Evening star., 1935-05-15
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

Sciences in London? When was It
opened?-W H G.
A. Its seating capacity Is between
six and seven thousand seated. with
accommodations for two thousand ad-
ditional. 1t was erected as a me-
mortal to the Prince Consort, husband
of Queen Victoria, and was opened
by Queen Victoria in 1871. Its cost
was about one million dollars.
@. Are there more people on farms
now than there we're year ago?--
B. C. D.
A. The last estimate is that Of jan
uary /, 1885, when there were 81
10000 persons on farms. This was
270,00 more than on January /, 1884.
Actually, there was a net movement
from farms to cities and towns. but
a surplus of 48l 900 farm births over
deaths more than offset it.
O. Who is the new president of the
Pennsylvania Railroad?-H. B.
A Martin w Clement succeeded
William w. Atterbury as president of
the Pennsylvania.
@. Is rare stamp more valuable II
it is on its original envelope?-R. E. L.
A. A tied-to-cover stamp Is worth
much more than the same stamp by
itself.
O. When was military training
made a part of State university re-
QuirementS?-N r.
A. The Morrill, act, passed in 1862
and signed by President Lincoln. pro-
vided for military training in land
grant colleges.
@. Please name some members Of
Congress who are naturalized citi-
zens-J. L.
A. There have been a number of
naturalized citizens who have become
members of Congress. Among them
are: Senator CouzenS Of Michigan.
Senator Davis Of Pennsylvania and
Senator Robert F. Wagner of New
York; on the House side of the Capt.
tol are Representatives Kopplemann
of Connecticut. Vincent Palmisano Of
Maryland, johnson of Minnesota and
Adolph J. SABBATH of Illinois.
@. Who we're the Sethites?-E. T. S.
A. This was sect in the second
century that vorshiped Seth, the son
of Adam as the son of God. and
maintained that he had reappeared
on earth in the person of Jesus Christ.
@. How many daily newspapers in
the United States have circulation
Of 10000 or more?-W W. K.
A N. w Aver & Son says that
there are between $50 and 900.
@. Is the marker for the Charter
Oak on the exact spot where the tree
Stood?-L. N
A. The Charter Oak vas a white
oak tree in Hartford. Conn. computed
to be about thousand years old when
it was blown down in a heavy wind
storm August 81, 1856. A rough shell
of stump was left standing about 10
feet from the ground. On the follow
ing day people crowded to see it. and
a guard was placed to preserve it from
relic hunters" Colts Armory Band
played dirges and patriotic music
over the fallen monarch for two hours
at noontime. At sundown all the bells
in the city were tolled A few years
later Charter Oak avenue was laid
over the site The remaining roots
were dug up and a simple slab was
placed in the retaining wall by the
avenre.
@. Please give a short biography OF
Gov. Blanton Winship of Puerto
Rico. T.
A. Gov. Winship was born in
Georgia on November %, 1859 He
received his A. B. at Mercer Univer-
sity in 1889 and an LII. B. at the Uni
versity of Georgia four years later
He served in the Spanish American
War and in the World War. In March.
1881, he became Judge advocate gen.
eral Of the Army with rank Of major
general. He was retired in Novem-
Der, 1893.