Evening star., 1940-04-13
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Q. Does the Federal Communications
Commission exercise censorship over ra-
dio?-B. F.O.
A. The Federal Communications Act
states: Nothing in this act shall be un-
derstood or construed to give the COM
mission the power of censorship over the
radio communications or signals trans
mitted by any radio station, and no
regulations or conditions shall be pro-
mulgated or fixed by the commission
which shall interfere with the right Of
free speech by means of radio communi-
cation" However, lotteries and kindred
enterprises, and obscene, indecent or
profane language are definitely barred
from the air by the act.
@. Please give short biography OF
Tom Noonan, the Bishop Of Chinatown.
IF
A. Tom Noonan was born in. New York
City IN 1878. He was a criminal at is
and while in prison at Dannemora, N.
T., was impressed by visiting preach
ers words. After release he visited Mrs.
Maud Ballington Booth, who found him
work at Hope Hill, country home for
ex-convicts. In 1904 he took over the
work OF the Rescue Society at Doyers
street and remained for 80 years. He
began to broadcast the mission service
on Sunday afternoons in 1925, resuminR
in 1929 with great success. Because of
his work, he was known as the Bishop of
Chinatown. He died at Brooklyn, N. Y.
July IS. 1885.
@. Is the motion picture, Strange
Cargo" based on book?-L. Pm.
A. 1t is adapted from mot Too Mar
row, Not Too Deep" by Richard Sale.
@. Did Brigham Young provide in his
will for all Of his wives and children?
IT. O. D.
A. Brigham Young died on August %.
1877, in Salt Lake City, leaving an estate
valued at about 81 100000. In his will he
provided each wife with home of her
own or life suite in the Lion House
with ample provision for her mainte.
nance in comfort for the rest of her life.
All OF his sons and daughters inherited
alike.
@. Is there name for the inside of q
loaf OF bread?-J. j. o.
A. The inner part of a loaf of bread
is called the crumb.
@. Who were the four-star generals
in the United States Army during the
World War?-L. M. C.
A. They were Gen. John j. Pershing.
Gen. Tasker H. Bliss and Gen. Petton C,
March.
Q. Why is an early edition Of a news
paper called bulldog edition?-S. A.
A. In the late '9Os the New York
World, Herald and the Journal fought
to get out an edition that would catch
the early mails going out of town 1t
was said that they fought like bulldogs,
hence, the bulldog" edition.
Q. How many of the new books pub
hshe annually are classified as fiction?
R PHI.
In 1899 of the lo,e4o new books pub
Ish' d, only 1,547 were fiction.
O. What songs have won the Motion
Picture Academy Award for the last
three years?-L. A. A.
A. The 1861 award of the Motion
Picture Academy was given to Sweet
Leilani," by Harry Owens; 1878 to
Thanks for the Memory" by Ralph
Ranger and Leo Robin. The award for
1899 was made to E. Y. Harbure and
Harold Arlen for "Over the Rainbow"
@. How many people will it require to
take the census in New York City?-
v. G.
A. There are $500 census enumerators
employed in the taking of the 1910 CEN
sus returns in that city.
@. What famous man referred n a
political opponent as "A sophisticated
rhetorician. inebriated with the exuber-
ance OF his own verbosity"?-C. r,
A. Dlsraeli, in speech in London on
July q, 1873. referred to Gladstone In
those words.
Q. How long has Thornton Burgess
been writing bedtime stories?-M. S.L.
A. The author wrote the first of these
stories in 1910 for his small son.
@. Please give some information about
the Jeannette Expedition.-C. F..
A. This was an enterprise projected In
1879 by James Gordon Bennett of the
New York Herald, who sent out an Arcti.
expedition from San Francisco on the
steamer Jeanette under command ~
Lt De Long, U. S. N. The Jeanette
was early caught in the icepack, drifted
Tor nearly two years and never escaped
from its grip. After the wreck of the
boat the crew embarked in two cutters
and whaleboat. 1t. Danenhower and
portion OF the crew reachSt New York
IN May, 1882. The bodies Of De Long
and his men were discovered in the snow
all having perished from cold and
hunger.
@. What is the origin of the word
plagiarism?-C. B. r.
"A. The Latin word plagiarius meant
a kfHnanAr sta