Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-28
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Q. Did Joseph Jefferson. jr.. succeed
his father in the role Of Rip Van
Winkle?-A. s.
A. He did not. It was Thomas JEFF
role, and also succeeded Frank Bacon
in the role Of LAghtnin' Bin Jones.
@. What Is the average salary for
school teachers?-M. E. F.
A. In 1929 in the United States the
median salary was t2,O6S.
O. Was Emperor Constantine a
Christian when he assembled the throne?
". s.
A. The Emperor Constantine Of
Rome was at the time Of his accession
q pagan, but he became converted to
Christianity and did much to advance
the Christian religion during his reign.
q. Who is the guitar player with the
A. & p, GypSies?-J. G. s.
A. He Is John Cali.
E. : ). 70" was Ai''k"'' nag 'eie''e0'-
A. The contest was held by the
American Legion, Department Of Alaska,
In the public, private and native schools
In IL 1Ha Ofm
lecting an official nag for Alaska. A
law passed by the Legislature of the
Department of Alaska on May 2, 1927,
provided that the design of the official
flag (the winning design is eight gold
stars in q field Of blue, so selected for
its simplicity, It's originality and its
symbolism. The blue, one of our ma
tional colors, typifles the evening sky,
the blue of the sea and OF mountain
Alaskan soil, the gold being significant
of the wealth that lies hidden in
Alaska's hills and streams. And the
law also provides that the Governor
shall cause the original design to be
encased properly and placed in the
Alaska Historical Museum, and that
due credit be given to Benny Benson,
aged IS years, q student in the seventh
grade Of the Mission Territorial School,
near OSWaTO, Alaska, The designer OF
the flag, herein described and adopted
as the official nag Of Alaska.
@. Was the Hoover Conference on
Child Welfare the first Of Its kind which
a President has called?-T. A. C.
A. It was the second The first was
called by President Roosevelt.
@. There is O. monument in Vermont
erected to Thomas Davenport by the
General Electric Co. Why was the COM
pany especially interested?-C. w. s.
A. Thomas Davenport, the inventor,
was born in Williamstown, VT, July 9,
1902. In 1888 he saw an exposition Of
an electromagnetic. He purchased It,
and after long experimentation con-
,structed an engine having all the fea-
lures of the modern electric motor. He
exhibited 1t in various towns and OBJ
tanned patent in February. 1887. A
Joint stock company was formed In New
York, but did not succeed. After his
means were exhausted Davenport re-
tired to a farm near Salisbury, Vt,
where he died on July 6, 1851.
@. When did James A. Bailey, the
circus owner, die?-C. B.
A. He died in 1906.
@. why Is the elephant of the Re-
publican party called Bolivar?-N. N.
A. Bolivar was Spaniard, who has
been called the Washington Of South