Evening star., 1938-08-01
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

By FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
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Q. What is The tallest radio tower in
America?-L. S. F.
A. 1t is that Of Station WSM, Nash.
Vile, Tenn, which is 878 feet
Q. Where is the Going-to-the.sun
highway?-G. N. P.
A. Tins Is one of the outstanding
scenic roadWays of the world. 1t crosses
Glacier National Park, Mont. from east
10 west, connecting the Blackfeet high
way, U. s. No. SO, north-south, with the
Iheodore Roosevelt highway, transcon-
tlnental U. S. No. 2. 1t runs from st.
Mary Lake, past oing-to-the-Sun
Mountain, across Logan Pass at the Con-
tlnental Divide, 1854 feet high, to Lake
Mcdonald, through some of the finest
scenery in the park.
O. What flag was flown by the Nav.
f1ower?-J. S. D.
A. The Smithsonian Institution saws:
The flag flown by the Mayflower was
the Union Jack or Kings Colors adopted
oy the British government in 1906. This
nag bears the red cross of Saint George.
superlmposed upon the white cross of
Saint Andrew, the whole on a dark blue
field
O. Who said, "I shall never ask never
refuse, nor ever resign an of1ice?"-H; l.,
"A. Benjamin Franklin.
~ Who designed the 1888 duck stamp?
Can they be purchased at the Philatelic
Agency?-W. G.
A Inc stamp was designed by Roland
CLARK, Well-knoWn etcher of wildlife sub
Jects, and shows pintail drake and
duck coming in to landing These
stamps are available at all first and
second class post Offices, but are not
handled by the Philatelic Agency or the
Biological Survey.
@ Was Fred Douglass injured by a
mob in Indiana in the 1340s?-W. w K.
A. While he was on speaking tour Of
the Middlewestern States, a demonstra-
tlon OF mob spirit occurred in Pendle-
ton, Ind, by a group of about so rough
characters from a nearby town They
appeared with arms and clubs and or
oered the speakers to be silent under
threat OF violence. They tore down the
platform and used their weapons freely.
Douglass tried to fight his way out but
was knocked to the ground unconscious
His hand was broken and as the bones
were not set properly his hand never re-
covered its natural deXterity.
y. Do children who are leaders have
high intelligenc quotients?-J. w. S.
A. Growing Superior Children" by
kugelmass, says: High intelligence is
necessary for the constructive type of
leadership. There is, however. an opti-
mum range of l. @. within which popular
leadership is frequent, but above which
1t is most improbable. Children with an
l. q. OF around 100 are usually led by
some one whose I. @. is above this level.
But those with an I. G. of over $50 are
rarely able-to LEAD because of the lack of
mutual understanding between them
and the rank and file"
@. When did John D. Rockefeller, jr,
decide not to give donations to religious
denominations as such?-L. W. H.
A. On November Is, 1885, John D.
Rockefeller, jrr announced that non-
sectarlan churches would thereafter re-
ceive the bulk of Rockefeller donations.
@ What are the sacred plants Of the
Navajo Indians?-J. S. w.
A. They have four sacred plants-corn,
squash, beans, and tobacco, convention
allied representations of which are used
in many of their sand paintings and
other designs.
G. Did Henry Ford ever run for a po-
litical ofice?-G K. M.
A. Mr. Ford was nominated in 1918
for United States Senator from Michi-
gan and was defeated by small margin.
He took no part whatsoever in the cam
paign.
@. Give some facts about Capt. John
Il. Hughes Of the Texas Rangers.-C.
H. W.
"a Sdpt Ill lllS oUS, has De6ll
familiar figure in El Paso for years.
He is the hero of Zane Grey's Lone
Star Ranger" and has been a friend Of
the author for years. This book is dedi-
Gated to Capt. Hughes who was an In
dian trader at II, and spent part of his
youth in an Indian chiefs lodge He
was later a cowboy, then a ranchman,
and finally ranger. The State of
Texas has given him gold medal, and
he was bodyguard to Franklin D. Roose-
welt in Dallas,
O. Is it true that at one time only
those of royal blood could wear furs?-
F. L. K
A. In the civilization of medieval Eu-
rope fur was emphatically luxury. AS
such its use was forbidden by the church
to monks and to all but the highest &C.
cleSiasticS. Among the laity it was
carefully regulated by severe laws. None
but those of royal blood were allowed to
wear certain furs and in general a per-
sons social Importance could have been
estimated by the amount and nature of
the fur he wore.
@. Which of Gainsborough's portraits
was stolen?-J. L.
A. His portrait Of Elizabeth. Duchess
of Devonshire, was mysteriously stolen
in London in 1875, Immediately after 1t
had been purchased by MeSsrs. Agnew
The picture was taken to New York
ord Cbjcoco opd in AYri1 1o01 Il