Evening star., 1938-07-20
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.


J. Hdskin, director, Washington, d. C.
Please tnclose stamp for reply.
@. What was Mrs. Leslie Carriers first
successful play?-C. H. G..
A. Under the tutelage Of David Be-
lasco, she scored her first great success
In 1895 in THE Heart of Maryland"
which played in London after three sea-
sons in the United States.
@. How many tobacco warehouses are
there?-J. G. H.
A. There are Az tobacco warehouses
IN the United States.
@. Who conceived the idea of a Ma
tional Archives of the Government
L. S. H.
A. The erection of National Archives
building was first proposed by President
Hayes in 1877. On December 10, In q
special message to Congress, he called
attention to recent fires in Government
buildings which had destroyed or i'm
periled important public records, and
recommended as means "for securing
these valuable archives" the erection Of
fireproof hall of records"
Q. What is the favorite classical music
Of the radio audience?-L. w. G.
A. In a recent poll OF listeners con-
Quoted by WQXR, New York City, it
was found that Beethoven, Tchaikoysky
and Wagner rank as the most popular
composers. Brahms, Mozart, Bach,
Schubert. Sibelius, Mendelssohn and
Rimsky-Korsakoff were next in popu-
Iarlty. These 10 composers account
for So per cent of all requests made to
that station which broadcasts more
classical music per hour than any other
in the United States.
Q. What country produces the most
sulphur?-E. H. G.
A. The United States is the cutstand-
ing sulphur producer of the vZrld, with
about three-quarters of the entire out
put.
@. What is the source of the lines,
Till the sun grows cold. and the stars
are old, and the leaves of the Judgment
Book unfold"?-J. G..
A. They are from the "Bedouin Song"
by Bayard Taylor.
q.
Valentino?-T. P.
A. Rudolph Valentino died at 1910 on
the afternoon of Monday, August %,
1925. at the Polytechnic Hospital in New
York, where he had undergone a double
operation for acute appendicitis and gas
trio ulcers on August 15 Peritonitis and
septic endocarditis were the immediate
| causes of his death.
@. What does Rosicrucian mean?-L.
w. H.
A. The word Rosicrucian is the angli-
cized form Of the original Latin name
OF the Order, Rosae Crucis which meanS
OF the rosy cross. The name is derived
from the orders centuries-old symbol,
the cross and single red rose. AL
| though the symbol consists of a cross,
1t has no sectarian or strictly religious
| significance, but an allegorical meaning
| of its own.
@. Who received the 1897 Laetare
Medal awarded by Notre Dame Univer-
sity?-A. P.
A. 1t was conferred on Prof jeremiah
| D. M. Ford of Harvard University. y
@. What is sidewalk farmer7-w.
B. K
| A. 1t is person who lives in a nearby
| town but continues to operate farm.
O. Was Ed Howe's STORY of Country
Town" successfully. Y.
A. The Kansas editors book was an
immediate success. 1t reached so edi-
tions during his lifetime despite the fact
that publishers reflections forced him to,
! print it on his own presses.
@. Does Great Britain have chambers
Of commerce?-C. w. J.
| A. In 1887 Great Britain had lot
chambers of commerce associated with
the central body, The Association OF
British Chambers Of Commerce.
@. What was the purpose of the
jackson Purchase?-D L.
A. The purpose of the Jackson Pur-
chase was to extinguish the title of the,
| Chickasaws in all the land in Ken
tucky and Tennessee. The main con-
sideration involved in the payment by
| the United States to the Chickasaw In
dams was $4,000 annually for Is sue
| cessive years.
| @. Were battle casualties heavier In
early warfare than in modern warfare?-
| K. F. L.
A. Considering the numbers engaged
they were heavier. sAt the battle of
Towton Fields in England. historically
a minor engagement and scarcely noted
in history books. 27,000 were slain. At
Tours 100000 fell
O. Who founded Smith College?-
H. L.
A. The college was founded by the will
OF Sophia Smith Q796-1870) of Hatfield,
who chose the neighboring town Of
Northampton as the site and selected
the first trustees.
@. What was the War of Devolution9
| j. G.
A. The name was applied to the war
0667-8) which arose out of Louis XIV's
claims to certain Spanish territories in
| right of his wife. Maria Theresa, upon
whom the ownership was alleged to
have devolved.
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