Evening star., 1939-03-04
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To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. Haskin.


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ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
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Q, What are the 10 most intelligent
! animals?-O. B. v.
A. DR.. w. Reid Blair director of the
| Bronx Zoo, New York, N. Y, has listed
the 10 most intelligent animals in the
order of thought capacity as chimpan-
| zee, orangutan, elephant, gorilla, dog,
| beaver, horse sea lion, bear, domestic cat.
@. What was the first amateur singing
society in the United States?-J. T.
A. 1t was probably the Stoughton
Musical Society, which was founded at
Stoughton, Mass, in 1786, by william
| Billings, a composer.
Q. Is there new baseball stamp?-
| r. w. H.
A. Postmaster General Farley has an
| nounced a new stamp commemorating
| the centennial of baseball which 'was
| founded by Abner Doubleday at Coopers-
| town, N. Y, in 1889. 1t is expected that
| the stamp will be issued in connection
| with the dedication of the Baseball Hall
of Fame at Cooperstown on June IL.
@. What is chapman?-T. D. H.
A. A chapman is one who buys or sells,
trader or dealer, especially an itinerant
| peddler. The word is from the middle
| English, cheap, to barter, from which the
name Of the London thoroughfare Cheap
| side is derived.
@. Where is President Garfield buried?
| H. G. j.
| A. He is buried in Lake View Cemetery
| at Cleveland, Ohio. The Garfield Me-
| moral is in the form of tower 165 feet
| high. In its base is chapel containing
| statue of the President and several
| panels portraying various scenes in his
life. His remains are in the crypt below
the statue.
@. Did Buffalo Bill kill an Indian
chief?-H. H. K.
A. During the Sioux Cheyenne war of
1876, Buffalo Bill (Willam F. Cody
served in the 5th United States Cavalry,
| and at the battle of Indian Creek killed
the Cheyenne chief Yellow Hand in sin
gle combat.
@. How many American Legion posts
are there in this country?-A. G.
A. AS of July 81 1888. there were in
the United States 11458 posts of the
American Legion.
| Q. What Government department has
charge of Blackboard Island?-C. o.
| A. Blackboard Island is now wild life
sanctuary and is under the Bureau of
Biological Survey, Department of Agri-
culture, Washington, D. c.
| @. In what State were women first
called on for jury service?-C, F. NICK.
| A. Michigan in 1915 was pioneer in
! granting jury service to women.
| Q. When was georgette crepe first used
in the United States?-E. j. H.
| "a Lie Hdllc Sltpe 1eOISetLe was
| registered in the United States Patent
Office in 1918 by Haas Bros, who in
troduced crepe in New York City in 1912.
Q. What battle was fought after a
treaty OF peace had been signed?-C. J. S.
A The Battle of New Orleans, during
the War of 1872 was fought two weeks
after the treaty of peace was signed. In
those days of slow communication,
neither army knew until weeks later that
! the war was over.
@. What books won the American
Booksellers Association awards for
! 1938?-T. S.
| A. The booksellers discovery of the
year was The World Was My Garden"
by David Fairchild the booksellers fa-
vorite novel "Rebecca." by Daphne du
Maurler; most original book of the year,
With Malice Toward Some" by Mar
garet Halsey, and the best non-fction
row Lindbergh
@. Who were the Jukes?-S w. T.
A. Jukes was the fictitious name Of a
real family investigated in 1874 by the
Prison Association of New York The
family was descended from backwoods
settlers and was for the most part COM
posed of imbeciles and criminals. Scien-
tific research leads us to believe that
| heredity played large part in the ca
reers of members of this family 1t was
found that out of 709 members during rs
years, 140 were criminals and 24O were
paupers or imbeciles. Margaret Jukes
was called the mother of criminals.
Further research shows that of go de-
scendants whose histories have been
traced only three attained prominence
as honest citizens
@. What are the IL greatest paintings
of all time?-J. H. G.
A. The following are usually listed by
art critics as the worlds IL greatest
paintings: Assumption of the Blessed
| VIRGIN - nv Titan. "Aurora F." nv C,,ido