Evening star., 1935-07-23
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY Frederic ]. HaskiH.

By Frederic J. HaskiH.
A reader can get the anSuer to any
question Of fact by tCritin0 The Washing
ton Eventng Star Information Bureau,
Frederic j. HGsIin, Director, Washing
ton, D. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. Please give some information about
Capt. Edwin c. Musick of the Pam
American clipper--L. M.
A. Capt. MuSick was born at st. Louis
In 1894 and learned to fly in Los An
geleS. He joined the Army Air Service
in 1917 as a civilian instructor. Holding
more flying records in his own name
than any other aviator, he has flown
over 100000 miles, and was Americas
first international airmail pilot. He has
been with Pan-American Airways since
1927.
@. Is the first sanatorium in America
for the treatment of tuberculosis still
in exiStence?-F. r. G.
A. Dr. Edward Livingston Trudeau's
little red cottage at Saranac Lake, where
pioneer work was done in treating this
disease, was rededicated on June Is at
semi services there.
@. How many trees have been planted
by the c. c. c. boys?-D. D.
A From the time the camps were
started, in April, 1888, until April, 1885,
about 291 900, 900 trees have been planted
most of them on denuded areas.
@. Were casket girls really sent to New
Orleans, as shown in Naughty Mari
etta"?-K. S.
A There were a number Of young
women sent to Louisiana in 1923 from
France Each of them had been given
by the government a casket containing
wearing apparel, from which they were
called files la cassette, or casket girls.
Other girls sent to the colony had been
taken from houses of correction. 1t
became at length point Of honor to
be descended from the former and not
from correction girls"
@. Who discovered and named the
Columbia River?-C. F.
A 1t was discovered by the Spaniard
Heceta, in IT'S, and called st. Rogue.
Afterward, in 1892 Capt. Gray of Bos-
ton explored the stream and changed
the name to Columbia.
O. What music was played at the
Kings command concert on Empire
.day?-T. D.
A. The concert was given during the
Jubilee celebration. The proceeds went
to the care of needy musicians. The
program offered an historical sequence
of British music from the earliest days
Of the art up to the present time.
@. Is "The Alhambra," by Washington
Irving, based on fact?-E. j.
A. This Spanish sketch book grew out
of the experiences and studies of Irving
while an actual resident in the old royal
palace of the MoOrs at Granada. Many
of the sketches have their foundation
only in the authors fancy, but others
are veritable history.
O. How did the phrase. "the real
Mccoy" originate, and what does it
mean?-D. w.
A. William Mccoy was the founder OF
Rum Row, of New York. He landed the
first sea-borne shipments in New Eng
land and opened up St. Pierre ct Mique-
Ion a rum base. Quoting from Fred
eric F. van de Waters biography: In
day when mans word was worth no
more than the breath that bore it, when
contracts were inforced by lynxlike Wig
ilance backed by firearms; when theft,
double-croSsing, piracy, even murders,
were frequent and usually unpunished,
Mccoy strobe his boyishly grinning zest-
full way. respected and honored by the
underworld rabble. The liquor
McCoy's ships carried to Rum Row was
always the best. Debts he incurred,
whether oral or written, were paid in
full. Friends whom he made he kept.
To NasSauvians he has become a
glamorous Robin Hood of the Main.
His erStWhile associates have epitO-
mized his square crookedneSS in phrase
that has become a part Of the Nations
slang. the real MCCOY signifying all
that is best and most genuine"
G. How old is the American Tract
Society?-F. K.
A. This society was organized in New
York City on May II, 1925.
@. How long has a person who does
not join labor union been known as
Scab?-R. B.
A. 1t was used as term of abuse ap-
piled to a person as early as 1890, in the
! sense of a workman who refuses TO
| join an organized movement in behalf
| of his trade The first recorded use was
| in 1911. The offending member was
| then termed a scab. and wherever he was
employed no others of the society were
/ allowed to work.
! @. Does the bride stand at the right
or left of the bridegroom?-A. A. P.
| A. She stands at the left Of the bride
groom during the marriage service.
@. In what battle were the most COM
batants killed in proportion TO the num-
Der engaged and length of time OF
| fighting?-J. r. L.
A. At the battle of NamaSigue which
occurred during the hostilities between
/ Honduras and Nicaragua, in 1907. This
battle is said to be a world record in
respect to the proportion of casualties
| of the number engaged compared with
the actual time of fighting. Three thou
sand or more were killed in few min
utes of actual combat.
@. What was the name Of the car
| toonist, TAD?-H. j.
A. His name was Thomas A. Dorgan
| 1878-l929). He was one of the best car
| toonists of his time; in the opinion of
many, the foremost.
q How MANY eggs do fish lay?-F G.