Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-08-30

Frederic J. Hdskin, Director, Washing
ton, d. c. Please trlcIoSe stamp for reply.
@. Who was the Army officer who first
put an airplane into tail spin to learn
how to come out of IT'D. S.
A. Maj. Byron @. Jones accomplished
this. He also was the first Army flyer
TO perform acrobatics in the air. This
was in the Winter of 1914-15.
@. What are the qualifications for
the girl guides who are employed in
New Mexico Colorado and other West
ern StateS?-M. B.
A. These guides are called couriers
and must be college graduates who are
familiar with history, archaeology, Indian
and Spanish folklore, and the geography
and geology Of the Southwest. They
are obliged to be able to make business
arrangements, such as paying hotel bills,
making reservations and taking charge
of tours.
@. How many of our soldiers died
during the World War as a result OF
gas poisoning?-J. M.
A. Statistics snow that 1921 soldiers
died in hospitals as a result of gas
poisoning and approximately 200 died on
the battlefield of the same cause
@. Do the Catholics do much work
among the lepers?-K. M.
A. Catholic missionaries are now car
ing for approximately $4,000 lepers In
LOT leper asylumS and organized dis
pensarieS throughout the world.
@. How many lakes has the State of
Maine?-J F. D.
A. Maine has more than E400 lakes
with a water surface of 5000 square
miles.
@. Please give biography Of Henry
Wilcoxon, who is appearing in The
CruSadeS. Il. C.
A. Mr.. Wilcoxon was born in Dominica
in the British West Indies and educated
in Barbados and Jamaica. When he
was is years old he went to England,
where he worked for a milling firm, be-
coming subsequently a buyer on the
Corn Exchange. Becoming interested In
the stage, he toured England six times
and was with the Birmingham Roper
tory Co. for eight seasons. He was
brought to this country by Cecil De
Mile to play the role of Antony.
@. How many people live in Liechten-
stein?-S w
A. This principally. lying between
Austria and Switzerland, has an area
Of 81 square miles and population of
about 10000.
@. What was sponging house, men
toned in English stories?-V. S.
A. 1t was sort of tavern kept by a
bailiff, where debtors could be lodged
temporarily while arrangements for
paying their debts were being made.
@. Who founded the Baldwin Loco
motive Works?-R. j.
A. They were founded by Matthias w.
Baldwin, who completed his first loco
motive, the Old IronsideS, in 1882.
@. Why did Napoleon send troops into
Portugal?-P. S. v.
A One of the means which Napoleon
and his allies sought to use in order to
secure the European domination to
which he aspired was a continental
blockade. Portugal refused to shut out
English trade and in 1903 Napoleon dis
patched Marshal Junot with an army
to enforce this order. England then
dispatched an army to Portugal and
Junot succumbed to superior numbers.
c. What are Bailys beads?-E. G.
A. They are phenomenon seen during
a total eclipse of the sun. Just before
the moons disc completely covers the
sun the narrow crescent of sunlight is
broken in several places, giving an ap-
pearance roughly compared to a string
of beads. This is due to irregularity
mountains and Valleys on the edge of
the moons disc These beads were
named after Francis Baily, noted Eng
liSh astronomer.
Q. Did Virginia have early French
SettlerS?-G. C.. H.
A. In 1913 about so Frenchmen from
Langduedoc came to Virginia to teach
settlers how to raise silk and grapes.
Between 1899 and 1870 about 1000
French Huguenots settled at Williams
burg and Manikin Town.
@. Is there an organization whose
object is the preservation of wilderness
areaS?-B. T.
"A. n WlCeEleSS 0OCleLy has DeeIl OT-
ganized in Washington, D. c. If any
wilderness areas are to be preserved,
early action is needed.
@ What were the Green Cross nurses?
&c. v.
A. This auxiliary of the Home De-
tense League was organized in April,
1917, by Mrs. Arthur j. Hanford of New
York, with the objects Of knitting and
the Red Cross and of watching over
the families of men drafted from the
league. The members Of the organiza-
ton attended lectures to learn the ele-
mentS of practical hygiene and emer-
gency nursing. They did not expect to
take the place of trained nurses, but
looked after a patient until medical
help arrived The nurses adopted a
white uniform with green cross on the
sleeve.
@. How many lives were lost in the
earthquake in India about year and a
half ago?-C. N.
A. Severe shocks were felt on Janu-
airy Is and 16 and Slighter ones for
several days following. About 5000 peo-
pie were killed.
A Rhyme at Twilight
By
Eorfrudo RrOoEo Hamilton