Evening star., 1937-05-10

y. HOW old are Mussol1nI, Hitler and
Stalin?-W. B,
A. Mussolini i, 81; Hitler. 4s, and
Stain, So.
Q. How rapidly is the United States
Treasury spending public money?-R. B.
A. The Government spends $7265O
every time normal person takes q
breath.
Q. How large a force OF guards will
be required for the coronation?-W. II.
A. Sir Philip Game, the commissioner
OF police, will be in command OF force ,
Of $4,000 men.
Q. What is the name of the artist who
drew the cartoon in Vanity Fair that
infuriated the Emperor of Japan?-J. G.
A. 1t was the work OF William Crop
per, political cartoonist and painter.
Mr.. Gropper was recently awarded A
Guggenheim Fellowship for creative .
painting.
@. How many trailer parks are there
In Florida?-W. H.
A. The State has 365.
@. Please let me know how the case
was decided about the theft OF Button
GWinnett's will. The will disappeared
from the Georgia Department of Ar
chives and was later sold in New York
State. There was suit to recover IT.
E. G. F.
A. The Georgia State Library says
that 1t was not the will OF Button Gwin-
nett for which Georgia brought suit in
h,t oS
of Savannah, to which Gwinnetts nams
was signed as witness. Justice Ellis j.
Staley OF the Supreme Court of New
for Georgia.
@. Why was ammonia water once
called spirits of hartshorn?-V. F.
A. 1t was distilled from stays horns.
@. Are Negroes buried In Arlington
Cemetery?-F. E. M.
A. Many Negroes are buried there.
Two or three sections of the cemetery
have been assigned for the burial OF
colored soldiers.
@. How many groves of big trees are,
there in Sequoia National Park?-N. D.
A. There are thirty-tWo distinct groves
or areas.
@. How long have women dyed their
hair and tinted their hngernails9-E. J.
A. These customs date back some
1000 years in Egypt, as is evidenced by
pictures in ancient monuments and by
mummies. =
O. Where can get a copy OF poem
entitled II Shall Not Pass Again This
Way"?-E. H.
A. The poem is by Ellen H. Underwood
and is included in "A Treasure Chest Of
Memories" which is a new edition OF
Heart Throbs,' by Joe Mitchell Chapple.
@. Was Gen. Nathaniel Greene re-
warded for his military services?-E w.
A. Congress presented him with a !,
medal in honor OF his services, and the '
Carolnas and Georgia made him val
liable grants of land When peace was
restored In l7S3 Greene returned TO
Rhode Island, where he received numer-
Gus testimonials Of the public's apprecia-
ton.
@. How many tulips are there in Hol-
land, Mich, where the Tulip Festival Is
held?-H. M.
A. The paintings have been augmented
each year until now there are 100000
bulbs comprising eight miles OF tulip
lanes.
@. What kind of bird is booby?-J H.
A. 1t is f1sh-eating sea bird OF the
gannet family found in most tropical
seas. The name Is said to have been
rIx, I, tod A,,~
account Of Its stupid habit of alighting
on ships and allowing itself to be cap
| tured.
q. How much gold has been mined In
the Black Hiss. M.
A. Since production began in 1875 gold
valued at about $500, 100000 has been
| mined.
Q. What building has Titanic Light
| house ToWer?-E. F.
A. The Seamen's Church Institute.
| New York City, is surmounted by a
| 200-foot Titanic Lighthouse Tower.
@. Please give some information about
Margaret Sidney and the Five Little
Peppers books.-H. w.
| A. Margaret Sidney was the nom de :
plume of Harriet Mulford Stone (Mys.
Daniel Lothrop), who was born in New
Haven, Conn, in 1874 and died in 1924.
Five Little Peppers and How They
Grew" was published in 1881 by the
firm of D. Lothrop Co., Boston. In all
there are twelve books in the series
and their combined sales are something
over two million copies. Houghton Mif-
fin has acquired the publishing rights
to the series, which has been reissued
with attractive new illustrations.
| @. What is the oldest house In Mary
land7-W. M.
A. It is said to be Cross Manor in st.
Marys County. originally erected in l643
for one of Marylands founders, Capt.
Thomas CORVALLIS.
| @. Can the carlton in the Box Sing
ing Tower be played by electricity?-C. j.
| A. There is an electric attachment to
play the carlton in the event OF the
bellmaster's absence.
Human Quality.
| Prom the Council Bluns Nonpareil.
| Scientists tell US 1t required . million
years to make man. And we are forced
to admit that We know q lot Of cases
| where quality OF workmanship IL very