Evening star., 1936-11-25
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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A reader can get the dnstoer to any
question OF fact by turittno The Evening
Star Information Bureau, Frederic j.
Haskin, Director, Washington, d. C.
Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. Who were the members of the .
Kansas crowd said to have advocated
Gov. Landon's candidacy for President?
.-E. w.
A. They are as follows: Oscar Stauffer,
Roy Roberts, Lacey Haynes. Fred Brink
erhoff, Henry j. Allen, William Allen
White, John D. M Hamilton, John p.
Harris and Fred Harris.
@. When were Government salaries
cut during the depression?-T. c.
A. The first was 1-3 per cent, July
/, 1882; second, 2-3 per cent, April /.
1893, making total salary cut of IS
per cent. The first per cent restora-
ton of salary began February /, 1894;
second 5 per cent, July !, 1884, third
per cent, April l, 1885.
O. How many bicycles are in use In
England?-R. K.
A. Last year the number was about
ten million.
@. Was the amethyst ever used as a
charm?-J. w.
A. The stone was valued by the ancient ;,
Greeks as charm against the intoxi-
eating effects of alcoholic beverages.
@. Where is the Argentine Pass in this
country?-H. F.
A. This is a mountain pass in Colo
RADIO, not far from Denver. 1t attains
an altitude of more than $1,000 feet and
is one of the highest roads of the Rocky
Mountains and in the world.
@. Why is the Jerusalem artichoke so
called?-M K.
A. The name Jerusalem is a corrup-
ton of the italian girasole, meaning'sun..
flower. :"
@. What was the decision in the case
where Kentucky distilling corporation
wished to use the seal of the Common
wealth of Kentucky on its products2
j. w.
A. Assistant Attorney General Joseph
Leary wrote in his decision of October
oU Gllt seal lS al cIllDleIIl
to the people at large and it would be
violative of sound policy to permit its use
on merchandise sold in the general
market.
@. When will the term of the present
mayor of New York City end?-N. F.
A. 1t ends December 81, 1887.
DC ,t,o
pion?-W. G.
A. Carl Carlson of Audubon. Iowa,
won the recent contest by husking q O4
80 minutes.
@. How many States now have chain s.
store taxes?-E. L.
A. Twenty States have taxes of this
kind.
@. Where is the school of journalism
named for Henry W. Grsdy?-E. l.. S.
A. The Henry W. Grady School of
Journalism is at the University of Geor-
gia, Athens.
@. Please give a biography of Marshal
Ney.-S. F.
A. Michel Ney was born in Saarlouis,
France, in 1859. the son of cooper. ..
Entering the army in 1888 as a private
hussar. he became general of brigade
in 1876 and distinguished himself by
bravery in the wars of the revolution and
of the empire. He earned for himself
from Napoleon's army and from Ma
poleon himself the title of the bravest
of the brave. When Napoleon abdicated
in 1914. Ney attached himself to Louis
XVIII, but on the formers return from
Elba he joined his old master and COM
manded the Old Guard at Waterloo. On
the second return of the Royalists to
power, he was arrested, tried by his peers
and shot on December Z, 1915.
Q. What was the Salmagundi?-E. w.
A. This was the name of a periodical
started by Washington Irving, his
brother, and James K. Paulding in 1907.
The object of the paper was to correct
the town. The publishers became tired
of their venture before the subscribers
did and only "a numbers were issued.
@. Where is Will Rogers Park?-H. w.
A. 1t is at Oklahoma City, Okla.
% AAOW AdoO dOOo dhCiCNohl pldyI
S. w.
A. In the fastest part of the Hun
garian Rhapsody" Paderewski plays 26
notes per second
@. How long should a wedding ring
be worn after the husband has died?
e. G. H.
A. A widow continues to wear the .
wedding ring during her lifetime unless
she becomes engaged to marry a second
time. Following the announcement of
her engagement, she ceases to wear the
wedding ring.
@. What is the origin of the word fan
as used in the sense of an enthusiast?
j. r.
A. The word is believed by some au-
thorities to be an abbreviation for fanatic.
@, How many people visit Washington
in a year?-H. S. F.
A. The Board of Trade says that be-
tween two and one-half and three million
people visit Washington annually. This
number. includes tourists, conventions,
etc.