Evening star., 1940-03-09
Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hnsktn.

reader can get the answer to any
question OF fact by ,1rtttn1 The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Haskin. director, Washington,
D. C. Please tnclose stamp TOR reply.
@. Where was the first Civilian Con-
servation Corps Camp?-L. w.
A. Camp Roosevelt gid in the
George Washington National Forest,
Shenandoah County, Edinburg, Va. was
the first G. G. G. camp. 1t was opened
April II, 1898, and is still In operation.
q. How does a chameleon change COL
OPT. C..
A. The color changes are accomplished
by layers Of cells beneath It's transparent
skin, containing yellow, black and red
coloring matter. These cells are under
the control of the nervous system, and
by contracting and expanding produces
changes in coloration.
@. How many boxers have held three
championships at the same time?-M.
j. NJ
A. Henry Armstrong, who held the
featherweight, lightweight and welter-
weight. has been the only person to hold
three championships at the same time
@. Please give the origin of Roquefort
cheese.-E. P. r.
A. This cheese is said to have origi-
mated when shepherd of Ceyennes,
his lunch of barley bread and fresh
sleeps milk cheese in the mouth of the
Roquefort cave. Returning some time
later, he found that mold from the bread
had permeated the cheese and impaired
a delicious favor. A nearby convent
commenced developing the industry
about 1910.
@. How many people are employed by
the Social Security Board in Baltimore?
H. K. S.
A. Approximately 4,5O0 persons are
employed by the Social Security Board
in that city.
O. Was the late Frank L. Stanton.
author of Mighty LAX Rose ever
poet laureate of Georgia?-L. D.
A. Mr.. Stanton was made poet laure-
ate of Georgia in 1925.
O. Where is the largest cliff dwelling
in the world?-C. T.
A. The Cliff Palace in Mesa Verde Ma
tional Park, Colo, is the largest known
cliff dwelling, numbering 200 rooms.
@. What is meant by the snow line?
H. T. P.
A. Even in the Torrid Zone, mountains
rise into air that is so cold that snow
lies on their upper slopes all the year.
The lower edge of these permanent snow
fields, in whatever country or zone, is
called the snow line. The line is affected
by prevailing winds temperature and
moisture, and varies in the same locality
from year to year. 1t is about three
miles above sea level in the tropics about
two miles in the Rockies and about a
mile and two-thirds in the Alps 1t de-
scends to sea level in the Frigid Zone,
where permanent snow may be found
even on the lowlands
@. Who invented mercerized cotton?
VT. ...
A. 1t was invented by John Mercer of
Lancashire, England.
@. How did the mistake occur In the
middle name of Ulysses S. Grant?-J M.
A. When Hiram Ulysses Grant, or, as
he is better known, Ulysses Simpson
Grant was II years of age, his father
secured an appointment for him to the
United States Military Academy at West
Point Mr.. Hammer, the member of
| Congress from the Point Pleasant dis
| trict, nominated Grant, but apparently
was not very familiar with the Grant
family, as the name he sent to the War
Department was Ulysses Simpson Grant
Simpson being the maiden name of
| Grants mother. He was always after
/ ward known as Ulysses S. Grant, al
though he tried many times to have the
| name changed on the records, but al
ways without success.
Q. What is the Tai Mahal of Amer
| ica?-R. D.
A. The Singing Tower at Lake Wales,
| Fla, has been so called 1t was designed
| by Milton B. Medary and erected as
gift to the American people from Edward
Box, who is buried there
@. Who owned the horse that won
the 1898 Hambletonian?-G. lat.
A, McLin owned by Lawrence Shep-
pard won the Hambletonian on August
%, 1898.
@. What magazine did Alfred E. Smith
edit?-M S. B.
A. From 1882 to 1894 he was editor Of
the New outlook.
@. Is 1t correct for a man to wear a
silk or opera top hat with a dinner
suit?-N. F. E.
A. The opera hat is preferable, al
though the silk hat is sometimes worn,
A black Homburg may also be worn
with a dinner suit.
@. How many automobiles were sold In
Canada last year?-G. L.
A. Sales of new passenger motor cars
in Canada during 1899 amounted to
10000 vehicles, valued at $97, ,092, 1888.
@. What is the word which describes
word or sentence that reads the same
forward as backward?-N D.