, 1935-11-04

Bureau, Frederick u. Emgkin. Dtrec~
tor. Washington. ID. q. Please en-
close three (3l cents Cor reply.
@. What tree In known as the god
tree? III. Nj.
a. The deodar Is sometimes 50 call
ed.
@. Whe was known as king og ths
lobby? II. @.
A. Sam Ward who began To operate
as q lobbyist IN Washington tcTArd
the close OF the Civil War called haAn-
self King or the Lobby"
@. At what age we're enemy clvIII-
anS repatriated during the World
War? G.. NJ.
"A. In many cases, q reciprocal r.
rsngement secured the repatriation
OF those over 45 years OF age.
@. Who was the first American
playwright? WI. F.
a. Royal Tyler whose play, The
Contrast, was produced In 1887.
@. What form OF traffic control
signal ~ the most generally obeyed
by motorists? R. ID.
"A. The traffic light or Stop-and-g0
signal Is usually oDeged. The stop
signs are often diSregarded as are
speed regulations and caution signs.
q. For what work I'm agriculture
- Peter Collier famous H. TX.
"A. Peter Collier l835-96) was an
agricultural chemist and research
worker whose investigation OF sor-
ghum was the first important re-
search problem worked out In the II.
;. Department of Agriculture. Az
director Of the Geneva. N. X. ex-
pertinent station he influenced SCI
entiiic Investigations toward prac-
tical applications.
@. Have the Philippians been mo
war since the Italian invasion forty
years ago? M.M.C.
"A. There has ben no war IL Ethio-
pia since the Italian invasion or
1895. Under the present emperor
the unification or the country ana
the education OF the people has
progressed greatly.
@. Is the Cuban Government
issuing medals to American soldiers
who were in the Spanish American
war? E.L.C.
A BY virtue OF o. Decree Law No.
667 of the Cuban government, dated
February Is. 1885, a silver medal
has been authorized for those mem
berS of the armed forces Of the
United States Of America, inciud-
ing its auxiliary corps or ~organiFA-
tons, who served during the TAr
with Spain.
q. Has the expression. her man.
been I'm use for u long time? Ate.
"A. The expression, her man,
meaning husband has been In use
for hundreds of years. We find 10
first in 1900, written mir man."
@. When will National Art WeeR
be Observed? P. X.
A. From November ALL.
@. When was laughing gas dis
covered? K. q.
"A. The gas was discovered BY
PrieStley IN 1772 when he removed
oxygen from nitric oxide BY the
action or moiStened iron filings, and
It's properties were later investigated
by Davy.
q. What ts an oxbow Lake? RT.
A. III is a stagnant lake formed I'm
abandoned river beds when IN river
cuts through the neck Of one OF
, the meanders or loops characters
: tic OF the course Of rivers OF slow
current. Without outlet OF inlet. the
oxbow lake. sometimes called q
bayou, often becomes q marsh or
! swamp and finally disappears.
: Q. who was called the citizen
king? y. NJ
a. Louis Philippe. king OF France
from 1830-l848. was 10 called be-
cause OF his oStentatiously bourgeois
manners and dress.
q. Please give some information
about the philanthropist for whom
VaSsar College was named. R.M.T.
A. Matthew VaSsar IVES born in
England In 1892 and came to the
! United States with his father in
1895. He settled In Poughkeepsls,
". Y. where the father established
J and the son continued to operate
\ a brewery. IN 1861 he gave over
/ $4,000 900 70 the newly formed Vas
sar Female College.
O. How early did Charles Chaplin
7 ap1ear on the stage? wi. NV.
! A. He made his first stage APP
. p~earance as a baby in his mothers
\ arms. While still N child he became
a member OF the juvenile dancers
known as the Eight Lancashire
! Lads. A few years later he played
Z the role or Billy. the page boy. In
an English production CT Sherlock
Holmes.
r q. WHY was the passion flower
: 50 named? C.M.H.
"A. III Is because OF the supposed
resemblance 0f the corona 10 the
crown of thorns. and OF the other
parts Of the flower 10 the nails and
wounds. while the five sepals and
five petals were taken TO symbolic
the ten Apostles-Peter who denied
land Judas who betrayed being lRAh
out OF the reckoning. w
. q. Who was Deadwood Dick? III. H.
"A. His real name was Richard w
/. Clarke (Ia45-1e30 and he was .
J ~frontiersman OF the Black Hills dis
trict. Joining a party bound for gold
: DIGGING IN that region. ne became q
noted character. taking part I'm the
!. Sioux wars. acting ms exDress guard
on starecoaches and aiding W. q.
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