Evening star., 1940-02-29
Answers
To Questions
BY Frederic J. Hdsktn.

BY Frederic J. Hdsktn.
A reader can get the arswe- to any
question OF fact BY iortttno The Eve.
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Hdsktn. director, Wushtnoton,
d. c. Please tnclose stamp for reply.
y. Wnat were the campaign songs In
the last political convention?-J. C..
A. In the 1896 campaign the Repub.
hcan songs were "Oh Susanna" and
Happy Landin' With Landon." Tho
Democratic songs were Happy Days"
and Anchors Aweigh."
Q. Is Peter Arno the cartoonists real
name?-H. M.
A. His real name Is Curtis Arnoux
Peters.
Q. When did Calvin Coolidge say
There is no right to strike against the
public safety"?-H. c.
A. In telegram to Samuel Gompers
on the occasion Of the Boston police
strike, September "a, 1919, Mr.. Coolidge
said: There is no right to strike against
the public safety by anybody. anywhere,
any time"
@. Where was the first high school
newspaper published?-L. T.
A. The first school newspaper was
the Literary journal established at the
Boston Latin School in 1929
q. What Is the source Of the title of
the play called How Beautiful With
Shoes w. T.
A. How Beautiful With Shoes" is
from the Song of Solomon, chapter 7,
verse l. How beautiful are thy feet with
shoes, o princes daughter!"
Q. How much money do the States
derive from pari-mutuel taxes?-R. S. 3.
A. A survey by the Council Of State
Governments shows that the is States
which have legalized pari-mutuel betting
received nearly slO0o0,00o last year in
taxes on race track wagers, track and
occupational license fees, and admission
taxes.
q. When and by whom was the
popular song 20 Johnny" written?
M. B.
A. The song was first published in
1917. The words are by Ed Rose and
the music is by A. Olman.
Q. In what famous court decision in
the United States was the expression
"The power to tax is the power to
destroy" used?-H F. K.
A. In the decision of Chief Justice
Marshall in the case Of McCulloch vs..
Maryland in 1919, the Justice said:
That the power to tax involves the
power to destroy; that the power to
destroy may defeat and nullfy the
power to create" The Justice further
said: THE power to tax is the one great
power on which the whole national
fabric is based. 1t is not only the power
to destroy but also the power to keep
alive"
@. What percentage of farm and city
'dwellers have radios?-R. P.
A. The Joint Committee on Radio Re-
search estimates the number Of urban
radio families at 17,1s5,600, which is ol
per cent Of the. total urban families, and
rural radio families at e,47o,s00, OF % per
cent Of all rural families. -.
@. Please give the name Of the Scot
tish regiment that formed 'The Thin
Red Line."-E. I'D.
A. "The Thin Red Line" refers to the
93rd Regiment Of Highlanders who fought
at Balaclava during the Crimean War.
@. What is the coolest weather that
Miami, Fla, has had in recent years.
w. w. Mel.
A. The Weather Bureau says that the
lowest temperatures recorded at Miami
in recent years are 80 degrees on January
4, 1918, and on January 20, 1928, and 81
degrees on January %, 1910.
Q. Who took out the first patent in
the United States?-E. F.
A. The first patent under the laws Of
the United States was granted to Samuel
Hopkins July 81, 1880, for . process of
making pearl and potash.
Q. What was the last play In which
Eleanora Duse appeared?-D. N.
A. Her final performance was at the
Metropolitan Opera House In New York
in Ibsen's Lady From the Sea-"
Q. Is vetiver native to the United
States?-C. H. S.
A. This plant is q perennial of the grass
family, being introduced from the East
Indies to the Gulf States prior to the
Civil War, as an ornamental for planta-
tions and because Of its aromatic roots.
These were saved, washed, and dried by
the wealthy plantation owners to be
stored with linens, lingerie. silks, satins
and other feminine finery and household
goods, on account Of the attractive and
enduring fragrance which they impaired
to such articles. An oil was also distilled
from the roots by homespun methods
and after dilution in alcohol constituted
one Of the favorite ante bellum perfumes.
Q. What is the average cost per day
of maintaining veteran In o Govern
ment hoSpital?-P. VI.
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