Evening star., 1935-04-27

has descended through an heiress. be.
cause each surname represents q fact
In The history Of the family, such
as, for instance, the extinction of one
family and the devolution of its es.
tate on another. Many double sur
names have no such warrant and
are merely assumed from personal
preference. 1t was former English
custom to give the surname of the
godfather or godmother to the child
IN baptism, AS result it was some
times joined to the true surname.
Q. Did Mrs. Maybrick serve her
iull term In an English PRISON.
A. B. p.
A. Florence Elizabeth Chandler
Maybrick was found guilty of the
murder of her husband, James May
brick, by arsenic poisoning, August 7,
1873, and was sentenced TO 20 years
imprisonment. OF this term she
served IS years. when she was re-
leased for good conduct, it being Gus
tomary in England to remit three
months each year for good conduct.
O. Is there more Bourbon or rye
whisky in Government warehouses;
J. H.
A. Figures of the Federal Alcohol
Control Administration show that, in
bonded warehouses, 103, sol 1926 GAL
Ions of whisky are aging. OF this
72,6ll,l23 gallons are Bourbon and
32,92o,207 gallons are rye.
@. What sites we're considered for
the Capitol after the District of Co.
lumbia was decided upon as the seat
Of Federal Government?-R. C. A.
A. The two sites were Shooters
Hill. In Alexandria, Va. now the site
of the Masonic Memorial, and Jenkins
Heights, now known as Capitol Hill.
which was the favored spot.
O. Is vitiligo rare diSeaSe?-G. N.
A. Vitiligo is disease charac.
terized by the disappearance of pig.
ment from the skin. While compare.
lively rare in America and Europe,
this disease is common in tropical
countries. In most cases white
patches are formed, around whose
edges the pigment is darker. Grad
ualy the spots coalesce and finally
the white area may cover the whole
body. Vitiligo is very resistant to
treatment and frequently all treat
mentS are unsatisfactory.
O. What is the name Of the Coast
Guard Academys magazine?-J. B.
A. It is called the Tide Rip.
O. Who founded the Needlework
Guild Of America and how long has
it been established?-K. L. B.
A. The Needlework Guild, said TO
be the largest womans charitable or
ganization in the world, will celebrate
It's fiftieth anniversary in May. 1t
was founded by the late Mrs John
Wood Stewart of New York. There
are now 1872 branches.
O. When is the national folk festival
20 be held in Tennessee and what are
some Of the features?-E. C.
A. The national folk festival will
be held at Chattanooga on May 1918
Singers from Fisk University will par
ticipate and there will be hundred
ballad singers and dancers from North
Carolina Another large group Of tai
ent will be from the Ozarks while
miners, PENNSYLVANIA Germans. and
other groups from that State will take
part. The Old Harp Singers from
Vanderbilt University will appear on
the program and white spirituals viii
be sung.
@. Who won the annual Franklin
Institute Medal this year?-H. G.
A. This years recipients of the
Franklin Medal are DR.. Albert Einstein
and Sir John Ambrose Fleming. The
medals will be conferred on May IS, at
which time each of the scientists will
receive an award of 81 1000, represent
ing the income of the Franklin Medal
Fund created by gift from Samuel
insult, founder of the medals