Evening star., 1938-01-15
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKJN.

A reader can oct the dns.nsr to snS
question OF fact By ,orittn1 The Ipsn4ns
SIor information Bureau, Frederic J,
Hask'n, director, Washington, d. c.
Please t'acloss stamp jor reply.
9. How many members has the Amer.
1can Automobile Association?-A. L. M,
A. 1t has approximately 100000
members.
Q. When was 1indbergh made Q col
onel?-B. B. s.
A. Charles A. Lindbergh was first made
colonel in the National Guards Of
missouri. He was appointed by the Gov
ernor OF Missouri. Later Lindbergh was
appointed colonel In the Army Air
Corps Reserves by the Secretary of War,
This occurred on June 7, 1927.
Q. Is there any country having
neither army nor navy?-L. T.
A. There are several small ones with
out navy, but only one listed without
an army The small principality Of
Lechtenstein, between Switzerland and
Austria, with IS square miles and a pop-
ulation Of 10000, has had no army since
1868. Since the preceding year, the
Llechtensteiners have not been liable to
military service, but every man less than
so years Of age, able to bear arms, must
sustain the national defense.
q. How old Is the city supposed to be
which has recently been unearthed in
Mesopotamia?-D. P.
A. The ruins of Pepe Cora, near the
ancient city of Nineveh, have recently
been discovered by archeolopists It Ia
believed that the city existed 1000 years
ago.
Q. Where did China get the doctrine
which now motivates the government
r. D.
A. After the death of Sun Yat-sen. in
his last will and testament to the Chi
nese people and in book which he had
written, China found its program: Dem
ocratlc government; higher standard
OF living for the masses; recovery of
rights granted to foreigners.
Q. Which State raises the most to-
becca, Virginia, North Carolina or Ken
tucky?-R w. s.
y A. In 1886. North Carolina produced
464 1895, 900 pounds of tobacco; Ken
lucky, 218,850,000 pounds; Virginia, lo1.-
$1,000 pounds. For the same year the
acreage Of tobacco for North Carolina
was 100000 acres; Kentucky, $4,000;
Virginia, LOO.
Q. Who was the first actor to be
knighted?-W. F.
A. In 1895 Sir Henry Irving received
the honor of knighthood, the first ever
accorded an actor.
@. Where was the donkey domesti-
cated?-K H.
A. The donkey was probably first do
mesticated in the Valley Of the Nile,
where it was known and used for CEN
turies in advance Of the horse. II found
its way into ancient Greece through
Asia Minor, but is mentioned much less
frequently than the mule by Homer and
other early writer's.
@. Why has the north boundary Of
the State Of Connecticut q Jog south
ward just under the city OF Spring.
fleld?-L. P.
A. The north boundary of the State
Va NoIlHCtllCul lldb d CURIOUS QeF1AIlOn
from a straight boundary known as the
Southwick jog. The reason for 1t Is that
in adjusting errors in the boundary line
between Connecticut and Massachusetts
as previously run by compass a long,
narrow strip Of land was given to Con-
necticut, and the Southwick Jog ceded
to Massachusetts, was intended to be an
equivalent area.
@. Please give list of some books on
the Oxford Group Movement or Buch-
maniSm.-W. H.
A. The following are books Of interest
on the work: For Sinners Only by A.
j. Russell: Life Began Yesterday by
Stephen Foot: Il Was Pagan" by V. c.
Kitchen; What Is the Oxford Group"
by the Layman With q Notebook;
Conversion Of the Church." by Rev S.
M. Shoemaker, and When Man Lis
tens" by Cecil Rose The Oxford
Group Movement has just issued the
first number of pictorial magazine
called Rising Tide.
@. Why were some people called cop
perheads?-J j. r.
A. This American political epithet
was applied by Union men during the
Civil War to those men in the North
who. deeming 1t impossible to conquer
the Confederacy. were earnestly in favor
of peace. and therefore opposed 10 the
war policy Of the President and Of Con-
gresS. The term originated in the au-
tlmn Of 1862, and its use quickly spread
throughout the North In the Western
States early in 1853 the terms copper
head and Democrat had become prac-
tically synonymous. The name was
adopted because Of the fancied resem-
blance Of the peace party to the venom
Gus copperhead snake which strikes
without warning. Though applied as
term of opprobrium. 1t was willingly as
sumed by those upon whom 1t was be-
slowed, and some advocates Of the
peace policy. to emphasize It, wore
badges of heads cut from copper i-cent
pieces.
@. How is the big apple danced'-
E.B
A. It II a combination of the old
fashioned square dance and modern
swing From four to twenty persons
gather in a circle on the floor and 20
through series Of steps to the call Of .
leader. The steps are q combination of
the Charleston and various drags. swing
steps and truckin'. The dance originate
ed at the University Of South Carolina
where students saw 1t at q night club
and named the dance after the club.