Dallas, Tex; Richmond. Va.
and Wichita, Kans. There are approx
mately eight books for each of the more
than $4,000 inmates of Federal prisons"
| @. What kind of drying oil is obtained
| from nuts?-J. B. B.
A. The Forest Products Laboratory
says: "The principal drying OIL used
In furniture and floor oils, obtained
from nuts is tung oil, found in the nuts
OF the tung tree. Minor drying oils OBJ
tanned from nuts are candlenut oil. lum-
bang oil, walnut oil, oiticica oil and
cashew nut OIL"
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