Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-22

@. What accounts for the Spanish
names that are so often found In Ire
land?-P. N.
A. About 1000 BIC. the Sons Of
Milesius Of Spain invaded and con-
quered Ireland. The Irish race Is pop
ularly known as the Milesian race, be-
cause ITS members were largely descend
ants from Milesius. 1t was . Celtic
tribe, as were the others that blended
with IT, to be known as the Gaul. This
accounts for the Spanish names and in
huences in Ireland,
Q. What music constituted the origi-
nal Marine Bands. G. G.
A. Sixteen drummers and sixteen
fifers from the date of its organization,
IN 1898. until 1901. when it was en-
larged.
Q. Who invented the freless cooker?
S. p.
A. 1t Is impossible to say exactly
where the principle Of the hreless
cooker originated 1t was known to
the Jews many centuries ago, who used
bags Of feathers for insulation. Sweden
Is reported to be the home Of the hay
box, which was the immediate prede-
cessor of the modern freless cooker
Q. How many German ships were il,
American harbors when the Untteu
States entered the World War;
j. McV.
A. There were 80 German ships, with
gross tonnage Of 635, 406, In American
ports. They were seized by the United
States under an act of May II, 1917.
@. What Indian chief Is buried in
Washington, d. CPL. H.
A. Pushmataha, Choctaw chief,
who died in 1924, is buried in the Con-
gressional Cemetery. He served under
Gen. jackson in the Pensacola cam
paign, commanding $500 of his braves
He visited Washington in 1924, and,
while returning from visit to Lafay-
cite, was stricken with diphtheria and
died at the Capital. John Randolph of
Roanoke pronounced the eulogy at his
grave. an extract from which Is carved
on his tombstone.
Q. Does the Chinese alphabet con-
sist Of letters or symbols?-A. L.
A. The Chinese language has no
alphabet, for it Is not letter, but a
syllable language Each written char
acter Is the equivalent, not of q sound,
but Of a word Of one syllable, for no
Chinese word has more.
@. Do people have to have permits
TO operate breweries and distilleries?
II so, was this true before prohibition?-
c. L. @.
A. The Bureau Of Industrial Alcohol
says that an individual or company
must have a permit to operate brew
cry or distillery in the United States.
Such permit was not required prior
to prohibition. The necessity for such
re &c nYvfr y ~
@. Please explain the idea back of
the Fountain of Time by dorado Taft,
near the campus of the University of
Chicago.-L. w. s.
A. dorado Taft, In describing his
Fountain of Time, says that the idea
is figure of Father Time facing across
the pool and water Of the fountain the
procession Of wave-enShrouded forms,
who play their little parts in life and
pass on. There are one hundred fig
ures in the group, some but partly dis
closed, others complete. Taft Is here
interpreting a vagrant line or two of
Austin Dobson's. Time goes, you say?
All. no. Alas. time stays, We CO." Mr.
Taft says: THE words brought befor
me a picture which fancy speedl
transformed into a colossal work
sculpture. I saw mighty craglike fl
ure of Time. mantled like one Of Sa
gents prophets. Leaning upon his ste
his chin in his hands, he watched wi
cynical, inscrutable gaze the endIr
march Of humanity"
O. Has there been a recent award
of the National Institute of Arts and
Letters gold medal for fiction7-M M
A. Booth Harrington Is the latest re-
cipient Of this medal, which II giver
only once every eight years.