Evening star., 1939-06-06


in the cast?-J. H.. K.
A. The play opened at the Park Thea
ter, New York City, on October /, 1914,
with Mrs. Patrick Campbell, Philip
Merivale and Edmund Gurney. 1t was
also produced at the Guild Theater and
opened there on November Is, 1926, with
a cast including Lynn Fontanne, Regi-
nald Mason, Helen Westley, Henry Trav-
ers and Beryl Mercer.
@. Which Of Chief Justice Marshall's
sons was killed during a storm at the
time Of his fathers death?-A. w.
A. Thomas Marshall was killed by
bricks blown from chimney In Balti-
more while fastening to his fathers
death bed.
@. What are the seven follies of sci.
ence?-H. P.
A. The so-called "seven follies of SCI
ence" are: The quadrature of the circle,
the duplication of the cube, trisection of
the angle, perpetual motion, transmuta-
ton of metals, fixation of mercury, the
elixir of life.
@. How many spools of thread can be ,
made from bale of cotton?-W. A.W.
A. According to the Department Of
Agriculture, bale of cotton will make
1900 spools of No. 40 six-cord thread.
Q. Who invented the lnotype?-M.
G. B.
A. The linotype was invented in 1885
by Otto Mergenthaler, German living
in Baltimore, and was first put into
operation by the New York Tribune in
1886.
@. Please give brief history of Fort
Bliss, TeX.-E. R.
A. Fort Bliss was established about
1849. The first station was at Franklin,
later known as El Paso, and was in use
from 1849 to 1858. In January, 1854, the
post was named Fort Bliss in honor of
United States Bvt. 1t COL William w.
5. Bliss, assistant adjutant general Of
the United States Army, who died August
5, 1853. The fort was occupied continue
ously from 1854 until the Civil War in
1861, when the United States forces
withdrew. 1t was reoccupied March l,
1858, under the name Camp Concordia.
At this time the old post was in a run
down condition. A new site was, there
fore, selected one-half mile farther north
on leased land. The location of Fort
Bliss was changed several times The
old post was finally abandoned in 1876
and the new post was constructed in
$780,
@. How many people in Canada have
radios?-P. J. S.
A. In 1888 the Canadian government
issued 12l3,723 radio receiving licenses.
@. Who originated the expression Tin
Pan Alley"?-A G.
A. The descriptive title of Tin Pan
Alley" is credited to one of its outstand-
ing characters, Monroe H. Rosenfeld,
neWspaperman, gambler and successful
writer of such songs as Wedding Bells
Shall Not Ring Out and Her Golden
Hair Was Hanging Down Her Back" He
is said to have suggested the name to
Harry Won Tilzer as covering the whole
popular song writing and publishing
profession.
@. When was helium the most expen.
sive?-T. R. L.
A. In 1904 it sold for $500 cubic foot.
Through its development by the United
States Bureau of Mines it is now avail
able for commercial purposes at a cost
OF little more than l cent a cubic foot,
@. Are there many snakes in Ber-
muda?-J. H. R.
A. There are no snakes on the islands.
G. Was Col Dom Piatt of Ohio at one
time a newspaper correspondent at
Washington, D. CIT H NJ
A. In 1868 he became Washington cor
respondent of the Cincinnati Commercial
and in March, 1871, he founded and be-
came editor of the Washington Capital,
O. How large was Jumbo, the famous
elephant?-C D. S.
A. Jumbo, the noted elephant, was II
feet inches tall and weighed tons.
@. Please describe the Philadelphia
Audltorium.-J. D. S.
"A. 44lC duuilOIluIIi Is OI 1taudn Ken
aissance style and is built of marble.
limestone and steel. 1t covers a ground
space of 408 feet by 236 feet. The main
hall is 300 feet long by 226 feet wide and
from ceiling to floor is about SO feet. 1t
is built with hanging balcony and not
single post interferes with the view Of
any spectator. Twelve giant trusses,
each 226 feet long, support the roof. The
building is equipped with an amplifying
system and stage 116 feet wide by Sc
feet deep, with an asbestos curtain
weighing AZ tons. The hall has seating
capacity of 1880, with room for an ad-
ditional $500 on the stage. A magnif1-
cent pipe organ with two consoles is
installed above the stage.
G. How did Col Lindbergh receive his
title?-J. A. L.
A. Charles A. Lindbergh was first ap-
pointed colonel in the National Guard
of Missouri by the Governor of Mis-
souri,. On June T. 1927, he was appointed
colonel in the Army Air Corps Reserve
by the Secretary of War