Evening star., 1933-05-18
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

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!. @. Will the Worlds Fair at Chicago
be ready for the opening?-W. s. ..
A. Maj. Lenox Lohr, general man
ager OF the exposition, says that every
major project sponsored by the expo
sition itself will be ready when the
gates are oficially opened on May ~
by President Roosevelt.
@. How much does New York City
collect in beer taxes?-R. j.
A. Approximately three million dol
lars in beer taxes was collected in that
city during the first month after the
legahzation Of 80 beer.
@. What is meant by the Enjoyment
Week planned for London?-R. c.. S.
A. 1t is a week of festival inaugu-
! rated for the purpose Of getting people
to have brighter outlook. Beginning
May 27 and ending on the King S
birthday, June 3, the program will in
clude the Derby, the ceremony Of
trooping the colors, the opera season, q
pageant, ceremonial and carnival pro-
cession and big fireworks display.
Q. Is there still ban on students
dueling at Heidelberg?-C. M. B.
A. The Hitler government has re-
stored to the students the privilege OF
dueling.
9. Please give biography Of Arcfi-
bald MacLeish. winner of the Pulitzer
prize for poetry.-A. F. s.
! A. Archibald MacLeish was born In
Glencoe, ILL.,. May Z, 1892. The son OF
a Scotch merchant and q Connecticut
| clergyman'S daughter, he spent his boy
hood on the lake shore. was educated
/ in the public schools Of his native town,
Connecticut preparatory school, Yale
University and Harvard Law School.
He served in the Field Artillery in
France during the war. Later he be-
came lawyer in Boston but gave up
his practice for literature, living In the
Berkshires in Summer and In Paris
ouAAAs t11e WuINI. alS IuSt VOiume
was Tower Of Ivory published In
1917.
@. How does a camel breathe in .
sand storm?-H. B. w.
A. The camel has q special set Of
muscles in its nose by means Of which
1t can close up the nose altogether be-
tween breaths and open it Just SUM-
ciently wide in order to breathe. This
is special protection against the sand
storms which frequently occur in the
native country Of camels.
@. Does Prof. Einstein use Euclidean
! geometry?-W. B.
A. The type he uses is non-Eucli-
dean.
| @. When did President Hoover take a
! voluntary salary cut? What per cent of
, his salary was it's. C. D.
! A. He took the cut July /. 1882 1t
amounted to 20 per cent Of his salary.
Q. How long have May festivals been
held?-J. H. NJ
! first of May from a very early period
/ This season of the year is regarded as
time of gladness when people are
! influenced by the thought of new life
| Among the Romans. the spirit was en-
| bodied in the Floralia or Floral games
held from April % to May g. The Celts
celebrated the day with the Beltein OF
Baals Fire.
@. Who were the Knights Of the
| Golden Horseshoe?- ?-I. H. G.
/ A. They were group Of Virginia
! gentlemen given courtesy title by the
| Governor of Virpipia Alexander Snottis.