Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-23
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

Q. Are young men of II years
being sent overseas without consent
OF their parents after enlistment in
the Army2-D. A..
A. Seventeen-year-old boys may
be sent overseas If they have en-
listed in the Army. They may be
sent overseas without their parents
consent, since the consent of the
parents was necessary before a IT.
year-old boy could be enlisted in the
Army.
@. What was the total Communist
vote in the last four presidential
elections?-R. A. K.
A. In 1882 the Communist vote
was 102,99l; in 1896 it was 8O,159; in
1910 1t was 46,251., There was no
Communist presidential candidate
in 1914.
@. Does shark always turn over
on its back before attacking hui
man being?-M. r. w.
A. A shark does not necessarily
turn on its back when 1t is about to
attack a human being or other prey.
1t may, however, turn slightly side
wise and raise its head in the water
to grasp the prey more readily.
@. What is the origin of the gol-
liwogg?-J. G. l..
A. The word golliwogg refers to a
grotesque kind of black doll such as
is found in Florence K. Upton's illus
trations of the Golliwogg books orig
inally popular in 1895. The name
may have been suggested by pol
liwog. from the middle English word
meaning head wiggling.
@. What is done with the weap-
ons collected from criminals in New
York?-A. G. H.
A. Weapons collected from crimi-
mails are destroyed once a year by
submersion in the Atlantic Ocean
and tributaries. The penal law
makes no provision for the sale OF
these weapons.
@. When was hybrid corn first
developed in the United States?-I
o. OBJ.
A. Although interest and practice
Of the crossing of different varieties
of corn date back to Colonial days,
hybrid corn Is a new development.
George S. Carter of Clinton, Conn. ]
in 1921 owned the first crossing field
for the commercial product of hybrid
corn. The Connecticut Agricultural
Experiment Station in 1917 devel-
oped the first hybrid variety to be
produced commercially.
@. Who is Mrs. Calabash referred
to by Jimmy Durante in his radio
program?-T M. T.
A. The Columbia Broadcasting
System says that her identity is
known only to Jimmy Durante.
There is much speculation and it
has been suggested that she is an
old friend of Durante's, or that she
is just fictitious character invented
by him.
@. Are apples good for the teeth?
". N.
A. The chewing of firm apples is
considered to be an excellent
method Of cleaning the teeth and
preventing decay.
@. What does the letter o stand
for on a COMM. N.
A. The letter o indicates that
the coin was made at the New
Orleans mint which is no longer
in operation.
@. Who is the author of the say
ing, The truth shall make you
free"?-T. G. G.
A. The quotation is from the
Bible. st. John, chapter 8, verse
81 reads: "Ye shall know the truth,
and the truth shall make you free. :"
@. Please give some information
about the proposed Yangtze River
dam in China.-L. v. E.
A. Under the Yangtze Valley pro-
gram outlined by DR.. John Savage,
of the United States Bureau of Rec
lamation and one of the great dam
builders of the age, the most ire
mendous dam in history would form
a 750-foot-high mass aeros the
Yangtze River near Ichang, $50
miles from the east coast of China.
At a cost of billion dollars the
dam would create reservoir $50
miles long, irrigating 10,o00,000
acres.