Evening star., 1940-04-18
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To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. Hasktn.


By Frederic J. Hasktn.
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@. Who said that the allies rode to
victory on a sea Of oil?-B. o. M.
| A. Lord Curzon said, "The allied fleets
foated to victory on sea Of OIL"
Q. Who is head Of the Federal Re-
serve system?]. NJ
| A. Mariner stoddard Eccles is chair.
man Of the Board of Governors Of the
Federal Reserve System.
@. At what age level are most arrests
made?-R. r.
| A. According to the United States De-
partment Of Justice, there are more ar
rests for age 10 than for any other
single age group.
@. Who popularized the song when
Irish Eyes Are Smiling"?-A. F..
A. The song was popularized In 1917
by Chauncey Olcott.
@. How many hot dogs were eaten at
the New York Worlds Fair last year,
w. ].
A. Visitors to the fair consumed 49,
100000 hot dogs.
Q. What is the name Of the Senator
from Missouri who was President Of the
United States for q day?-G. F. T.
A. For many years there has been
an apparently well-grounded opinion
that David Rice Atchison, a Senator
from Missouri, actually oficiated as
President Of the United States for day
between March 3, and March 5, lS49,
when President Taylor was inaugurated,
due to the fact that the 4th Of March
fell on Sunday. The Biographical Di.
rectory OF Members Of Congress, which
is compiled from official sources, con-
tradicts this. the facts being as follows:
Senator Atchison, who had been Presi-
dent Pro Tempore of the Senate, terrni.
mated his Office as Senator on March 8,
1849. He was reelected for the term
beginning March T. 1849, but this day
falling on Sunday, he did not qualify un-
til Monday, March 5, and was thereupon
elected President Pro Tempore of the
Senate for the purpose of administering
the oath OF Office to the Senators-elect.
Q. Is it true that the first silk stockings
were worn by men?-B. H.
A. Henry VIII of England wore the
first knitted silk stockings, which came
from Spain.
@. What city uses the slogan "Cn-
mate Best by Government Test"?-
r. D. H.
A. Redwood City, Calf.
@. How many kinds of bent grass are
there?-D. E. w.
A. There are 80 species of bent grass
in the United States.
Q. What is anchor ice?-J s.
A. Anchor ice, sometimes found at
the bottom Of river, consists Of an
aggregation of small crystals or needles
OF ice frozen at the surface of rapid
open water, and probably carried below
by the force of the stream.
Q. Did Darwin write book on Or
chids?-N. G. H.
A. His treatise on 'The Fertilization
Of Orchids was published in 1862.
@. What is the word that describes
the execution Of a criminal by smearing
him with honey and subjecting him to
the bites of insects?-W. M. B.
A. Scaphism was an ancient Persian
method of conf1ning criminal in a
trough, covering his body with honey or
the like and exposing him to the sun and
insects.
Q. How much money was spent last
year for farm reIef?-C. T. C.
A. The amount spent for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1899, was sl,O43,-
424838.94 This includes money ap-
propriated for the Farm Credit Organi-
cations.
@. Who are the Four Norsemen on
the radio?-J. B. S.
A. The quartet consists of Theodore
T. Kline, tenor; Adrian Revers, second
tenor; Edwin Lindstrom, baritone:
Kenneth Schon, bass.
@. What is the name in India for
the part Of a house where women
stay?-D. M.
A. Zenana is the name for that part
of the house which is set apart for the
women. In Bengal, the rules governing
the seclusion Of women are very strict,
and there the zenana Is separate build
ing, to the rear of the one occupied by
the men.
Q. Who is the patron saint against
toothache?-R. F.
A. st. Apollonia OF Alexandria.
@. What is the origin Of taking the
census?-K. r. T.
A. The Old Testament records the
enumeration at the Exodus Of the fight
ing strength Of the children Of Israel
and Of the non military Levites. In the
Roman census, from which the modern
custom derives its name, the members
and property of every family were
enumerated quinquennially for the pur-
pose Of determining their civil status
and corresponding liabilities Dating
from pre-republican Rome, the Roman