Evening star., 1940-03-23
Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hnsktn.

By Frederic J. Hdsktn.
A reader can get the 0nswer to cny
question OF fact by ,Drtting The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Haskin, director, Washington,
d. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. How long has the Easter egg rolling
been held on the White House grounds7
e. c. p.
A. Egg rolling in Washington began
with the children's party given by Mrs.
Rutherford B. Hayes at the White House
en- Easter Monday, 1873.
@. Who invented the calliope?-K. J.s.
A. The calliope was invented by J. c.
Stoddart of Worcester, Mass, and pat
ented in october, 1855.
@. What is the freezing point Of mer-
cury?-H. D. c.
A. Mercury freezes at s7s degrees F.
below zero.
@. Is alpaca wool of ancient originf
M. B. c.
A. Remains of blankets woven from L"
alpaca nave been found in the most
ancient Incan tombs
@. Who was the first American play
wright?-M. T. r.
A. Royal Tyler was the first American
playwright, his play, "The Contrast" be-
ing produced in 1787
hot ie {Ln Co. H,yx
Army pigeon?-T. D. H.
A. Two of the most famous military
homing pigeons alive today are Kaiser
and Old Faithful. The former is a 23-
year-old veteran of the World War, cap.
tured from the Germans in the Meuse-
Argonne drive. Old Faithful, II years
old, in 1895 won a 750-mile race from
Chattanooga, Tenn, to his loft at Fort
Monmouth, N. j., in Is hours 80 minutes
8 seconds.
@. Where is the taiga?-E. S.
A. This is one of the greatest forest
areas in the world. 1t extends across
Siberia Immediately south of the sub.
arctic tundra belt but north of the west
ern steppes and the central and eastern
highlands. For the most part the taiga
is vast, cold, sparsely inhabited region
| about 1000 miles in length and from
1000 to 1000 miles wide The immense
forests, consisting chiefly of coniferous
| trees, are valuable source of timber.
@. Who was the youngest President Of
the United States? The oldest?-C. II.
| A. Theodore Roosevelt, AZ years old,
| was the youngest man to assume the
office, and William Henry Harrison, SO,
| the oldest
@. Is Nathalia Crane the real name Of
the author of THE Janitor's Boy"?-
NJ T. K
A. Nathalia Crane is the pen name Of
Clara Ruth Abarbanel.
| @. Is it possible for boy to become
newspaper photographer by taking
correspondence course?-W. j. D.
A. In an article in Editor and Pub
Usher entitled News Photographers Not
Made in Correspondence School," Jack
| Price says: 1T can't be done, and any
advertised representation designed to
convey the impression that a practical
knowledge of newspaper photography
can be taught by correspondence Is in
the nature of a delusion and a snare.
''' 1t is nonsense to pretend that the
required instruction can be inculcated
by remote control"
@. When was the Iroquois Theater
| fre?-W. w. E.
A. The Iroquois Theater fire in Chi
cago occurred on December 80, 1908.
@. What building now stands on the
site once occupied by Solomon's Tenn
ple?-C. B. K.
A. According to Cooks Handbook for
Palestine and Syria, where once stood
the temple designed by King David and
executed by Solomon is now the Moslem
shrine called the Dome of the Rock, or
Kebbet es-Sakhrah, but sometimes err
roneously called the Mosque of Omar
Tradition states that when the Caliph
Omar took Jerusalem in AID. 637 his
first inquiry was for the site of the Jew
ish temple. He was conducted to this
spot, then huge mound of rubbish, and
on the east he built a wooden mosque.
The present beautiful shrine was built by
'Abd-el-Melek, in AID. $685. The outer
octagonal wall dates, however with its
gates, from the 9th century AID.
@. When and where was Henry Fonda
the actor, born?-M S.
A. He was born in Grand Island Nebr.,
on May 16, 1908.
@. Do bats hibernate?-C S. H.
A. In cold climates. bats either migrate
southwark or seek shelter in caverns.
vaults, abandoned buildings and similar
retreats. In these they climb together in
large clusters, hanging head downward,
by the feet, and remain in torpid con-
dition until the warmth of returning
spring recalls them to activity.
Q. What is meant by a land-tied
island?-S. G. D.
A. This is an island which, by the
development of sand and gravel beach,
has been tied to the mainland. In this
manner the famous Rock Of Gibraltar
has become land-tied island. Many of
the islands along the coast of New Eng
land are Joined to the mainland by
beaches Of sand and gravel
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