Evening star., 1940-03-20

question OF fact by iDrtttng The Epe.
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric j. HdSktn, director, WASHINGTON,
D. {. Please tnclose stamp for reply.
@. How did John Jacob Astor become
| associated with limerick in the fur
trade?-W. S.
Al. John Jacob Astor met on shipboard
coming tp this country John Nicholas
Limerick who had already been in the
| United States "A years and was firmly
established in the fur trade business.
Their boat was caught in the ice in
Chesapeake Bay and held there for two
months and during this time Astor
learned a great deal about the fur busi-
ness from limerick. The day after they
reached New York, limerick secured
for Astor a position in the store Of
Robert Browne. Astor worked there
for two years. He then worked for
limerick in 1875 and 1877 when he was
made one-third partner in the busi-
ness. This continued until Emcrcks
death.
@. What city in the United States has
the largest number of telephones2-
G. M
A. New York City, with 1623,117 tele-
| phones, has the largest number of any
city in the world.
| @. What proportion of the population
is afflicted with social diseases?-G.
| w. B.
A. The estimate of the United States
Public Health Service is that one person
in ten has some form of venereal disease.
c. What is basic science law?-J. w.
A. A basic science law ignores all
medical dogmas and cults. 1t establishes
an impartial, nonsectarian board CT
! examiners in the basic sciences, anatomy,
| physiology, pathology chemistry, and
bacteriology, and requires that each per-
son who desires to obtain a license TO
! treat human beings, as a first step to-
ward obtaining that license, appear
before that board and demonstrate his
! proficiency. Only after having obtained
from the board a certificate Of pro-
ficiency i'll the sciences named can the
would-be practitioner appear before the
professional board of his choice for an
examination to determine his ability 10
apply his knowledge professionally.
O. How long after Joan of Arc was
burned at the stake was she beatifei?
i. S.
A. Joan of Arc was burned at the
stake on May 80, 1881. At the insstence
of her family. later trial was held IN
1856 in which she was acquitted both
OF Witchcraft and treason. After much
agitation of public opinion in France,
she was beatifed by Pope Plus x on
April II, 1909.
@. What happened to the S. S. Presi-
dent Hoover?-L. C. S.
A. The S. S. President Hoover went on
the rocks off the coast of Japan about
midnight December 10, 1887. 1t was
found impossible to refoat her because
of the Shallowness of the place where
she was stranded. The cost of the vessel
was about S8000,00O. The insurance
underwriters paid for the damages and
sold the vessel for scrap to Japanese
shipwreckers
c. How many hours do w. P. A. work.
ers work?-C. S.
A. Congress has directed that all w.
P. A. workers shall work 100 hours a
month. They are not permitted to work
more than hours in any day, or 40
hours in any week, except to make up
lost time or in emergencies involving
the public welfare or the protection of
work already done. Within these lini-
tations, local officials arrange daily work
schedules for local projects.
O. What is the bronze horse of Peiping?
S. D. j.
A. Life and Health" says: IN the
temple in Peiping stands the famous
Taoist bronze horse, believed to have
power to cure all bodily ills. a beast
whose back is worn smooth by hands
aching with rheumatism and whose
eyes have been almost rubbed away by
the blind. To obtain relief, the sufferer
must rub the counterpart of the ailing
member of his own body on the horse"
@. From what poem is the line, Mans
love is of mans life thing apart, It's
womans whole existence"?-L. c. H.
a IL is 1TOLl Byron > bOI JUAN.
@. What is the chief industry in
Puerto Rico?-F. P. S. .
A. The sugar industry, employing we'll
over 100000 workers, directly or in
directly provides more than half of all
the jobs in Puerto Rico and about two
thirds of all pay rolls.
@. How many banks are there In the
United States?-E. D. K
A. According to the Federal Reserve
Bulletin there were 1902 banks in the
United States as of January 80, 1889.
@. Where is my Old Kentucky
Home"?-C. F. B.
A. The Rowan House, which is said to
be the inspiration of Fosters MY Old
Kentucky Home" is at Bardstown, KY.
c. When did President Roosevelt
graduate from Harvard?-T. w. B.
A. Franklin D. Roosevelt reaceived his
A. B. at Harvard University in 1904.
@. How can I obtain booklet guide
to the proper use of words?-L. M. S.