Evening star., 1937-02-01
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

| BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
A reader can get the ans;Cer to any
question OF fact BY ,criting The EUeniEg
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
HnSkin, Director, Washington. D. c.
Please inclose stamp for reply.
@, How much land is owned by the
Federal Government?-F. l.. M.
A. The Federal Government now owns
more than 400,0Oo,O0o acres OF land.
@. When did Pope Plus XI nrst speak
over the radio?-R. II.
A. When the broadcasting station at
Vatican City was installed. February
IL, 1881.
@. Where is the oldest tennis court IN
England?-J. C.
A. 1t is one which was built for King
Henry VIII in 1880 at Hampton Court
Palace. This sovereign was an enthusi-
astic tennis player.
O. Is obligatory hara-kiri still practiced
in Japan?-S. M.
A. 1t was abolished in 1868. Voluntary
hara-kiri is still sometimes practiced.
O. How does the number OF radio
sets now in homes compare with the
number at the time Of the last Inaugural
tion?-J. R.
A. Estimates place the number OF
home receivers in the country today at
81 900 900, while at the time OF the last
inaugural 1t was 100000.
O. How did the custom of wearing
a mourning band on the coat sleeve
originate?-L. A.
A. The custom came from England.
1t was introduced there for liveried
servants, whom it was not thought nee
essary to fit out in black uniforms.
O. How many trees were planted last
year by the Soil Conservation Service
as part of the erosion control program2
p. D.
A. About l3O00O,0O0 trees. This year
it plans to plant about l75,0oooOO trees
and shrubs.
@. Where Is Henry Stanley, the ex-
plorer. buried?-J. w.
A. He is buried in Surrey England.
The simple grave bears the inscription:
Henry Morton Stanley, 1841-l9O4," with
his African name, "Bula Matari," and
the one word, Africa"
@. What is the name Of the famous
pawnShop in Mexico where so many art
treasures are sold?-J. K.
A. Monte de Piedad is the name of the
pawnshop which is government owned
and administered.
@. How many people climb Fuji-yama
in a season?-C. C.
A. About $1,000. The mountain is OFF,
cially opened to climbers on July II and
closes on August 81 but there are
climbers until the middle of September.
Up to 1868 women we're not permitted
to climb to the summit Of the noun
tain.
Q. Please explain the hot oil act
w. H. j.
A. This act, approved February %.
1885. and in force until June 16, 1887,
regulates interstate and foreign COM
merce in petroleum and its products by
prohibiting the shipment or tranSporta-
ton of contraband or hot oil from any
State in which produced 1t calls for
Federal confiScation of illegal petroleum
taken across a State line and authorizes
the President to lift the prohibition of
interstate movement Of contraband
petroleum whenever he finds that the
amount of petroleum and petroleum
products moving in interstate commerce
is so limited as to be the cause Of
lack of parity between supply and con-
Sumptive demand resulting in an undue
burden on or restriction of interstate
commerce in petroleum and its products.
O. Was Ernest Hemingway injured in
the War?-T. r.
A While serving with the American
Red Cross on the Italian front, the
author was distributing cigarettes in the
trenches when an Austrian shell eX-
ploded over him. Thirty-two fragments
were extracted by surgeons from his
body.
O. What are chiggerS?-H. N.
A. Chiggers. or red bugs, are the larval
| stage of large red mites which are
harmless when mature. They hatch
early in the Summer from eggs laid
in the ground the previous Fall. They
frequently cause the death of chicks
and young turkeys which are allowed
to range in high grass. They cause great
discomfort to human beings. A light
application of kerosene or a busting of
the body with sulphur before going into
infested places is good protection against
bites.
@. Please give some information about
the Will Rogers Shrine in Colorado
E. j. H.
A. The tower stands 1000 feet above
Colorado Springs on a promontory of
the Cheyenne Mountain. More than
| 5000 cubic yards of light pink granite
were taken from a single boulder of
| the mountain to be used in constructing
the memorial which was designed by
| Charles E. Thomas. 1t is 100 feet in
height and contains four small rooms
| connected by spiral stairs leading to the
| observation point. In its base will be the
| Will Rogers room. containing bust OF
Mr.. Rogers executed by 10 Davidson.
Randall Davey is designing the murals
| which portray Western history. The
| tower will be fioodlighted at night and
| from its tip perpetual sodium light
will burn. The memorial was erected
by Spencer Penrose, a close friend Of
tho conoedian'S