Evening star., 1928-11-19

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Q. When was the first negro play
with colored cast produced in
America?-W. E. M
A. "Sazus Matazus" was the first
full-length play dealing entirely with
negro life. in which the characters are
colored, to be staged in the United
States. II was produced in Atlantic
City in 1916.
@. How does the present salary of
Senators and Representatives in Con-
gress compare with the salary when the
Government was founded?-M. S.
A. The first salary decided upon was
Sc day for each DAY a member at
tended The present salary of a men,
OSl VI SOLlSICSo ID oIu,OUu.
Q. Please give the seating capacity
Of the five largest theaters in the
United States.-T. p.
A. Such figures are subject to fire.
quent change. A late compilation lists:
Roxy Theatar. New York City. capacity
$3.50; Capitol Theater, New York
City, $3.50; Hippodrome Theater. New
York City. $500: Fox Detroit. Detroit.
Mich. 5.043; Fox Brooklyn, New York
City, 4,060.
O. OF what political party was the
raccoon the emblem?-S. r.
A. The raccoon was the emblem of
the Whig partv. 1838-45. and a popu-
lar name for the members was coon.
@. Is there more opportunity for a
farmer with an agricultural education
than one without?-G. S.
A. A study made by the Georgia
State College showed that farmers with
some training in agricultural subjects
earned four times as much as those
without any schooling. while those with
complete agricultural college educa-
ton earned five times as much as the
,, unframed.
O. When was the first cotton mill
established in the United States?-A. F.
A. The first mill was established by
Slater and his associates in Massa-
chusetts in 1903 Prior to that time
cotton was spun and woven in the
home. England did not encourage
manufacturing in the colonies and al
lowed no machinery to be brought over
Q. When was the Civil Service Re-
u "A League formed?-L. l..
-. This organization was formed IN
1881, to establish and promote the
merit system of appointment. promo
ton and removal in the Civil Service
throughout the United States.
O. What country was first to set up
an institute of race-biology?-S. w.
A. Sweden was first. In 1918. the
University of Upsala subsidized the re-
search of Prof. Lundborg into the
lineage of peasant families. The Swed-
ish Parliament later had his work in
vestigated, approved it and founded an
institute making him director.
A. {. G. "nA' '0eS 4-h stand f0r'-
A. The All refers to agricultural
clubs of boys and girls from IL to 19
years of age. The title All stands for
head, heart. hands and health.
O. Is it true that explosives act
either upward or downward?-B. E. S.
A. The belief that gunpowder en-
plodes upward and high explosives
downward is erroneous. Each explosive
tends to- act in all directions. However,