Evening star., 1935-10-18

FTedertc J. HdSktn, Director, Washing
ton. d. c. Please tnclose stamp for replv.
Q. How many people in this country
are killed by accidents in the home?
r. M.
A. Last year home accidents claimed
34,500 lives.
@. Whose idea was it to restore STRAIT
ford, the Lee home, as a national shrine?
&C. H.
A. Mrs. Charles Lanier of Greenwich,
Conn, discovered in some family papers
the manuscript of a speech made by
Sidney Lanier, the poet, on the death
of Gen. Lee. In this he urged the
establishment of a memorial, to which
all who loved Lee might contribute. In
this way Mrs. Lanier interested others
in Stratford as a national shrine. The
purchase and restoration has been I'M
dertaken by the Lee Memorial Founda-
tlon, Inc. The home is being purchased
by gifts solicited by the public. The
United Daughters of the Confederacy
have assumed an obligation of $50, 900.
@. How long has Adds Ababa been
capital of Ethiopia?-F. NJ.
A. Adds Ababa has been the capital
only since 1896.
O. What did the City of Boston do
with the money Benjamin Franklin left
to it?-G. B. K.
A. In codicil to his will BENJAMIN
Franklin gave to the town of Boston the
sum OF ! 900 pounds sterling This was TO
accumulate for 100 years, at which time
Franklin estimated that it would amount
TO fl3l 900. However, the total amount
OF the fund on July /, 1891. was only
1891 1858 and the apportioned amount
for the City of Boston was 1922 2.49O 20.
owing to litigation this increased TO
1929 ,30O.48 by January II, 1894, when it
was actually paid over. 1t was used for
the erection and equipment of the
Franklin Union. al Berkeley street,
Boston, trade school following Frank
Inns ideas of practical education. The
remainder of Sl02 455.70 was put on in
tereSt and at last account 1888 the
fund amounted to s570572.64. On July
l, 1891, in accordance with the terms
of the will. the principal will be divided
without restrictions between the City of
Boston and the Commonwealth of Mas
to exist.
@. Why are oysters taken on the
Pacific Coast more expensive than
oysters along the Atlantic Coast?-B. L.
A. They have much higher market
value than those on the Atlantic be-
cause the demand on the Pacific Coast
is greater than the supply.
@. When did the boil weevil first be-
come cotton pest in the United States?
r.. L. C.
A. 1t has been known in the cotton
belt since 1892, when it first entered the
United States from Mexico.
known?-A. r.
A. The breed was known in Scotland
as early as 1875, being said to have been
introduced from Brittany.
@. How cold does it have to be for
frost to form?-F. r. w.
A. When frost forms the temperature
is 80 degrees Fahrenheit or lower, at the
spot where the frost occurs. The tenn
perature a few feet above the surface
of the earth, on still, clear mornings,
often is several degrees higher than it
is at the surface. Hence frost may occur
on the grass and in low places when
the temperature on a porch, for in
stance, is distinctly above the freezing
point.
O. How did the style of type called
italics originate ?-T. o.
A. 1t is said to have been an imitation
of the handwriting of Petrarch.
Q. What great composer has been
called the giant among players Pm. B.
A. Beethoven.
O. What is a banshee?-F L. M
A. In Gaelic Ireland and Scotland, a
banshee is a spirit said to warn, by
weeping and wailing, of impending
death, especially death by violence. Only
certain families are said to have a ban
shee and only the kin or household of
the doomed person may hear her.
Q. When was polygamy abandoned in
Turkey?-O. F.
A. In 1924 MuStapha Kemal Pasha
prohibited polygamy abolished the
harem and commanded the unveiling
of women.
O. Did Robert Louis Stevenson's
stepSon collaborate with him in writing
any Stories?-A. r.
A. Lloyd OSbourne collaborated with
his stepfather in the writing of THE
Wrong Box" The Wrecker," and "Ebb
Tide"
c. Was Stonewall Jackson in the
United States Army when the Civil War
started?-G. T.
A. He was graduate of West Point,
class of 1876, but had retired from the
Army in 1851. He was professor at the
Virginia Military Institute.
O. Where was a person first electro
cuted for crime in the United States2
S. D.
A. In the State Prison at Auburn, N. Y.
August g. 1890.
@. How wide will the Florida Canal
BED McC.
A. The width of the Atlantic-Gulf
Canal will extend for 8 miles out into
the Atlantic and l6 miles out into the
Gulf. Channels 1000 feet wide will lead
into the canal from lightsbips at these
two extreme points. On the inland
waterway, along the beds of the rivers
that are being utilized, the channel will
be 400 feet wide, while through that