The National tribune., 1908-07-02
ANSWERS TO
CORRESPONDENTS.

i G. r. s., Forest Grove, Oregon, asks:
Is not Eugene V. Debs of foreign birth,
and consequently ineligible to the office
) of President of the United States?
Eugene V. Debs is the son of Dan
iel and Marguerite Debs. and he was
; born in Terre Haute, Ind, on Nov. 5,
1855. He is therefore eligible to the
Presidency. He was the candidate for
the Presidency of the Social-Democratic
Party in 1900, and of the Socialist
Party in 1904.
ID. B. H, Easton, Pa, asks: Where
can I find brief sketches of prominent
American women of today?
Besides the sketches given in who's
Who in America and the similar
works devoted to different cities and
known as American Biographical Di-
rcctories,'' there is in the course OF
preparation in New York City, to be
issued in the Autumn. work entitled
Who's Who Among Women" which is
being edited along the same lines as
the volumes mentioned above.
. I. c. K, Marietta, Pa, asks: Please
let me know what State Admiral Rob-
ley Evans is from.
/ Admiral Robley d. Evens was born
in Floyd County, Va, on Aug. IS, 1916
and received his early education in the
city of Washington. Not being able to
obtain appointment to Annapolis from
his home, he went as a youth to Utah,
where he resided for the proper length
of time, and from that Territory re-
ceived his naval appointment to Annap-
oils in 1860. Washington has always
been his home.
4 J. w. B., Smithville, Ohio, asks: Will
The National Tribune kindly give a
good recipe for waterprofing cloth fol-
tents, flys. etc, so as to be flexible.
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canvas used for making tents imper-
meable to moisture without making II
:. stiff of likely to break: Soft soap is
dissolved in hot water. and a solution OF
iron sulphate added. The radical OF
the sulphuric acid contained in the iron
sulphate combines with the potash con-
tanned in the soap. and the iron oxide
produced is precipitated with the fatty
acid as an insolublc iron soap. This
is washed and dried and mixed with
linseed oil. The soap prevents the oil
from getting hard and cracking, and al
the same time water has no effect upon
lit
E. NJ, Ozone. Tenn, asks: Please
tell me the value of the following old
coins: ten-cent piece of 1920. OF
1880 and of 1881; five-cent piece OF
1892; all American money.
/ The dealers in coins offer no premium
The 1922 dime, if in good condition, is
worth upwards of one dollar.
/ A. NJ, New Hartford, Conn, asks:
Can you give me the address of Prof
o. r. Gleason, the horse trainer, or his
headquarters where 1 can get his
supplies?
i We are unable to find that Prof
| Gleason has any permanent address.
He makes a practice of travelling during
nj
and 1t is reported at Washington that
he is now so engaged.
B. F. B., Rowley, Iowa, asks: %
Can you give me the weight of the gun
known as the Swamp Angel. used on
Morris Island, in Charleston harbor
i CD What is the weight of 200 pound
PARROT gun? (S) What is the weight
of 100 pound Parrot gun?
"a The Swamp Angel was 200
pound Parrot gun. and weighed
/ 5000 pounds 1t is of interest to re-
cord the fact that the patriotic citi-
zens of Trenton, N. J., have preserved
/ the gun as a memorial, and have il
mounted at a junction of their streets.
CD The 20G pound PARROT gun weighs
5000 pounds. CD The 100 pound
Parrot gun weighs $500 pounds.
I w. C. W., Lanton. Mo-, writes: I see
frequently i'm The National Tribune and
totfcT JoufDdlS tHe PHRASE oilHiDuS
Bill'' applied to some measure or bill
passed by Congress What is the mean
ing of the words Omnibus Bill, and how
did it originate?
The word omnibus is Latin. and
means "for alp or containing air: the
well known omnibus or bus was so
called as being vehicle for all or foI
a number at one time. The term is
applied in Congress to a bill which in
ol, nd Ia mn of r.. ifpn1s
of one kind, as for public buildings, .riv-
er and harbor improvements. or some
thing of the sort, and is supposed to COW
er all the legislation of the session on
the subject. During the session just
ended new practice came into vogue
in regard to private pension bills, OF
which several thousand are introduced
each session. Instead of taking up and
passing each separately, a large num-
Der are considered in committee. and
then q new bill, including from so 10
100 or more of them, is introduced and
passed, thus saving much time and
much expense in printing. The name
originated in the Compromise OF
1850" when California applied for adj
mission as a State, after the Mexican
War Henry Clay, as Chairman of a
committee of 10, proposed a compro-
mise bill, combining seven different
topics, including the admission of Cali.
fornia as a free State. the organization
OF the Territories of Utah and New
Mexico. fugitive slave law, and the alb
clifton of the slave trade in the District
of Columbia. The various propositions
4 all became laws, and together were
known as the omnibus bill
A. D. c., Vandegrift flights. Pa,
asks: Does the increase of pay for the
officers and enlisted men of the Army
help the retired men?
general increase in the pay of the
Army would naturally affect the pay
of the retired officers and men. 1t must
be understood, however, that this does
not apply to pensions.
J. II. s., Omro. Wis, asks: Where
can get the notes of the cavalry bugle
calls as used in the war of the rebel
lion?
The trumpet calls used in the United
States Army are to be found in the last
pages of the Drill Regulations" pub
lished under the authorization of the
War Department.
s. d. F., Malvern, Va. asks Have
you any history of the war of 1777
which will inform me what regiment
Col. David Allison was in, or in what
4 regiment he was Colonel, and when he
enlisted and was mustered out?
Full information in regard to the
services of those who served in the
War of the Revolution can best be OBJ
tanned by application to the Military
Secretary, War Department, Washing
| ton, ID. c. You should give the name
and State. If possible, of the soldier
/ and saw that the information is desired