Evening star., 1936-03-03
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By Frederic J. Haskin.

A reader can get the Gnstoer to any
question of fact by Urittn0 The Euentng
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hasktn, Director, Washington, d. c.
Please inclose stamp for reply
Q. Who may attend the Presidents
press conferences at the White House?
ID. B. r.
A. Those eligible to attend the Presi-
dents press conferences are members of
the House Of Representatives.. the Sen
ate, press galleries and the White House
Correspondents Association.
@. How many banks have failed In the
United States that carried depositors'
insurance?-C. E. G.
A. Since the Federal Deposit Ipsur-
ance Corp was set up SO insured banks
have failed. Total deposits were about
$ll 900 900. Four were national banks.
O. What has become of the seven
masted schooner, Thomas w. Lawson?
e. B.
A. The Thomas w. Lawson, built
during the Winter of 1902, was later
lost at sea.
@. From what is bergamot oil made?
ID. M.
A. 1t is made from the rind of the
bergamot, variety of orange. It is
used in perfumery.
@. How long has veneered furniture
been known?-M. c. H.
A. There is evidence that the principle
Of veneering was known and practiced
in the very early days of our civilization.
The British Museum contains some ex-
amples of Egyptian work which are
many thousands of years old. Pliny
states that veneer came into general use
in Rome in his day.
@. Please give directions for saddling
an Army officers horse when it is in the
officers funeral PROFESSIONAL. j. L..
A. According to the officers manual,
by Maj. James A. Morse, U. S. A.. it is
sometimes customary for the boots of
the deceased officer to be slung across
the saddle, heels to the front, thus signi-
flying that his march is ended. The
spurs are put in the boots, which are
placed in the stirrups, hoods to the rear.
The saber Of the deceased is sometimes
fastened to the saddle on the same side
as worn in life, but slanting to the front.
The saddle is placed over the caparison.
Sometimes the caparisoned horse of the
deceased is the only horse allowed to
enter the cemetery.
@. Does the Suez Canal Separate Asia
and Africa?-T. P.
A. The Suez Canal does not separate
Asia from Africa. 1t runs through the
kingdom of Egypt and the boundary be-
tween that country and Palestine. a
purely arbitrary line, is the boundary
which separates Africa from Asia. This
is many miles to the east of the Suez
Canal and runs in southeasterly direc-
ton from the Mediterranean Sea to
meet the Gulf of Sinai.
@. How many cities had previously
been built upon the site of Troy?-J. P. H.
A. The excavations of Schliemann at
Hissarlik, the site of Troy. 1872-l874,
supplemented and confirmed by Dorp-
field in 1891-1894. established the existence
of nine superposed settlements.
@. Who first announced the belief that
the world is round?-A. S.
A. It was Copernicus, 1473-1543, who
first established the fact that the earth
revolved around the sun in place Of the
belief that the sun moved around the
earth. which was the view held by the
early astronomers.
O. Who wrote "Ill Take You Home
Again. Kathleen"?-E. A.
A. Thomas Paine Westendorf, native
of Virginia.
- laws Af al
nial days?-N. K.
A. According to a recently published
diary of Fanny Shipper, Revolutionary
child, the principal recreations Of that
day were concerts, balls, assemblies
cards. teas, whist, music (singing, playing
the harp. viol. GUITAR, parties, playing
chess and sleighing.
@. In what play did Nat c. Goodwin
make his debut?-M. G.
"A His first appearance was with Stu
art Robson at Boston in 1874 in Law
in New York
@. Who was the first soldier to be
buried in Arlington Cemetery?-F. M. L.
A. The first interment in Arlington
Cemetery was that of Confederate SOL
dier of the 26th or 23d North Carolina
Infantry, George L. Reinhardt. This
was during the Civil War. when Arling-
ton was being used as hospital.
@. Who is called the father of the
modern novel?-J. M.
| A. Henry Fielding u707-1754. author
of tom JONES'" Jonathan Wild" etc.,
| is so called.
@. What training in England corre-
| spends to Annapolis Naval Academy?
| L. H.
A. In England naval training was for
merly given at the Royal Naval College
at Osborne, Isle of Wight. This was
closed in 1921 and cadets thenceforth
were trained at Dartmouth College.
Similar training was also to be had at
the Royal Naval College at Greenwich.
@. How many homes in the United
States are equipped with radios?-M. B.
| A. About 21,500,000.
| @. How often is a Speaker elected IN
the United States House of Representa-
| tives?-E. r.
A. The Speaker of the House of Rep
resentatives is elected every Congress,
| but the same Speaker may be reelected
as often as the members desire.
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