Evening star., 1940-06-07
Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Haskin,

'HItg otu IHJOTHtuLlOH Bureau, FTed.
eric J. Haskin, director, Washington,
d. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. Please give the quotation with
which Prime Minister Winston Churchill
closed his recent address,. j.
A. The quotation, which is from
I Maccabees, iii.58, is as follows: Arm
yourselves and be We men of valor and
be in readiness for the conflict, for 1t
is better for us to perish in battle than
to look upon the outrage of our nation
and our altars, as the will of God in His
Heaven. Even so let him do"
@. Has the musical selection played
by John Garfield in -Four Daughters"
been published?-N. C.
A. 1t has recently been published by
the Remick Music Corporation under
the title Of symphony Moderne."
@. How many Jewish immigrants en-
tered the United States in 1892
r. S. B.
A. Last year 43450 Jews arrived in the
United States for permanent residence.
@, What was the Indian name of the
James River?-C. G.. S.
A. The James River of Virginia was
called PoWhatan by the Indians and was
later named by the English in honor of
James l.
@. How are the objects preserved that
are sealed in the Crypt of Civilization
at Oglethorpe University?-T N.
A. Most of them are sealed in indi-
Vldual containers of glass and stainless
steel which are filled with an inert
gas to prevent natural disintegration.
The collection of literature is all on
indestructible microflm.
Q. What is the percentage of starch
in a potato?-M H. M.
A Potatoes are 18 per cent starch.
@ Please give the height and weight
OF Douglas Fairbanks, jr-E. C. B.
A. The actor is slightly over feet
tall and weighs about ITO pounds.
O. How much money does the Gov
ernment collect in taxes on alcoholic
beverages?-K. G. N.
A. In 1889 revenues paid on alcoholic
beverages totaled s1,O1O,3 ,3S4672.
@. What is the derivation of the word
corduroy?-T. S.
A. The name, meaning kings cord,
was first applied to the ridged material
IN the 18th century. when it composed
the uniform of the French kings hunts
men.
@. Please give some information about
Clarence Darrows funeral services
S. E. P.
A. The burial services for Clarence
Darrow were held at the chapel in
the University of Chicago QUADRANGLE
and the memorial address was by Judge
William H. Holly. He was an agnostic."
Judge Holly said, but he was loved
by many clergymen for his utter sin
cerlty, his courage and honesty and it
was common saying among them that
he was better Christian than they"
His ashes were strewn in Jackson Park,
which he had once said was the pretti-
est spot on earth"
@. Who wrote the poem beginning,
"A little way to walk with you my own
only little way"?-H. K. M.
A. The poem is by Frank L. Stanton
and is entitled "A Little Way"
@. What does it cost to support the
Dionne quintuplets?-D. T. c.
A. The cost of their maintenance Is
estimated at $4,000 year. a large per-
centage of which is spent for legal pro-
lection.
@. Please give a list of some good
books about railroads.. N.
A. A brief list is as follows: "Stee.
Trails by Martin D. Stevers: "Ths
Modern Railway" by Julius H. Parms.
lee; Romance of the Rails by Agnes
G. Laut; Men and Iron" by Edward
Hungerford; Trains by Robert S.
Henry; High Iron by Lucius Beebe,
and "Cavalcade of the Rails" by Frank
P. Morse.
Q. What was the name Of the wealthy
man who gave Cumberland Falls to the
State of Kentucky?-L. S. B.
A. The late Senator Coleman du Pont
OF Delaware, native Kentuckian
bought the falls and approximately 600
acres of surrounding land and presented
1t to the State. A bronze tablet has
recently been erected near the brink of
the falls in appreciation Of his gift.
Q. Is 1t correct to use crepe on the
door to indicate that there is a death in
the home?-E. B. D.
A. Crepe is no longer used. Flowers
are hung instead: White flowers with
white ribbon streamers for a child or
young person; purple flowers with pur-
pie ribbons for an older person, and
purple flowers with black ribbon for an
old person.
@. What was the first State to ban
heavy trucks from highways over week
ends and holidays?-J. j.
A. Wisconsin was the first State to
effect such a regulation. The initial
ruling was made in 1884 under authority
of Wisconsins 1888 Motor Transporta-
tion Act. Almost Immediately, the Pub
lie Service Commission reported
measurable decline in the number of
highway accidents.
@. What is the salary of the Vice
President Of the United States and the
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