Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-18
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY Frederic J. Haskin.

A reader can get the dnswer to am
question Of fact by tVritirg The Wishing
ton EUenino Star Information Bureau,
Frederic J. Huskin, Director. Washing
Ton, ID. c. Please inclose stamp for repIu
O. Where did the late Will Rogers
take his degrees in Masonry and TO
what Blue Lodge did he belong?-J A. B.
A. The grand secretary of the Ma
sonic Temple in Guthrie, Okla, says that
the late William Penn Adair Rogers was
member of Claremore Lodge. No So,
Claremore, Okla. He was initiated Feb
ruary l8, 1905; passed to the degree of
Fellowcraft on March TO- 1906. and raised
to the sublime degree of Master Mason
on March Is, 1906. In his petition he
gave his occupation as that of farmer,
ranchman, cowboy. He was a member Of
the Holland Chapter Of De Molay Ad-
visory Board from 1921 until his death.
He was also a Mason Of the Scottish
Rite being a member of Indian Consis-
tory. No. 2. Valley OF McAlester becom-
ing member in 1911.
@. Please give the ages Of the chill
dren of the late Queen Of the Belgians
ana hlng LeOpOlO-A. M.
A. Princess Josephine Charlotte is 7
years old; Prince Boudoin, Duke of Bra
bant and heir to the throne is s. and
Prince Albert, Prince of Liege, is Is
months.
Q. How many wrecks have there been
of Sable Island?-M P.
A. Sand bars extend into the ocean
ar If he icla
More than 200 wrecks have occurred
here, since it is on the travel route be-
tween America and Great Britain.
@. How many grapes does 1t take to
make ton of raisins?-W. P.
A. About tons of grapes having a
"a per cent sugar content.
@. Was P. T Barnum ever a mem
Der Of Congress?-A. T. S.
A. He was once candidate. but was
defeated. He was elected TO the Con-
necticut Legislature four times.
@. What is the composition of Glau-
bers salts?-E. r.
A. This is the name for hydrated
sodium sulphate. compound of sodium,
sulphur and oxygen with 10 molecules
Of water. so-called for its discoverer.
Johann Rudolph Glauber, a Bavarian
alcnemiSt.
O. What position does Walter Dam
roSch hold with a broadcasting COM
| pany?-P R.
A. He is musical counsel for the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co.
@. How many eggs does an oyster
| lay?-L. S.
| A. An average oyster lays about 49,
900 900 eggs: a very large oyster some
times produces 100000.
Q. Are there mountains in the Sa-
| hara?- L. J.
A. There are three regions Of the
| Great Desert where the mountains rise
to more than 10000 feet. The highest
| peak is about II 900 feet.
Q. Where did the famous Downing
street, in London where the prime min
isters residence is, get its name?-
r. F. G.
A. 1t was named for Sir George Down
| ing Bart. who formerly lived at Salem.
Mass. and who married the sister Of
Gov. Winthrop.
@. Who was the first Jew to become
member of the British House of Lords?
H. B..
A. Baron Rothschild was made peer
by Prime Minister Gladstone in 1885, the
first British peer of his race. His
father, however, was an Austrian baron
O. Was the ARABIAN Nights" tale Of
the roc ever widely believed?-V. NJ.
A 1t was so widely believed that ex-
petitions were sent out to find its
haunts. 1t was believed TO nest on the
| Island of Madagascar. Tremendous
fronds Of the giant raphia palm. which
grows only there. were brought back to
Europe and said to be feathers Of the
roc.
O. Who was Jonathan Wild?-R. A. K.
A. Probably the most famous and sue
ceSsful fence. or receiver of stolen goods.
He flourished in the eighteenth CEN
| fury. He conducted what he called p
lost property Office" In league with
| thieves he took their loot. informed the
| owners. and sold it back to them paving
the thieves a part. He hired thieves Of
| his own and ran a large business. He
| was hanged at Tyburn in 1725.
| @. Do people in other countries sleep
| on wedding cake"?-B. B.
| A. This superstition is known in al
most all European countries. The GUS
! tom was known to the early Britons.
@. What is the origin Of the smbu-
| lance service in War?-R. w. j.
A. During the Napoleonic wars GER
| tain soldiers were assigned the duty Of
| stretcher- bearing. under the direction
| of Larrey. From this developed the
modern ambulance corps as part OF
! the army.
@. Was there a real character named
! Fra Diavolo?-F. c.
A. Fra Diavolo was an Italian bandlt\
whose real name was Michele Pezza.
Having been expelled from a monaS-
| terry. he gathered band of brigands in
! Calabria and terrorized the surrounding
| country. He was later made colonel in
a war against the French, but in 1906 he
was executed in Naples for having tried
| to incite Calabria to instruction. The
| name was used for comic opera in
three acts, the plot of which is in no