Evening star., 1928-12-12
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

airplanes within the national parks7-
S. r.
A.. No landing fields have been es-
tablished within park boundaries as
yet. Such accommodations are being
considered.
@. Where was the first permanent
theater built in America?-L. E. M
A. 1t was built on South street,
Philadelphia, In 1866. The following
year New York's first permanent thea
ter was opened on John street.
@. What did it cost the Literary
Digest to conduct the presidential poll?
"A. N.
A. The total cost of the poll has
been estimated at not less than
$3.50, 900.
@. What was the percentage Of air
mail loss last year?-G. P.
A. Last year, when 1,945,252 pounds
of air mail were flown, there were only
$40 pounds lost, or .0O041 per cent Of
the total. This proves that the posi-
bility of loss by air mail Is no greater
than that of shipments by railroad or
steamship in proportion to the amount
carried.
g. Who was the first professional
u1C1lIGCCO AL f1ulcIlCds-W. -.
A. peter Harrison. He drew the
plans for the Redwood Library, Kings
Chapel. the Jewish Synagogue, and
Brick Market at Newport.
@. Can a child born of JapaneS.
parents in the United States be con-
sidered an American citizen?-B. G..
A. A child of any parentage who ID
born in the United States is a citizen
thereof.
Q. Should such initials as N. Y.
d. G. or U. S. N. be divided at the end
of line?-S. j.
A. The Style Book, compiled by the
Government Printing Office, says that
such authorizations should be kept on
the same line.
+ @. Who was the first Greek modeler
in clay?-K. B.
| A. Butades of Sicyon was the first
Greek to model in clay. The story runs
| that his daughter drew upon the wall
thekoutline of her lovers shadow, upon
which her father modelled the face of
the young man. He then baked the
| model with the clay tiles that it was
his trade to make. This was about 600
BIC.
@. Is wood cut in the Wintertime
| more durable?- F.
A. The time of cutting wood has very
little effect upon its durability If the
| timber is properly cared for afterward.
Late Fall or Winter cutting is simplest,
| as the wood seasons more slowly and
| with less checking, and by warm
weather Is seasoned enough to be less
susceptible to borers and fungi There
| Is, however, practically no difference in
| moisture content OF green wood in Win
| ter and Summer
O. When was the game of whist in
| vented?-T. G.
A. Like many card games, its origin
Is obscure, but under the name of "tri-
umph" it had become so we'll known
that when Bishop Latimer preached the
Christmas sermon at Cambridge in 1929
| he had no doubt that his hearers could
follow his allegorieS based upon it. It's
| first serious study and the formulation
of set rules regarding play resulted from
Irequent meetings OF a party OF whist
| players at the Crown Coffee House in
Bedford Row, London, of whom Ed
mond Hoyle was one.
c. How did the term French leave"
4 Originate?-T. A. H.
A. This phrase came into use from
the French custom in the eighteenth
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| gathering without taking leave of the
host or hostess.
@. Where can find personal de-
scription of Roger Williams?-B. l..
A. There is no authentic portrait,
marble or bronze, of Roger williams ex-
tant. When in 1872 the State of Rhode
Island presented his statue to the Ma
ton the artist had to make it from an
ideal conception. III
@. Please give the names Of the
States which do not prohibit the use of
public school funds for parochial
| Schools-P. C.
A. The States which do not in their
1 constitutions prohibit the use of public
school funds for parochial schools are
Vermont, Maine, Rhode Island, West
Virginia, Arkansas, Maryland, North
Carolina and Iowa