Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-01

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Q. In mountain driving, does the car
going down hill or the one coming up
have the right of way?-C. K.
A. The courtesy of the road gives the
car coming up more consideration.
@. Please tell me how to get moths
out of fur collar.-L. M.
A. There are several methods that can
be followed. A simple one Is to place
the fur over a warm radiator or on
the top of lighted gas oven with
very low flame. The moths will come
to the surface and may be brushed off.
Place the garment in the sun for sew
eral days.
@. Please name the national sports
If some nations other than America with
it's base ball-B. D. G.
A. The national sport of Spain is
bullfghting; of Scotland, golf; Eng
land, cricket; Belgium, cockfghting;
Cuba and South America, jai alai.
@. Is all or part of the human brain
hn Of
A. The cerebrum, or more narrowly
the gray matter of the cerebrum, Is
usually regarded as the seat of con-
Sciousness.
@. When was the Commission of
Fine Arts created?-T. w. P.
A. During President Taft's admins
tration the Commission Of Fine Arts
was created-May II, 1910. One of its
first problems was the creation of the
Lincoln Memorial. A site had been
selected by the Senate commission in
1901 and this was Endorsed by the Com
mission of Fine Arts, reported to Con-
greSs and finally agreed upon. The
Lincoln Memorial is practically COM
pleted, except for the bridge across the
Potomac which will connect Arlington
with the Speedway.
@. How does the coastline of Alaska
compare with the Atlantic and Pacific
coastlines of the United States?-D. C.
A. The coastline of Alaska is longer
than the Atlantic and Pacific coastlines
of the United States put together. In
nautical miles they measure: Alaska,
4,123; Atlantic coastline, 1,773; Pa
cific, 1871.
@. Was there really Betty Zane,
and did she run the gantlet of In
dams for powder?-L. G.
A. Elizabeth Zane was one of the
most famous young heroines of the
Revolutionary period. She dashed from
an Enclosure where the American COL
onists were fighting to log hut where
she secured gunpowder and returned
with the ammunition under fire from
the Indians.
@. Who first calculated the distance
around the earth?-B. M.
A. Eratosthenes &C. 275-195 B.C.) of
Cyrene was the first astronomer to at
tempt to measure the distance around
the earth. His calculations of the cir
cumference came surprisingly near the
truth, the degree of error being only a
trifle more than % minutes.
Q. What was the first fraternity in
the United StateS?-A. B. T.
A. The first American college fra
ternity Of which there is a record was
the Flat Hat Club that appeared at the
College of William and Mary in 1850
and continued in existence until after
1772. It was secret, literary and social.
The Oldest Greek letter fraternity in
this country now in existence is the Phi
Beta Kappa, organized in 1776.
@. What American city was called
the Paris of the Colonies"?-B. E.
A. This name was applied to An
napolis. From a little settlement on
the Severn in 1864, it grew in size and
Importance until it became the capital
of Maryland. BY 1750 it was famed
for its gayety and luxury and was often
referred to as the Paris of the
Colonies"
@. Who was the challenger in the
Burr-H Hamilton duel?-D. w.
A. Aaron Burr in the year 1904 was
a Federal candidate for Governor of
New York and would probably have
been elected but for Hamiltons oppo-
sition. This opposition, aggravated by
certain uncomplimentary epithetS which
Hamilton is alleged to have applied to
Burr, gave rise to quarrel which cul-
minated in a duel July Z, 1904, Burr
being the challenger.