Show FREDERIC J. J HASKIN SA SAYS YS J Heres Here's Your Answer 1 Q Who invented the game monopoly mo sno M. l M. M S. S A. A The origin of ot the game monopoly monopoly mo mo- rests with two persons Mrs Elizabeth M. M Phillips of Virginia Virginia Virginia Vir Vir- ginia who many years ago found herself possessed with an inventive inventive inventive tive genius for tor games and Charles B. B Darrow of Philadelphia who developed certain important im Im- im- im Q Is 11 ono one correct coned in stating that In St St. Louis in 1929 ho he saw street streetcars streetcars streetcars cars with wood stoves In them for heating with the cl chimney going gain through the roof roof T. T. T C. C A. A The St St. Louis chamber of ot commerce says that there were small cast iron stoves with chimneys chim chim- nays ney sticking through the roof of ot the car in St st. Louis street carsIn cars carsIn carsIn In 1929 However they burned coal or coke using wood kindling only In starting the tho fire A number of years ago however kindling was more widely used than coal in these theBe stoves stoves not not however in 1929 1920 This antiquated system has bas been replaced with electric heat In a a. majority if It not all aU cases Q When did Florence Mills 1 the negro comedy star in Blackbirds Blackbirds Blackbirds Black birds die W. V. W. W C. C A. A She died November 2 1927 1921 Q Please name some colleges that prohibit fraternities F. F. F H. H A. A Among the colleges prohibiting prohibit prohibit- ing fraternities fraternities' are Princeton I J J- J Telegram readers render can get the answer to any question of ot fact tact by writing The Salt Lake Telegram Information Bureau Frederic J. J Haskin Director Washington D. D C. C Please three 3 cents for reply I t 7 1 Oberlin Haverford and Pomona Q How does tho the number of negroes who can read now compare comparo com corn pare paro with tho the number who could read at the time timo of the Civil war warl V. V. V N N. A. A In 1865 only about 10 per percent percent percent cent of the negro population could read Today it is estimated that I there is only a little over 10 per percent percent cent who can not read In 1865 there thoro were less Jess than a dozen schools for negroes now there are about elementary schools high schools universities ties colleges and normal schools In 1865 there were less than negro teachers Today there are more than negro teachers with approximately less Jess than lOO oo white persons teaching negroes negroes' exclusively p y Q Who originated the j of sending Christmas cards j T Ij 5 B E. E EB B. B tj A. A In 1846 Sir Henry Cole founder of the Victoria and Albert museum of London conceived the th idea of sending hi his Christmas ChristmAs' greetings on a a. decorated card H Hs H. commissioned tho the English artist John Calcott H Horsley to his card which was lithographed by of Warwick Court Holborn and then colored by j hand Some of these cards are lre yei in the possession of ot collectors andare and are worth about apiece J |