Evening star., 1939-04-15
Answers.
To Questions
By Frederic J. HaSkt71.

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QaeStion OF jact by Wrtting The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Haskin, director, WASHINGTON.
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O. What countries have the largest
number Of motion picture theaters
equipped for sound?-K. CIR.
A. The six nations with the largest
number Of sound theaters are: United
States. 1854; Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics Russia), 5000; Germany.
$3.50; England. $500; Italy, $500, and
France, $3.50.
@. Please give the salary of John T..
Lewis.-O. D. H.
A. The salary Of John L. Lewis is
$500 year.
q. What were the names Of the two
poems that former President William
Howard Taft requested read at his fu-
neral?-L. C. o.
A. Tennysons "Ode on the Death Of
the Duke of Wellington" and Words
worth's Happy Warrior" were read at
the funeral of Justice Taft.
u. what percentage OF automobiles
stolen IN Washington, D. c.. are recov-
ered?-W. B. S.
A. The American Motorist saws that
during the past fiscal year, out of gro
automobiles stolen in the District of CO.
lumbia, 1859 were recovered. This rep
resents 95.1 per cent recovery.
q. Please give the dates of the Mary
land and Virginia garden tours.-T. SIN.
A. Maryland will hold it's annual gar.
den pilgrimage from April % to Nav 7.
The historic gardens in Virginia will be
on display from April "a to April 20,
@. How much money does the Govern
ment expend for veterans pensions and
compensation?-E. B.
A. For the fiscal year ending June 30
1888, the Veterans Administration paid
$402, 3,695.97 in pensions and compen-
sation.
Golden Rule"?-A K c.
A. Robert Recorde in his Ground of
Artes," l540 speaks of the rule of propor-
ton as the Golden Rule Apparently the
first application of the term to the ethi-
cal maxim is by Godfrey in his Physics"
1914, in which he says: Whilst forget
ting that Golden Law. do as you would
be done by they make self the center
of their actions"
@. Where is the school that was estab-
hshed by Alvin c. York, the World War
hero?-E. D. B.
A. The Alvin c. York Agricultural In
stitute is at jamestown, Tenn.
@. How many Americans are living in
foreign countries?-R. K. J.
A. On January /, 1899, total of $780,
1856 Americans were living abroad.
@. When did Irving Berlin marry Ellin
Mackay?-E. E. L.
A. Irving Berlin was married to Miss
Mackay on January 4, 1926.
@. What is the approximate amount
of money controlled by the Jews in Ger
many and Australia N. H.
A. The total estimated Jewish wealth
is 2,500,000000 marks (s1OO1, 500 ,OO0D
among Austrias 100000 Jews and 3,oOO,-
100000 to 1900, 1000 900 marks (s1,2ol,-
100000 to sl,6o2, 400 OOO among the
Reich's 400 900 Jews.
Q%In what 10 cities is the cost of liv-
ing the highest?-M. C. S.
A. According to w. P. A. study of the
living costs in SO cities of the United
States in 1885, taking Washington, D. c.,
as the highest, the next nine were as
follows: San Francisco, Minneapolis, New
York, Chicago, Milwaukee, Boston, Cleye-
land, st. Louis and Detroit.
@. Who owns Millets famous picture,
'L'Angelus PC. j. G.
A. THE Angelus' is owned by the
Louvre Gallery in Paris.
@. What does the Government do to
prevent the misappropriation of emerg-
ency relief checks?-D. K. j.
A. The Government assigns Secret
Service agents to investigate forged and
stolen emergency relief checks. Last
year these agents handled over 1000
such cases.
@. Who invented volley ball?-T. M. H.
A. Volley ball was invented in 1895 by
William G.. Morgan, who was at that
time physical director of the Y. M. c. A.
at Holyoke, Mass.
@. WHAT'S the object of the American
Civil Liberties Union?-A. w.
A. Purpose and activities of the organ
ization are: To protect freedom Of
speech, press and assemblage by COM
batting repressive legislation and the acts
of officials in violation of civil liberties:
to aid in defense of cases in courts, and
to carry test cases to the higher courts.
Among the activities sponsored by the
union are the following: Committee on
Academic Freedom, Committee on Alien
Civil Rights, Committee on Education for
Civil Liberties, Committee on Indian
Civil Rights, Committee on Labor's
Rights, Committee on Religious Liber-
ties, National Committee on Labor In