Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-14

Q. Why. in giving record of Jack
Dempsey's fights. is it said, Throw
out the Jim Flynn fight"?--E. II. ID.
a. The explanation of the sporting
phrase. Throw out the Jim Flynn
fight" in connection with the record OF
Jack Dempsey is the fact that Flynn
Knocked out Dempsey in one round.
which indicated that Dempsey did not
have sufficient time to train and that
there was an immense difference in
the weight OF the two men. Hence
this fight is not considered as a fair
basis on which TO Judge the fighting
ability OF Dempsey.
Q. Who was Poppaea Sabina?--
T. A.
A. She was an Infamous Roman
beauty who became the wife of Nero
and was killed by him In SO AID.
@. Where was the first orphan
asylum established?-B. G.
A. The first orphan asylum which
history records was established dur
ing the middles ages in the city re-
public of Ragusa, situated on the
Dalmation coast.
O. VIII YOU please tell me some.
thing of the meaning Of the express
sion true blue"?-G. l.. G..
A. This term is defined in the fol.
lowing manner: True blue THAT Is,
genuine lasting blue; blue being taken
is a type Of constancy. and used in
this and other phrases often with an
added allusion to some other sense of
bluel, constant; unwavering; stanch:
sterling; unfllnching; upright and
downright: specifically applied TO the
Scotch Presbyterian or Wing party
Al l.
color (buel adopted by the Covenant
ers in contradistinction to the royal
red.
0. Who holds the title to the land
where the White House stands? Was
this land leased to the Government
for ninety-nine years?-W. w. G.
A. The grounds where the White
House and Washington Monument
stand were originally a farm owned
by Davy Burns, a SCotchman. George
Washington had considerable difficulty
in persuading Burns to sell. He in
sisted upon the proviso that the site
of his own cottage should not be
taken and that no lot should he sold
for private buildings in its vicinity.
The land was sold outright.
Q. VIII you please give me the
names OF five noted naturalized citi-
zens?-M. r.
A The following are noted natural.
lied American citizens: James J.
Davis, Secretary of Labor: Mary Gar
den, opera star: Otto II. Kahn. banker,
Nathan Straus. merchant and philan-
thropist; Irving Berlin, song writer.
Q. Did Jack Mulhall play In the
moving picture THE Cohens and the
Kelleys" y.
A. Jack Mulhall did not play in the
motion picture THE Cohens and the
Kelleys." The part OF Tim Kelly was
taken by Jason Robards.
@. What Is the derivation of the
word 'salary"?-T. l.. F.
A. 1t Is from the Latin 'salarius.'
belonging to salt. Originally salt
money" was part OF the pay OF Ro-
man soldier.
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