Evening star., 1938-01-05
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. H4SKIN,

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Star Information Bureau. Frederic J.
Hask'n, director. Washington, D. C..
Please inclose stamp for reply.
| @. Where was the radio singer, Kate
Smith. born?-R. j. G.
A. She was born in Greenyille. Va.
in 1908. The family moved to Wash
lngton, shortly after her birth and she
was educated In Washington, 2. c..
@. What is the diving record recently
established by diver in Lake Michi-
gan?-H. G.
A. A new low of 42O feet under water
was the record made by Max E. Nohl
in Lake Michigan
@. How many Mayors has New York
City had?-N. NJ
A. Mayor La Guardia is the lolst since
1865.
q. Why does the children's song Here
We Go Round the Mulberry Bush" say
bush when the mulberry is tree?-
A. c.
A. While the American mulberry is q
large tree, the French mulberry is a
shrub growing to a height of not over
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the old song.
| @. What caused the Boxer rebellion?
| S. A. S.
| A. Ihe Boxer uprising of 1900 was q
ollnd attempt, largely popular, but sane
toned by the extremists, to oust the
foreigners from China The government.
IN an attempt to provide for the ma
tlonal defense against foreign aggression.
ordered the revival of the village train.
oands or militia and put the plan into
eHect first in the northeastern provinces.
Into these train-bands came manv of
the local rowdies and here and there
dlsorderly secret societies affiliated with
them. The members practiced rites
which they believed would make them
4 lnVulnerable to bullets and came to be
known to foreigners as Boxers-a loose
translation of the Chinese name for the
bands.
Q. How many passengers does the In
dependant Subway System in New York
City cacry?-C. r.
A. 1t has 50 route miles of structure.
l.421 cars and carries a daily average
of 1,150,0O0 passengers.
@. What is meant by dollar diplo-
macy?-S. E.
A. The phrase is applied to the foreign
| poIlcy OF nation when its chief object
is to gain commerce and trade advan-
tages under the guise of desire to pro-
mote international friendship.
@. Was Claude Bowers, historian and
Ambassador to Spain, once a secretary
to Senator?-M C.
A. He was secretary to Senator John
w. Kern OF Indiana from 1911 to 1917,
Q. Can the English walnut and the
butternut be crossed?-A w.
A. The Department of Agriculture IA
no" starting a project to create a form
OF walnut unlike any now existing bv
crossing the Persian or English walnut
With the butternut for hardness and
flavor, then with the eastern black wal
nut and the Japanese walnut for sturdi-
ness and fruitfulness of tree.
q. Would London fogs be lighter II
the city were cleaner?-A. G.
"A. They would be- Town fogs consist
OF moisture, dust, smoke, SCOT and chin.
ney gases.
O. What is wrong with the term an
| thraclte cOal?-T. F.
A. Anthracite is a noun APPLIED to hard
coal, SO the word coal is supernuous.
Q. Who was the first Presidents widow
to be given the franking privilege?-s. D.
A. Martha Washington. In 1900 it
was enacted that all letters and mack
ages to and from Martha Washington.
relict of the late Gen. George Wash
ington. shall be received and conveyed
by post free of postage for and during
life"
Q. What is the Irish national anthem7
&C. j. NJ
A. The Irish national anthem is "The
Soldiers Song ("Amhran an t Sairh-
dlura' in Irish; words by Peadar
OCearnaigh, music by Padraig OAon-
aigh.
Q. Did Bret Harte, the poet and novel;
lst, ever work for the Government?-
W. H.
A. From 1864 to 1870 he was secretary
OF the United States Mint at San Fran
cisco.
@. Please give some information about
Borden's early experiments in condensinp
food.-E. G.. H.
A. AT the time of the gold rush to
California in 1849 Gail Borden turned
his attention to providing suitable food
supplies for emigrants crossing the
plains. He produced the pemmican
which DR.. Kane took with him on his
Arctic expeditions of 1850 and 1853. At
this time Borden invented also the
meat biscuit, a highly concentrated
food. In 1856 he secured a patent for
producing condensed milk by evaporation
IN vacuum and soon afterward estab-
ished factories in New York and Illinois,
During the Civil War his condensed milk
was widely used in the Army and Navy.
@. Did President Harding 20 to COL
lege?-C. H.
A. He attended Ohio Central COLLEGE
at Iberia from 1879 to 1882.
@. What is a 4-8-2 fertilizer?-W n.
A. This means the percentage content
OF nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and pot
ash in the order named. ton Of l-8.2
fertilizer thus contains 80 pounds of
nitrogen, 160 pounds of phosphoric acid
and 40 pounds of potash, combined with
mineral and organic substances such as
lime. oxygen, carbon and sulphates
which make up the bulk of the material.