Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-19
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

and 20 year-old males imprisoned has
decreased III per cent in the ID years
following 1910.
@, How long has the comic strip,
Hairbreadth Harry, been running?-
A. p.
A. Hairbreadth Harry, hero of the
comics, will be "a years old this year.
Belinda and Rudolph, companion char
acters, are only % years old, having
been created by C. w. Kahles in 1907,
one year after the boy hero made his
first appearance.
@. Why were the American soldiers
called Sammy?-G. A. F.
A. Various stories are told as to the
origin Of this nickname. One of the
most plausible Is that when the United
States troops embarked in France the
French children called. "Ce sont les
anis! &c sont les amis!" To the uuac-
customed ears of the marching Ameri-
cans it sounded as though the children
! were calling out Sammy! Sammy and
, they took it to mean themselves.
@. Why is there a Coast Guard life
! saving station in Louisville ?-T. S. c.
| A. The Falls of the Ohio at Louis
| vile, KY, are very treacherous. So
| dangerous are they to human life and
shipping that the Government for years
| has maintained there the only inland
life-saving station in America. In re-
cent years it has been taken into the 4
Coast Guard. In spite of the well known
! dangers of the falls, pleasure craft and
commercial vessels sometimes find them
selves yhirling through the eddies to-
| ward the fatal rocks. The Coast Guard
has accomplished many acts Of heroism
there.
@. Where were the first millefore
paperweights made?-A. L.
A. The very first ones were manu-
featured in Venice, but later they were
made in other foreign countries and in
the United States.
e; When was Trinidad discovered'-
A. 1t was discovered by Columbus in
1895. 1t remained in the possession Of
the Spanish unit taken by the British
in 1897. It was finally coded to thee
British in 1902.
@. Has the rehabilitation Of Toxic
been completed2-F w.
A. The program of reconstruction
has been finished. A celebration and
tour Of inspection took place March 26,
~ and 2e. The earthquake which laid
the city IN ruins occurred September /,
1928. The cost Of new streets, bridges.
parks and public buildings has been
$350,0oo,oo0. Billions of dollars have
been spent for new offices, shops and
homes. The city has been greatly
modernized.
@. Is there a form of glue which
after 1t has set and hardened will have
certain amount of elasticity and give
little without cracking?-H. T. r.
, A. The Bureau of Standards saws
that marine glue, such as is used be-
} tween the planks of decks, would prob
ably serve the purpose.
@. What countries compose the
League Council?-M. P.
| A. The f1ve permanent members Of
the Council Of the League of Nations
are France, Germany, Great Britain,
Italy and Japan. The non-permanent
members are nine and include Cuba,
' Finland, Canada, Spain, Venezuela,
: Persia, Peru. Poland and Jugoslavia
Both Brazil and Spain were asked to
) reconsider their resignation from the
: League. Spain accepted the offer and
! Is a member of the Council. Brazil
) refused to do so and her resignation
: became effective in June, 1928. Argen-
7 tina withdrew but is taking steps to
return. Costa Rica is celebrating.