Evening star., 1939-12-12
Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hdsktn,

question OF fact by ,orittng The Epe.
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric j. Hdsktn. director, WASHINGTON,
d. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
Q. Who was the first President to
light the national community Christmas
tree at Washington?-G. G.
A. The magazine American Forests
says that this official ceremony in WASH
ington began in 1923 when Calvin Cool
idge was President. Each year since
then the tree has been lighted by the
President In a ceremony which, since
1929 has been broadcast throughout the
United States.
O. Please give the names of some ia
nous people who had tuberculoss.-J.
S. T.
A. A brief list is as follows: Jane Aus
ten, Gamaliel Bradford, Ernest Christo-
pher Dowson, Charles Wakefield Cad
man, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Christy
Mathewson, Robert Louis Stevenson,
Sidney Lanier, D. H. Lawrence, Gen.
James Wolfe, Barbara La Mari, Paul
Lawrence Dunbar U. S. Grant and Ring
gold w. Lardner.
@. Where is the highest lake in the
United States?-M. F.
A. The highest lake, having an area
greater than one-tenth of square mile,
is Tulainyo, 11a miles northeast of Mount
Whitney, Calf. 1t has an elevation Of
1885 feet.
@. What Is cartomancy?-C. r.
A. 1t is the art Of telling fortunes with
playing cards.
@. Is Southern accent a handicap to
a boy who wishes to be a radio an
nouncer?-L. c. NJ
A. One Of the requirements OF the
major networks is that announcers' die.
tion should be free of all sectional &C.
cents.
Q. What were some of last years larg.
est stake races in the United States?-
T. S. F.
A. The Santa Anita Handicap, SOL .45o:
Futurity Stakes, s57,o45; Preakness
Stakes, s51,875; the Widener, s4e,55o;
Kentucky Derby, S47,050.
@. Does the Institute Of Propaganda
Analysis publish magazine?-A. w.
A. The official publication of the Or
ganization is Propaganda Analysis, q
monthly.
@. II the dykes in the Netherlands
were opened, would the salt water dam
age the farm lands?-G. P. D.
A. Defensive flooding would damage
the farm lands, and necessitate the
evacuation of thousands of residents, but
the water would not be sea water, it
would be fresh water from the rivers, or
the old Zuyder Zee. now called Ijssel
Lake. 1t would do no permanent harm.
@. Who was the famous musician who
composed symphony while he was in
the navy?-F. F. C..
A. mski-Korsakov composed his first
symphony while midshipman. He at
tended the naval academy at Leningrad
and was graduated in 1862.
@. Did Bill Nye and James Whitcomb
ASAASy oAASC ACSou1 VOSCUllCl l-M. -. ..
A. In 1885 the humorist accompanied
James Whitcomb Riley on tour Of the
United States, each giving readings Of
his own compositions.
Q. How many people are receiving aid
from the w. P. A?-H.
A. The total number on relief admin.
istered by the w. P. A. as of November
IS, 1889, was 1862 ,030.
@. What is the purpose Of the youth
hostels organization?-B. r. l..
A. The object Of the American Youth
Hostels, Inc, is to help all, especially
young people, to greater knowledge.
understanding, and love of the world by
providing for them youth hostels dnex-
pensive overnight accommodations in
America and by assisting them in their
travels both here and abroad over bicycle
trails, footpaths and by-ways
@. Did Ottmar Mergenthaler, inventor
of the linotype, ever work for the Gov
ernment?-T. G. B.
A. In 1872 he entered the employ Of
the Government at Washington, D. c.,
where he kept in order clocks and elec-
trio bells throughout the various Govern
ment buildings.
@. Are there any 10-goal polo players
in the United States?-E. K. B.
A. The United States Polo Associations
latest handicap list which will carry
through the 1910 season rates Thomas
Hitchcock. jr. Stewart B. Iglehart and
Cecil Smith as 10-goal polo players.
@. How old is the r. O. r. CA. VS..
A. The act creating the Reserve
Officers Training Corps was passed June
3, 1916. Some units were established
in the fall Of 1916. In January. 1917 the
first unit for high school was authorized
for the Leavenworth CKansD High
School, In October of that year this unit
was withdrawn. Many units were estab-
nshed in colleges and universities in 1917.
1918 and 1919, and in 1919 many high
school units were established.
@. Is there a statue of Marco Polo in
China?-W. B. c.
A. A golden statue Of the famous
traveller was erected in a temple at
Sooctow commemorating his visit to
the Orient.