Evening star., 1938-04-22
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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@. How many kilograms were sent to
Washington protesting the reorganiza.
tion bill?-E. L. K.
A. 1t is estimated that $4,000 were
sent in connection with the bill, most
Of them opposing its passage.
Q. How many passengers were killed
In railway accidents last year2-C. j. B.
A. Only three passengers lost their
lives in 1887 in train accidents on the
railroads Of this country.
Q. Was Sarah Bernhardt a Jewess7-
K. l..
A. She was Of mixed French and
Dutch parentage, and OF Jewish descent.
She was, however, baptized at the age
OF IL and brought up in convent.
@. Is the chess table used by Ma
poleon at st. Helena in a museum
H. K.
"a ~ ID dI DllLluOIe f1OuSe near ASIlp.
vile, N. c., the home built by the late
George Vanderbilt
j. H.
A. The abbey Of Fecamp, France, had
in 1910 a learned monk named Dom
Bernardo Vincelli who was interested
in chemical experiments and was de-
ntn tnI 10 hn
beverages. He succeeded in producing
an elixir which soon had wide fame as
refreshing and recuperative drink.
Francis 1 visited the monastery in 1884
and praised the liqueur, which was
named Benedictine, ad majorem Del
glorlam, for the greater glory of God.
@. Where did Vienna, capital Of Aus.
tria, get its name?-L. G. H.
A. The original Celtic settlement was
called Vindobona by the Romans and
the name probably comes from that.
The present Austrian form is Wien. A
thousand years ago the Avars, bar
barlans, occupied the place and built
their typical camp in the form of a
huge ring. Today the principal thor
oughfare, circling important public
buildings. is called the Ringstrasse or,
for short, the Ring.
q. Why does Samuel Riddle keep Man
o War at Lexington. Ky.?-D. N.
A. At Man O Wars 21st birthday
party, Mr.. Riddle was interviewed on
the radio and asked this question. His
reply was: Because this is the only
place in American to breed good horses.
NO matter what they say about other
sections, if you want to breed good
horses you must come to the Blue
Grass
Q. What is the largest artificial lake
in the World?-J K.
A. Lake Mead at Boulder Dam is the
largest man-made body of water in the
world.
O. Who first used the expression, Go
West, young man"?-K. L.
A. According to Bartlett, it was used
by John BabSon Lane Soule in an article
in the Terre Haute Ind) Express in
1851. Horace Greeley was attracted bv
the expression, and used it in an edito-
rial in the New York Tribune. AS the
saying. Go West, young man. and grow
up with the country gained popularity,
Greeley printed Soules article, to show
the source of his inspiration.
Q. What was the real name Of Fran.
cisco Villa?-E. w.
A. The Mexican revolutionist was
named Doroteo Arrange.
@. Why are the fishes Pisces, used as
a sign of the Zodiac?-A. V.
a no ioL
to our month of February. was sacred to
the Babylonian fish god The Babylonian
calendar had but $50 DAYS and every
SIX years the calendar was adjusted bv
inserting an extra month after February
and that. too was sacred to the fish god
SO two fishes were used to signify the
double month
u. How does a cenotaph differ from
other monumentS?-J. L.
A. cenotaph is monument or tab
let in memory of a person whose body
is buried elsewhere. The custom arose
from the erection of monuments to
those whose bodies could not be re-
covered, as in case of drowning. The
term is often used with relation to the
monuments raised in memory of those
who perished on the field in the World
War, especially of the Cenotaph in
Whitehall London.
y. Who has charge of the education
OF the Dionne quintuplets?-I. OBJ.
A. The children have been educated
thus far under the direction of DR.. w.
Z. Blatz of Toronto. who has had them
instructed by expert teachers from the
st. Georges School for Child Study in
that city. Now that they are older.
Duncan Macarthur, assistant deputy
minister of education for Ontario will
supervise their education. Whether they
will be permitted to attend the public
schools or be trained by tutors, rests
with their Board of Guardians.
@. What State first made Columbus
Day legal holiday?-L. P. C.
A. Colorado was the first State in the
Union to make Columbus Day legal
holiday The bill providing for this was
signed April l, 1907 Angelo Noce was
the leader of the movement to secure
this enactment in Colorado In the two
preceding years the day had been de-
clared holiday by Governors procla-
nation.
Q. What is the first religious motion
picture ever made?-H K.
A. One of the earliest was "The Pas
sion Play. religious and historical
drama, filmed in 1898 and used in re-
hgious services by a well-known evan.
gelist.