Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-09
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

@. When will the Frontier Days cele-
bration take place in Cheyenne. Wyo.,
this year?-F. E.
A. The Frontier Days celebration
will be held at Cheyenne, Wyo., this
year from July 26 to 80, inclusive
The celebration began with a. one-day
show and now five days are needed to
produce the spectacle and decide the
results of the greatest contests in
Wild West sports that are held In the
world.
@. Whence the phrase stand by"
used by radio announcers?--P. j.
A. 1t is a nautical term and has
been used in the Navy for some years:
1t merely signifies to prepare for or
ders, or to be at attention.
@. What caused Roosevelt's death?
w. S. l..
A. The cause of Theodore Roose-
velts death is given as rheumatism.
Q. How many times has Halley's
comet been seen since it was first
noted?-P. J. d.
A. The periodic time Of Halley's
comet Is 1858 years and in April, 1910,
it made the perihelion passage for the
comet Is O very large one, its latest
appearance was somewhat disappoint.
ing, especially to the general public.
who had been led to expect that 1t
would rival the sun in brightness. One
of the reasons for the disappointment
was that the earth was not very near
the comet when it was at its peri
helion, where it was brightest and had
the longest tail. On May 5, the length
Of the comets tail was $1,000 900
miles. On May Is the comet passed
between the earth and the sun and
was entirely invisible when projected
on the suns disk.
@. How are gate receipts for base
ball games divided?-G. w. S.
A. Organized base ball divides gate
receipts on the following basis: It al
lows 60 per cent to the home team
and 40 per cent to the visiting team.
@. Is there any hotel which provides
radio apparatus for each room?-
S. E. P.
A. The George Washington Hotel in
Jacksonville, Fla, has adopted a
broadcasting system by which each of
it's 900 guest rooms is provided with
radio programs.
Q. How many wells in the United
States are producing helium gas?-
I. E. D.
A. The Bureau of Mines says that
there are about Sc producing wells in
which helium is produced with natural
gas. Texas Is the producing State.
Q. Why were so many battleships
in the Hudson River in May?-
B. M. s.
A. They were there on a leave of lib
erty and to be overhauled before they
went to Newport for maneuvers. The
East and West coast fleets had been
down in the Caribbean Sea maneuver-
ing.
Q. Why Is an admission charged
on week days at Christ Church, Alex
andria, Va.?-A. E. S.
A. The famous church was dedi-
Gated in 1873, and George Washing
ton was one of it's vestrymen. Were
it not for this charge the church
would be financially unable to stand
the additional expense that would be
necessary to keep the building open.
The vestry contemplates laying aside
funds and hopes eventually to accu-
| mulate from this source and from
special gifts from individuals an en-
dowment fund that will furnish suf-
ficient income to enable them to dis
pense with the admission charge.
Miss Mary Gusts Lee, daughter of
Robert E. Lee, has started this fund
with a gift of $4,000.
Q. For whom or what were Pied
mont cigarettes named?-T. A. C.
A. They were named for the Pied
mont section of Virginia and North