Evening star., 1938-06-27
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QUESTIONS
A reader cGn get the dnstper to am
question OF fact by iDrittng The Eue.
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred-
eric J. Hdskin, Director, Washington,
D. c. Please tnclose stamp for reply.
q. Is there any State or city In the
United States without a public debit
]. M.
A. Nebraska Is the only State in the
Union without public debt. and Kala-
mazoo, Mich. is said to be the only city
Of over $4,000 population which is out
Of debt.
Q. Have the Dionne quintuplets been
vaccinated?-A. K. H.
A. The quintuplets were vaccinated
against smallpox in February. 1887.
@. Please quote Eugene Fields ia
nous criticism Of John Mccullough in
"Macbeth"-J. M.
A. Field wrote: "John McCulloueh
played Macbeth last night at the La
Sale Opera House. He played 1t until
IL o'clock"
q. How many Americans are enrolled
in French universities?-W. G. r.
A. Nearly 1900 Americans are study.
ing at French universities this year.
G. Who wrote the words Of the hymn
beginning, II would not live alway, I
ask not to stay?'-G. j.
A. The hymn II Would Not Live Al
way" was written by William Augustus
Muhlenberg.
@. Can any one live on an all-meat
diet?-W. c. B.
A. DR.. Vilhjalmur Stefansson. Arctic
explorer. and a companion, Karsten
Andersen, underwent an experiment of
the kind Is years ago under the super
vision Of the Russell Sage Institute Of
Pathology. After subsisting for a year
on meat diet, both men were in good
health.
@. Where is the largest rose bush in
existence?-M M. H.
A. The American Rose Annual says
that at Whittier, Calf. is the largest
known rose bush In the world It is 4
Lamarque and is feet around the trunk
at IL feet above the ground 1ts
branches cover a large house and 1t is
estimated that there have been 900
blossoms on 1t at one time.
@. How long has material been made
Of glass?-T X. M.
A. As far back as the 18th century.
the Venetians produced glass fiber. In
1892 an American glass company manu-
factured dress of silk fabric interviewer
with strands of glass thread and ex-
hibited 1t at the Columbian Exposition.
q. What is the name Of new organi-
zation that is being formed for collectors
Of American and foreign stamped en-
velopes, postal cards, and letter sheets?
j. L.
A. 1t is called the Postal Stationery
Society,"
Q. Was Wilmington, Del, once called
Willingtown?-J. NJ
A. The Encyclopedia Britannica says:
In 1871 large part Of the present ter
ritory Of the city was owned by Thomas
Wiiiub dHU WAS CdllcQ In
1899 borough charter was granted BY
William Penn. and the name with two
slight changes was altered to honor the
Earl Of Wilmington.
@. What was the earliest written Dc.
scription Of a wrestling match7-H. L.
A. 1t was probably the description Of
the bout between Odysseus and Ajax In
the go book Of the Iliad.
G. When was the first submarine
used in warfare?-C. j. L.
A. The Confederate vessel Hundley
was the first submarine vessel used dur
ing war. On February II, 1854, she
blew up the U. g. 8. Housatonic. a new
corvette Of 13 guns, in Charleston Har-
Dor, with a torpedo which. struck
her and exploded her magazine. The
Hundley went down with her victim.
@. What was the famous murder case
where the victim was not recognized at
hrst because he was without his wig?
*. L. M.
A. 1t was the Joseph B. Elwell case Of
1920. Edmupd Pearson in More Studies
Al 1vAuAoCA says. 4UcTe we're no IeSls
dent servants in Mr.. Elwell's house. The
only one due in the morning was Mrs.
Larsen, the housekeeper She came.
after 8 o'clock. and as she entered
glanced into the small room at the
right OF the front door. There sat an
elderly man whom she did not recoe-
nize. Her employer had luxuriant
brown hair and very regular teeth. But
this person was as bald as a coot, and
his mouth was toothless He was in
pajamas; letter which he had been
reading had dropped to the floor and
there was bullet hole in his forehead
He died an hour or two later, at the
hospital. Mrs. Larsen had learned that
this bald gentleman was really Mr. Ell
we'll; neither she nor any one had ever
seen him without his false teeth, nor
without brown wig. He had a hiding
place in which he kept 40 wigs guarded
as the secret Of his life"
@. What is the oldest publishing Arm
In the United States?-J. D. 6.
A. 1t is the Christopher sower Co. in
Philadelphia, which was established in
1898.
O. Has Georgia a memorial to MAI.
Archibald Butt?--K. r.
A. The distinguished military aide Of
the President. who died in the Titanic
disaster. is honored by q bridge at