, 1935-05-10

A reader al get the answer to any
question Of fact by writing The
Brownsville Herald Information Blu
reau, Frederic j. Haskin, director,
Washington, d. G. Please enclose
three 90 cents for reply.
q. How long has Sam Gumpertz,
general manager Of Ringling's Cir
Gus been in the circus business? HI. A.
A. He is now fifty-seven years old,
and has been connected with cir
cuses "off and on" since he was nine
years old, when he started as a top
mounter in an acrobatic act. He
has been an actor, sheepherder,
ranch foreman, circuit agent, amuse-
ment park owner. real estate mag
nate, and circus executive.
q. Where does the United States
Army Band give the concerts which
are broadcast over the radio? f. X. A.
A. The band broadcasts from the
auditorium Of the Army War Col
lege in Washington, d. c. 1t Is
open to the public.
q. What islands are called the
Isles Of June? NJ. S.
A. The Bahamas are sometimes
given this poetic title.
@. For what purpose was the Fa-
bian Society organized? G. S. b.
A. II started in London and was
organized for the advancement of
socialism in England.
@. Why Is the tide In the Della
ware river 20 much higher than I'm
Chesapeake Bay? j. III. b.
A. The Coast and Geodetic Survey
says that this difference in the tide
Is the result Of the difference in the
size and shape Of the two bodies Of
water. In Delaware Bay. the shores
converge towards the mouth OF the
river and the tide wave as 1t adj
vances up stream actually increases
from a NEAR range of about 4 feet
at the entrance to the bay, to a
range Of about 6 feet in the vicinity
OF Stony Point. On the other hand,
Chesapeake Bay widens out into a
large are so that the tide wave Is
more or less disSipated as IL passes
into the bay and the range of tide
is reduced to 3 feet and less inside
the bay.
q. Are there any Chinese soro-
rites I'm American colleges? s. vi. ID.
A. A new sorority. Sigma Sigma
Phi. the first Chinese organization
Of its kind in the United States. has
been established at the University
Of Michigan.
q. Has the birth rate I'm Italy in
creased with FaScism? VI. n. j.
A. Since Italy adopted Fascism
the birth rate has dropped from
1872 TO 10.
q. Why are there no tOads in
Madagascar? VI. b.
A. The Smithsonian Institution
advises us that the superstition Is
that Madagascar was separated as
an island before the toads in their
distribution arrived that far. Hence
the absence Of toads in Madagascar.
q. Is Clara KimbaIl Young. for
merly a star. now playing In the
Movies? A. W.
A. Miss Young appeared as an
extra in the production Of The Cru
saders.
q. Why is the earth tilted at an
angle to the plane Of its ecliptic?
p. T..
A. There is no consensus among
astronomers as to the reason.
q. When Is the Potato Blossom
Festival in Virginia? Z. s. NJ.
A. The Eastern Shore OF Virgin
la viii hold its first Potato Blossom
Festival on May 90 and 80 at the
Eastern Shore Agricultural Fair
Grounds near Keller, Va. The fes-
tivity will be staged by Acomack
Post No. % OF the American Legion.
". VINO were n EbiOniteS. "A. T..
A. This was a general name given
TO Jewish Christians who remained
outside Of the Catholic Church from
the apostolic age down to the time
Of Jerome.
q. When did Abraham LincoIn's
die? Where was he buried?
+. G.
A. Thomas Lincoln. father Of Abb
Lincoln. died January II.
1851. He was buried near his Coles
County cabin.