Evening star., 1933-09-05

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O. What was Paul Lukas' first stage
appearance?-W. w. A.
A. His first stage appearance was at
the Comedy Theater of Budapest in
1915 in the title role Of Molnar's
"Liliom." He came to the United States
in 1928 to appear with Ronald Colman
and Wilma Banky in 1.-TWO Lovers"
@. What is the Federal Food and
Drug Administration regulation about
labelling poisonous chemical compounds?
G. r.
A. The two important requirements
Of the Federal act are placing the
word poison" on the label In letters of
a specified size and style. and state
ment Of antidotal treatments in case
of accidental personal injury. The
caustic poisons and the preparations
containing them in the specified con-
centrations, which by law must be
labeled, are silver nitrate, carbolic,
oxalic, hydrochloric, sulphuric, nitric,
acetic and hypochlorous acids, and
ammonium, sodium and potassium
hydroxides.
@. What is the name Of the United
States surgeon who was awarded q
medal by the German government?-
A. DR.. William Francis Beer of Salt
Lake City was awarded the German
Red Cross Medal by President Won
Hindenburg in recognition of his war
time services to interned Germans.
@. Is the number of big game In
the national forests decreasing?-C. r.
A. The annual game census" based
on estimates for the year 1882, gives
a total for the 148 national forests Of
1,163,l42 big game animals. Although
this figure was slightly lower than the
total for 1881 OF Its ,955, game animals
In the national forests are estimated
to have increased 40 per cent since
1926. The greater part of the big game
In the Western States is to be found
in the national forests. According to
the Forest Service, rs per cent Of the
total Western big game range lies with
in the national forests.
@. What are the names Of the Pillars
OF Hercules at the Straits of Gibraltar? :?
ID. K.
A. Calpe and Abyla.
@. What is the currency circulation
OF Russia and how much gold reserve
is held?-E. S.
A. On July circulation amounted
to 1856, 100000 rubles, or s1,678, ,OO0,-
600. This is about s10.50 per capita,
compared with $45.50 per capita in the
United States. Gold reserve held
amounted on July to $3.50, 100000.
Q. Is Anthony Hope, author Of 1.-THE
Prisoner of Zenda," hving?-W. T.
A. Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins
(Anthony Hope) died on July 8, 1888,
at the age of 10.
@. Was Vandalia ever the capital OF
Illinois?-M. j. S.
A. Vandalia was the capital Of
Illinois from 1878 to 1886, when the
capital was changed to Springfield.
@. Please describe the Chalice of
Antioch on exhibition at the Worlds
Fair?-J. S. L.
A. The Chalice of Antioch was found
in Antioch, Syria, by Arabs digging in
the ruins of what had once been a
great city. The chalice is of silver and
was gilded. 1t is 7.56 inches high, in
ner cup holding about quarts of liquid.
The chalice is beautifully Ornamented