Evening star., 1939-01-24
Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. HaSEtn.

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@. What State has the largest IeR,sla-
'ture?-L. G. H.
A. New Hampshire has 40 Repre-
sentatives and "a Senators, making ono
of the largest parliaments in the world.
@. Is there statue to BALTIC, leader
Of the dog team that carried the diph-
liberia serum to Nome?-J. H. G.
A. On the east drive Of Central Park,
New York City, there is a figure of a
bronze dog standing on q rock The tab
let bears the following inscription:
"Balto~-Dedicated to the indomitable
spirit Of sled dogs that relayed antitoxin
900 miles over rough ice, across treacher-
Gus waters, through Arctic billiards
from Nenana to the relief of stricken
Nome in the winter of 1925. Endurance.
fidelity and intelligence"
O. How much gold has the United
States?-E J. w.
A. The United States has over $14,-
900, 100000 in. gold, which is more than
half of all the monetary gold in the
world.
@. Please give some information on the
importance of reading newspapers
r. G.
A. Herbert Bayard Swope writing in
Golfers says: Few realize what an ex-
traordinariiy large part in the distribu-
ton and assimilation of knowledge the
newspapers play. 1t is the far-flung
news coverage of the world that gives
many their only mental life. Through
newspapers the people learn of the big
and little things that make life better
or worse. An eminent historian, John
Bach McMaster, wrote his history Of the
people of the United States very largely
from newspaper sources. McMaster
properly regarded the newspapers as be-
ing true reflectors of the minds of the
people of whom he was writing and as
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Jefferson said: The basis of our Govern
ment being the opinion of the people, the
first object should be to keep that right.
Were it left to me to decide whether we
should have a government without news
papers or newspapers without a govern
ment, would not hesitate for moment
to prefer the latter"
@. What are the given names of Olsen
and johnson of Hellzapoppin?-O w.
A. The full names of the comedians
are John Sigvard Olsen and Harold o.
den johnson.
@. Should the money received for un-
employment compensation be included in
an income tax report?-F. H.
A. The Bureau of Internal Revenue
says that unemployment compensation
is not taxable and need not be listed on
income tax reports.
@. Where is the home of the Lost
Tribe of North Carolina?-C. j. H.
A. This name is applied to a settle
ment of families who live on the noun
tain behind Chimney Rock. Formerly it
was necessary to take the most pre-
cipitous route to reach there, but later a
winding stairway of $50 wooden steps was
built. Only two families remain there
now in what has been called the most in
accessible spot in the Eastern United
States.
O. What State in the Union has the
most hotels?-J. c. D.
A. California is first with 3,572 and
New York is second with 2,207.
@. Who is the patron saint of work.
ingmen?-J. j.
A. ST. Joseph is the patron of workers.
@. What are the names of some of the
winners of the Poor Richard Club Gold
Medal Of Achievement?-W. J. r.
A. Among the recipients of this award,
made by the Advertising Club Of Phila-
delphia. are the late Will Rogers, Cyrus
H. K. Curtis, Admiral Richard E. Byrd,
Walter Disney, Merlin H. Aylesworth,
Alfred P. Sloan, jr.; Capt Eddie Ricken-
hacker and Will Hays.
@. What were the names of the ships
that carried Ponce De Icons expedition
to discover Florida?-E. G. B.
A. The three ships which carried Ponce
De Icons expedition were the Dolores,
Donna Maria and San Salvador.
O. Please give some information about
the musical career of Maria Caniglia of
the Metropolitan Opera.-D. K. A.
A. Maria Canigia, Italian soprano,
was born in Naples and studied at the
Royal Conservatory of San Pietro
Majella in that city. She made her
debut in 1880 at the Teatro Regio in
Turin in Strauss "Elektra," scoring an
instantaneous success. Immediately aft
erwards she was engaged at the Carlo
Felice Theater of Genoa and the Royal
Opera of Rome. Her successes in Turin,
Genoa, and Rome brough her a three
year engagement at La Scala, in Milan.
She has also sung in Florence, Venice,
Verona, Naples, and in most Italian
cities. Outside of her country she has
appeared in Budapest, Bucharest, Ge-
neva, Berlin, Paris, London, and at the
Colon in Buenos Aires.
@. Where is the largest producing sill
yer mine?-D. M.
A. The American-owned Real Del