Evening star., 1934-05-29

liam d. Miller. Is superintendent e1
schools at Baxley. Ga, and they have
three sons. This is her first novel.
@. In what State have diamonds
been found?-A. P. H.
A. Pike County, Ark, is the
only place in the United States where
diamonds Of quality have been found
to any extent.
@. Will there be a Shakespeare
theater at the World Fair?-T. w. S.
A. A feature of the English Village
will be Shakespeare theater, which
follows closely the designs Of the
Globe and Fortune Theaters Of Shake
speare's time. Plays will be given
daily.
O. What are the outside dimensions
Of the house in which George Wash
ington was born and Of what ma
terial is it built?-A. M. w.
A. The plan Of the Washington
home at Wakefield, Va, is rectangu-
lar. The outside dimensions are "a
feet 10 inches by So feet 10 inches.
It has four large outside chimneys,
two at each end, and an outside cel-
lar entrance. The building Is q one
and-a-half story brick structure with
four dormer windows on each side.
The first floor has large center hall,
IL feet wide, with two rooms or each
side Of the hall. A small inclosed
stairway leads from the side of the
hall to the second floor, which is
broken up into four rooms. There Is
a large landing at the top of the
stairs. There are four open fireplaces
on each floor The brick of which the
building is constructed was made of
local clay and baked in a kiln which
was especially built on the property
for that purpose. The bricks are laid
in Flemish bond.
@. What is the origin of falconry7
r. w.
A. Falconry was a favorite recre-
alton of the aristocracy during the
middle ages, followed more as
sport than as a means of getting game
for the table. 1t appears to have been
known in China some 1000 years
BIC. In Japan it was known at least
600 years BIC. and probably at an
equally early date in India, Arabia,
Persia and Syria. Sir A. H. Layard
says that on a bas-relief found In the
ruins of Khorsabad there appeared to
be falconer bearing a hawk en- his
wrist, from which it would appear to
have been known there some l,7O0
years BIC.
@. How many newspapers are there
in Soviet Russia?-H. H.
A. The Soviet press has 1000 papers,
with a circulation Of about 100000.
@. Please give a biography Of Nino
Martini, opera and radio singer-A.
H. N.
A. Nino Martini was born In We
roma, Italy, 20 years ago, and started
his musical training in that city. Later
he studied in Spain, Belgium. Milan
and in Paris, where Jesse Lasky in
vited him to California to appear in
pictures Subsequently he joined the
Philadelphia Opera Co. In 1882 he
was engaged to broadcast over the
radio, and this engagement gained
him Metropolitan Opera position for
the 1933-34 season.
Q. Where did Harold Gray. who
draws Little Orphan Annie" go to
college?-E. w.
A. The cartoonist attended Purdue
University, and was graduated in the
class of 1917.
@. For whom was Walker County,
Tex. named?-L. M
A. Walker County, Tex, was named
for Robert J. Walker, Secretary OF
the Treasury during the administra-
ton of President Polk
@. Is President Masaryk Of Czecho-
slovakia married to an Americana
H. K. L.
A. President Masaryk married Miss
Charlotte Garrigue. an American girl.
whom he met while he was studying
at IeiDZig