Evening star., 1944-09-04
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.
@. What is the length of a lasso?
e. M. E. /.
A. Lassoes vary in length from IS
to go feet. the 40 to SO foot length
being the most popular.
Q. When were the trumpeter
swans brought to Jackson Hole Ma
tional Monument in Wyoming?-
B. S. D.
A. Five baby swans were intro
duced there in 1898 by Fish and
Wildlife Service because it was be-
lieved to be an ideal setting for this
rare species. Two cygnets have been
born, an event of great scientific
interest.
@. Have the British royal prin-
cesses their own coats OF arms?-
E. M. D.
A. Each princess has her own coat
of arms.
@. What were the casualties from
poison gas in the last war?-J. c. p.
A. The total number Of gas cas-
ualties on both sides was placed at
,296 1853, of which 81 1893 died.
@. What is the largest Indian tribe
in the United States?-E. B. M.
A. Largest of all tribes are the
Navajos who occupy huge terri
tory in Northeastern Arizona and
Northwestern New Mexico.
@. What city has a bear as its
/ emblem?-W. N.
A. Bern. Switzerland, has the bear
as its emblem. The name Bern is q
corruption of the German word for
bears, a number of the animals hav-
| ing been slain on the site when Bern
was founded.
@. Who was the fiyst person en-
powered to sign the Presidents
name to land patents?-K. E. r.
A. The first clerk privileged to
sign the Presidents name was An
drew j. Donelson. who was appoint
ed on March 6, 1888.
@. What people are called "the
gentlefolk of the Pacific PA. H. D.
A. The Samoans.
@. What was the incident that
precipitated the present war be-
tween China and Japan?-E. l.. H.
A. The incident at Lukou Chiao,
or Marco Polo Bridge, near Peiping
on the night of July 7, 1887. Here
the Japanese were holding large
scale military maneuvers, and one
of the japanese soldiers was alleged
to be missing. When the Chinese
turned down a Japanese demand
that the district city Of Wanping, at
Lukou Chiao, be searched for the
missing man, firing started, and this
incident really precipitated the
present Chinese-Japanese War.
@. What persons are entitled TO
burial in a national cemetery?-L.
C. E.
A. Such person must be in active
service in the armed forces at the
time of his death or have been hon.
orably discharged from the last
period of service. Burial in ma
tional cemetery may be arranged
for the wife or widow and, under
certain circumstances. for the minor
children or unmarried adult daugh-
ters of an honorably discharged
veteran.
@. Did the British Gen. Cornwall
lis surrender his sword after the
fall of Yorktown in the Revolution
ary War?-M. E. r.
A. Records state that in the alb
sence of CORVALLIS the sword was
surrendered by Gen. O'Hara to Gen.
Lincoln who had been designated
by Washington to receive it. The
sword was Immediately returned to
O'Hara.
@. Was Nine. Curie. the discover
er of radium, subsidized by the
French Governmental. T. N.
A. Nine. Curie, upon the 25th
anniversary of the discovery OF
radium, was honored by the French
government with a pension Of 40,00O
francs a year.
@. Where did Shakespeare use
the expression flaming youth?
j. E. G.
AThe phrase is in Hamlet. Act
III, Scene 4: ITO flaming youth let
virtue be as wax, and melt in her
own fire."
@. Why Is the German soldier
often referred to as Fritz?-C. H.
A. This is probably from the nick
name. Unser Fritz (Our Fritz of
the Emperor Frederick the Great
the ruler who made Prussia one Of
the great powers OF Europe.