Evening star., 1936-04-03

Star Information Bureau, Frederic J,
hdsEIn, Director, Washington, D. c.
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y. Is the Negro prize fighter, John
Henry Louis, related to Joe Louis?-E. H.
A. Ihelr names are not the same John
| henry Lewis is from Phoenix, AriZ., and
Is light-heavyweight. He Is the great
great-grandnephew of Tom Molineaux,
nrst United States prize fighter to COM
pete for the worlds heavyweight cham
pionship.
Q. What countries have eliminated visa
| fees?-J. M.
A. Among the countries that have
eliminated visa fees are Italy, Belgium.
the Netherlands, Switzerland, Persia,
LtechtenStein, CZechoslovakia, japan.
and several South American countries.
Germany has reduced her fee to only
so cents and China has cut hers from
$40 to $3.50.
@. Do the sponsors of most advertising
contests require entrants to send proof
that they have bought the product?
e. H.
A. Out of eight advertising contests
by large corporations in the years 1892
1885. seven required proof of purchase.
@. When was the John F. Slater Fund
established?-M. F.
A. In 1882 John Slater set UP a foun-
dation which was to help in uplifting the
lately emancipated population of the
Southern States
@. Who was the architect Of the pres
ent dome of the United States Capitol?
R. 3. F.
A. Thomas U. Walter was the archi-
tect.
@. What plays have had the longest
runs on Broadway?-E. G.
A. "Abies Irish Rose" leads in number
Of performances. 1t ran from May, 1922,
to October, 1927, with over 1000 per.
formances. Next was Frank Bacon's
"Lightnin' which was enacted 1921
times, and third on the list is Tobacco
Road" which has celebrated its 1,OOOth
performance.
@. Is there soybean research labo-
ratory connected with the Government?
M B.
A. The Department of Agriculture,
with the cooperation of II North Cen
trail States, has established a soybean
laboratory for research at the University
of Illinois, Urbana.
@. Did Darwin marry a cousin?-A. r.
A. In 1889 the naturalist married his
cousin, Emma Wedgwood.
@. When were motion pictures first
shown publicly?-S. @. A.
A. In 1895.
@. How many lynchings have there
been in the United States?-N. M. j.
A. Recorded lynchings since 1882. the
date of the earliest records, total almost
5,l00.
Q. Is there any basis for the state
ment that Boston at any time made
bathing unlawful except when prescribed
by physicians, or that there was tax
on bathtubs?-A. H.
A. The mayors Office in Boston says
no such laws can be found. The state
ment that Boston and Philadelphia regu-
lated bathing in earlier days often ap-
pears in print, but investigation proves
that it is wholly inaccurate. 1t was q
hoax perpetrated in spirit of fun by
Henry L. Mencken, and accepted literally
in many quarters.
@. Was paper manufactured by ma
chine as far back as 1810?-E. r.
A. In 1910 all paper in America was
made by hand.
O. What is the name of the radio net
work with which Samuel insult is now
connected?-E. r.
A. Mr.. insult is president of the Afili-
ated Broadcasting Co.. with headquarters
in the Civic Opera Building, Chicago III.
@. Where was Mary Garden, the so.
prano, born?-E. r.
A. She was born at Aberdeen, Scotland,
in 1877, but came to America with her
parents when she was years old.
Q. In Springfield, who drove the horses
attached to the hearse which bore Lin
coins body from the train?-L. M.
A. Six large horses were driven without
grooms by Mr.. A. Arnot.
@. Is Aimee Semple McPherson's
QauSut6I ulIcIcSCCu III 1ACA
evangelistic work2-J. r.
A. Mrs. Roberta Mcpherson Smyth,
daughter of Mrs. Mcpherson, is now
assistant business manager of the Four
Square Gospel Church in Los Angeles.
@. How much Of the United States
has been covered by topographic maps?
Fl. C.
A. Only about AZ per cent of the area
of the United States has been covered
by topographic maps and many of these
are out of date or inadequate.
@. How many persons attended the
flower show in New York in March?
FIG.
A. It is estimated that the attendance
at the twenty third International Flower
Show exceeded 100000.
@. How large measure IS tierce?
It. c.
A. 1t is a cask larger than a barrel,
but smaller than a hogshead; hence a
liquid measure formerly legal at AZ wine
gallons, or one-third of a pipe.
Borah's Bad Memory.
From the Louisville Courier Journal
Senator Borah says he will keep the