Evening star., 1936-05-07
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QUESTIONS
BY Frederic J. Haskin,

BY Frederic J. Haskin.
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@. What was the date Gertrude Ederle =.
swan the English Channel?-J. l..
A. August 6. 1925.
Q. How many people stop at the
Washington Tourist Camp?-E. w. S.
A. The camp, which is open all year,
was visited in 1885 by more than $1,000
persons, who came in 14,500 cars.
@. Please give some information about
Ring Lardner.-E. F.
A. The writer was born at Niles, Mich,
in 1885 and was educated at the Armour
Institute of Technology, Chicago. He
was connected with various newspapers
in Chicago, st. Louis and Boston until
1919. when he became a writer for the
Bell Syndicate. His works include:
You Know Me, AL" "Gullible's Travels
and "The Big Town" He died in 1888.
@. How many bowlers belong to the
American Bowling CongreSs?-F. C.
A. The organization has 100000 men, .
bers.
O. What medal was awarded Gen.
AdolphuS Greely, the explorer, shortly
before his death?-E. j. r.
A. On his 91st birthday he was awarded
the Congressional Medal of Honor for
his leadership of the Arctic expedition,
1884,, which carried the American flag
to a new farthest north.
c. How long ago was the title Catho-
lie Majesty attached to the Kings Of
Spain?-R. w.
A. 1t was first given to King Recared
in $50 In the third Council of Toledo, but
1t was not until 1900 that 1t became an
nexed to the Spanish crown, when it was
bestowed upon Ferdinand v, King Of
Aragon and CASTLE.
@. Is DR.. Samuel Parkes Cadman Of
English descent?-E. j.
A. DR.. Cadman was born in Yelling
ton, England and was educated at Lon
don University.
| popular in the United States?-F. c.
| A. For the past seven years the Boston
bull terrier has held this place. 1t seems
now that the cocker spaniel is serious
| contender. .
@. How long has Walter Hampden
played Cyrano de Bergerac?-J, G.
A. His career in the Rostand drama
| dates back to 1923.
@. Is the founder of the George Junior
Republic living?-R. S. G.
| A. William r. George, who founded
| this institution for juvenile self-govern-
| ment. died on April 25, at the age OF So.
Mr. George launched his Junior Repub-
| lie in 1895 with Nothing Without Labor"
as his motto Since its inception the COL
| ony at Freeville. N. Y, has enlarged un'
| til it now contains practically everything
that goes with town government
Q. How many boys and girls are en-
rolled in All Clubs?-H. R. w.
A. According to recent figures, nearly
| 100000 rural boys and girls are en-
rolled in All Clubs in nearly 5000 coun-
ties in the United States.
@. Was Ethiopia ever a part of the
| Roman Empire?-W. w.
A. Ethiopia was never conquered. Glib
bon's Decline and Fall of the Roman
Empire" alludes to a campaign in the
| region of Ethiopia during the reign OF
| Augustus, So B. C.-14 A. D.. His gen.
| erals, in the early part of his reign. at
tempted the reduction of Ethiopia and
Arabia They marched near thousand
miles to the south of the tropic; but the
| heat of the climate soon repelled the
invaders, and protected the unwarlike
natives of those sequestered regions"
@. Where is the Kit Carson elm?
C. S.
A. 1t is located near Halstead on the
bank of the Black Kettle Greek, Kansas.
1t served as a marker for the Arapahoe
and Usage Indian hunters, and it was
here that Kit Carson and his band of
pioneers camped for the night and were
surprised by the Comanche Indians.
@. Is Prince Matchabeln, the perfume
manufacturer, living?-R. w.
A. Prince G. V. Matchabelli died in
New York City on March 81, 1885.
| @. What is the principle that makes
glass boots effective in the treatment OF
infected feet?-L. K.
| A. The glass boot fits around the leg
and increases the circulation in the dam
aged arteries by alternating negative and
positive air pressure. BY increasing the
pressure on the foot blood is compressed
and by forming vacuum around the
extremity fresh blood is forced into the
arteries and veins.
| @. Who wrote THE Old Rugged
CroSS'?-L. E.P.
| A. A Michigan evangelist, George
Bernard, wrote it. Homer Rodeheaver
says it was composed during revival
meeting in upper Michigan. while a
great spiritual tide was running. The
author was in deep thought reading
| about the crucifixion Of Christ when he
was stirred to write the words.
O. Were the people who came to Amer
lea with William Penn in 1882 Quakers?
| n. T. A.
A. On the 30th of August, 1852, William
Penn embarked at Deal on the Welcome
with about 100 passengers, all Quakers
except three HuguenotS.
Humor and Weight.
From the Salem Evening News.
John Taylor, seventeenth century