Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-16
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

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| quiry to The Evening Star Information
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@. When is Poppy day?-M. H.
A. The poppy is the official memorial
flower of the American Legion. 1t is
worn on Memorial day. which is the
30th of May. An annual poppy sale is
conducted by the American Legion
peoples sold by the auxiliary are, as
far as possible, made by disabled vet
Grams. The proceeds of the sale are
used for rehabilitation and child welfare
! work.
@. Is there an elm tree in the United
States larger than the Kingsford elm?
"A. B. c.
A We are in receipt of statement
that Wethersf1eld, Conn. claims a larger
one. Its height is 102 feet; spread of
branches. 146 feet; circumference one
foot above the ground, 400 feet: cir
conference four feet above ground, 29.1
feet.
Q. Which city is now the capital of
China?-u. S.
A. Marking is the new capital.
@. How much alcohol was there In
beer?-W. r. D.
A. Pre-prohibition beer contained
from to per cent of alcohol by
volume.
@. Why are there holes in Swiss
cheese?-K, E.
A. Gases are produced by the action
of certain bacteria in the curds, and
the holes result from the liberation of
the gases. Some authorities have adj
vanced the theory that the air and
grass of Switzerland have something to
do with this quality Of producing eyes
in the cheese.
@. When were fifty-cent gold pieces
first struck?-H. F. M.
A. Fifty-cent gold pieces were coined
privately. They were first struck In
1880.
@. How many men accompanied the
Lewis and Clark expedition?-A. G.
A. The Lewis and Clark expedition
included the officers, 8 young men
from Kentucky, IA soldiers of the
United States Army who had volun-
teered their services, 2 French water
men, an interpreter and hunter and a
black servant belonging to Capt. Clark.
@. Will wars Of the future be fought
by scattering terrible disease germs?
e. F.
A. Such a method is not acceptable
to the civilized nations as whole, even
though 1t be effected. The tendency Is
to restrict the methods of warfare, elm
mating as far as possible such agencies
as asphyxiating gases and similar
weapons. The use of disease germs
would be regarded as inhuman, because
it would involve the civilian popula-
ton.
@. What is the other name for an
opera hat"?-J. A.
A. 1t is known as a "gibus Iat"-so
called after its original maker in Paris.
@. Is the word Progress on the
Kentucky automobile license the name
of town?-R. H.
A. The American Automobile AsSoci-
alton says that Kentucky has Prog
ress Commission, with the governor as
chairman. The idea of this commission
is to boost the State and it Is believed
that this is the reason for the word
Progress" appearing on the automobile
licenses. ev
@. Please give a biography of the
author of Beautiful JOS. P. ~
A. Margaret Marshall Saunders, au-
thor of Beautiful Jo'' and many other
delightful animal and bird stories, was
born in Milton, Nova Scotia, April Is,
1861. She was educated in private
schools of Nova Scotia, Scotland and
France and began to write Immediately
after graduation. Beautiful 10" was