Evening star., 1933-09-01

December, 1915 as a blind to conceal
the true nature of the experimental
fighting machine then being secretly
constructed in England. After the first
appearance of the machine in the field
the name was retained.
@. Is the Graf Zeppelin coming to
the Worlds Fair?-E. F.
A. The German airship Graf Zeppelin
will make special flight from Fried
richshafen, Germany, to the Century
of Progress Exposition at Chicago the
latter part Of October The big Ger
man airship, which circled the globe In
1929, will leave its Friedrichshafen han
gar on or about october IA. and will
proceed to Chicago via South America
with DR.. Hugo Eckener, famed German
Zeppelin designer, in command.
@. How many Pueblo Indians are
there left in the SouthWest?-F. H.
A. Harvey Ferguson in his new book.
Rio Grande," says that there are still
5000 out of an estimated 25,0o0 when
the Spaniards came.
@. Did Samuel Colt invent as well as
manufacture firearms?-G H.
A. At the age Of IA. from a boarding
school at Amherst, Mass. Samuel Colt
made runaway voyage to India, dur
ing which Tin 1929 he constructed a
wooden model, still existing, of what
was to be the revolver In 1885, having
perfected a six-barreled rotating breech,
he patented his inventions in London
and Paris and secured the American
rights. The same year he founded at
Paterson, N. j.. the Patent Arms Co.,
for the manufacture Of his revolvers
only.
O. What memorial in the United
States did John GalsWorthy say was
worth an American trip to see?-E. r.
A. The Adams Memorial, by Saint
Gaudens. in Rock Creek Cemetery,
Washington. D. c., evoked this praise
from the late author.
@. What is the meaning Of star in
front of the serial number on q dollar
bill?-R. C..
A. The Treasury Department says
that after currency has been printed
and it is found to be defective, the
regular serial number is removed and
a new serial number with q star pre-.
ceding the number replaces 1t.
@. BY coach, how long a journey did
Mrs Washington make when she drove
from Mount Vernon to Philadelphia?
B L.
A. Over $50 miles
O. How old is the National Archery
Association?-C. c.
A. 1t was established in 1879.
@. For whom was Lord Byron named?
M. A. G.
A. The poet Byron was christened
George Gordon after his maternal
grandfather, who was descended from
Sir William Gordon of eight, grandson
of James I of Scotland.
Q. Who built the Pyramids?-R. w. U.
A. According to Herodotus, the great
Pyramid Of Egypt was built by Cheops
of Khufu. about 3733 B. c. The second
pyramid was built by Suphis II, and the
third by Monkare.
@. Please give a brief biography of
DE- Otto Meissner secretary TO Presi-
dent Won Hindenburg M.
A. DR.. Meissner was born in Bisch-
weller. Alsace, fifty-three years ago. His
father was postmaster of the town and
he has been in government service all
OF his adult life. He was clerk in the
state railroad administration Of Alsace-
Lorraine when, in 1914, he quit the job
to fight on the Eastern front, where he
won a captaincy. On his return he
was made a member of the directorate
of the Alsatian Railroad Subsequently
during two years in the Berlin foreign
office he wrote two books on political
economy. He has been connected with
the Presidents office since 1920.