Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-16

not connected with streams or other
bodies Of water. The fish may have
arrived by means Of birds carrying eggs
or living fish and dropping them. by
means Of underground streams, and by
means Of over1owing waters.
@. What was Rudolph Valentines
last photoplay?--J. j: s..
A. The last In which he appeared
was 1.-THE Son Of the Sheik."
@. Has Illinois produced any famous
poets?-K. Y.
A. Three Illinois poets who are repre-
sented in 1.-THE Winged Horse Anthol-
ogy," recently published by Joseph AUS
lander and Frank Ernest Hill, are Ed
gar Lee Masters, Vachel Lindsay and
Carl Sandburg.
G. How many times has the body OF
Abraham Lincoln been buried?-A. H. T.
A. Interpreting burial" as meaning
permanently placing in mausoleum,
crypt or SarcophaguS, or even oeposltlng
In water, as from ship" the custodian
Of the Lincoln tomb says that the body
Of President Lincoln was buried three
times. It now lies in the Lincoln tomb
in Springfield, Ill.
@. Is the corner Of Broadway and
Forty-second street the most congested
crossing in New York;. II. @.
A. Both Broadway and Forty-second
street and Fifth avenue and Forty-sec-
ond street have been designated as the
worlds busiest corners. City engineers.
however, declare Madison avenue and
Forty-second street to be the most con-
gested crossing, not only in New York
but in the world. The congestion Is 30
great that the city plans to build an
underpaSs so pedestrians may make the
crossing in safety and without serious
loss Of time.
@. Who organized the first Summer
camp for boys?-L. D. N.
A. The organized Summer camp had
its beginning about so years ago. In
1880 Ernest Balch established a camp
for boys on Lake ASquam, In New
Hampshire. Shortly afterward other
camps were established, and the move
ment began to grow rapidly. The health,
educational and recreational values OF
Summer camps for boys had become 50
well organized by 1900 that similar
movement for camps for girls was
launched at that time.
Q. Who was the first person ID
swim the Straits Of Gibraltar?-C. M.
A. Miss Mercedes Gleitz, 20-year-oldl
typist of London, made the first re-
on April S, 1928, covering the distance
Of 81 miles in II hours, SO minutes.
With an escort of several sailing boats.
she started at $50 am. from PalomaS
Island, of Tarifa, Spain, and finished
at 9:40 PM, when she reached Punta
Leona, near Ceuta, in Spanish Morocco.
Q. Where is the longest passenger
cable road in the world?-M. NJ.
A. According to Travel, the longest
passenger cable-railroad In the world
is now in operation in the scenic town
Of OberStdorf, in the German Tyrolian
Alps. This cable-railroad stretches
more than seven miles from the station
in the valley to the heights above the
town. The cable Is stretched from
eight reinforced concrete piers, each
more than 80 feet in height. The great
est span is something more than 5000
feet in length.
Q. Why are bandboxes so called?-
A. The first bandboxes were made of
hand-painted wallpaper, and were used
to hold the white linen bands worn I'M
der stocks.
@. What relative of Robert Louis
Stevenson has written book recently?
S. S. c.
A. Graham Greene, 23-year-old
cousin of Robert Louis Stevenson, has
written novel, entitled 1.-The Man
Within" acclaimed already in England
and to be published soon in this country.