Evening star., 1939-08-01

"','S oI0T IHJOTWdltOn bureau, Fred.
ERIC J. Hasktn director, Washinqton,
d. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
Q. Please give the altitude Of Skyline
Drive.-M. j. r.
A. Its altitude varies from 600 feet at
front Royal, Va, to 4,O49 feet at the
summit Of Hawksbill Mountain.
y. What was the epitaph which An
drew Carnegie wrote for himself?-
c. H. r.
A. Here lies man who knew how to
enlist in his service better men than
himself"
z. Is it true that the word news is
derived from the first letter of north,
east, west and south?-J. H. G.
A. This explanation is frequently
given as the origin of the term news, as
something coming from all points of the
compass. Actually. however, the word
Is derived from the French nouvelles.
meaning news, or the medieval Latin
nova, neuter plural of novus, meaning
new things.
G. How many soda fountains are there
In the United States?-R. H,
A. There are 10000
Q. Please give the history of Admiral
Byrds ship, the Bear-W. D.
A. The Bear was built at Greenock.
Scotland, in 1874 She was especially
built for the whaling and sealing trade
out of North Scottish ports, being con-
structed of solid oak and strongly braced
to cushion the shock of ice. The vessel
is 200 feet long, weighs 7O3 tons, has a
depth of 18 feet and a beam of 80 feet.
When the United States Government
was looking for boat to bring GreeIy
out of the Arctic, the Bear was selected.
Congress authorized her purchase for
100000 and she was hurriedly dispatched
to the Brooklyn Navy Yard, manned by
naval crew and with the Alert, do
mated by the British government, and
the Thetis, the relief expedition sailed
for the North on April "a, 1884, under
command Of w. S. Schley. The Bear
held the lead most of the way and was
the first vessel to reach the marooned
explorers. The vessel was honorably dis
charged from the Navy and turned over
to the Revenue Cutter Service, now the
Coast Guard, for service in Alaskan
waters and the Arctic Ocean. Rear Ad-
miral Richard E. Byrd bought the Bear
in May, 1882. She was refltted at Bos-
ton and sailed with the Byrd Antarctic
Expedition IL
@. When was the Woolworth Building
in New York City begun?-T. A. w.
A. The Woolworth Building was begun
on November Is, 1911, and opened April
"a, 1913.
@. What is the age limit for fourth
class postmaster?-F. H. C.
A. An applicant for the position
of fourth-class postmaster must have
reached the age of 81 but not the age
of 66.
@. Where is the highest ocean tide?-
CE.
A. The largest known periodic tides
in the world occur on the Atlantic Coast
in Minas Basin, Bay of Fundy, where
the mean rise and fall is approximately
40 feet.
@. Please give the date when the first
coast-to-coast radio network was estab-
lished-W. B. G.
A. The first permanent coast-to-coast
network was established on December
%, 1928, when the National Broadcasting
Co. opened its transcontinentaI line.
O. Who were the founders of Sigma
Delta Chi, the journalism fraternity?-
w. S. H.
A. Sigma Delta Chi was organized at
De Pauw University on April II, 1909,
by Roy Millikan. Edward Lockwood, Adds
Hutchens, Marion Hedges, Paul Riddick,
Eldie Troxell, Charles Fisher, Eugene
Pulliam, William M. Glenn and Laurence
H. Sloan.
@. What verse in the Bible contains
all the letters in the alphabet ?-H A. S.
A. Ezra 7th chapter, 21st verse, con-
tains all the letters of the alphabet with
the exception of the letter "J,' for which
the letter "I'' was usually used in old
writing. 1t reads: And I, even I Ar
taxerxes the king, do make decree to
all the treasurers which are beyond the
river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest,
the scribe of the law of the God Of
heaven, shall require of you, it be done
speedily"
@. Please give the origin of the Palo-
mino horse.-H. P.
A. The Palomino is a horse whose
ancestry was principally of Arabian
stock. The particular type of Palo-
mino found in the State of California,
where numbers of such horses are owned.
is said to be a direct lineal descendant
of the famous mounts used by the early
Spanish conquistadores. The word Pa
lomino is derived from the Spanish.
and means yellow or cream -colored
horse. The Palomino Is famed for its
endurance, intelligence, and the easy
jog or Spanish trot' which gives it
considerable ground covering ability.
The primary use of the Palomino horse
Is for stock and show purposes.
@. In what opera did Christine Nilsson
make her first public appearance?-M. A.
A. In "Traviata" at Paris on October
q, 1864.
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