Evening star., 1936-05-16
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By Frederic J. Hasltin.

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question OF fact by urtttng The Wash.
ington Epertno Star Information Bu.
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ington. D. C. Please tnclose stamp for
reply.
q. What does 1t mean when men shake
dice "horse and horse"?-F. N.
A. In throwing for drinks or cigars
the highest man on each round goes out,
ties shaking again Immediately. one
hand each. When 1t gets down to two
men they shake for the best two out Of
three hands II each wins hand they
are horse and horse, and throw third
to decide.
@. Was the station in which President
Garfield was shot by an assassin the
Baltimore q Potomac or the PennSyl.
vania?-T. p.
A. The station itself at that time was
called the Baltimore & Potomac. The
Pennsylvania Railroad used this station
and later 1t was known as the Pennsyl.
vania Station. It was at Sixth and B
streets northwest, Washington. D. G.
@. Did Sarah Bernhardt write any
books?-M. K.
A. She wrote two plays. 'L'aven" and
"Adrienne ,Lecouvreur," in addition TO
a volume of memoirs.
@. Please give the origin Of the AMI
mated cartoon.-E. j.
A. Five years after the discovery Of
the persistence Of vision in 1926 by Peter
Mark Roget, the first attempts were
made to show motion pictorially by
series of drawings. With device called
Phenakistoscope, invented by Joseph
Antoine Plateau, motion was depicted by
q series of drawings IA In number. This
was followed by the Daedaleum, or wheel
of the devil, invented by William George
Horner in England in 1884. It consisted
of q cylinder into which strips Of paper
were inserted depicting scenes such as
a child jumping rope, man pumping
water, etc. The wheel Of life, similar
device, was introduced into the United
States by William Lincoln and was
patented on April %, 1867.
@. Why do some countries abroad refer
to Indian Summer as st. Martins Sum-
mer?-C. M.
A. In England and France the period
is known as st. Martins Summer be-
cause of legend that after st. Martin
had shared his cloak with beggar on
a wintry day in November Summer came
back again because of his kind deed.
@. Where is Crecy?-T. c.
A. It Is q small town in the Somme
Department In Northern France. It
was there the famous battle was fought
between the French and English in 1346.
The English were victorious and French
youths perished by the thousands on the
field.
@. Has the United States ever been q
member of the League Of Nations or the
World Court?-L. M. H.
A. It has never been q member Of
either.
@. Please give some information about
the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center.
e. H.
A. The Fine Arts Center, of which
Stanley B. Lothrop Is general director.
is new departure in museum organiza-
ton. Emphasis is placed on creation
rather than acquisition. The movement
started with the Broadrnoor Art Aead.
emy and has now brought together
under one roof the plastic arts, music
and the drama. The modern building,
constructed of monohthic concrete, was
designed by John Cav Meenn, and con.
tains besides galleries, theater. large
library, music room and an art school
with studios for resident and visiting
artists.
@. Has the curvature Of the earth any
effect on the flowing of rivers?-A. B.
A. It does influence the current of q
river and causes it to erode one bank
slightly more than the other.
@. How many time zones has Canada?
H. H.
A. Six-Atlantic, Eastern, Central.
Mountain, Pacific and Yukon. Daylight
saving is used in several places, but its
use Is not general.
@. Who was President of the United
States when the Statue Of Liberty was
dedicated?-G. r.
A. Grover Cleveland. He formally ac-
cepted this famous gift from France.
@. How long did the recent eruption
Of Mauna Loa last?-C. B.
A. Over a month. It began on No.
vember 81, 1885. and ceased on January
2, 1886.
Q. Please explain the upside down tree
in Portland, Oreg.-A. I.
A. This tree, which is growing In the
yard Of Mr.. William F. Ryan at Portland,
Greg, has been identified by the United
States Forest Service at Portland as
merely Camperdown elm CUlmus gla-
bra CamperdowniD, also called Wych or
Scotch elm. The tangled branches and
pendulous top of this tree resemble roots,
but the tree IS not growing upside down,
nor Is this variety Of elm very unusual.
A small Camperdown elm may be seen
in the southwest corner Of Lafayette
Park, Washington, d. G.
@. Why was Hull House so called?--
A. It was named for its first owner,
whose surname was Hull
Q. How many railroad cars does is
take to transport the Ringing Bros,
Barnum & Bailey Circus?-F. r. w.
A. The circus Is transported In 100 :,
cars, divided into four trains.
Fish Yarns.
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