Evening star., 1944-04-25
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

@. What became Of the railway
coach in which the armistice OF
1918 was signed?-T. L. A.
A. After the fall of France it was
taken to Berlin, arriving on July 6,
1910. During the next year it was
placed on public exhibition.
@. Was Pompeii a city of impor-
tance at the time of its destruc-
tion?-E. L. H.
A. At the time of its destruction
by the eruption of Vesuvius, August
"a, 70 AID, Pompeii was a flourish
| ing commercial center and q fash
ionable resort for wealthy Romans.
@. What is the name used by the
Japanese people to refer to their
Emperor?-L. D.
A. Tenno, or the Heavenly King.
The doctrine that the Emperor Is
heaven-descended, divine and sa-
cred is repeated In all official state
ments.
@. Has the 200-inch mirror been
set in position in the observatory
on Mount Palomar?-G. v.
A. Though practically finished,
the great mirror Is still In the optical
shop of the California Institute of
Technology at Pasadena, It will
remain there until the war ends.
@. What is the canning center of
the United States?-L. o. B.
A. Baltimore, Md, is probably
the greatest single canning center
in the country.
@. When and where were pigeons
/ first used to carry messages in time
Of WARM. G.. N.
A. The first authentic record is
the statement by Prontius that Ju-
Illus Caesar used them to carry mes
sages during his Gallo wars. Pliny
records the use Of pigeons by the
Romans at the siege Of Mutinia in
43 BIC. a~-s 8 Sc
! O.. Which Is the older word,
"falP or autumn" ?-S. B. G.
A. The Oxford English Diction-
ary traces autumn" to about 1874
when 1t was used by Chaucer. Fall
which isFa shortened form of fall
Of the leaf" goes back to 1545. In
the United States the latter is the
ordinary name for this season of
the year.
@. What is considered to be the
most desirable temperature for the
proper functioning of human beings?
&C. c..
A. Ellsworth Huntington states
that mans mind functions best
when the outdoor temperature is
about 40 degrees and his body does
best when the outdoor temperature
is from 60 to 10 degrees.
@. When was the first money
sent to the Conscience Fund in the
Treasury?-R. B. D.
A. The first contribution to the
Conscience Fund was made in 1911.
| @. What is meant by the term
"bloc" in politics?-W. E. M.
A. 1t means "the banding to-
gether of group of persons to in
f1uence legislation or to foster spe-
cial interests" In Congress the best
known is, probably, the agricultural
bloc, which appeared in 1921 and
consisted of members, regardless of
party, who were interested in Sc
curing legislation favorable to farm
ers.
j @. When was the word amer
icanism" first used?-W. r. B.
A. The term was first used by
John Witherspoon, president of
Princeton University in 1881.
@. What country produces the
most sugar?-D. e. 3.
A. India Is the largest sugar.
producing country in the world
with a productive capacity of about
100000 tons Of white sugar an
nually.
@. BY what other name is Durer's
painting The -Four Apostles"
knoWn?-M. E. j.
A. These panels are frequently
referred to as "The -Four Tempera-
ments"
Q. How many persons contrib
uted to the recent campaign for the
metropolitan Opera?-J. w. r.
A. Contributions from 40,370 do
lnors were received by the Metropon-
tan Opera Association.