Evening star., 1924-03-27
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKrN

G. What are the dates for auto
races this summer?-B. n. G.
A Those announced by the contest
! board Of the American Automobile
Association are: Fresno, April "a;
Indianapolis, May 80; Altoona, June
14-l5; Kansas City, July 4; Altoona,
! September /; Syracuse, September IS;
FIR esno, October 4; Kansas City, Oc-
tober 10, and Los Angeles, Noyem-
ber 23.
q. In what tongue were the rulers
or Egypt called Pharaohs?-A o. M
A. Pharaoh was a Hebraic name
given to the kings, of Egypt, corre-
spending to the p u R-'O, meaning
Great House" The name was given
to six of the ten Egyptian kings mem
toned in the Scriptures.
Q. How many pounds Of explosives
are used in the United States for in
dustries ?-H. K. o.
A. The final figures are not avaiIa-
bic, but the total amount of dynamite
made for commercial purposes last
year was nearly 340,000.000 pounds.
About 20,000,000 pounds are used
yearly in agricultural work.
Q. What is chiaroscuro?-H T. K.
A. This name is given to the ar
painting. 1t is that element which
not only gives volume to an object,
put also gives an impression that the
light Is carried into the shadows and
that were shadows suddenly lifted,
the su distance of the picture would be
revealed. Da Vinci. Corregio, Grune-
wald and Rembrandt were the mas
ters of this technical characteristic of
the art.
q What iS tha Siffara-oa
shaddock and grapefruit?-R. II.
A Shaddock, strictly applied, should
be used only as the name of
the pear r-shaped variety of the citrus
fruit of Citrus decumanna GrapefrIIjt
is the name of the round variety. The
term shaddock is said to be derived
from the name of Capt Shaddock, who
first brought this fruit from the West
Indies.
Q. What woman has her statue in
the hall of fame in Washington? "A.
y. r.
A. The only memorial statue erect
ed to woman in the so-called hall of
fame in the Capitol building at Wash
lngton is the portraiture of Miss Will
lard. Frances Willard was at the time
of her death, in 1898, the president
of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union and of the Worlds Woman's
Christian Temperance Union.
Q. When was the first printing
press installed in the United States?-
NJ. J. Nj.
A The first printing press in the
United States was that installed at
Harvard in 1859, and now operating
as the University Press.
9. How may playing cards be
A. soiled playing cards may. be
cleaned by rubbing with a cloth
dipped in spirits of camphor.
Q. Under what circumstances did
the United States take control of
Haiti?-W. c. T.
A. The occupation Of haiti by
Americans came as result of a
series of political disturbances Gen.
San, who took Office as president on
March 4, 1915. was obliged to seek
refuge in the French legation on July
i2s of that year, while 200 political
prisoners were massacred in Jail. At
the funeral of the victims, the presi-
dent himself was dragged out and
murdered Two hours later a United
States cruiser arrived at Port -au- Prince
and landed marines. The United States
forces occupied the country and re-
stored order.
@. What can be done to prevent
a maid from cracking and chipping
dishes by. hitting them on water
faucets?-A. S. r.
A Provide a stool of suitable