Evening star., 1938-10-08
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

By FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
A reader can get the dnsuer to any
question OF fact by toritina The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Frederic
J. Haskin, director, Washington, D. c.
Please inclcse stamp for reply.
Q. What book received the caldecott
Medal?-J. F. H.
A. The Caldecott Medal for the most
distinguished picture book for children
published in 1887 has been awarded to
Animals of the Bible" by Dorothy p.
Lathrop.
@. Why is Maryland called the Free
State?-B. E. D.
A. The Free State Of Maryland is so
called because Maryland was the first
colony to provide complete religious toll
Grafton. That fact and the remarkably
free institutions which have prevailed
since early Colonial days have led to the
title. 1t is not an official name, but
merely popular appellation.
@. Who was Father Cats?-H. J. K.
A. Jakob Cats, Dutch poet and
humorist 0577-166O was so called by his
countrymen.
@. How many people suffer from arth.
ritis?-G. F. B.
A. 1t is estimated that 5000, 900 persons
in the United States suffer from the dis.
ease.
G. Please give a biography of Robert
Mantell.-L. w. r.
A. Robert Bruce Mantell was born at
Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, in 1854. He
made his professional debut at Rochdale,
England, in 1876. Coming to the United
States in 1878, he played juvenile roles in
Modjeska's company. His first appear
ance on the London stage was in 1880.
Returning to America in 1882 he played
opposite Fanny Davenport in Fedora"
He afterward became a star and had his
own company producing classic and ro-
mantle plays. His fame was largely due
to his Shakespearean roles. He died in
1928.
@. Is there collection of colored dia-
monds in the United States?-E. B. H.
A. What Is said to be the most complete
collection in the world is that Of Paul
Gillot, the famous designer of jewels. 1t
consists OF ITO distinct colors, among
which are pink, orchid, black, chartreuse,
orange, blue. peach and green diamonds
Mr.. Gillot has designed and set many of
the crown jewels and was for IS years
Sarah Bernhardt's jeweler. He has been
decorated by many countries and is
sometimes referred to as the king of
diamonds"
Q. Who said The world moves for
ward on the feet of little children?"-
c. c. F.
A. The quotation, THE future Of the
race marches forward on the feet of little
children" is by Phillips Brooks.
@. Who was the famous woman aStron-
omer who received gold medal for dis
covering a comet?-J. T. G.
A. In 1s47 Maria Mitchell was awarded
gold medal by the King of Denmark for
the discovery of a comet. She was
the first woman to become a member of
the American Academy of Arts and Sci
ences and was professor Of astronomy at
Vassar College faem 1865 to 1888. In
1905 she was elected to the Hall OF Fame.
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Q. What country has the oldest hasa
Il. I.
A. The oldest unaltered national nag
Is that of Denmark, which dates from the
Battle of Lindanissa, June Is, 1919.
Q. Did the early lecturers in the United
States receive large fees?-S. D. g.
A. Louis ]. Alber says in the Commen-
tator: I'm 1881 Ralph Waldo Emerson
wrote: I am willing to come to Waltham
on the date you suggest and lecture to
| your Lyceum for the IS fee you offer, but
think you should also give me four
quarts of oats for my horse Daniel
Webster was the first lecturer to receive
fee of 500; Abraham Lincoln lectured
at Cooper Union for $780, and in 1880
Henry Ward Beecher was paid the first
known fee of $1,000. After finding Lv-
ingstone in Africa, Henry M. Stanley re-
ceived 100000 and all expenses for q
hundred lectures"
@. What was the name of the auto
mobile speed driver who was killed at
Daytona Beach, Fla, in 1929?-W. M. G..
A. Lee Bible was killed while attempt
ing to beat Sir Henry Seagrave's 231 mile
an-hour record. He lost control of his
machine, White Triplex, and 1t, ran
amuck and was wrecked, killing him>and
| a newsreel cameraman.
| @. How is the Empire State Building
| heated?-D. M
A. The owners of the Empire State
| Building contracted for an outside supply
of steam for heating purposes This is
derived from two entirely independent
steam mains. The building has q two
pipe vacuum system with steam tur-
bine-driven vacuum pumps discharging
| through suitable heat exchanges into the
| sewer. The equipment is divided into
| four separate zones, the lower up to and
| including the fifth floor, being supplied
| from the mains in the subbasement. The
next section is supplied downward from
| q set Of mains on the twenty ninth floor
ceiling. The section from the thirtieth to
the forty-fifth floors is supplied upward
| from mains on the twenty-ninth floor,
and the top Of the building, including
| the tower, from mains on the fifty fourth
floor ceiling. There are about 1000
| radiators.
Q. How long has work been going On
at the Mount Rushmore National Me-
! morial7-J. r.
A. Work on Mount Rushmore started
In 1927. Former President Calvin Cool
idge, then spending the summer in the