Evening star., 1925-07-07

" Is Ldflc Cdiiue di Aihei lcdh -
o. G. w.
A. The jockey Earle Fl. Sande was
born November 13, 1899, at Groton, S.
Oak.
Q. How many civilian airplanes are
there in this country?-J. II.
A. The Manufacturers Aircraft AS
sociation Yearbook approximates the
number of civilian planes TO be 900.
This is not accurate, since there are a
great many planes in commercial use
of which no record is made.
@. Are alligator pears grown in the
United States?-G. A. L.
A. Their culture is a thriving indus
try in southern California and Florida.
1t takes from six to eight years for an
avocado plant to bear fruit. The fla
vor depends upon the variety. The
variety grown in the United States is
very good and compares favorably in
favor with the imported fruit.
O. How many consecutive times has
Rogers Hornsby won the batting
championship of the National League?
III. NJ. c.
A. The official batting records of the
National League players for the sea
son of 1924 show that Rogers Hornsby
of st. Louis set a new record by lead
ing the hitters for the fifth consec.
utive time. This betters the previous
mark for four successive batting cham
pionships made by Hans Wagner OF
Pittsburgh, who led the league In
1906 -07-08-09.
@. What is the Wend-over Cut
ONO. r.
A. 1t is a highway which has just
been completed across the mud hats
and salt beds of the Great Salt Lake
Desert between Salt Lake City and
the Nevada line. The completion OF
the road opens the way for transcon
tinental and interstate travel between
Salt Lake City and northern and
central California. and brings to a
successful conclusion a. five-year eff
fort to bridge the age-old obstacle Of
the salt desert.
Q. How is cottage cheese made?-
H. S.
A. Methods vary A recipe fol
lows: To a gallon of sweet milk ado
a cup of sour milk as a starter and
warm the mixture to rs degrees T. BY
setting the container in pan OF hot
water. Cover II with a cloth and lei
II stand at room temperature over
L. u
squares and heat to 100 degrees F..
holding it at that temperature for 81
minutes, stirring occasionally. Pour
the curd on a piece of cheeseclott
over a bowl and drain for 80 min
utes. Add salt and a little sweet OF
sour cream IL desired.
@. Please give information about
the Carnegie insurance for old schoo
teachers.-C. II.
A. The Teachers Insurance and
Annuity Association of America is q
regularly incorporated life insurance
company of New York and is subject
to the supervision of the State super
intendent of insurance. This asSocia
ton was organized in 1916 at the in
stance of the Carnegie Foundation
for the Advancement of Teaching
It's charter specifically stipulates thai
the business of the association is to
be conducted without profit to the
corporation or to Its stockholders, ano
this enables the association to o1er
insurance and annuities to college
teachers at cost. without the Gus
tomary loading for expenses.
O. Who wrote Where nature wants
to drill a man, and thrill a man, and
skill q MANN. c. r.
A. Angela Morgan wrote this poem
the title of which is Where Nature
Wants a Man" II is included in Con
temporary Verse"
@. With whom did the idea of i'm
porting negro slaves to the Americas
| originate?-L. d.
A. The early exploiters of the New
| World, largely Spanish, mistreateC
native Indians and the death rate was
appalling, particularly in the Island:
| of Santo Domingo and Haiti. In ISL
| Las Casas, a benevolent Spanish di
| vine, suggested that negroes be i'm
ported into the West Indies from AT
| rica to save the remnant of the In