Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-12
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HAsKN.

A reader can get the astiper -
any question of fact By tOrtttng The
washington ErentHg Star fnfor-
nation Bureau, Frederic J. Hdsltn,
Director, Washington, D. C. Please
tnciose stamp for reply.
@. How many Little Theater groups
are there in the United statesT--
r. r. w.
A. It is estimated tAat there arc
over 1000.
q. How should birthday cake be
decorated for twins?-M. T.
A. II the children are old enough
to have individual taste In the matter.
two kinds Of icing may be used. For
example, half the cake might have
white icing, the other half pink, or
half orange and half chocolate. The
names should be outlined In contrast
ing color or In small candies.
@. Has Government and State reve-
nue. from liquor shown any increase
since the repeal Of prohihition2-J. o.
A. An aggregate Of nearly $780,
100000 has been added to Federal
and State revenues by repeal.
@. How many rooms are there In
the Palace Of Versailles7-M. H.
A. The exact number Is not re-
corded. There are between ! 1900 and
1000 rooms In the palace.
@. Where is the largest herd Of
moose on this Continental. N.
A. It is probably the one on Isle
Royal in Lake Superior. The Ma
tional Park Service estimates that
there are more than 1000 moose In
this herd. The number Is constantly
increasing.
@. Who invented sponge rubber?-
r, r. w.
A. Probably the earliest mention
Of sponge rubber Is in British patent
No. 1903, issued to William Edward
Newton, Middlesex, England, in 1880.
The sponge rubber was made by mix
ing raw sugar, resins. or other ma
terials, with the rubber prior to vul-
canizstion, and was used for shoe
soles and for other purposes In con-
nection with footwear. Newton states
that some of the information vas
communicated to him from abroad,
but does not indicate the source.
@. Are the Black Hills considered
part Of the Rocky Mountains?-
P.V.w.
A. They are not part Of the Rocky
Mountains.
q. How many locks are there In
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal be-
tween Washington and Cumberland,
MAE. p.
A. 1t has 70 locks and a total lift
Of 500 feet. 1t was built to accom-
modste boats Of $50 tons displacement
End six-foot draft. A few years ago
food of notable severity occurred
in the Potomac River. Prior to that
time the canal had been injured BY
previous floods, and this one carried
so much earth into 1t that 1t was
totally abandoned.
@. Please give q biography Of
Charles Boyer. the movie actor.-K. H.
A. Charles Boyer was born in Figeac,
France, In 1899. His father was q
merchant and sent his son to the
College Champollion, where he first
showed talent in acting. Boyer man.
aged and staged BENEFITS at military
hospitals in the Figeac district during
the war. His first professional ap-
pearance was made while he was q
student at the Conservative In Paris.
At "a he was q favorite with Partisan
audiences. His screen debut was in
silent pictures for Gaumont. While
playing in French versions Of The
Trial Of Mary Dugan" and sThe Big
House." both taken in this country,
he learned to speak English.
@. How long has Independence Hall
in Philadelphia been open to the pub
lie as q museum?-D. r. A.