Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-25

heat. but care must be used. as It
catches fire at a temperature but
little above that of boiling water
Q. What are the penalties for fail.
ure to file a return under the 1898
internal revenue lsw?-F. W. r.
A. For willfuI failure to make and
hle return on time not more than
$4,000 or imprisonment for not more
than one year. or both. and in add.
ton % per cent Of the amount Of the
tax. For willfully making a false or
fraudulent return. not more than
$4,000 or imprisonmen for not more
than five years. or both. and in add.
ton 80 per cent of the amount Of
the tax.
.. HON many ember days are there
in a year?-A. A. T..
A. There are ~ annually.
Q. Who contributed the money for
the Woodrow Wilson Foundation
prizes?-N. G..
A. The $50. 900 was given hy r. N.
Bsruch. F.. W. Rok. r. r. Fosdick,
]. II. Jones. Cyrus Mccormick. Henry
Morgenthau. g. w Norris, Miss
Caroline kuntz.Rees and Mrs. G. L.
Tiffany.
Q. Did all States In 1925 assess a
gasoline taxa. r. T.
A. No such tax was levied In iii.
nois. Massachusetts, New Jersey and
New York.
Q. What value Is attached to the art
collection left to the Corcoran Gallery
by the late Mr.. Clark?-A. 7. I.
A. Under the will of William A.
Clark of New York City and Montana
the Corcoran Gallery received his art
collection, valued at between three
and five million dollars.
Q. Please supply me with addresses
OF communistic societies in the United
States-J. o.
A. Two of the principal communicate
societies of the United States are the
Amana Society, organized in 1914 in
Germany, headquarters. Amana.
Iowa. and the Shakers. or true he.
levers, founded in England, 1870,
headquarters. Mount Lebanon, y. =;
the Oneida Community. headquarters.
Oneida, y. Y.
@. Please tell me something about
petit point needlework.-G. z. c.
A. Petit point embroidery became
popular during the fourteenth and A.
teenth centuries. 1t was much prac-
ticed in France. where 1t was known
as 'su petit point"
Q. What Is a ''martellO tower" and
where did it get it's name?-W. o. s.
A. martello tower il circular
fort of masonry, generally erected on
the seacoast, which has guns mounted
on the top in such way as to be q BILE
to fire in any direction. The word Is
probably derived from the Italian
a'rT1o y~fA In Enx
tella." taken from Cape Mortella In
Corsica. where such a tower resisted
the English fleet in 1894
@. When will the new Shrine Of st.
Anne de Beaupre be finished?-A. C. l..
A. Ii il hoped to have 1t completed
in the Summer OF 1929. The winters
are so severe in Quebec that the work
is retarded. When done this will he
one Of the finest churches on the con.
tinent of North America. 1t will seat
1000. with room for 5000 to stand In
ambulstories.
Q. How long had the Iroouols The
alter in Chicago been open TO the pub
lie before the disastrous fire occurred?
H. j.
A. The theater was opened on No
vember %. 1908. 1t was one Of the
HneSt IN the country at that time, The
fire occurred December 80 of the same
year.
Q. What battle was known On The
Battle Above the Clouds"?-M. p. G.
A. This name was given to that
portion Of the battle of Chattanooga
fought on Lookout Mountain, Tenn,
November "a, 1863.
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