Evening star., 1938-10-27
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By FREDERIC J. HASKIN.


A reader can get the answer to any
question OF fact by tDrittng The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hdsktn, director, Washington,
D. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
g. How much money is spent In de.
partment stores in Washington, D. CO.
J. H. M.
A. Latest Government figures give the
annual department store sales In Wash
ington. D. C., as SIS, ,167,200.
right to vote?-E. E. L.
A. The American Indians received the
right Of suffrage by special act Of
Congress, June 2, 1924.
@. Where did Carlotta. Empress Of
Mexico, spend her last days?-M. J. H.
A. After the end OF the empire and
the execution OF her husband she be-
came totally insane. She was taken at
first to the Chateau of Laeken, and
afterward to the Chateau de Bouchoute,
near Brussels, Belgium, where she lived
in seclusion until her death on January
10, 1927.
O. What is the Philadelphia Bourse9-
w. B. r.
A. The Philadelphia Bourse, organized
In 1890 by the late George E. Bartol
of that city, Is the only organization
Of its kind in the United States. 1t
corresponds to the Bourse du Commerce
of Paris and other commercial ex-
changes of Europe. It Is patterned
particularly after that at Hamburg and
was built with the view of bringing
together the businessmen Of the city
for discussion and exchange of views
on different phases Of business and to
act on such matters as affect their
particular lines. It's slogan is, Buy,
Sell, Ship via Philadelphia. The organ
ization owns its own building. fea-
| ture of which is the main or exchange
| floor, the largest in the city, where the
| chief market reports are received and
quotations posted as they come over
| the ticker
@. What is the play in New York TINT
lasts from 6 until II o'clock-E. J.
A. Hamlet starring Maurice Evans,
| runs from $50 to l1:l5 pm. with a
| half-hour intermission for dinner.
@. Please give the names of some
newspaper chains in London and Can
ada-W. M. r.
A. The chief newspaper chains or
groups in London are as follows: North
cliffe group Lord Rothermere), Sir
Harold Harmsworth group, BAsry
group. Westminster Press group. Bea-
verbrook group Iord Beaverbrook)
Daily News group. Oldhams Press
group and Provincial newspapers. In
| Canada the principal chains are: Ding
man newspapers, Sifton newspapers
and Southam Newspapers.
@. How many spies are paid by the
United States Government?-T L. K.
A. This country has no paid informers.
@. Who was the first woman in Salem,
Mass. to be tried for witchcraft?-G.S s.
A. The first woman to be tried in con-
| nection with the Salem. Mass. WITCH
craft cases was Sarah Good. who with
an Indian or Negro servant, Tituba. and
Sarah Osborne. was accused of witch
craft by a group of young girls who
| claimed they were tormented and in
| jured. Sarah Good was executed July
| 10, 1892 and Sarah Osborne at a later
date. Tltuba, after being imprisoned
| for some time, was released as being
under the domination of the other
women.
| @. What was the Boston massacre'-
| G. j.
A. This was a Revolutionary incl
| quartered by the British government
| n pnctnn - acStsf tho Mocco hue e
Governor in maintaining order The
resentment of Boston citizens at the
presence of these soldiers led to a riot
on March 5, ITO. in which four men
were killed by the British. Great Britain
then withdrew the troops to Fort VIII
liam outside the city.
@. When was Amy johnson, the flier,
divorced from James A. Mollison?-C. M.
A. Their divorce was made final on
August "a, 1888.
@. What is the longest overland star
route in the United States?-M. c. M.
| A. The Post Ofilce Department says
that 1t is from Reno, New, to Las Vegas.
a distance of 40 miles.
@. Please describe Notre Dame Church
in Montreal.-L. r. T.
A. The parish church of Notre Dame
is a plain stately edihce of late Gothic
style. built Of graystone in 1924, by James
ODonnell. The present site was occu
pied by church built In 1872, long
low structure with a pointed roof. Notre
Dame is one of the largest churches in
America, being 255 feet long and 1874
feet wide. and capable OF containing
$4,000 persons. There are two towers.
227 feet high provided with an elevator.
and from the summit beautiful view
| may be obtained They contain chime
of 10 bells which are rung upon special
occasions. There are three others, one
'le Gros Bourbon" weighing IS tons.
The interior is distinguished by excel
lent wood carving. The organ was built
at Saint Hyacinthe in 1890. Behind the