Evening star., 1938-01-18
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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@. Are the Marx Brothers related IA
AZ Shean, who Is playing In Father
Malachy's Miracle" e. II.
A. The Marx Brothers are nephevs OF
Mr.. Shean.
q. How much longer will the National
Emergency Council function?-C. T.
A. Its existence has been extended to
June 80, 1898.
Q. When was the rise Of the flood
checked at Cincinnati last year,
r. r. s.
A. On January IS the rain ceased.
and from reports received from the
| neighborhood, the Weather Bureau
| stated that crest of 30 feet was indi-
| Gated, which became stationary during
the night, and on the 26th, the rise Of
the flood was checked.
@. Are dialect stories as popular "a
plain English?-J. M. P.
A. Only a generalization is possible.
Dialect slows the reading and the CON
sequent enjoyment Of story for many
| people.
@. How old is the economic system
known as capitalism?-T. D.
A. 1t has risen mainly since 1900. It's
| modern aspect dates from the industrial
revolution Of the 18th. century. when
owners Of capital began to displace
landed aristocrats in the social order Of
the Western World.
| @. Where was the first engineering
school in the United States?-W. H.
| A. The first school of engineering in
the United States was the Rensselaer,
Polytechnic Institute. founded At Troy,
N. Y. by Stephen van Rensselaer, In
1924. as a school of theoretical and ap-
piled science to furnish instruction in
the application of science to the COM
mon purposes Of life.
| -. 11Ow ldIkc Is Sdpc -. M
| A. 1t is about IS miles long and from
| l to 20 miles wide.
Q. What are the ingredients Of Wor-
cestershire Sauce?-T w.
A. 1t contains vinegar lime Juice.
| onions. spices. chilies, soy, anchovies or
picked herring. and tamarinds, finely
blended and strained.
@. How many times did Franklin d.
Roosevelt nominate AL Smith as . can
didate for the presidency?-H 9.
| A. Three-in 1920, 1924 and 1923 The
third time, Smith was made Democratic
choice but was defeated at the polls.
| Q. What is the origin of the Easter
sunrise pilgrimage on Mount Rubidoux,
| Calif?-C. H.
A. The annual Easter sunrise pilgrim
age to the Father Sierra Cross on Mount
Rubldoux. about 10 miles from Los An
| geleS, Is An unusual ceremonial inau-
| gurated by the late Joseph Riis on Wash
ington's birthday, 1909 This annual
service developed until in the Easter of
1914, over $500 people attended to hear
the reading Of poem by Henry Van
Dyke. God Of the Open Air." and to
watch a pageant.
Q. How many postal cards are printed
At the Government Printing Once In
= year?-A. S.
| A. In the fiscal year 1887 there we're
almost two and one-hah billion printed.
! q. Please describe the Hotel des In
| valides.-W. j.
A. The Hotel des Invalides is an es-
adjustment in Paris where wounded
veterans are cared for at the public cost.
Its foundation dates from 1871. under
Louis XIV. At first it was q place of
retirement for the aged servants of
court faVorites as we'll as for invalided
soldiers. but this abuse was ended by St.
German in the reign of Louis XIV. With
its high gilded dome, under which are
the tomos OF Napoleon, Turenne. Vaubsn,
jerome and Joseph Bonaparte, and
Marshal MacMahon, it is one OF the
most conspicuous monuments Of France.
The buildings cover about 30 acres It.
stands about 500 yards back from the
Seine.
@. Who is president of the American
Football Coaches Association?-W
A. Harry Stuhldreher, one of Notre
Danes Four Horsemen of 1924, is presi-
dent OF the association. He Is head
coach at the University of Wisconsin,
@. How large an estate did Roxy
Rothafel leave?-H w.
A. Samuel L. Rothafel, who died on
January l3, 1896, left a net estate Of
$2l5,560.
@. Does Milton refer to his blindness
In Paradise Lost w. H.
A. He alludes to his afiiction In the
lines beginning: Thus with the year
seasons return: but not to me returns
day. or the sweet approach OF eve or
morn, or sight of vernal bloom Or sum-
mer's rose"
Q. In what year did Helen Keller grad
uate from college?-C. H.
A. She was graduated with honors
from Radcliffe College in 1904.
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