Evening star., 1938-12-10
| Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hdsktn.

By Frederic J. Hasktn.
A reader can get the dnswer to any
question OF fact by ,ortttng The Eue-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hdskin, director, Washington,
D. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
Q. What Is the source Of the title
Seven Pillars Of Wisdom"?-M. F.
A. The seven pillars Of wisdom are
first mentioned in the Bible, in the Book
Of Proverbs dx:D: "Wisdom hath build
ed house; she hath hewn out her seven
pillars"
@. What was the nrst medal awarded
to war veterans by the United States?
u. D. F.
A. The first medal given by she United
States to war veterans was the Order of
the Purple Heart. Three Of these medals
were awarded during the Revolutionary
War. To date about $4,000 have been
awarded, most Of them for World War
service.
O. Was Casey Jones' fireman a co1ored
man?-F. s.
A. Casey Jones fireman was q Negro
named Sim Webb. The engineers last
words were: Jump, Sim. Jump for your
nfe!"
@. What is the rest Of the quotation
which includes the line, And the Cabots
talk only to God"?-W. G. s.
A. 1t is as follows:
"And this is good old Boston,
The home Of the bean and the cod
Where the Lowells talk to the Cabots
And the Cabots talk only to God"
@. Please give the attendance at major
league baseball games this past season.
IS. j. F.
A. Attendance in 1888 is estimated at
over 100000.
@. Where is the disappearing creek?
e. H.
A. There is one called Sinking Creek
in Breckenridge County, KY. 1t sud-
denly disappears and traverses an under
| ground course for several miles, finally
| reappearing as a great spring flowing
| from under hill.
@. How many acres of forest land are
destroyed by fre?-J. H. c.
A. In 1887 forest fires burned over
| 81 $50 500 acres.
@. What is the Inland Empire?-J
H. G.
A. This is name popularity given to
| rich agricultural, stock raising and
| mining region OF the Northwestern
| United States lying between the Rocky
| and the Cascade Mountains. 1t en-
braces considerable part of the Colum-
bia, River Plateau, including Eastern
Washington, Northeastern Oregon. the
| northern part or panhandle Of Idaho and
the extreme western part Of Montana. >
@. When was hydrogen first used in
| f1ight?-C. H.
A. On August ~, 1888, hydrogen was
used in a balloon by j. j. Blanchard,
Frenchman.
| Q. What operas were written by the
l
A. Prince Igor" is his only opera.
@. How old is the department store Of
! Arnold Constable In New York City?-
j. H. M.
| A. Arnold Constable was founded in
1925 by Aaron Arnold.
@. What was the earliest sales tax In
| this country?-J. J. c.
| A. A form of sales tax was levied by
the Federal Government as early as 1894
In that year, at the instance of Alexander
Hamilton, tax was placed on property
sold at auction. A similar tax had been
imposed by Lord North in England to
help meet the expenses of carrying on
the war against the American colonies.
In this country the levy produced little
| revenue and was repealed in 1900. 1t
was revived for several years as an emer-
gency measure during the War Of 1912.
but collections depended entirely on the
conscience Of the auctioneers and eva
sions were notorious.
@. What is the word meaning pulp Of.
sugar cane and sugar beet?-E. w. S.
A. Bagasse is pulp of sugar cane and
the pulp of sugar beet is marc.
Q. When was the law passed that all
imported goods should bear the name of
| the country IN which it was made?-
M. G. E.
| A. The first tariff act containing
| provision that goods imported from a
foreign country must be labeled Made
in name OF country" was the act Of
1890, effective on and after March l, 1891
@. What is the name Of the company
whose ships all have names beginning
| with "Ex"?-W. NJ H.
A. The American Export Lines ships
are named in that way. Some Of the
names are Excambion, Exeter, Excali-
| bur and Exochorda.
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