Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-22
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

~ FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
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y. What does it cost the American
people to maintain the Department of
state for the handling of diplomatic and
other foreign buSinesS?-N. M
A. Secretary of State Hull places the
cost at IL cents per year per capita.
@. How often are there eruptions of
Mauna Loa. in Hawaii?-T. r.
A. Since 1882 it has averaged activity
once in four years.
@. How large was the 1885 wheat cron
in the United States?-L. B.
A. 1t amounted to 603, 199 900 bushels.
@. Where in Ireland is the Lusitania
Memorabilia. r.
A. Jerome Conner, Irish-American
sculptor, has designed one at Cobb.
ireland. in memory of those who lost
their lives in the sinking of the vessel.
@. Has Alb jenkins, the automobile
record holder, ever had any accidents?
E. r.
A. Mr.. Jenkins, who holds IS worlds
racing marks, has travelled more than
10000 miles without an accident.
@. What does the name, Mussolini,
mean?-M H
A. 1t is the plural of the Italian word
for muslin.
@. What were the dying words of Cecil
RhodeS?-C. P.
A. so little done, so much to do.
Gooy-by. God bless you"
@. Was Brownings Rabbi Ben Ezra"
written about real person?-M. K.
A. His inspiration for the poem was
1bn Ezra, Jewish grammarian, COM
mentator, poet, philosopher, astronomer
and biblical critic, who lived from about
1892 to 1167.
@. Does the United States contribute
to the upkeep of any foreign lighthouse?
M. D. S.
A. Under a treaty dated May 81, 1865,
the United States contributes with
other powers. to the maintenance of the
Cape Spartel Light, on the coast of
Morocco. Strait of Gibraltar This years
contribution is S734.
Q. What is kitchen midden?-H w,
A. 1t is heap of rubbish left by
prehistoric community. Bones indicate
what animals, birds and fish were used
as food. and pottery and implements
give evidence of the kind of people and
when the site was occupied.
@. Who was the French Communist
who started a colony in Texas?-F. j.
A. Etienne CADET Q788-l856) went to
Texas in 1848 to found an Icarian COM
munity, so named after his Voyage en-
Icarie, a philosophical and social ro-
nance describing a communistic utopia.
@. How large an issue of greenbacks
was authorized at the time of the Civil
Wars. S.
A. The act of February IS, 1862. au-
thorized the issue of S150,000,000 in
Treasury notes and made them legal
tender on par with notes issued against
specie.
@. Did Gov. Lehman of New York
attend college?-L. S.
A. He attended and was graduated
from Williams College.
O. What was the name of the man
whose ear Jesus healed after it had
been cut off?-C. E.
A. Malchus, servant of the high priest
Peter smote him with his sword, cutting
off his ear
@. How long did it take the linden
burg to make her first trip to the United
StateS?-R. E.
A. The Zeppelin arrived at Lakehurst.
N. j., from Friedrichshafen in the record
time of 81 hours So minutes. She car
ried a crew of Sc and 81 passengers.
@. What is meant by hustings?-W.
nc.
A. This is the name of a court of
limited jurisdiction which at one time
sat in London. Before the English ballot
act Of 1872, this court was the place
where members of Parliament were
usually nominated, the method of nomi-
nation being by a speech made from
the platform of the court. From this
custom the term hustings came to be
applied to any stump speech or organized
canvassing for votes in a political cam
paign.
@. Is Chauncey Olcott living?-D. r.
A. He died in 1882 at the age of 70.
He made his debut in the United States
in 1885. 1t was in the COS that he de-
veloped an individual type of drama and
acting, in which ballads of his own COM
posing played a prominent part.
@. What directed Mrs. Margaret
Sanger's attention to birth control?
H. A. T.
A. BY profession, she was nurse, and
came to believe that the limitation of
large families where adequate support
was lacking was a necessary step in
social progress.
@. Why was the name of NiZhni Nov
gorod, Russia, changed?-H. NJ
A. The name Of the city was changed
in 1892 to Maxim Gorky, in honor of
the famous writer, who was born there.
Later the name was changed to Cork.
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