Evening star., 1939-10-31

HlILy OUT lHJOT WuLtOH ouTC CUu, rTeUs
eric J. Haskin, director, Washington,
d. G. Please incloSe stamp for reply.
c. How much out of every w. P. A.
dollar is spent for workers, equipment
and Enthusiastically. B. H.
A. The w. p A. dollar is divided as
follows: 86 cents to project workers, II
cents for materials and equipment,
cents for administration.
@. When was the seal of the United
States adopted?-R. L. P.
A. The Great Seal of the United States
was adopted on June 20 1882.
O. What is psychasthenia?-J c. H.
A. 1t is form of neurosis in which
the patient is victim of obsessions or
compulsions such as humming a certain
tune or touching every fence post The
condition is characterized by lack Of
energy or decision.
@. Where did the wild Prussian boars
in Tennessee and North Carolina come
from?-C. P H.
A. These animals are descendants Of
the wild boars from the Black Forest Of
Northern Germany which were imported
many years ago.
O. What percentage of human Ills
have been traced to the feet?-J. M. G.
A. Ninety per cent of human ills are
authoritatively stated to come from the
feet.
O. OF what nationality were Marconi's
parents?-P. j. r.
A. The inventors father was Italian
and his mother was Irish.
@. Is there a rabbit that turns white
in the wintertime?-T. R. S.
A. The varying hare, or snowshoe
rabbit, sheds its hair twice a year, be-
coming white in the fall and brownish
in spring. 1t is called the snowshoe
rabbit because in winter its large hind
feet are covered with a thick growth of
hair which enables it to travel easily
over deep snow
Q. When was the Cradle at Evanston,
Ill, founded and by whom?-C. J. r.
A. The famous child adoption center
was founded by Mrs. William B. Wal
rath. 1t was opened officially on March
IL, 1923.
@. Is there a -four made from apples?
IT. NJ G.
A. A baking -four made solely Of apples
has been manufactured 1t is said to
blend perfectly with wheat -four and to
produce bread high in non-fattening
sugar content. Approximately Is tons
of apples are required to produce ION
of this flour.
@. When was milk first shipped by rail-
road?-E. c. H.
A. In 184l milk was shipped by rail to
New York City from Thaddeus Selleck
of Orange County BY 1850 there were
special milk trains carrying shipments
to that city.
@. Are coins still being made at the
New Orleans Mint?-T. c.
A. The minting of coins at New Orleans
was discontinued in 1910.
G. Please give the title Of poem suit
able to use on Red Cross program
C. w. R.
A. The Great Cross of Mercy" by
Theodosia Garrison is one Of the most
beautiful Red Cross poems.
@. Did Max Baer win bout in Texas
this fall?-H. c. MEG.
A. Max Baer knocked out Babe Ritchie
at Lubbock, Tex, in two rounds on
September 10, 1939
@. What star is nearest the earth?-
L. E. S.
A. The nearest star to the earth, with
the exception Of the sun, is Proxima
Centauri, whose distance is ~ light
years.
@. Who was the first President to ride
in an automobile?-H. P. G.
A. In 1899 President William Nc
Kinley took his first automobile ride in
a Stanley steamer.
@. Please give the real name and age
of William Holden, who played in Cold
en- Boy."-C. T. NJ
A. William Holden, whose surname is
Beadle, was born in OFallen, ILL.,, on
April IT, 1918
@. How many women are airplane
pilotS?-k. JC
A. AS of July /, 1899, the total number
of women airplane pilots in the United
States was 755, of which number 70 had
commercial licenses, 26 limited COM
mercial licenses, 433 private licenses, and
223 solo licenses. In addition, there we're
three women glider pilots.
@. Who is the Voice of Time in the
March of Time program?-L. K. R.
A. Westbrook Van Voorhis is the
screen and radio narrator of the feature.
@. What is the oldest tree in the
world?-M. T. S.
A. What is said to be the oldest tree
grows at Anuradhapura, the ancient cap
ital of Ceylon. 1t was planted in 245
BIC. as a cutting from the famous Bo
| Tree of India under which Buddha is
said to have received his religious in
| spiration 1t is a species of fig and its
| ancient branches are upheld by pillars.