Evening star., 1935-10-25
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By Frederic J. Hoskin.

A reader can get the dns1Der to any
question of fact by tDrtttng The Washing
ton EDening Star Information Bureau,
Frederic J. Hasktn, Director, Washing
ton, D. C. Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. Is Miss Amelia Earhart connected
with Purdue University?-M. H.
A. The Office of the president of Purdue
University says: During the present aca-
demic year Miss Earhart will serve as
consultant in careers for women In
addition, she will serve as adviser in the
development of the program of the uni
versity for aeronautical instruction and
research"
@. How are the figures determined in
handicapping horses by the percentage
system?-E. A.
A. The horses are rated according to
the number of times they have been in
the money in previous races.
@. What was the first American cas-
ualty in the Ethiopian War2-F. L. M.
A. Wilfred Courtney Barber. Chicago
Tribune correspondent, who died Of
malaria, is the first reported.
@. How many bones are there in the
human foot?-G. w.
A. There are 26.
@. What became of the diamond
studded championship belt which John
L. Sullivan won?-C. K.
A. F. G. Menke SAYS: The diamond
studded championship belt was donated
III tol,a 1;rl,. zf Ia
Police Gazette, for the Jake Kilrain fight,
which Sullivan won Many stories Of its
Wanderings have since been circulated.
1t was found, in part. in a pawnshop,
but its present whereabouts is not known.
The belt was for the London prize ring
title, Fox having had a quarrel with
Sullivan, and putting up the belt to
influence John L. to meet FoX's new idol,
Kilrain. That was the last London prize
ring fight in this country for any title.
The Queensberry rules fight between
Sullivan and Corbett. in 1892 was won
by Corbett. Sullivan carried the Lon
don prize ring championship into the
grave with him.
Q. In what juvenile magazine did
Little Lord Fauntleroy' appear as
serial?-M. B.
A. This story of Frances Hodgson
Burnett's first appeared as serial in
St. Nicholas.
@ What is guerrilla Warfare?-H. K S.
A The term defines warfare carried
on by small independent bands against
larger bodies of troops, the fighting
being done from ambush or by sudden
raids. Much of the fighting of the
Americans in the Revolution, especially
in The South. might be termed guerrilla
warfare The word is the Spanish
diminutive of guerra, which means war.
@. Who was the first American singer
to play the role of Carmen?-G. F.
A. Minnie Hauk Q852-1929). operate
soprano, was the first American in this
role.
@. Please give some information about
the George Junior Republic.-H. F.
A This community, at Freeville. n. Y,
was founded in 1895 by William Reuben
George for the purpose of giving home
to neglected and unadapted children,
both boys and girls. The community is
in the nature of a miniature republic
where the children make their own laws,
elect their officers and have their own
administrative system. There are work.
shops, restaurants. store. bank, library,
laundry and school buildings on farm
of over 300 acres. All must work and
are paid in local currency. Vocational,
as well as grammar school training, is
received to the age of Is. The age Of
admission is from II to 18 years.
@. How long have raisins been noted
as a product of California?-L. D. B.
A. Raisin culture was introduced into
California by missionaries about I'LL.
@ What was the first almanac pub
lished in America?-G. NJ.
A. In 1886 Stephen Daye started the
first almanac in the Massachusetts,
Colony.
@. What were liquor revenues last
year?-L. T.
A. Collections for the fiscal year ended
June 80 were SAIL 100000, which is more
than the total revenues of the Gov
ernment from all taxes and customs
duties at the time of the Spanish-Amer-
lean War.
@. Does bubonic plague now exist in
Americans. E.
A Not in North America, but recently
it has become necessary for Panama
Canal authorities to take special pre-
cautions concerning ships arriving from
Guayaquil, Ecuador, because of the
presence of the plague there.
@. Where is the Isle of Capri?-N. K.
A. 1t is at the south end of the Bay
of Naples, near Naples, Italy.
@. What was the Battle Above the
CloudS?-E. B.
A This is popular name for the battle
of Lookout Mountain in the Civil War.
Heavy mistS hung over the mountain
sides up which Union troops charged a
successful assault upon Confederate posi-
tions at the crest of the mountain.
Q. How old is the boomerang?-D. F.
A. There is evidence that the BOOM
erang was known to paleolithic Euro
peans 1t was used in ancient Egypt and
is still used by Australian natives and
by some tribes of India and of American
Indians.
@. The Washington Cathedral seems
to occupy commanding position over
looking the city. How high above the
city is it?-C. H. L.
A. The Cathedral grounds are $50 feet
above sea level. The lowest points in