Show tI ASK AK ME H sa CI 1 The Telegram Invites its readers to submit questions to this department sho should ld be in ink or typewritten on on one side of the paper only Anonymous contributions Will not be answered but no names will be used in the column unless It is requested Telephone replies and private interviews cannot be given Address Ask Me Editor Salt Lake Telegram Was the music music of the Star Spangled Banner written by an an American composer com com- poser W. poser W. W F. F B. B No The music music to which the e words of the American anthem are set is that of an old English drinking song song- en entitled entitled entitled en- en titled To Anacreon in Heaven The tune was probably written by Dr S Samuel Sam Sam- uel liel Arnold about 1770 Francis Scott Key author of the words chose those the music for his verses which were composed composed com corn posed while he was detained with the British fleet in Chesapeake bay during the bombardment of ot Fort McHenry in 1814 T TA A dog came to my house without a license tag If I pay pay- the license can canI I hold the dog under the law E. law E. E IE E. R R. R Own Ownership of dogs is not ot d dependent nt upon absolute possession as Is the cast cas as of wild animals For Instance if it a dog belonging to to X should stray away for three or four days that would not pot I give Y the right to take possession of him and claim owner ownership of ot him Fur lur the fact that h t a dog dog- does not wear a collar collat with a license tag on Itis it itIs Is not prima facie evidence that the li license 11 cense on him has not been paid Even though you paid the license on th the dog you could not not- retain nim against against- his rightful owner A court however might recognize your claim for tor reimbursement reimbursement for the license f fee e should h uld the rightful owner retake th the th- dog after the fee had b been en paid by yo you 1 Can a person legitimately form an opinion of the the moral conditions conne connected connected con con- ne ted with the making of moving pictures pictures pic pic- tures from the exhibitions he sees on I the screen screen which often display figures in various phases of which m must t in the next moment have exposed to the operators the undraped figure 2 What can be the effect on a very young girl as the sweetheart of the hero to be caressed and embraced as is often portrayed As Ashe the picture making mak mak- ing has no moral aspirations is it conducive con con- to right living H. living H. H V. V D D. D The proper way to gain some notion of the conditions under which motion pictures are produced is to pay a visit to the producing studios of one or two of the large companies Since you may never have had that opportunity it may be pertinent to your question to state that all motion picture studios are equipped with private dressing rooms right on the sc scene ne of operations wh where re the actors and actresses change their garments The type o of mind of the girl girl actress of course enters into consideration in answer to your s second cond question Ordinary Ordinary Or Or- stage caresses are only perfunctOry per per- and most actresses both Jn In the spoken and silent drama regard them as merely a part of the days day's work And then the movie has hall this I advantage whereas the actress In In Inthe the spoken drama may my be bo compelled to en enact enact en- en act love scenes once or twice a da day the motion picture actress is thus en I I only once in every four or six sic weeks week The producers take every precaution to guard the morals of their Could you tell me where 1 I could obtain ob oh- tam tain th the short story The Orchid of the Holy Ghost I think it was as published published pub pub- fished in the April 1919 number of the Ladies Ladies' H Home ome Companion BH H. H The Free pub Public library ry of Salt Lake keeps the Ladies' Ladies Home Companion on file for tor one year year after publication The librarian will permit you to go through the files Should you be unsuccessful in finding the story in this way communicate communicate com corn with the Ladles Ladles' Home Companion Companion Com Corn panion Publishing company Ne New Y York Is there any way of removing the theodor theodor odor of perspiration from a dress dress dress- E. E K I With a mixture of equal parts of al alcohol alcohol al- al cohol cobol and ether and a dash of or am am- ammonia ammonia monia sponge sponge the stains thoroughly on the he wrong side sido with a cloth T To prevent prevent prevent pre pre- vent a circle from forming around the sponged portion place several thick thick- nesses of white white- blotting paper beneath the parts to be sponged Please name a school jr in Salt Lake where I c can n take lessons lesions in in illustrating and cartooning What becomes of the old moving picture pic plc ture reels reels V. V. V J. J W. W Th The University of Utah conducts classes In Illustrating If you will send your address a list of ot instructors in both cartooning and illustrating willbe willbe will willbe be sent you by mall mail The United States government now maintains a motion picture library where films of educational value are placed after having been peen shown in the exhibition field Some films of ex exceptional exceptional ex- ex value for example those posed by great act actors rs and and ancl actresses are stored in the vaults of producing companies to be exhibited again In fu future fUture future fU- fU ture years The majority of films however after exhaustive exhibition are junked By this Is meant that they are sent back to the company which manufactured the negative and reduced The Ingredients are extracted and used again In th the manufacture of other negatives |