Evening star., 1936-02-26
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY Frederic J. Haskin.


reader can get the answer to anu
question OF fact by priting The Euenino
star information Bureau. Frederic J,
{. Hask'n, Director, Washington, d. C..
Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. How many banks belong to the
american Bankers Association?-P. H,
"A. me new president Of the associa-
tion, Robert v. Fleming, gives the figure
as 10000.
O. Must a veteran have his signature
to his application for his bonus wit
messed by a notary?-G. T.
A. A notary's certification is necessary
ooth Tor signature and flngerprints If
flngerprints are lacking, the applica-
tion will be returned as incomplete and
delay will occur in handling the case.
c. What is the meaning of the motto
OF the Pierce-ArroW automobile, "Dixit
ct Fecit"?-S. A.
A. The motto is taken from the coat
of arms of the George N. Pierce family.
Mr.. George N. Pierce was the founder
OF the Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Co. The,
literal translation is He said it and hei
did it." The heraldic translation has
been construed as promise and PERI
Torrance.
O. What was the oath which KinG
Edward VIII took shortly after the death
of his father?-F. S. H.
A. The accession OATH sworn by the
King before the Privy Council, was: II,
Edward Albert Christian George Andrew
Patrick David, do solemnly and sincerely,
in the presence of God, profess, testify,
and declare that am faithful member
of the Protestant Reformed Church by
law established in England and that
shall, according to the true intent of
enactments which secure the Protestant
succession to the throne of my realm,
uphold and maintain said enactments to
the best OF my powers, according to law"
@. Is billiards an old game?-P. r. B.
A. 1t is known to have been played
before the Christian era. Saint Angus
tine mentions billiards in his Confess
sions, written in the fifth century Both
Shakespeare and Spenser speak of the
game in the sixteenth century. The
earliest full description of billiards is
found in Cotton's Complete GameSter.
1875.
@. When were horse drawn street cars
finally discarded in Washington, D. c.?
"A. S.
A. April 90 1898, marked the final
trip of a horse-draWn street car in
washington. The transition to me-
chanical power had occupied eight years.
Q. When did the Gasparilla Carnival
at Tampa begin?-J. G.
A. The tWenty-eighth annual Cas-
parilla Carnival began at Tampa on
February 10, 1886.
Q. How many members has the Nc
tional Rife Association?-B. R.
A. 1t has more than 10000, and more
than 100000 other adults use the facili-
ties of local clubs which are affiliated
with the national organization.
O. How many Presidents of the United
States were graduated from West Point?
L. T. S.
A. President Grant was the only
President who was graduated from the
United States Military Academy.
@. Please give biography of Boake
Carter, radio commentator.-M. G.
A. Boake Carter was educated at Tom
bridge and Christ College, Cambridge,
England, and after graduation became a
correspondent for the London Daily
Mail. During the war he served with
the Royal Air Force, and in 1919 he went
to South America and later settled in
Mexico. He joined the staff of the
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin in 1924,
and in 1882 inaugurated daily column
in the Philadelphia Daily News. That
same year he made his debut as a radio
commentator.
@. What is the source of the quotation,
BE not the first by whom the new are
tried, nor yet the last to lay the old
aSide"?-D. H.
A. 1t is from Pope's AN Essay on
Criticism"
@ Which is the softer metal gold or
Silver?-R B.
A. The Bureau of Mines says that pun,
gold is slightly softer than pure silver.
Q. Are there any authentic photo.
graphs VI LlllCOlll GdheIi Will IILo wiz
and children?-R. B.
A. None of this character Is known +
exist. There are family groups in which
Mrs. Lincoln and some of the childrel
have been superimposed upon the origi
nal photograph. The President and Mrs
Lincoln had never been photographed
together.
@. For whom is Howland Island
named?-J. S. H.
A. The Department of State says that
Rowland Island was discovered by
George E. Netcher in 1842 and revisited
in 1848 It was officially possessed in the
name of the United States in 1857. The
island was named Howland from the
lookout on Netcher's whaling vessel who
first sighted it.
O. How old was George NJ Cohan
when he first appeared on the stage?-
L. F.
A. His debut was in Daniel Boone ct
the age of nine. When he was IL years
old he played in "Peck's Bad Boy"