Evening star., 1931-06-23
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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@. In what year did Ed Walsh, the
spit ball pitcher, win 40 ball games?-
j. NJ
A. He won 40 games and lost IS in
1908.
@. What is the name of the new
college for Negroes in Louisville, KY,
and when Is 1t to open?-F. w, S.
A. The Louisville Municipal College
for Negroes will open in September.
1881.
@. When was 1.-The Black Crook" first
produced?-E. K. H.
A. THE Black Crook" was produced
in September, 1865. The original pro-
duction ran for 16 months and earned
something like $1,000,o00 in profits to
the producers.
@. What department decides the
proper spelling Of town or city names
in case of a controversy such as that
oyer Pittsburgh?-S. r.
A. The Federal department which Is
the final authority on the spelling of
geographical names is the United States
Geographic Board. AS far as is prac-
ticable, the United States Post ONCE
Department accepts the decisions of
this board in all its Official spellinss.
In the case of Pittsburgh, Pa, the
board was first asked to pass on the
correct spelling in 1891, at which time
it decided in favor of the spelling
'Pittsburg." This decision, however,
met with great deal of opposition
among citizens generally in Pittsburgh,
and in 1911 the board consented to re-
consider the case. One of the deciding
factors in the final decision was the
Original seal OF the Borough of Pitts
burgh," which was struck in 1894, and
which was brought forward as evidence.
The Geographic Boards final decision
in 1911 reversed the original decision
and established Pittsburgh as the ofn-
cial spelling of the name Of this city.
city.
@. How did Trader Horn happen to
be written?-M, T. w.
A. Ethelreda Lewis, the South Afri-
can novelist, was sitting on her front
steps in johannesburg, when an old
man came up her garden path with a
pack on his back. He tried to sell her
gridiron, but was not successful. She
was about to send him away when
something in his striking appearance
aroused her interest She questioned
him, and out of that meeting sprang
the vidid and thrilling adventures OF
Trader Horn, which were incorporated
in book form by Miss Lewis.
@. Can you complete the quotation
and give the author of He who knows
not and knows not that he knows not?
e. w. r.
A. He who knows not and knows
not he knows not, he Is a fool-shun
him; he who knows not and knows he
knows not, he is sirnple-teach him;
he who knows and knows not he
knows, he is asleep-wake him; he who
knows and knows he knows, he is wise
follow him. This was said by Lady
Burton in the Life of Sir Richard
Burton" It is also given as an Arabian
proverb. There is another rendering In
| the Spectator for August IL, 1894
| There are other references, also.
@. What trees or shrubs may be
planted which will afford food for
| birds?-K. L. B.
A. These bird-attracting plants are