Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-25
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BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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Q. How many cameramen are there
In Hollywood2-L. G.
A. The American Cinematographer
says there are close TO one thousand
cameramen Of varying classification in
Hollywood.
@. How long have crosses been used
to mark Christian graves?-H. 8. r.
A. Among the very earliest Christian
graves which have been discovered
the cross was used as a symbol.
Q. Is there railroad running out
of Chicago which advances on the left
instead Of the right, where there Il q
double track?-R. L. G.
A. The Chicago Union Station says
that the only railroad in Chicago that
advances on the left is the Chicago
and Northwestern Railway and it oper-
ates in and out Of its own passenger
terminal at Canal and Madison streets
9. Who discovered the new planetG
j. w. z.
A. The ninth planet or planet x
as 1t Is at present known, had long
been predicted fundamentally by the
late DR.. Percival Lowell. The planet
was first observed on January Il OF
this year by Clyde Tombaugh, q pho
tographer Of the Lowell Observatory
at Flagstaff, AriZ., and later identified
by Drs. Slipher and Lampland as the
long-sought trans-Neptunian body, com.
puted to be some 1000, 100000 miles
from the earth.
@. When was the roulette vince
introduced?-M. G.
A. The exact origin of the roulette
wheel seems to be obscure. The game
is said to have first appeared in France
becoming very popular, at the period OF
the First Consulate. In England It was
known as Roly Poly. AS early as 1745
legislation was passed against it.
q. What is the longest tunnel IN
South America?-T. L
A. The Uspalatta Tunnel not quite
two miles long, between Los Andes and
Mendoza, is now the longest. The
Races Tunnel now under construction
will be about three miles in length
They are both railroad tunnels in the
Andes.
@. Where Is Palmyra Islands,. A. T.
A. Although far to the south of the
Hawaiian Islands, 1t belongs to tina,
group. It Is six miles long and one
and one-haH miles wide,
q. Please tell something Of the
methods used at Henry Ford's school
at Sudbury, Mash. s. d.
A. Thirty-one boys from IL to II
years of age live a simple community
life in the old-fashioned residence at
Sudbury, Mass, where Mr.. Ford is try
ing out new theories in education. The
boys are taught how to care for them
selves, their home and their clothes.
They are taught not only how to earn
but how to spend money. The meals
are prepared and served by students
and the entire domestic routine is man
aged under the supervision of but one
resident master. To do this the boys
are divided into squads of i've members,
each under leader appointed by the
master. The school day begins with
setting-up exercises, followed by q
hygiene lecture and then breakfast.
Household chores follow In order, then