Evening star., 1939-06-05
Huskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
BY Frederic =. Haskin.


reader can get the ansWer to nnv
question OF fact by Driting The Eue-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric j. Hdskin. director, WaShington,
d. c. Please inclose staMp for reply.
O. What artists work was referred to
as painted music"?-T. j. D.
A. This term was applied to the dell
cate, romantic style of Corot.
O. Does Father Coughlin employ many
people to answer his mail?-L. G. H.
A. His secretarial staff consists of over
100 young women who handle the mail
and prepare literature for distribution.
O. Is 1t against the law to change the
label on goods made abroad and imported
to this country?-G. F..
A. The Tariff Act provides a penalty
Tor obliterating the label showing the
country OF origin of an import. We COPY
from the act: IF any person shall, with
intent to conceal the information given
thereby or contained therein, deface de-
stroy, remove, alter, cover, obscure or
onllterate any mark, stamp, brand or
label required under the provisions of
this act. he shall, upon conviction. be
nned not more than $4,000 or imprisoned
1or more than one year, or both"
O. In what movies has Al Jolson
played?-W. U.
A. According to the Motion Picture
Almanac, AL Jolson has appeared in the
following motion pictures: THE Jazz.
Singer" "The Singing Fool" "Say 1t
With Songs" Nanny" big Bow"
"Hallelujah I'm Bum" Wonder Bar"
Go Into Your Dance" 1.-THE Singing
Kid and Rose of Washington Square"
O. Has the invention Of the teletvpe
decreased the number of telegram
operators?J. G. r.
A. According to the census OF 1920
'oefore the use of teletype) 79,434 tele-
graph operators, including wireless
operators, were employed, while in 1890
there were 67,82l.
y. When was the first round-the-
world hight in an airplane?-F. w.
A. From April to September %. 1924
United States Army aviators in four
douglas transport planes, left Seattle on
round-the-World flight by way of
Alaska, Japan, India Persia, Irau. Tur-
Key, Austria, England, Greenland and
newfoundland. Two completed the dis
tance OF 1858 miles safely. The actual .
nylng time was 37l hours IL minutes
over period of ITS days. This was the
hrSt round-the-Wor fight by airplane.
q. was 1t the Vanderbilts or the
Astors who were known as the land.
lords of New York"?-E. j.
A. The Astors were so called.
u what proportion Of visitors to the
Worlds Fairs at New York and San
Francisco will travel by automobile?-
w. M. R.
A. A recent survey shows that three
quarters of the visitors to both fairs will
travel by motor car.
@. Who was the first man killed IN
the Boston Massacre?-E. w. M.
A. Crlspus Attucks was the first man
TO fall in the Boston Massacre on March
5, ITO.
Q. Of what nationality was Sarah
Bernhardt?-E w. c.
A. Her parents were Jewish Of French.
Dutch descent.
Q, What proportion of the population
suffers from venereal diseases?-D G F.
A The estimate of the United States
Public Health Service is that one person
IN ten has some form of venereal disease.
@. For what is Canterbury. England.
famous?-J. H. G.
A. Canterbury which is SO miles SOUTH
east of London, is the ecclesiastical can
ltal OF England famous all over the
world Tor Its magnificent cathedral and
as the See of the Church of England's
spiritual head, the Archbishop of Can.
terbury.
Q. What is meant by reference to An
ivory tower"?-H. F.
A. The expression, ivory tower. means
retreat or secluded place of medita-
ton. 1t was used by Leonard Bacon in
poem and was also the title of an un-
completed novel by Henry James.
u. Is there law in New York State
compelling owners of commercial cars to
equip them with shatterproof glass?-
R. T.
A. According to the American Stand
ards Association, New York State re-
qulres the use of American Standard
SAFETY glass in all automobiles passenger
cars, trucks and buses.
c. What was the Macaroni Club?-r
K. j.
A. About the middle of the 18th CEN
tury a group of young men who had
visited Italy tried to introduce the SOUTH
ern elegances of manner and dress into
England. The leader of the organiza-
ton which was called the "Macaron1
Club" was Charles James Fox. The menu
bers' costumes were described as white
SILK breecheS, very tight coat and vest
with enormous white neckcloths, white
silk stockings and diamond red
heeled shoes.
O. In what opera did Rosa Ponselle
make her debut at the Metropolitan?-
J. M. T.
A. Rosa Ponselle made her Metropoli.
tan debut as Leonora in Fora del