Evening star., 1924-06-20
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

@. Will you please give me infor-
nation as to what 'Merkle's famous
bonehead play was?-H. r. S.
A. The Chicago Cubs and New York
Giants were tied at the end OF the
year of 1908. They were to play one
game to see who would win and rep
resent the National League in the
series. AS the game progressed
Merkle was on first and man on
third. The next batter up hit safe
hit and the man on third went home.
Merkle, instead Of running for the
second base. ran for the clubhouse,
| thinking the game was over. Johnny
Evers (Cub) tagged second base and
| the Giants home run did not count.
O. Why are French elections held
on Sunday?-C. H.
A. French elections are held on
Sunday largely for the convenience
OF the employed. Sunday on the con-
tinent is a holiday and workmen are
freer than on week days.
@. How did the pay Of privates in
the United States during the world
war compare with those of other
countries?-M- r. w.
A The following figures show the
base rate of pay per day of enlisted
men in different countries: United
States, 81; Great Britain, SO cents;
France, cents; Italy, 2 to 4 cents !;
Canada, 81, with increase for overseas
| service; Australia, s33 per month.
Q. What would be the result if an
Irresistible force came in contact
with an immovable object?-W. y. q.
A. Regarding what would be the
consequence If an Irresistible force
came in contact with an immova BILE
object, the bureau of standards says
that .ince the existence Of these two
conditions at the same time is not
possible, 1t is necessarily impossible
to state what would happen if the
condition did exist.
O. have been studying about Rus
sia, which seems to have no ruler
Will you explain the system of gov
ernment?-L J.
A The government of Russia at
present is a federated socialist soviet
republic The head of the council of
| commissars. succeeding Lenin, is
Alexis Rykoff. In addition to the
| council of commissars, the Russian
Parliament has named an executive
committee of twenty-one members
By the new federal constitution both
the council of commissars and the
executive and legislative power be-
| tween sessions Of Parliament
Q. How does one fish for tuna and
swordfish?-L S. T.
A. Zane Grey. in an article in Out
door America, advocates the use of
heavy tackle in fishing for tuna
heavier than club rules allow. For
swordfshing he recommends still
| heavier tackle. Il had made for me-"
he says. 1.-The famous Coke reel, much
larger than the 80, and ii cost $1,000.
/ had special lines made. 80 thread.
400 yards long. AS a result we had
lives. We caught 40 tuna, most Of
which were over 100 pounds" DR..
Grey and his companion also caught
four great swordfish, weighing, re-
spectively, 262, 29S. $50 and 324
pounds. Upward Of 10000 visitors
| went out on the dock to look a / the
324-pound fish, most beautiful spec
linen"
Q. In terms of cementing, what is
a hammer dress III. +. Z.
A. A hammer dressing is finish
for concrete after it has become
hardened. 1t is usually done with a
chisel and hammer. There are many
designs such as the bush hammer,
crandaling and plain tool circuits.
@. What is the derivation and
meaning of "hoipolloi?"-M. S. a.
A. 1t is a Greek word meaning the
| many ''the masses" ''the populace.