Evening star., 1936-04-15
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BY Frederic J. Haskin.

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@. How much money was taken in by
the Jackson day dinners?-E. M.
A. 1t Is estimated by the Democratic
National Committee that more than
$3OOOOO was netted from the 2J00OO
guests at jackson day dinners.
Q. When there is a three-day delav
between application for and receiving a
marriage license, do some couples fail to
| return?-E. NJ
A. In Los Angeles County, Calf, out
of 10000 couples applying for licenses
in one year, l,200 did not return to get
licenses.
@. When was the factory fire which
engaged the interest in factory hazards
of Nine. Frances Perkins?-A. S.
A. 1t was the Triangle Waist Factory
in New York City, March Is, 1911. The
dead numbered 148.
@. What are the names of some of the
famous caves in Europe?-J. K.
A. FingaPs Cave, Scotland; Eye Of
Dionysius, Syracuse, Sicily; Grotto of
Antiparos, Greece; Peak Cavern, Derby
shire, England; Gailenreuth, Germany;
st. Michaels Cave, Gibraltar.
@. From what language does the name
chrysanthemum come?-H. L.
A. 1t is Greek and means golden
flower.
@. How many theaters in the United
States are wired for sound?-J " w.
A. AS of January l, 1886, there we're
1888 wired theaters in the United
States. OF this number 1897 were closed
and 14,l6l were open.
Q. Please describe the Ukrainian flag.
L. B.
A. The flag of the U. S. S. r. is red
with the national device in the upper
left-hand corner. The constituent re-
publlcs OF the union have their own
flags, likewise red. with the initials of
the name Of the republic in the upper
left-hand corner. In the case of the
Ukraine, the initials are the Russian
equivalent of U. S. S. R, meaning
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.
@. Did Abraham Lncolns son, Robert,
attend college?-S. S.
A. He was graduated from Harvard
@. Does a stream of water have to be
Of any definite width or length to be
called a river?--W. r.
A. The term river is not applied to a
stream of any given width or length.
A stream called creek in one locality
would be called river in another.
@. At what time during the month is
the moon nearest to the sun?-W. F.
A. 1t is nearest at new moon.
@. When did Gov. Spottswood and his
retinue cross the Blue Ridge Noun
tainS?-C. V. V.
A. Accompanied by Lieut.. John Fon-
taine. Gov. SpottSwood left Williamsburg
for Germania, where his party was as
Sembled and whence they set out on
August %, 1719. There were in all IL
gentlemen accompanied by three SER
wants, guided by four Meherrin Indians,
reinforced by two troops of rangers, an
officer and six men each. On the eighth
day they assembled the Blue Ridge and
then continued across the Shenandoah.
The rangers we're sent on, but the party
set out on its return on September 7,
reaching Germania on September 10.
@. On what kind of trees other than
nut can one graft walnut with success?-
w. C. S.
A. Walnut cannot be successfully
grated. on any other trees than nut
trees. In fact, successful grating can
be done only within the genus.
@. Whose name has been forged most
often?-S. M.
A. Probably the signature which has
been forged most often in history is that
OF Antonius Stradivarius. maker of
violins.
@. How wide is the Potomac River at
Washington, D. C.?-S. T.
A. About 1000 feet. When it enters
Chesapeake Bay it is about six miles
wide. The lower Potomac covers what is
known as a drowned valley.
@. Is vegetarianism a new theory
B. T
A. 1t was known in ancient India, and
was advocated by Plato and Plutarch.
1t became a cult in England under
George Cheyne in 1911.
@. How many trips does milk bottle
make from dairy to home?-N. P.
A. A study made in New York shows
that quart bottles average % trips, pint
bottles 20 trips and half-pint bottles Is
trips before being broken.
@. Do the colors in Chinese rugs have
| particular significance?-H. E.
A. The Chinese have symbolic colorS:
| Red signifies fire and the south; black,
water and the north; blue or green, wood
! and the east; white metal or mist and
the west; yellow, earth and the center.
@. When was Gaelic at its height In
Ireland?-S. P.
A. AS living language it reached its
acme of perfection in the seventeenth
and eighteenth centuries. Then law
against its use was passed. 1t is now
the official language of the Irish Free
State.
O. How many c. C. C. camps are
there?-M. L. F.
A. At the present time there are 2,l58
G. c. c. camps in operation throughout