Evening star., 1926-11-26
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

@. Is it a fact that President Wilson
drew the first number in the draft for
World War. soIdiers?-B. H. l..
"A. There were three drawings made
for the draft during the World War.
One was made for each registration.
The first and second drawings were
made by the Secretary of War. New
ton d. Baker. The number drawn in
the first drawing was 258, on July
20. 1917. The number in the second
drawing was 246, on June 81, 1918. In
the third drawing, President Wilson
drew the number. which was 322. This
was September 80. 1918: The first
man to be selected for the draft In
the United States was Harry c. Gill
bert Of the District of Columbia
@. Where does the United States
get its supply of sulphur?-B. T.
A. Nearly all OF the country q
sulphur supplies now come from the
South. Thirty years ago practically
all was imported from Sicily.
Q. Why is fiat money so cailed,-
r. d. K.
A. This name was given to IRE
deemable paper currency during the
Greenback agitation after the civil
War from the claim Of the Greenback
party that the fiat Of the Government
could give value to circulating me-
dium.
O. What is the meaning Of the name
of the Swedish princess, Astrid. re-
Gently married to the Belgian crown
Prince?-G. r.
A. The definition Of the Swedish
name Astrid is beloved"
@. What exactly is meant by th'
term IAN Americanism"?- r. D.
A. It was first used by John Wither
spoon. president Of Princeton Uni
versity in 1881, to designate any WORD
or combination Of words taken into
the English language in the United
States, or any word or combination
Of words which, becoming archaic IL
England. continues in good usage ir
the United States.
O. Where Is the worlds most pow
erful searchlight2-A. A.
A. A two.billion candlepower search
light, the largest In the world. wa
shown at the Electrical Industrial Elk
position in New York City recently. i
Is said that man 40 miles ava!
could see to read by IL and that thos'
operating 1t can clearly discern objects
at d OASLduCo OA VI AAOS'
q. Which cities in the United
States have spent the greatest amoun
OF money for building recently?-
H. S.
A. The following is q list of five
leading cities for the first half of 1926
and the total amount expended for
construction work in each: New York
$510,263 ,696; Chicago, $1SS.577 .S91
Detroit, sec ,204 ,092: Philadelphia, $40,
379. 1925; Los Angeles, $50, 1896.
Q. What is the bright red star In
the east in the early evening little
higher than the Pleiades?--G. l.. G..
A. It is Mars.
Q. What percentage of alcoho
does the beer so freely drunk in Bel
gium contain?-F. c. W.
A. The ordinary beer OF Belgium
biere de menage, has from ! t.
per cent Of alcohol. Certain othel
beers, such as the lambie and nitzel
contain a much larger percentage, bu
are not often drunk.
Q. What college sorority admit:
members of the Order OF the Eastern
Star only?-D. c.
A. The college sorority to which
only members Of the Order Of the
Eastern Star are eligible is Phi
Omega Pi. Up until 1922 this sorority
was called Achoth. It was organized
at the University of Nebraska, Marci
1910. There were in 1923, at the
time OF the publication of the lates
Baird's Manual of American Colleg
Fraternities, 13 active chapters will
a membership of LIT. There ar,
chapters at the University OF Iowa
University OF Illinois, Northwestern
University, University of Wisconsin
| University Of Colorado, University 0