Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-27


age to be sent to the boys at Walter
Reed Hospital?--w. NJ.
A. 1t should be sent to the Red
Cross House, Walter Reed Hospital,
with a card directing it's disposal.
Q. Is Lopez a Spaniard? Has he
any orchestras on the road?-V. l.. NJ.
A. Vincent Lopez was born in
Brooklyn, n. Y, therefore is an
American, but is of Spanish descent
He has several orchestras outside
New York City-in Buffalo. Syracuse,
Providence and Miami, and has three
on the road.
Q. How many automobiles and
trucks are there in the City of Chi
cago?-H. NJ. T.
A. The city's license bureau re-
ports that there are 296,441 motor
vehicles in the city at present.
Q. What is the massacre of the
innocents?-W. NJ. T.
A. This was a popular subject with
Flemish and Italian artists. The pic
lures portrayed the Staying of the
children of Bethlehem by the soldiers
of Herod. Among the famous can
vases on the subject are those of
REM. Tintoretto, da Volterra, Breu-
ghel and Rubens.
Q. How much money has been paid
the Civil War veterans and what is
the average age of those still living
j. H. B.
A. The amount of money paid to
date is s6,427, 1865 The average
age of the survivors is about 81.
Burton Harrison?-J. o. S.
A. Francis Burton Harrison, after
his resignation as Governor of the
Philippines in 1921, travelled for a
time and then devoted his time to
the writing Of books on the Philip
pines and other subjects. He is now
residing at Tesnineach, Alness, Scot
land.
Q. How were men who committed
crimes-for example, larceny or for
gery-punished in Milan in her hey
day?-T. I. T.
A. Sometimes a fine was imposed
for larceny; at other times the foot
of the criminal. was amputated. In
cases of forgery the right hand was
amputated, as a rule. Burial alive
was the fate met by some forgers.
Q. What will make thin muslin
cuffs very stiff?-E. E. X.
A. To improve starch add to each
bowl one teaspoonful of epson salts
and dissolve in the usual way by
boiling. Articles starched with this
will be sitter.
Q. Is Siberia part of the new
Russian government?-R. z. L.
A. Siberia is an integral part OF
Soviet Russia, but it is semi-autono-
nous.
Q. What is "a wild goose chase
". H. NICK.
A. A wild goose chase" is a pur-
suit after something that is as un-
likely TO be caught as wild goose
The term alludes to the difficulty IN
shooting wild geese.
Q. Which minaret in Cairo is the
tallest?-T. c. II.
A. The one remaining minaret be-
longing to the Mosque of Sultan Has
san is the tallest in the Egyptian
capital 1t Is ESQ feet high.
Q. What is the average income tax
paid per individuality. A T
A. According to Secretary OF
Treasury report of income returned
for the calendar year, Decembe 81,
1920, thee were 7,259,944 personal re-
turns made on incomes ranging from
$1,000 to 100000 and over The to-
tai paid was s1.075,053,SS6. The aver
age amount of tax per individual was
sl4S.0S.
Q. We read that the new statue
of Gen. Sam Houston is the second
largest equestrian statue in the
United States. What is the largest?-
W. r. I.
Gen. Lees statue in Richmond is
the largest.
.. Is the statement true that the
Girl Scouts organization came out of
the South?-N. F.
A. The Girl Scouts organization was
founded in 1912 by Mrs. Juliette Low,
in Savannah. Ga. The original enroll
ment was but a handful, but now
the complete registration of the Girl
Scouts. Incorporated, as they are call
ed, with headquarters at 1s9 Lexing-
ton avenue, New York. amounts to