Evening star., 1933-09-06
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BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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@. When did Joseph Jefferson first
play in RIP Van Winkle"?-R. j.
| A. In 1859 Jefferson made a dramatic
version of the story of rip Van
Wrinkle" on the basis Of older plays,
| and acted 1t with success at Washing
ton. The play was given its permanent
| form by Dion Boucicault in London
1865), where it ran for some time, with
Jefferson in the leading part. With the
exception of minor parts, Jefferson Gre
| ated no new character after 1865.
Q. What causes waterspouts? j.
A. Waterspouts at sea occur when
| opposite winds Of different temperatures
meet in the upper atmosphere, whereby
| a greater amount of~vapor Is condensed
into thick black cloud, to which a
vertical motion is given. A partial
vacuum is created in the center, which
draws up the water in its vortex When
the waterspout has played itself out, it
commences to disappear at the base,
gradually travelling upward.
O. How many flights has the Graf
Zeppelin made?-H r.
A The afrcbin hac uoada fbroo hun
dred and twenty-three flights.
O. What is the Patterson act, or
Lindbergh law?-C. B.
A. The Patterson act was enacted
June l, 1882. Under this law Federal
offense Is committed by any one vino,
through force of violence, transports
any person from one State to another.
The act further provides that Federal
offense is committed when two or more
persons conspire to undertake such a
crime and perform one or more overt
acts in pursuance of such plan. While
it is popularity supposed that this law
was enacted becauses OF the Lindbergh
case, such a law had already been
framed many months before the trag-
edy at Hopewell.
@. Do many New York children play
on the roofs of buildings?-W. M.
A. An increasing number of schools,
apartments and hotels are having their
roofs fitted as Fairgrounds for the chill
dren. More than one hundred of the
public schools are now using their roofs
for this purpose.
@. Why was Keats buried at night?
e. M
A. When permission was given for
the establishment of a Protestant ceme-
terry in Rome, provision was made
that funerals of non-Catholics should
take place only after nightfall For this
reason the poet Keats was buried at
night.
O. Is the Yellow River navigable?-
TR.
A. Although it ranks with the long
est rivers of the world. this stream is
almost useless for navigation.
@. What President changed his
name?-B. E. T.
A. President Grants name original
ly was Hiram Ulysses. When applica-
ton was made by Congressman Hamer
for an appointment to West Point for
Grant. an error was made in presenting
the name as Ulysses Simpson Grant.
Simpson was his mothers maiden
name. Mr. Grant much preferred the
changed name and eventually discard
ed the Hiram.
@. How many theaters are there in
Chicago? In New York?-D. C.
A. There are approximately 332 the