Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Many readers send in questions signed
only with initials, asking that the an
swerS appear in the newspaper. The
space is limited and would not accom-
modatc fraction of such requests. The
answers published are ones that may
interest many readers rather than the
one who asks the question only. All
questions should be accompanied by
the writer's name and address and 2
cents in coin or stamps for reply. Send
your question to The Evening Star In
formation Bureau, Frederic j. Haskin.
director, Washington, D. c.
@. Can airplanes land in Yellowstone
National Park?-C. C. N.
A. Airplanes are not permitted to
land in Yellowstone Park. These re-
strictions are imposed by the Park Com
mission.
@. Why was the columbine given this
name, since columbine means like a
dove ?-W. B. l..
A. According to Murray, the name
columb1ne" was applied because the
inverted flower has some resemblance
to five pigeons clustered together.
@. Are irrigation costs in Egypt as
! sessed against the land owners ?-W. w.
A. All irrigation and drainage work
is done by the government. Mantle
nance is also government project. No
special tax is levied, there being a fixed
land tax, payable yearly.
@. When railroad train is detoured
over the tracks of another road, does
the train have to have a pilot?-
j. S. M.
A. The STANDARD form OF detour
agreement adopted by the American
Railroad Association provides in para
graph 2: THE foreign company granted
such permission shall run it's trains be-
tween points over the tracks of the
home company, using, unless otherwise
agreed between the parties, its own en-
gines and crews, and train crews fully
conversant with the standard code of
the American Railway Association, but
always with pilot or pilots. Not more
than one pilot for each foreign engine
or train crew, nor more than two for
any one train to be furnished by the
home company, and subject to all rules
and regulations of the home company
and the orders of the train dispatcher"
O.. When was Chile discovered?-
S. T. S.
A. Chile was discovered by Pizarro's
pdECner III the conquest OF Feru, Diego
de Almagro, in 1887. Three years later
Pizarros lieutenant, Pedro Valdivia,
reached Central Chile, founded the two
first settlements of Santiago and La
Serena, and was killed on his way
south to establish new centers of popu-
lation. Chile threw of its allegiance
to Spain in 1910. and soon after estab-
lished stable and orderly govern
ment.
@. On what day do the wives of
Representatives and Senators receive
callers?-C. j. L.
A. The wives of members of the
House of Representatives are at home
on Tuesday afternoons, and the wives
OF Senator's receive on Thursday after
moons. About 4 o'clock is the usual
time. The only exception to this is in
the case of the wives of Senators and
Representatives who reside on Capitol
Hill. 1t Is an old unwritten law that
these will receive on Monday.
@. When were Stainer violins first
on the market?-W. A. B.
A. Jacob Stainer was born in Absolm
in 1921 and died in 1888. His violins
were offered for sale the first time in
1889. The best Stainers are now to be
found in England, and nearly all other
violins claimed as his are not genuine.