Show FREDERIC J. J HASKIN SAYS 1 Her Heres Here's e eI es I s Your You rAn Answer s we r Q When was n gambling le legalized legal legal- Rl- Rl bed in Nevada M. M r. r 1 K IC A. A On March 19 1931 a bill legalizing and licensing gambling was signed Q How long have college entrance entrance entrance en en- trance requirements been heen a i part of the tho educational system R. R C. C A. A The history of college entrance entrance en en- trance tranco requirements dates back to Harvard in 1642 when a speaking speaking speak speak- ing knowledge of Latin ability to make male Latin verse and a thorough thorough thorough thor thor- ough e education due a t ion in Greek were the tho only requirements Q How lon long has hns platinum been known D. D H. H A. A The existence of this metallic metal metal- lie lic element was as first made known in Europe by Antonio de do Ulloa in 1736 It is usually found In granules granules granules gran gran- ules but sometimes is found in masses the size of a 8 pigeons pigeon's egg Pieces w weighing v e i g h I n g ten or more pounds have been found occasion occasion- ally Q Who Vho invented the claque J. J JAM I. A. A I. I A. A This hired applause Is of great antiquity and Its institution institution institution tion is attributed to Nero Q When hen was the first baseball game ame played at ni night ht L. L R. R A. A The first night game is said to have been p pIa played 1 a y e d at Fort Wayne Vayne Indiana in 1883 1853 Q Is it hue bue that foreigners arc are allowed to vote ote in Chile T. T I P. P A. A Last fall the franchise was broadened to include women and foreigners For the first time they cast their ballots on April 7 This applies to municipal elections elections elec elec- on only Q Where here is Fox Channel E. E M.A. M. M M.A. A. A The channel lies between Southampton Island and Baffin Land In the Hudson Ba Bay Canada It was as named after Luke Fox who explored the region in 1631 Q How many ex service men ha have recci Cd the Purple Heart decoration V V. T. T A A. A It has been estimated that approximately service ex-service men have received the award Q What was wac LS the first a song o 0 n a g which Jenny Lind san sang In AmerIca America Amer Amen ica 1 B. B M.A. 31 U. A. A It was as Vol Voi Che from the Marriage of Figaro music by Mozart text b by 1 L Lor Lorenzo 0 r e 0 n Z o 0 da Ponte Q When was ViLS the tho Windsor i n d S 0 r hotel lire fire in New York Cit City A. A L. L A. A The fire was on March 17 tF Ii Telegram readers can get the answer answer answer an an- to any my question of fact by writing The Salt Lake Telegram Information information In In- formation Bureau Frederic J J. J HaskIn Haskin Haskin Has Has- kin Director Washington D. D C. C Please three 3 cents for reply 1 I 1899 Forty-five Forty persons lost their lives Q How chrly was as the travel service of Thomas Cook and Son established M. M C. C A. A Thomas Cook on July 5 1841 n began an excursion train between Leicester and Loughborough Loughborough Loughborough rough on the Midland Railway England From this small beginning beginning beginning begin begin- ning the enormous business of Thomas Cook and Sons Managers Managers Managers Mana Mana- gers of Tours and Excursions was e c evolved V vol 0 1 v e c d. d To John Mason Cook son of the founder tho the pres present nt scope of tho the business is mainly due Q Did James Coopers Cooper's d daughter u write E. E ELB L. L B. B A. A Susan Fenimore Cooper In addition to acting as her fathers father's secretary and amanuensis during his latter years was the author of Rural Hours Fields Old and New The Shield Mount Vernon to the Children of America and other bool books s. s Q Did Emil Emily Dickinson write TIte an any 1011 long poems W. W F. F K Ii A. A Her poems are all very short They were not published until after her death in 1886 Parole Recruits Tor br Crime Rank abuse of parole is the most striking thing in the revelation revelation revelation tion following the arrest of two of the Weyerhaeuser kidnapers and the tip-off tip of the others Under this perversion of parole society is seen arresting dangerous danger danger- ous criminals giving them a postgraduate postgraduate postgraduate post post- graduate course in crime and turning them loose again to prey on th the thi public In the battle against crime parole parole parole pa pa- role is the weakest link Unk It must be reformed reformed reformed-reformed reformed radically There are types of men who under no circumstances should be turned out upon society once they arc are landed behind the bars If H tho the parole system is to be saved for its limited proper use its abuse must be cured and cured promptly It was never intended d for tor the tho born antisocial type or for the gangster and like crime careerists San San Francisco Chron Chron- icle ide Grass Roots Roofs Principles Republicans In their declaration declaration declara declara- tion of principles at their Gr Grass GrassRoots Roots convention reaffirmed state I sovereignty They then proceeded proceed proceed- 1 ed to declare for 1 A A living wage and a saving wage 2 The The full dinner paiL 3 National recognition for agriculture agriculture agriculture agri agri- culture with a fair and proportionate proportionate proper proper- part of tho the national In Income In In- come for the farmer 4 Eco Eco Economic fraternalism between farm Carm workers and Industry 5 Equal Equal Equality ity of economic opportunity for tor all men 6 Abolishment G. of child labor in industry 7 Regulation J of employment of women in Industry industry industry in- in in the tho interest of their theIr- health and welfare Just how all those things can be attained with every state acting as it pleases is not explained In Inthe I Ithe the declaration I I t And that is tho the question It is the question that promises to to I dominate the campaign of and other campaigns If It necessary I until it is settled How can a living wage and a saving wage and the full lull dinner pail be assured without a minimum minimum mini mini- mum wage vage and how can a minimum minimum minimum mini- mini mum wage be maintained against the chiselers in a competitive i torn tom except b by national action How can the farmer get his his' proportionate part of the national Income unless agriculture is treated treated treat- treat ed cd as a national rather than a i state problem J How can there be equality of oC i economic opportunity for all men In an uncontrolled system that 1 permits the tho sweatshops of some states to compete with industries industries'S j In other states where sweatshops sweatshops' have been eliminated by state II law la I IThe The declaration also demands that the American competitive 1 system be maintained Can it be maintained without change if it it there is to be economic fraternalism fraternalism fraternalism frater frater- between farm workers and industry through the nation San Francisco News |