Evening star., 1932-07-07
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HAsKIN.

ment Of Commerce Building wss sIT.-
100000 and the building in rough fig-
ures cost $1,000 900.
@. Will the Government return aliens
to their native lands II they cannot
support themselves here?-D.
A. The law provides that any alien
not subject to deportation who has
fallen into distress or has needed public
aid from causes arising subsequent to
entry and who IS deSirous of being re-
moved to his native country may on the
order of the commissioner general with
The approval Of the Secretary of Labor
at any time within three years after
entry be so removed at Government
expense. There is no provision for aliens
who have been here for a longer period
Of time.
O. Who started the Piggly- -Wiggly
stores?-A J. d.
A Clarence Saunders. a native of
Tennessee, many years ago instituted
what are known as the Piggly- -Wiggly
stores in which the idea OF self-service
is carried out. The name was derived
from the turnstile through which Gus
TONERS pass. following the Mother
Goose story of the little pig who went
to market.
@. Where is Acadia National Park2-
L. G. H
A. It is in Maine 1t is the only
National Park East Of the Mississippi
which is already on a normal operating
basis. All the other Eastern parks are
in the process of formation, not all the
land needed having been acquired.
@. What is Helen Keller's favorite
Bible verse?-M w.
A. After a recent address, she was
asked this question and she answered:
Come unto Me. all ye that labor and
are heavy laden. and ] will give you
rest" Her fayorite chapter Of the
Bible is the xiii Corinthians.
@ When were regular postage stamps
first put on letters in this country
w H ].
A. The first adhesive postage stamps
we're made in iS47.
@. Are Radio City. Rockefeller Center.
and Metropolitan Square one and the
same piace?-M. c.
A. The Metropolitan Square Corpora
ton has been changed to Rockefeller
Center. Inc. The western part of the
development consisting Of the Sound
Motion Picture Theater, the Interna-
tional Music Hall. the RKyO. Office
building, and the 70-story RCA building
Is still called Radio City" However,
the entire development Including Radio
City is called Rockefeller Center.
Q. In 500 Rum, is the ace played in
sequence with the king and queen or
With the deuce and trey?-G, X.
A. 1t may be used either way. When
played with the king and queen an ace
counts is, but when played with deuce
and trey it counts only ! point.
@. What does the title, Mona Lisa
mean2-S. V.
A. The title Mona is an abbreviation
of the longer word Madonna, which
means My Lady. Lisa is proper
name. Mona Lisa is the name Of
famous portrait by Leonardo da Vinci.
@. In what kinds of Inconsistencies
is artificial respiration resorted tor
It. D! c.
A. The Public Health Service says
that the principal causes of uneon--
sciousness In which artificial respiration
is used are the following. Asphyxiation
due to the inhalation of gas, uncon-
sciousness due to drowning and un-
consciousness due to electric shock.
O. what is the meaning Of the IA
nous painting "The Hnguenot"?-E.
II. c.
A. Briefly, the explanation Of the
painting called The Hnguenot" Is as
follows: BY order of the Due de Guise,
issued before st. Bartholomewis day,
"aIl good Catholics" were enjoined to
wear a white scarf as a Distinguishing
badge. The young woman pleads with
her lover as she strives to fasten the
symbolic white scarf. The lover Will
die in the morning AS one writer
suggests, the picture is reminiscent Of
the famous line, IT could not love thee,
dear, so much, loved not honour
more"