Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-22
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY Frederic ]. HasIin.

ny Frederic J. HdSiIn.
A reader cGn get the Gnssoer to any
question OF fact By tcritirg The Washing
ton Evening Star Information Bureau,
Frederic J. Hdsletn, Director, Washing
ton' d. c. Please tnclose stamp for reply.
@. Please describe the new Rip Van
Wrinkle Bridge. G. M.
A. The bridge, built at q cost of
$2y500,000, spans the Hudson between
CatSkin and Hudson, N. Y, and will
link the two main highway routes
paralleling the Hudson. 1t is the only
vehicular bridge between Poughkeepsie
and Albany. From abutment to abut-
ment the bridge Is 5,040 feet long. The
roadway and approaches on each side
are 30 feet wide and q sidewalk on the
south side is built for pedestrians. It
viii be open for trafnc early In July.
@. When ordering stamps from the
Philatelic Agency Of the Post Once
Department, are stamps accepted In
payment2-D. s.
A. All remittances should be made by
money order, payable to the Philatelic
Agency, as stamps are not accepted in
payment.
@. What poem was pronounced by
Lord Byron "the most perfect in the
language"?-E. B.
A. "The Burial of Sir John Moore"
by Charles Wolfe.
@. When was the College Entrance
Examination Board established?-E. C.
A.. The College Entrance Examination
Board was founded In 1901, DR.. Nicholas
Murray Butler acting as its first
president.
@. Please describe the duties Of a
camp director-H. F.
A. In the main, the duties of a d.
rector may include any or all of the
following: Engaging and directing the
staff, looking after the property and
equipment, supervision of health sani-
tation and safety, conducting Office
routine, including records, correspon-
dence, accounts and purchase of sup
plies; directing the activities and keep
ing in touch with the progress of the
individual camper, creating attitudes
that will determine the spirit Of the
camp, keeping in contact with parents
and guardians, and maintaining the
good will Of the community near the
camp.
@. How much has the urban popuIa-
ton increased in the past 80 years2-
M. P.
A. Between 1900 and 1890 the urban
population increased more than 125 per
cent. In the last census decade there
was an increase of 100000.
@. What revenue is afforded New
York State by motor vehicles?-F. M.
A. New York has more than 2,330y500
licensed motor vehicles bringing In an
annual revenue approximating $42,-
100000.
@. Has any horse ever beaten Omaha's
record?-E. K.
A. Sir Barton, who won the Kentucky
Derby as a maiden in 1919, won also
the PreakneSs, Withers and Belmont
Stakes in the same year. Omaha was
defeated by RoSemont IN the Withers.
@. In what time did the Normandie
make her first voyage from HaUe?-
T. w.
A. She established a record Of 4 days
IL hours A minutes for the 3,192 miles
between Southampton Nab and Ambrose
Lightship.
@. What were the first three Shrine
temples established in the United
StateS?-A. r.
A. On September 26. 1872, the mother
temple, Mecca, of New York, was founded
and continued as the only Shrine temple
in North America until 1876. On June
z, 1876, Damascus Temple of Rochester,
N. Y, was founded and Mount Sinai
Temple of Montpelier, VT, was founded
on october 81, 1876.
@. What causes the knees to CRATE
and crack?-J. L. G.
A. The Public Health Service says
that grating and cracking Of knees is
caused by SlacknesS Of the Igaments.
@. Where is the statue erected TO
Old Bet, the first elephant brought to
this country?-S. M. c.
A. The statue is in Somers, N. Y, near
the former Elephant Hotel. 1t was
erected in 1927, IL years after Hachaliah
Bailey, proprietor of the hotel, had taken
Old Bet to Somers and had begun dis
playing her throughout the country.
@. Does one have to be a citizen of
the United States in order to get relief
or work on the new Government
proiectS?-B. c.
A. An individual does not have TO be
a citizen of the United States in order
to obtain relief or work on these projects.
@. Where does Broadway begin and
end?-L. G. B.
A. Broadway begins at Bowling Green
near the Battery, at the southeastern
tip Of Manhattan Island. 1t runs IN a
general northwesterly direction through
the entire length of Manhattan for 1874
miles. 1t then traverses Bronx Borough,
having a total length of 1862 miles where
it leaves New York City to enter Yonkers,
Westchester County. 1t passes through
Yonkers, Hastings Hudson, Irvington,
Tarrytown and North Tarrytown before
it loses its name of Broadway, with a
total length of just over 80 miles. 1t
then becomes the Albany Post road.
O. What is Rebecca's Camels
Bible?-O. NICK.
A. This is an edition printed in 1923
in which Genesis xxiv:61 tells us that
"Rebecca arose, and her camels," in
stead of "her damsels."
@. What country has the oldest repre-
sentative government?-H.K K. G.
A, Iceland has the Oldest represent
alive government in the world, its Par
lament, the Althing, dating back to
$50 AID.
@. Did Hartford, Conn, ever have an
other name?-O. p.