Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-06
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

@. What color ribbon Is worn with
a Carnegie hero medal?-W. j. d.
A. The Carnegie Hero Fund Com
mission says that no ribbon ever &C.
| companies Carnegie hero medal. The
medal~is three inches I'm diameter and
is inclosed in a leather case. No pro-
vision is made for it to be worn.
@. Did King George " have
brother who died in infancy?-A. B. r.
A. His youngest brother, Prince
Alexander John Charles Albert, was
born April 6, 1871. and died the next
day. King Georges eldest brother
died when % years Of age. upon which
event King George became the heir to
the throne.
O.. Has ship ever been engulfed in
quicksand?--W. o.
A. Historical records show that
| ships have been engulfed in quick or
shifting sands. The sand moves with
the water around 1t and a person or
q boat caught may be gradually drawn
down into it. The famous Goodwin
sands off the southern coast of Eng
land are extremely dangerous to YES
sells. In 1903 Is warships nwere lost in
night by the power OF these PREACHER
GUS Quicksands. The wrecks were en-
tirely swallowed
@. Where are most of the bananas
raised?-S. S.
A. The principal countries produc.
ing bananas are Costa Rica, Guate-
mala. Honduras, northern Panama,
northern Colombia and the Island Of
Jamaica. Bananas are not grown
commercially In the United States.
There are, however, paintings in Flor.
| ida, Louisiana and California. No
bananas are produced in Europe. Asia
| or Australia, but they are produced in
South America, Central America and
the West Indies. In southern Mexico
bananas are grown for local use, but
| they export a negligible amount.
Q. Can a dirigible go through an
air pocket? understand that an air
plane cannot.-J. s.
A. A dirigible can go through a
pocket. An airplane can also go
through pocket, but doing so causes
the plane to be jolted.
@. Was a flag authorized by an
| act Of the Continental Congress-
w. o. II.
A. The Continental Congress passed
an act in the Fall of ITS providing
for single banner by which the ships
of this country might be known. This
| flag was first unfurled on December
3. IT'S, by John Paul Jones on his
| flag of the Grand Union.
@. What countries lead In number
of automobiles in proportion to popu-
lation?-C. A. G.
A. The United States is first, hav-
| ing 1 automobile to every 6 persons:
| Hawaii is second, with 1 to every IL,
and Canada third, with l to 13. There
\ is one automobile to every II persons
inhabiting. the earth.
@. Where did the ancestors Of peo-
pie come from who are called pure
American stock"?-M. S.
| A. The descendants of the earliest
settlers of the country are usually
meant when reference is made to pure
American stock. This would include
descendants of those from the British
Isles, Scandinavia, Spain, France.
Holland or the Netherlands, and later
Germany.
O. When was the Royal Northwest
Mounted Police organized?-W. E. T.
| A 1t was organized in 1873 by the
Dominion government to preserve law
and order in the wilderness northwest
of Lake Superior.
! O. How many people emigrated
from the United States last year,
N. c.
A. For the fiscal year ended in
June, 1925, there were 92,728 people
| leaving this country as emigrarts.
| Q. How often has Suzanne Lengien
won the English championship for
tennis among women?
A. She took the English champion
ship for the sixth time.
g. How many people visit the
| METROPOLITAN Museum of Art?-C. o.