, 1935-09-20
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to
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BY FREDERIC y. HAsKIN
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A reader can get the answer 70 n
question nf TACT NV writing Tho
Brownsville Herald. rnf0rmnticn
Bureau. Frederick ". HmakAn. nirmc-
tor. washington. I'D. C. Plsne- An-
Gloss three CO.. cents fcr reply.
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Q. When does Che rainy nmgum be-
gin and end In Ethiopian ". O.
"a. The regular annual rainy sea-
son lasts from the first of June to
the third week w September. TIL
some parts OF the highland country
what r known as the little rains
occur spaSmodically in May, How
ever, the country IN general Is dry
from October To May.
Q. 10 actors often receive injuries
when playing I'm battle scenes such
as the one In The CruaadesG H- A
a. During the Battle of Acre An this
picture there we're seventeen minor
injuries. the director, himself, being
hit BY az arrow.
q. What Is the meaning OF the
name Matecumbc with reference tn
the Matecumbe Keys I'm Florida3
J. NV.
A. The name is derived from tho
language on the aboriginal Indian
inhm1itants and means place of
sorrows.
q. How many states have laws pro-
hibiting hitrh-hiking? R- K-
A. Fourteen states anu the District
or Columbia nov have such laws.
They are: New York, New Jersey,
Connecticut, Delaware. Maine, Mich
igan Oocal ~ordinances)r Minnesota
North Dakota. Pennsylvania. Utah,
Virginia, Wisconsin, North Carolina.
and Iuinols.
q. Is there an estimate q how
many cars were used by tourists tn
take summer trips this year7 II. s.
IA. It IN estimated that p,750.OO0
cars carried nearly 100000 persons
on summer trips w
q. What 4 cross-fox? R. v.
"A. "A cross-fox is simply a color
variety Of the common red fox. hav-
ing IN more or less definite dark
c~roSs-shaped mark on the back and
shoulders.
~. Did Ancient Rome have hn MP
chives Of its state records? L. C.
"A. A large building on the slope
OF the Capitoline Hill. facing the
Forum. was erected a. To y. e. for
this purpose. 10 was called the Tab
ular1um.
q. What u the population nov u
the town where Shakespeare wan
born. r. ~.
IA. StratIord-on-Avon has a popu-
lation OF about i2,350.
q. How high are the Victoria Fails
Urn Africa? w. G.
A. The Victoria Falls ln Southern
Rhocesia OH the Zambezi River are
On mile wide and from ESQ to- nearly
$50 feet high. The river forces It.
self through I'm hundred foot outlet
into q yawning gorge that winds
away FOR forty miles The railroad
bridge crosses the gorge neary 400
feet above the water level
Q. How many lives were lost ln
Germany during the War? A. H. l.
al IA correspondent of the London
Economist estimates that Germany
lost 100000 in the World War, or
whom 20 per cent we're between the
ages or 10 and -. ana 90 per cent
between the ages OF 40 and 40. that
100000 civilians died for lack or
food; and that there Wa 20 decrease
IN births amounting 70 s,5U0,0J0.
q. who was Mother BIOkerdyksf
IN. J- C-
A. Mary Ann Ball Bickerdyke was
mn American Civil War nurse. Tn
1851 she was assigned to field hos
! pitals at Fort DorelSon; later she
was ON duty ON several WarShips nn
the Mississippi. she also served With
Grants army at the siege OK Vicks- |.
burg.
q. How many families from tho
United States are In MntanuBkn Val
ley, Alaska? e.. y.
AL One hundred ~ninety-one Arneri-
can families are living in this coop
erative farming colony.
~. Who IN the highest paid actor
I'm the colored race? "A. WI.
"a. Bill Robinson, the ~57-year-old
tap dancer and actor As said Go con-
mand the highest salary OF any
negro male performer
Co. What Kind on pie An In great
est demand In bakeries? r.. r..
IA. Apple pie. More of N IA sold
than any other. and Ii In believed
that III leads among homemade pies
In this country.
: g. Is the picture I'm the Victor adr
that cf q real dog? TX. ".
4 a. The dog used as I'M trademark
belonFed 70 Francis Barraud who
4 painted the picture. Officials Of
/. the company bought the painting
and later awarded Berraud m en-
sion In appreciation
q. When was Yugoslavim officially
given that name? E. G.
A. BY a royal decree signed Oc-
tcber .. 1929. by King Alexander. the
Q name on the Kingdom of Serbs,
Croats. and Slovenes was changed ~
\ the Kingdom of Yu~Roslavia. arr az
pellaticn long En- popular use.
= q. How old \ the evangelist, Billy
Sunday? H. WV.
a. He vas born in 1883. so Is seven
\ ty-twO years old.