Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-15

|, @. Who built the Lee Mansion
r. d.
A. The grandson of Martha Wash
hgton, George Washingc con Parke
Gusts, built the mansion. 1t was be-
gun in 1904, but was not completed
Until after the War OF 1912. Mr. Gus
tbs resided there until after the mar
riage OF his daughter to Robert +.
Lee Of Virginia.
I Q. What salary is paid to substi,
tutes in the city schools?-D. s. c.
A High school substitutes in the
District receive $500 a day; grade
school substitutes receive $500 day.
@. How old is the Gridiron Club
A +.
A This famous club of newspa per
| men will on April % give one of the
dinners for which II is noted This
one will celebrate its fortieth birth
day.
| Q. Who is rated as the most pOpu-
Jar American author of late years?-
| NJ. p
| A. Publishers Weekly says that
| Winston Churchill has been the most
| popular author of the last quarter cen
fury, but that Main Street by Sin
clair Lewis has been the one most
popular book.
What are the A. B. c. powers?-
f. A.
| A. The A. B. c. powers are Argen-
| tina. Brazil and Chile These nations
| signed treaty of peace at Buenos
Aires on May 20. 1915, providing for
! five years of peace. During this time
| each was pledged not to make war
upon either of the others without an
/ a RI ifrl inT
Q. What was the Paris Commune
| Of 1S71?-A. A s
| @. The Commune of Paris, 1871, was
a municipality proclaimed by the in
| surrectionist element in Paris on
| March II, 1871, while the victorious
| German army was encamped on the
| heights outside the city. The Com
| mune was an inSurrection motived by
a desire for local or self government
! OF Paris and the democratic express
sion. loose and incoherent, though
it might be. Of dislike for the prevalent
| Capitalization.
O. What do the red green and
| yellow lights signify in directing traf-
/ fic in New York City?-H. E. r.
A. The Police Department of New
York Says that the traffic signal
lights on Fifth avenue and other ave
! nues are the same as installed when
the first traffic towers were erected.
The red light denotes a change or for
all traffic to stop; the green light de
notes east and west bound traffic. and
the amber colored light denotes north
and south bound traffic.
@. Why will horses eat bark off
trees?-J. E. OIL.
| A. The Bureau of Animal Industry
SAYS that the habit that horses have
of eating the bark from trees is prob
ably due TO the fact that the diet of
| the horse does not contain enough
| mineral matter such as salt. II this is
the cause, the animals should be given
this substance frequently. This habit
may also be due to the condition OF
the teeth.
@. Is any part of Yellowstone Ma
tional Park outside of Wyoming
E. F. H.
A. Yellowstone National Park is
mostly situated in Wyoming, but laps
over in Montana and Idaho. a stretch
of about two miles wide each. The
entire dimensions of the park are 81
miles east and west and 62 miles
from north to south.
Q. Which race is the largest to-
day?-G. Z. F.
A. DR.. Ales Hrdlicka. curator of
the division of physical anthropology,
| National Museum, says that there are
| only three grand divisions OF the hui
man race. the population of the white,
Indo-Germanic, Aryan and Semitic
being S96. 900 900; yellowbrown, in
Guiding Monaghan or Turanian. Ma
lay, Polynesian, American Indian ~
713. o00. 900: black race, including the
negro and the Bantu, 1879 100000
@. Where is the Isle of Lost
1 Ships"?-C. NJ. c.
A. Sable Island, off the coast of
! Newfoundland is sometimes known
as the Isle of Lost Ships" More
than two hundred vessels have been
reported lost on this island. 1t is also
known as the Graveyard of the At
lantic."
Q. Where was the first hotel with
electric lights?-E. V.
I A The Electrical World for Au'
I gust %, 1883. describes the electric
plant of the Hotel Ponce de Leon, ST