Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-10
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@. How old are Ethel Barrymore's
children?-W Z. N.
A. The boys are 10 and Is and the
daughter Is Is.
Q. What became of the steamer East
land. which sank in the Chicago River
many years ago?-A ].
A. The steamship Eastland was raised
and sold It Is now the Wilmette and
is operated by the Division Of Naval
Reserve Of Chicago.
@. After what building was the Scot
modeled?-A M. T.
A. 1t is said to be reminiscent Of the
Mausoleum of Halicarnassus. Whlcn
was one of the seven wonders OF the
ancient world. 1t was designed by John
Russell Pope.
@. Why will lightning strike three or
four times in the same place on open
ground?-A. w, N.
A. 1t is probable that there Is de-
nosif If ore in the land under the sur
face which attracts electricity. rms
has often been the case, or 1t may De
that the locality is one where electrical
storms are prevalent and lightning
naturally enters the ground by trees
posts, etc.
O When Is the best time for climb
ing the Matterhorn? Who climbed II
first?--A. G. T.
A. The time for climbing the Matter
horn is considered best during the
Summer season, although Winter Trips
have been made. The Matternofn was
the last of the Alpine peaks 70 De con-
'uuered, more than so years after MoIls
Blanc had been scaled. Edward
Whvmner was the first to reach the top.
@. What school in Washington, D: G.
has a foreign service course ?-H. II. ..
A. Both George Washington UnlVer-
sity and Georgetown University oner
foreign service courses.
@. Where was the Leviathan at the
time the armistice was signed ~. l.
A This ship was locked at Liver
pool. England. on November H. 1918.
q What Is meant by delivery price?
S. A. l..
given date. usually about the same as
the market price on that day, by which
financial settlements are made, In re-
gard to contracts actually delivered.
@. Does any one know the name OF
the first English song?-G. d.
A. The first real English song was
Sumner Is Icumen In" Words mod
ernized, Summer Is Come In" This
song belongs to the Anglo Norman Pc
Rod. having been written about 1850.
O. When was the American flag first
seen in foreign waters?-E. c. N.
A. On February II, 1878. the sloop-
of-war Ranger, commanded by John
Paul Jones and flying the American
flag, sailed into the Bay of Biscay
near Quiberon, France. and was greet
ed by salute from the guns of near
by ship. This was the first time In
history that the Stars and Stripes had
ever been seen and saluted in foreign
waters.
@. What is our principal import?-
D. S. F.
A. Crude rubber heads the list.
@. Where was the first Childs Res
taurant started?--L. G..
A. William Childs and his brother.
the late S. S. Childs, started the first
Childs Restaurant in Cortlandt street,
New York City, in 1882
@. When is the Law Research School
to be opened at Johns Hopkins Uni
verSity?-N. E. p
A. The Law Research School at Johns
Hopkins University will be organized
when school opens this Fall This in
Stitute for the study of law is the first
of its kind in the country and it is ex-
pected that its research will accomplish