Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-26
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Q. Are rubber wheeled skates fast
er than metal ones?-B. S.
A. Metal wheel skates are con-
sidered faster than rubber wheel
skates. Most all racing skates are
made with steel or aluminium wheels.
@. Who were the members of the
Presidents party who made the en-
tire journey from Springfield to
Washington when Lincoln was inau-
gurated?-M. c. r.
A. Mr.. Lincoln, Mrs. Lincoln, their
three sons. Robert T., William and
Thomas; Lockwood Todd, DR.. w. S.
Wallace, John G. Nicolay, John Hay,
Hon. N. B. Judd, Hon. David Davis,
Col. K. V. Sumner, Maj. David Hunter,
Capt. G. w. Hazard, Capt. John Pope,
Col. Ward II. Lamon, Col. T.. Il. Ellis
worth. j. NJ. Burgess, George G..
Latham, w. S. Wood and B. Forbes
Besides these, q considerable number
of other personal friends and digni-
taries accompanied the President from
Springfield to Indianapolis and places
beyond.
@. When did Great Britain emanci-
pate the slaves in her colonies, and
was any compensation made to the
oWners?-N. T.
A. The act for the abolition of
slavery in the British colonies and for
compensation to the owners of slaves
(2O. 1000. 900 pounds was passed in 1888.
All slaves in the British colonies were
emancipated August l, 1884.
Q. When and how was the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ami
mails started?-C. H. l..
A. The first step in the enactment
or humane legislation was taken in
1922, when bill providing punishment
for the Ill treatment Of cattle was in
troduced into the British Parliament
by Richard Martin, an Irish noble
man. later nicknamed by King George
~ Humanity Martin" To Richard
Martin belongs the credit for the first
conviction under the law for the pro-
lection of animals. The misused ami
NAL was dragged into court to show
evidence of its masters cruelty, and
the driver was found guilty. Two
years later, Martin formed a society
Tor the enforcement of his anti-cruelty
|act. The Society for the Prevention
or cruelty to Animals was thereupon
organized. From this society origi-
mated the American Society for the
prevention Of Cruelty to Animals,
III ->e" 1oIk III 1870 by
Henry Bergh.
q. Was the Alamo of Texas a
church or a forte. c. r.
A. The Alamo was a Francisco
mission built about 1922 and occasion
ally used after 1893 as a fort. 1t con.
sisted of a church, an inclosed convent
yard about 100 feet square, a convent,
hospital building and a plaza COW
ering about 212 acres and protected
by a wall s feet high and 33 inches
thick.
Q. When did Pullman cars change
the lighting from lamps to electricity?
IT. H. C.
A. Candles were largely used from
1865 to 1874. oil from 1875 to 1890 and
Pintsch gas from 1891 to 1909. The
first electrically lighted train was the
Pennsylvania Limited, June, 1887, a
dynamo engine being placed in the
baggage car. Later, along about 1898.
individual axle lighting generators
were developed.
Q. What Is the meaning of the
word Ozark?-J. G.. Nick.
A. 1t Is a corruption of the French
phrase AUX arcs" which means
with bows" The term is descriptive
Of the Indians who inhabited the
country.
Q. In what form did the Blessed
DamoZel" first appear?-A. d. G.
"A. RoSsettiS poem was first pub
lished in his brothers magazine called
the Gem.
Q. I've heard that there is a cook