Evening star., 1933-02-15
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC j. HASKrN.

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@. What are the national dances of
scme Of the countries Of Europe?-C. r.
A. The list of national dances Is
large. but the most representative are
the seguidilla. eaehucha, fandango and
bolero of Spain: the tarantella. the
salterello and the forlana of Italy;
the mazurka and the polonaise Of
Poland: the cainca of Russia: the reel
and highland fling of Scotland, and
the jig in Ireland and Wales.
@. How long Is the longest elevator
cable now In use?-J. K.
A. The Otis Elevator Co. says that
each cable Of the Washington Monu-
nlent elevator, which. Is roped al, Is
LOTS feet long and Is probably the
longest In the world The high-rise
freight elevator In the Empire State
Building in New York City is roped
IL and each cable is 1,o6S feet long.
@. What States impose q State tax
en- cigarettes and other forms of
bacco?-A. L. K.
A. Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia,
Iowa, Kansas. Louisiana, Mississippi
North Dakota, Ohio, North Carolina,
South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and
Utah.
Q. How can a town get q post Of
fice?-T. Z. L.
A. A post office will be placed in any
organized town If suf1eient need Of a
post Office can be shown. Application
should be made to the Post once De-
partment, Washington. d. C.
a. When did the Provincetowr
1heater produce It's first play?-R. w
A. The first play produced by the
group which sponsored the movement
was Suppressed Desires" by Ssisar
Glaspell and George Cram Cook. II
was given in Hutchins Hapgood's house
at Provincetown In the Summer Of
| 1915. Three other plays followed be-
| fore Autumn. The following Summer
! the first subscription audience was as.
sembled and the Playwright's Theatel
came into existence
q. When did the law 10 into effec
requiring head tax for people i'm.
migrating from Canada to the United
| States?-J. v. F.
| A. It went into effect on May l, 1917
under the act of February 5, 1917. Thi
tax is So.
@ How many soldiers deserted dur
! ing the Civil Ward. M. G.
| A. Exact figures are not obtainable
1t Is estimated that about 117,00i
Union soldiers and 104,500 Confed
crate soldiers deserted.
@. When a bank fails which is
| member of the Federal Reserve system
| who appoints the receiver "A, M. w
A. Failed banks which have beer
members Of the Federal Reserve syster
are handled by the Controller of tn
Currency and the receiver placed i,
charge is under the direct supervision
| of his office.
@. What does protected by Civi
4 Service" mean?-H. r.
A. 1t means that Civil Service EN-
ploye cannot be dismissed except 70
charges preferred. or cause, or reduc
ton Of the force.
! @. Please list the principal 5ovie
! imports and exports to and from tn
/ United States.-D. L.
A. Imports into the United states
Agricultural products such as max, raw