Evening star., 1938-11-12
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By FREDERIC J. HASKTN,

ny FfEDEhlC J. 6AShIN.
A reader can get the dns,Der to any
question of fact by 1Dritino The Eue-
ming Star Information Bureau Fred
eric ]. Haskin, director, Washington.
I d. c. Please tnclose stamp tor reply.
@. When was the first election in the
United States?--D. T.
A. The first accredited election IN
America was held May 18, 1881, when
John Winthrop was elected Governor of
Massachusetts. 1t is believed that mem
bers of the Virginia Assembly were Sc
lected by means Of vote in 1919. The
Constitutional Convention authorized the
first election in the United States to be
held on September l3, 1888.
@. What are the letters and numbers
OF the Spirit of st. Louis?-A. S. w.
A. Col. Charles A. Lindbergh's plane,
the Spirit of St. Louis, which he used for
his famous New York to Paris fight,
bore the letters NIX 211 Ryan N. YP.
Q. Has John Gunther written sequel
to Inside Europe"?-H. K M
A. Since the book was originally pub
lished, the author has brought it up 10
date adding $4,000 words. The new
Peace edition includes a description OF
the Munich agreement and material on
| many of the most recent events in Eu-
rope.
@. What change was made in the Taft
agreement with Panama when the United
States went off the gold standard?.H, S.
A. At Washington D. c., March q 1886,
new treaty was made with Panama, re-
placing the Taft agreement of 1904.
which was abrogated June l, 1924 This
treaty provided that the annual rental
charge for the Canal Zone, which specl-
fed $3.50 900 in gold was changed (retro-
active to February 26, 1884, in conse-
quence OF the dollar devaluation) to
100000 balboas, the currency of Panama.
@. Is the Roman Catholic Church pro-
Fascist?-G K M
A. The Rev. William B. Sharp in an
article in Current History says: The
Roman Catholic Church is definitely and
irreVocably opposed to Communism, as
Divini Redemptoris,' and many other
statements and pronOuncements. But Il
cannot be said with justice that the
Church of Rome is pro-Fascist. The
church has not explicitly named or con-
| demned FaScism Cor its cognate Nazi-
| ism). The church has condemned the
| worship of nation and race-hitherto a
| monopoly of Nazi Germany, but now
| part of Fascist Italian philosophy; il
! has resisted State absolutiSm, and 1t has
! condemned atheism and paganism Cor
| neo-paganism), of which FasciSm can
not plead innocent. Anti-Communist
does not necessarily mean pro-Fascist.'
| Q. What cities have stations equipped
| to offer television broadcasts?-H. K.
| A. Visual broadcasting stations are
| now licensed to operate in New York,
Los Angeles. Springfield, Pa; Kansas
| City, Mo; Boston, Manhattan. Kans;
Camden, N. j.; Philadelphia, West La
fayette, Ind; Long Island City, N. Y.
and Iowa City, Iowa.
| @. How old is Princeton's dramatic
| A. The Theater- -Intime was estab-
lished in 1919 by Reginald N. Lawrence
of Peekskill, N. Y. Mr.. Lawrence is direc-
tor of the show which will be given this
! year by the Triangle Club.
Q. Please give the inscription directly
over the figure of Lincoln in the memo
rial at Washington, D C-J. LK.
| A. Over the head of Lincoln are these
words: In this temple as in the hearts of
the people for whom he saved the Union
the memory of Abraham Lincoln is en-
! shrined forever"
@. How did Henri Christophe the
famous black king of Haiti, kill himself?
| &C. J.
| A. Suffering from paralysis and fear
| ing that his enemies were planning a
| revolution, he shot himself, using bullet
of gold which he had made by hand.
| He is buried in the central court of the
| Citadel of La Ferriere at'C Cap Haitien in
Haiti, where he reigned.
Q. What proportion of the worlds au-
|
| United States?-L. R. H.
! A. More than four -fifths of the a.
! 100000 motor vehicles in use throughout
! the world are of United States manufac-
| ture.
O. What is the average life Of q milk
| bottle?-W H. G..
| A. A survey indicates that 1t Is IS trips.
| O. Was Vachel Lindsay, the poet, ever
Y. M. c. A. or temperance lecturer?
&C. L. K.
| A. For several winters he was Y M.
c. A. lecturer and during 19o9-10 he
| lectured for the Anti-Saloon League in
| Illinois.
! @. Does any university have q course
| In embalming?-J. L. H.
| A. The University of Minnesota at ST.
Paul offers such course.
@. When will the Queen Elizabeth
make her first voyage?-K. j. H.
A. The ship will make her maiden
voyage late in the spring of 1910.
| O. Which State produces more to-
bacco, Kentucky or North Carolina?-
| S. L. D.
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