Evening star., 1923-09-14

which he was born, transferred to the
United States the title to an endow-
ment fund of $4,000 invested in GER
tain stocks, bonds and securities held
and owned by the association. The
fund has been converted into bonds
to the amount of $4,000, on which
there is an annual income of about
S17O0 This income is used for the
preservation of the birthplace of Lin
coin.
O. What pictures are considered the
twelve masterpieces of the worid?-
M. l.. 7. -
A. No one is equipped to say which
are the twelve greatest, but a CON
sensus Of opinion has resulted in the
selection Of the following az coming
Mhder this classification: Tie Last
Supper" Leonardo da Vinci: THE Last
Judgment" Michaelangelo; descent
From the Cross" Daniels da Volterra
"Sistine Madonna" Raphael: As
sumption of the Blessed Virgin"
Titan; Holy Night Corregio; Com
munfon iof st. t."Gerome," Aurora Pre-
ceding Chariot of the Sun" Guido
rillo;- Descent From the Cross" Ru-
bena: THE TRANSPORTATION" Ra-
phael, and "Sortie of the Civic Guard"
Rembrandt.
@. Where does .Nichi gan rank in the
production of "copper". L. f.
! A. In the total production of cop
per Michigan ranks second to Mon
| tanas and in annual output the state
| is surpassed only by Montana and
Arizona.
| @. At what. time did the most SOL
! diers carry government insurance?
How many. do now?-W. L. S.
| A. The Veterans Bureau says tina,
the largest number of policies were in
force on November II. 1918. At this
time there were 4.439.664. On March
/, 1922. there. were 329.o23 term poll
/ lcieS in force-amount of insurance be
ing S2.446,142 There were 2719Oi
converted policies. amounting to 9S4
4,032.25.
Q. Where are the Mountains of the
Moon?-F. T.
| A. The Mountains of the Moon were
| a. mythical chain of mountains which
4 the early Egyptians believed TO be
the souree of the River Nile.
!
| . @. What was the worst coal mine
disaster in this country?-H. /. Il.
a Between 1889 and 1917 there
were nineteen coal mine disasters H.
(which the Toss, of life was 100 or more
and the worst of these accidents was
! the explosion at Monongah, West VII
| ginia;| December 6, 1907, in which So
lives were. lost.
O. When wene finger prints first
taken?-M G. B.
| A. Alphonse Bertillon invented his
! system of mensuration in March. 1872
/ for which he was made chevalicr of
| the Legion of Honor. The taking of
| finger prints as method of ident.-
| fication has been more or less. in Use
in the far east Since very earl" hfs-
tory, -, .,--.-.. ..- - =, .-s,~.
!
t. Ql-ANllo has :. writ teSt. ztF4es<giargcsat
| check in the United States w. J. z
| A. The. Treasury .RepaptnItnt SAYS
that the largest official check or war
rant issued by the government Nds
| that of s200,000.O0 which was given
| from this country to Great Britain
4 during, the war They have no knowE-
edge off a larger check issued by ans
one.
j. efIf you hare a question goI wants
Pc slltStoered send it TO The Star M
! NeT1gdtt0H Bureau. FTederic j. Has
kiEsF Director, 1920 North CGpiiC't
street State your question plGinlpF
and briefly and GiUc your fIllI names
| c1td address so thCt the iufOTmdtioHt (
4 mag be sent direct. The on1u chargcE
J for this service IS ? cents in stampSS
! for return postagcD