Evening star., 1940-06-01
Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. Hdsktn.

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question OF fact by tDrtting The Eue.
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
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@. Please give the name of the New
York City theater that burned on the
night of Lille Langtry's opening per-
formance.-C. F. w.
A. Abbey's Park Theater in Madison
Square was destroyed by fire on October
30, 1882. Lille Langtry's opening night
there had been arranged, but the fire
necessitated her going to Wallacks
Theater instead, where she made her
American debut in An Unequal Match"
on November 6, 1882.
@. How long did Macswiney, the Irish
statesman, fast?-J. D. H.
A. Terence MacSwiney, Lord Mayor of
Cork, tasted for "a days In 1920.
@. What does the word sculpsit
mean on work Of art?-E. P. G.
A. 1t Is Latin term meaning he
carved or engraved GD; the sculptor is.
@. Where is the deepest fresh-water
lake in the world?-T. H. M.
A. Soundings taken at 400 feet have
established Lake Baikal in Southern ST.
IBERIA as the worlds deepest fresh-water
lake.
@. Please give some information about
the Black Hole Of Calcutta.-A. r. J.
A. The Black Hole of Calcutta was
dungeon of the East India Co. in their
citadel Fort William. 1t was l8 by
IA SIS feet in area and meant for two or
three men. When the Subahdar Of Ben
gal stormed the fort on June 20, 1855,
he believed that enormous treasures
were hidden within it and that the
incumbents refused to divulge the hiding
place. His guards therefore drove all the
white inmates. numbering l46, including
one woman, into the cell At am.
the following morning only % were alive.
@. What department of the Govern
ment makes postage stamps?-H ks.
A. Postage stamps are manufactured
at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
OF the Treasury Department.
@. Is it true that men formerly used
more lace than women?-C. D.
A. During the first two centuries OF
lace making men had more lace-trimmed
garments than women. 1t was used for
rufts, cuhs, collars, scarfs and cravats.
Ruffles of lace at the top Of heavy boots
were not unusual
@. What is the term for the setting Of
tails OF show horses?-W. H. B.
A. The process of making a cross cut
or cuts on the under side of the tail of a
horse to make him carry it higher is
known as nicking.
@. How many people in the United
States had net incomes of million dol
lars or more in 1929?-D. j.. r.
A. In that year there were 5l3 net In
comes Of 81 l,ooO,o 900 or more.
@. Who built the first fortifications at
West Point?-E. r. M.
A. The earliest Notifications ut West
Point were among the works constructed
by Thaddeus Kosciusko, the great Polish
general and patriot.
Q. Please give the derivation Of the
plant name begonia.-M P.
A. The flower was named In honor Of
Michel Begon, French naval ofacer
and a noted patron of botany,
Q. Has any dramatist besides William
Saroyan ever received both the Pulitzer
and New York Drama Critics Awards?
IT. M B.
A. Mr.. Saroyan is the first playwright
to receive both awards
Q. Will vegetables grow In gravel,
C. NJ
A. The Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton at New Haven, Conn, grows toma-
toes in crooks of gravel Single vines
staked in each crock are producing as
many OF so tomatoes. At regular inter-
vals the gravel is supplied with plant
food dissolved in water.
- 1Ao" oAo ID LUXE AaQaQamOKU?-
c.. w.
A. The famous Hawaiian swimmer will
soon celebrate his 5oth birthday ami.
versary.
@. What did it cost to scrap our ships
after the Disarmament Conference7
F. IS.
A. The total cost of scrapping ships Of
the United States Navy in accordance
with the Washington treaty limiting
naval armaments was $272 2,256.s10.74.
q. What famous feats Of history were
duplicated by the late Richard Haln-
burton?-H. L. E.
A. The author swan the Hellesnont
retraced the travels of Ulysses, and fol-
lowed the path of Cortez through Mex
leo and Balboa's march across Dar,en
he also rode an elephant from Switzer.
land across the Alps in the path of Han.
nibal.
T. What Is the origin OF the mama
knights of the Bath?-E. HIP.
A. 1t is derived from the ceremony of
bathing, which was formerly practiced
at the inauguration of a knight az a
symbol of purity. The last knights Gre
ated in this ancient form were at the
coronation Of Charles II in 1861