Evening star., 1933-06-16

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ton Of fact and get the answer in q
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American newspaper readers. 1t is
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Address Frederic j. Haskin, Director,
The Washington Evening Star Infor-
nation Bureau, Washington, d. C.
Q. When are the National Air Races
to be held?-R. A.
A. The National Air Races for 1898
will be held in Los Angeles during the
first four days Of July On those same
days the American Air Races are to be
held at the Municipal Airport In Chi
cago.
9. What is the history Of the Gen
Andrew Lewis Oak?-I. B. S.
A. The Gen. Andrew Lewis Oak
Is at the foot of Martins Mountain
Marlinton, w. Va. 1t was marked by
the general for whom It was named
on October 6. 175l, as corner tree of
the Greenbrier Colony. At the time
this colony, in what is now West Vir-
ginia, was established, it was thought
that it was in the Atlantic watershed
1t later turned out, however, that the
tree marked the site of the habitation
Of the first white settlement west OF
the Divide.
@. Has Ed Wynn ever played in a
movie?-C. C.
A. He appeared in Rubber Heels" q
silent picture, and Follow the Leader.
Q. What is the origin Of pugilismi
%. M. D.
A. The word comes from the Latin
word meaning boxer and Greek word
meaning with clenched fist. The first
mention Of such fighting in literature
Is found In the 23d book of the Iliad
another full description Is In Virgil
Aeneid.
@. What is meant by radical en-
piricism?-M. L. G..
A. In philosophy, radical empiricism
Is the theory that experience Is the
only test OF reality and truth. This
is the view Of William James and was
so named by him.
@. Who invented the Burroughs add
ing machine?-S. L.
A. 1t Is the invention Of William
Seward Burroughs (bofn In 1887; died
in 1899, who inherited his mechanical
ability from his father. He was work.
ing as a clerk In a bank when he con-
ceived the idea which he later deveI-
oped into the first commercially success
full adding machine.
@. Is Buffers 1.-THE Way Of An Flesh"
autobiographical?-W. v.
A. It is largely autobiographical and
the characters are mostly taken, with
changes, from real life. Theobald and
Christina Pontifex are based on Buffers
parents, Alethea on Miss Savage and
DR.. Skinner on Dr. Kennedy, Buffers
head master at Shrewsbury. Butler
himself appears twice, as both Overton
and Ernest Pontifex.
Q. How old is Chancellor Eneelbert
Dollfus of Austria?-W. L.
A. He is AZ years old.
Q. What is the nature of the
memorial recently unveiled at Bear
Mountain, N. Y, to Stephen Mather?
G. L. S.
A. The memorial Is In the form Of q
bronze plaque affixed to q great granite
boulder. A bust of MIR. Mather is
shown against a background Of trees
and distant mountains. An Inscription
gives the dates Of his birth and death
and states that "he laid the foundation
Of the National Park Service, defining
and establishing the policies under
which its areas shall be developed ard
conserved unimpaired for future genera