Evening star., 1932-10-29
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. H4SkIN.

q. Who posed for the young Christ
In Hunts Finding Of Christ in the
Temple?"-M. J. E.
A. Hunt visited all the Jewish schools
in London. He finally found a lad In
the school at Red Lion Square whom
he used as the model.
@. To what use are the Dry Tortugas
put?-V C. w.
A. The Dry Tortugas is a group Of
small coral islands lying off the west
ern end of the Florida Keys in the Gulf
Of Mexico. At present the islands are
a quarantine station. Since 1904
marine laboratory has been maintained
there, also a Federal bird sanctuary
since 1908. During the Civil War the
Federal Government confined prisoners
at Fort Jefferson on one of the islands.
@. Is the old expression, a cat may
look at king or cat may look at
queen?-T. L.
A. "A Cat May Look at King" Is
the title of pamphlet which was pub
lished in 1862. The expression crept
into the language, and when a queen
occupied the throne 1t was altered to
suit the time.
@. What is the Great Divide?-M L.
A. The Great Divide and the Conti-
mental Divide are the names given to
an elevated ridge of land in the United
States where occurs the parting of the
waters which flow to the Atlantic and
the Pacific Oceans. The name. the
Great Divide, is now commonly applied
to broader extent of country than
the Continental Divide or watershed
proper. 1t comprises that region in
Montana and Wyoming wherein so
many OF the large rivers Of the United
States have their source, and which
possesses within itself nearly all the
! characteristics of a continent. The ar
rangement of the elevated land masses
in relation to the valleys and plateaus
is continental the temperature and
vegetation vary almost from that of
| the tropics to the frigid zones; its
mineral wealth is enormous, and its
wild animals and great varieties of fish
make it the paradise of the hunter and
the angler. Its waters flow to the Gulf,
the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans,
and streams rise on its eastern border
land, whose waters flow to the Arctic
Ocean. 1t is the natural geographical
center of North America.
@. Where is Ford's rubber plantation
in Brazil?-H. w. o.
| A. The Ford rubber project in Brazil
embraces 4,000,0 900 acres on the Tapajos
River.
@. How many months supply of raw
cotton do the cotton mills and manu-
facturers of cotton goods keep on handP
L E K.
| A. The Bureau of Agricultural Eco
nomicS informs us that cotton mills
and manufacturers of cotton textiles
customarily have only three months
supply of cotton on hand at time.
@. When did Ohio change to Eastern
standard time?-A j.
| A. Due to the demands for daylight
saving in Ohio, the entire State was
put on Eastern standard time by order
Of the Interstate Commerce Comnlis-
sion, effective April 3, 1927.
@. During the World War who was
chief Of staff? Was Pershing?-
w. A. H.
A. During the World War the chiefs
of staff were Mai Gen. Hugh l.. Scott,
Maj. Gen. Tasker H. Bliss and Gen.
Peyton C.. March. The chief of staff
had charge of all the forces outside of
the A. E. F. Gen. Pershing had full
command of the A. E. F. only.
@. How many actions under the
/ Federal antitrust law have there been
| in Hoovers administration? How many
were there in Roosevelt's?-E. j. D.
| A. From March T. 1929, to the present,
| 25 cases have been instituted under the
! Federal antitrust laws. During Presi-
dent Roosevelts administration there
were A such cases
@. When was the Philadelphia Public
Ledger first published?-R. L.
A. It was established in 1886.