, 1935-05-31

WWfG SUtu NV yCMAs IN
"A. There were approximately 1885,
asa gallons OF soft drinks sold
from June 1888 To June. 1884
a. which IN the most beautiful oF
the United states postage stampsr
W. vi.
"A. That La m matter or opinion.
Many stamp collectors think that
the single trans Mississippi 500
black stamp showing n herd OF buff
falo In a snow storm is n OF the
most beautiful and most artistic
stamps known.
q. Who was the first EnglishmAn
10 live In Japan? c. A.
A. william Adams. He was born
in Kent. England. about 1875 and
died in Japan In 1920. He went 10
Japan as a pilot Of five Dutch yes
sells In 1893. He was imprisoned and
later taken into service by the Sho-
gun Iyeyasu, being employed In
shipbuilding. ms informant. etc. In
1916 he wished to return 70 Eng
land where he had n wife and child
rem. but was forbidden He married
"A Japanese wife. and their descerM-
ants still live in Japan
q. Please supply the origin and au-
thor of the following. ~They rise tO
their feet NV He passes, gentlemen
unafraid-" WI. ". y.
"A. The line Is from Rudyard Kip
ling's dedication TO Barrack Room
Ballads.
q. Il the Thames river salt? u. III.
A. 1t is salty only in It's estuaries.
II is fresh at London.
q. What Is the cost Of l~ubricating
oil at the refinery II. b.
A. About eleven cents a gallon.
q. Where was the first Little
Theatre I'm the United States? G.
j. G..
"A. III Is difficult. if not impossible.
20 make any definite statement as 20
the first Little Theatre In the United
States. Many people believe that
the Social Hall. built by Brigham
Young in Salt Lake City III 1852
might he referred 10 a. the first Lit \
tie Theatre. North Carolinians
claim that the ITALIAN Association.
formed In Wilmington about 1900,
should be designated as the first
Little Theatre movement. Others
claim that the first Little Theatre
was that OF Victor MapeS who d.
rected The New Theatre for local
Maecenases In Chicago during the
l906-07 season.
q. When was the accordion
brought to this country? NJ. B.
A. 1t vas introduced from Ger
many In 1923. but the principle had
long been known and used IN CHINA.
q. How much was realized nj The
Presidents Birthday Balls In wash
ington. ID. g.? I'm the United
States? c. r.. WI.
a. Admiral Cary RI. Grayson.
chairman OF the National Red Cross
and Honorary Chairman cf the
Birthday Ball Committee. has just
announced that So. 04S .04 was realized
as net profits OF three balls held tn
Washington. on the Presidents
birthday to raise funds for the fight
against infantile paralysis. Thirty
per cent Is 10 be turned ever 20 the
lNaional Committee for Research I'm
lInfantile Paralysis. while the balance
will be expended In the District or
Columbia for the care OF children
afflicted with this disease. The to-
tai sum realized from the country "a
a whole has not yet been announced.
q. Were the accent marks used
over French words borrowed from an
older language? ". II. A.
A. They appear In the ancient
Greek.
q. Was Babylon completely de-
stroyed2 III. WI. vi.
"A. Babylon was utterly destroyed
but there are still ruins TO establish
the earliest site. What is said 20 be
Jacobs Well ~ still In existence
q. How many Woolworth stores
are there? NJ. WI. WIS.,
"A. There are 2635. The United
States has 1912: Great Britain. 597.
Canada 1877; Germany, 81; Cuba 8.
q. How far from New York City I'm
West Point? =. ID. n.
A. IL is 20 miles from New York
City on the west side Of the Hudson
river.