Evening star., 1940-02-22
Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Haskin.

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A reader can get the ansper to any
question OF fact BY tortttng The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Hdskin, director, Washington,
D. c. Please tnclose stamp for reply.
Q. What is the average salary Of
an extra in Hollywood?-D. J.. N.
A. In 1889 the average daily wage Of
an extra was $10.61.
Q. When was the last time Easter
came on March 24?-A. L.
A. Easter last fell on March a In the
year 1899.
@. How long was Abraham Lincoln
postmaster Of New Salem, In.?-H. p. q.
A. Lincoln was appointed postmas-
ter on May Z, 1888. by President An.
drew Jackson and continued to serve
until the Office was abolished In 1885
because New Salem was suffering from
q steady decline in population.
@. What is the source Of the saying
Feed cold and starve fever"?-W. p.
A. This admonition first appeared in
John Rays "Compleat Collection Of
English Proverbs" published In 1910.
@. Please give the real name and
birthplace of Dorothy Lamour, the
actress-T. G.
A. Dorothy Lamour, whose real
name is Dorothy Slaton, was born In
New Orleans, La.
Q. What is the largest fresh water
lake located within the boundaries Of
one State?-H. E. c.
A. The largest fresh water lake In
the United States located wholly in one
State is Lake Okeechobee, Florida, which
has an area Of TOO square miles. 1t is
about 40 miles long and % miles wide.
@. Does the Constitution refer to
the taking of the census?-D. M. s.
A. Article I, Section 2 of the Con.
stitution says: Representatives and
direct taxes shall be apportioned among
the several States which may be in
cluded within this Union, according to
their respective numbers, which shall
be determined by adding to the whole
number of free persons, including those
bound to service for a term of years,
and excluding Indians not taxed, three
flfths of all other persons. The actual
enumeration shall be made within
three years after the first meeting of
the Congress of the United States, and
within every subsequent term of ten
years, in such manner as they shall
by law direct. The number of Repre-
sentatives shall not exceed one for
every 10000, but each State shall have at
least one Representative"
Q. What was the total amount of
retail sales in the United States in
1929?-R. H.
A. According to figures of the De-
partment of Commerce, net retail sales
in 1929 in the United States amounted
to $49,114,653,O 900.
@. Where is Andre Maginot buried?
M. w.
A. His grave is at Revigny, France,
near Verdun.
@. Are there any boats too large to
pass through the Panama Canal?-
E. w. o.
! A. Neither the Queen Mary nor the
Normandie can 60 through the canal
Q. Where did William r. Santel.
mann, the new leader Of the United
States Marine Band, study music?-
H. F. R.
A. He was graduated from the
Washington %. Co. College Of Music
and later received degree from the
New England Conservatory Of Music
at Boston, Mass.
O. Has Indiana a State flower?-
]. NJ
A. The zinnia was adopted as the
State flower by the General Assembly
on March 3, 1881.
Q. Who are the Four Ink Spots?-
r. T. H.
A. The Harlem singers known as the
Four Ink Spots are Orville Jones, Ivory
Watson, William Kenny and Charles
Fuqua.
@. What are the most valuable
buildings in New York City?-H. S. P.
A. The three most valuable build
ings in New York, according to tax
assessments, are the Equitable Build
ing, assessed at $1,000, 600; the r. C. A.
Building, rated at $2S,500,000, and the
Empire State Building at $27,250,0O0
@. In northern Russia, where mer.
curry and alcohol freeze, how do they
read the temperature?-A. P.
A. The Weather Bureau says that
no record is known Of the occurrence
in Russia, or elsewhere on the earth's
surface, Of temperature low enough to
freeze ethyl alcohol. For example, ther-
mometers prepared for the United States
Antarctic expedition were graduated to
minus 30 degrees Fahrenheit.
@. Who was Mayor of Harpers Fer
ry, w. Va, when John Browns raid
occurred?-F. B.
A. Fontaine Beckham was Mayor at
that time.
O. Did Victor Herbert really marry
singer as shown in the motion pic.
ture "The Great Victor Herbert"?-
M. S. L.
A. The composer married Therese
Forester, prima donna, on August