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

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Q. What Is the oldest business firm
In the United States?-E. j. M.
A. j. E. Rhoads & Sons Of Wilmington,
DEL, Is said to be the oldest business
firm in the United States which has
continuously carried the family name.
1t was established in 1702, and manu-
factures leather products.
@. Does Switzerland have an unen-
ployment problem?-J. w.
A. Unemployment In Switzerland is
less than 2 per cent of the entire popu-
lation.
@. What is the name Of the waterfall
IN either Argentina or Paraguay that
is higher than Niagara Falls?-C. w. r.
A. The Iguazu waterfalls near the
point where Argentina. Paraguay and
Brazil meet, are two and a half times
wider than Niagara Falls and twice as
high.
@. What was the debt of the United
States in 1o00?-E. c. K.
A: In 1900 the public debt was s82,-
Q. Is hari-kiri practiced by the Jap
anese in battle?-K. L.
A. spokesman for the Japanese
Army is quoted as saying that when
Japanese officers are wounded and un-
able to carry on, they either shoot
themselves or commit hara-kiri.
Q. How much helium has been pro-
duced at the Amarillo Tex, plant of
the Bureau of Mines?-W. K. G.
A. More than 8000OOOo cubic feet Of
helium, which would be worth 5000, ,0OO,-
600 If sold at 1917 prices, has been
produced by the Bureau of Mines at
Its Amarillo, Tex, helium plant.
Q. Is it the yellow or white Of an egg
that contains iron?-F. M
A. The iron content is concentrated in
the yolk.
Q. Who started the first college course
in marriage?-C. H. G.
A. DR.. Ernest Rutherford Groves.
professor of sociology at the University
OF North Carolina, was the pioneer in
this line. He is the author OF many
DOCKS on marriage, among which are
Wholesome Marriage" THE Marriage
Crisis and American Marriage and
Family Relations with w. F. Ogburn).
G. Does st. Andrews, Scotland, have
a modern golf course?-H. NJ. G.
A. Golfing says: Construction of an
other course at st. Andrews, Scotland,
which will be known as the modern
course, will soon be started on land that
has been filled in by the sea during the
last 40 years. Cost of the course will
approximate $4,000. Action was forced
on the new course by increasing criticism
OF the famous old course as an obsolete,
monotonous layout that might soon be
eliminated as major tournament
venue and St. Andrews displaced as
the Mecca OF golf"
Q. What famous musician walked $50
miles to study music?-J. H.
"A. Johann Sebastian Bach as a youth
walked this distance to Lubbock to study
the organ under the great organist,
BuXtehude.
O. What is the origin of the Maxwell
House Coffee slogan?-J. C. G.
A. one OF the most famous hostelrjes
OF the old South was the Maxwell House
IN NashvlIle, Tenn. 1t was particularly
noted Tor its excellent coffee. On one
occasion when President Theodore
Roosevelt was a guest he was asked
II ne wished second cup of coffee.
He responded by saying Good to the
last drop"
9. What State has the largest high
way patrol?-C. H.
A. Pennsylvania leads with a force
OF 1908 active officers.
Q. OF what nationality is Lefty Gomez
of the New York Yankees?-D, o.
A. The Yankee pitcher. Vernon
Gomez. is of Spanish-I Irish descent. and
was born in Rodeo, Calf.
q. Who succeeded Jane Adams as
head of Hull House in Chcago?-M.
D. w.
A. Adena Miller (Mrs. Kenneth F)
Rich was named president of Hull
House to succeed Jane Addams She
took Office October l, 1885. She mad
been selected by Miss Addams. Mrs,
Rich has worked and lived at Hull
House for many years and continues
the traditions and policies of its famous
founder
Q. What is the doctrine of the Mora.
Wan Church?-C. H. B.
A. The Moravian Church has no dor.
trine peculiar to itself It is simnlv
and broadly evangelical, in harmony
with Protestants generally on the es-
sentlals OF Christian teaching, and is
bound by no articles on the points of
dll1erence between the historic Protest.
ant creeds. The Moravian principle is
In essentials unity, in non-essentials
liberty. in all things charity" It holds
that the Holy Scriptures, giving man
the inspired word of God, make suffi-
Gently clear all that is essential to
salvation and are an adequate rule of
lalth and practice. 1t accepts the
Apostles Greed as formulating the prime
articles OF faith found in the Scriptures.
and emphasizes the personal mediator.
ship OF Jesus Christ as very God and
very man. in His life, sufferings, death