Evening star., 1939-07-03
Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hdskin.


reader can get the ansUer to any
question OF tact by lorfttng The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
er:c J. Hasktn, director, Washington,
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@. What is the most northern post
office in the world2 The most southern?
L. T. w.
A. Barrow, Alaska, is the worlds most
northern post Office. The most southerly
post office in the world is said to be
Ushuaia, Argentina Capital of TERRA
del Fuego).
@. Was Mrs. Roosevelt an honorary
member Of the Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution or a member through
eigibility?-L. C. B.
A. Mrs Roosevelt is eligible through
eight ancestors for membership in the
Daughters of the American Revolution.
@. What was the gunpowder plot?-
E. w. S.
A. Guy Fawkes entered into a con-
splracy to blow up the king, his min
listers, and the members OF both houses
OF Parliament on November S. 1905. His
plans were discovered after he had
placed barrels Of gunpowder in the
building and prepared them for ig-
milton. He was tried, tortured. and
publicly executed in 1906. Parliament
set aside November as day of
thanksgiving known as Guy Fawkes
Day, which continues to be celebrated
IN some parts of England.
q. Please explain the initials r. I. and
X. after the names of the King and
Queen of England-H. H.
A. The initials R. I. after the name of
the King of England stand for rex
imperator-rex meaning king. and i'm
perator meaning emperor The initial
r. after the name of the Queen of Eng
land stands for regina, meaning queen,
@. When will the Citizens Military
Training Camp be held in Maryland?-
M. S. A.
A. The Citizens Military Training
Camp will be held at Fort Meade, Nd,
AAoAl July W august &.
@. Who invented the Diesel engine?-
C. S.
A. In 1892 DR.. Rudolf Diesel patented
the type of internal combustion engine
with which his name is now associated.
@. What is saga?-C. B.
A A SAGA iS opciapt
legend, tale, or, history. Hence any ro-
mantle or mythical tale of ancient
times.
@. Why is the rose the symbol of
silence?-T. R. S.
A. The god of silence, Harpocrates, re-
celved a rose from Cupid Hence, the
association of the flower with silence and
secrecy.
@. What was the first baseball scam
dal?-E. S. H.
A. The first ma jor scandal was in 1919
when the Chicago White Sox players
were barred for throwing the World
Series to Cincinnati.
@. What city in the United States has
the largest population per square mile?
e. H. L.
A. Jersey City has the largest popula-
ton per square mile Of any city in the
United States. With an area of only l3
square miles and population in 1890 Of
3l6,000 it had in that year a population
per square mile of 243627.
@. Please give the total circulation
of Catholic newspapers-M j. H.
A. In 1888 Catholic newspapers had a
total circulation of 2,631,807.
@. Was Tintoretto the real name Of
the famous artistic M S.
A. His real name was Jacopo Robusti,
but he was called Tintoretto. meaning
little dyer, because of the fact that his
father was dyer by trade.
Q. Where were 1922 pennies coined?
IT. j. C.
A. One-cent pieces were coined only
at the Denver mint in 1922 They were
coined to the amount of s71,600
@. Are black and green tea produced
by different varieties of plants?-K S. H.
A. The difference is wholly matter
OF preparation. The green variety is
what makers call unfermented tea and
the black is fermented. Fermentation in
this instance means about the same as
oxidation, the leaves remaining in the
open air for 20 to 30 hours. Certain
oxidlzing ferments work chemical
changes in the leaf that make it black.
@. When was the pledge of allegiance
to the flag changed to include the words
"of America"?-P. C. B.
A. The Second National Flag Con-
ference held in Washington on Flag
Day, 1924, added, for the sake of greater
definition, the words "of America" after
flag of the United States"
Q. How many hot dogs and ham
burgers are eaten at the New York
Worlds Fair?-W. B. j.
A. Figures to June IL show that there
has been a consumption of 2.28s264
frankfurters and 1,524,176 hambureers.
@. What is the shortest distance be-
tween Alaska and Asia?-E. G.
A. The shortest distance between the
mainland of Alaska and the mainland
of Asia is At miles between Cape Prince
of Wales, the western extension of
Alaska, and the East Cape of Siberia.