Evening star., 1939-07-15
Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hdskf1,

By Frederic J. Hasktn.
A reader can get the answer to anu
question OF fact by ,oritin0 The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hdsktn, Director, WASHINGTON,
D. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
G. How many Protestant ministers
and, churches are there in the United
States?-G. M.
A. In 1888 there were 188,247 Protest.
ant ministers and 2O5,553 churches.
@. Can crab climb tree?-L. T. H.
A. The National Geographic Magazine
says that the crabs on Christmas Island
are notorious for their ability to climb
trees and get coconuts.
Q. How many men are on the eligible
list for appointment as flying cadets?
M. P.
A. AS of June %, 1899, there were 1909
men on the eligible list awaiting appoint
ments IN the Army Air Corps.
@. What is the lifetime batting aver
age OF Lou Gehrig?-T. B. F.
A. His lifetime average is .34l.
y. Is 1t possible to visit Hawthorne's
House OF the Seven Gables?-B. w.. s.
A. The House of Seven Gables, in
oalem, Mass, Is open to visitors daily and
Sunday from 10 am. to $50 pm. There
is small admission charge.
y. Where are the members of the
Hapsourg family buried?-F. H.
A. Ihe burial place Of the Hapsburg
royal family Of Austria has been for CEN
turles in the crypt Of the monastery of
the Church Of the Capuchin Fathers in
vienna. The church was built in 1852
and the vault is 10 years older. It con-
ta1ns l2s collins of the royal house. The
hearts OF many of the royal family are
separately inferred in the catacombs
under the Cathedral Church of St.
Stepnens, which was originally built In
the 18th century and is one of the finest
in the world.
@. Were any American soldiers SEN
fenced to death by court-martial in the
World War?-D. C. N.
A. From April 6, 1917, to June 30. 1919
the death penalty was imposed by gen.
eral courts-martial of the United States
Army on 35 men and these men were
executed. In no case was a capital sem
tence imposed for purely military Of
tense carried into execution. OF the IS
men executed 2 were executed for mur-
DER l9 for murder and mutiny, II for
rape and for rape and murder.
@. When was Mendelssohn's wedding
March" written?-M. B.. ].
A. Mendelssohn wrote the wedding
March" for the performance of "A Mid
summer Nights Dream" given at Pots
dam in 1843
@. Who is called the father Of French
agriculture?-D. j. H.
A. Olivier de Series. He also intro
duced silk culture into France and was
the author OF the Theatre d'Agricul-
ture,'' the first encyclopedia in French
devoted to every phase of practical and
to the land" movement $50 years ago.
saying that the truest, deepest happi-
ness could be found in the country.
@. Please give the origin Of Ivy Day at
Princeton University.-E H.
A. The first Glass Ivy at Princeton
University was planted by the class Of
1877 on its class day at its graduation in
June, 1877, and the ceremony was ac-
companied by an grafton, called then
and since the ivy Grafton" The orator
in 1877 stated that ivy had been chosen
as symbol Of the perpetual remem-
brance the class would have OF Prince
ton, striking deep, clinging close and
always green. The class of 1877 turned
out to be one Of the most remarkable
classes in after years that Princeton has
graduated. The first ivy was planted at
the new library. Since then 1t has been
planted at Nassau Hall with a tablet
naming the class
O. What is the meaning of the name
ConSuelo?-H. M. H.
A. Consuelo is a Spanish name de.
rived from Our Lady of Consolation.
O. Please give the history of the mace
used in the House Of Representatives at
Washington, D. CIV. s. r.
A. The mace was provided for by
resolution adopted by the House during
the First Congress on April IA, 1888.
The first mace used by the House was
destroyed by fire when the British
burned the Capitol in 1914. From that
time until l842 mace of painted wood
served. In that year the present mace
was made in reproduction of the original.
1t is over 3 feet in height and consists
OF bundle of ebony rods, representing
the States, bound with band of silver
in imitation of the fasces. From the
center protrudes the stem of a silver
globe surmounted by silver eagle with
Outspread wings.
@. Where does Portland, Oreg, get its
water supply?-J. Nm
A. The municipal water supply comes
from the Bull Run Lake reserve, 5000
feet high in the Cascades, fed by melting
snow from Mount Hood. It is 50 pure
that it does not need to be distilled for
use in medical prescriptions, chemical
processes and electric batteries.
@. What poem is the classic example
OF onomatopoeia?-J. K. B.
A. The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe.