Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-04

| that there shall be a. mayonnaise or
hollandaiSe whenever the bidding of
a deal fails to reach a game going CON-
tract. which means when less than
| five clubs or diamonds, four hearts or
spades. or three no trumpS has been
bid. When playing goulash it Is Gus
tomary to offer a bonus Of Il thousand
points or more for bidding and making
, slam. Milton G.. Work. the auction
expert. says these variations will
| never become IL part of bridge. be-
cause real bridge would cease to exist
II their use became prevalent.
Q. What was the most expensive
program broadcast, and the probable
cost M. NJ.
A. The series of world famous
| artists broadcasting over "A chain of
Is stations is generally considered
the most expensive. The cost Is said
| to have been about 100000 for the
series. including fees to artists and
stations.
Q. How many hairdressers are
there in the United States?-D. A. NJ.
A. 1t is estimated that there are
about 10000.
Q. What cities of the United States
are what is known as independent
| not belonging in counties Il. T. X.
A. There are % Independent cities
| They are: Baltimore. Md; st. Louis
| Mo, and Alexandria. Bristol, Buena
| Vista. Charlottesville. Clifton Forge.
| Danville. Fredericksburg, Harrison
| burg, Lynchburg. Newport News.
| Norfolk. Petersburg. Portsmouth.
| Radford, Richmond. Roanoke. Staun-
ton. Suffolk. Winchester and Hope
well, Va.
| Q. What is the mode of capital
punishment in Germany A. G..
A. At the present time beheading
| is the official German punishment.
An effort is being made to substitute
electrocution.
| Q. Will oil freeze if kept IN tank
| outdoors, for use as fuel?-J. NJ. :.
| A. The Bureau of Standards says
that all oils will solidify, or become
so viscous that sufficient flow cannot
| be maintained. if exposed to low
enough temperatures. All oils sold
| as furnace oils would probably be
satisfactory as low as zero Fahren-
| heit, and oil may be obtained for this
| purpose which Is satisfactory to 40
below zero, provided the pipes lead
ing from the storage tank to the
burner are not too small.
q. What were the winnings of
| Isinglass. the famous English horse.
and Ksar, the famous French horse?
In. o.
! A. The winnings of Isinglass were
1921 ,275; Ksaf, $320.O0O.
| @. Who are the Osmanli Turks
r. w.
A. They are the ruling race in
Turkey, but constitute a minority of
the population. They were the con
Querors of Constantinople. Their
name is derived from that of their
leader, Gilman.
Q. Please explain the use of
Il Envoi' in a poem.-T. G. n.
| A. The phrase "LEnvoi" is ap-
piled to O. separate stanza which con-
cludes a poem. The lines contain a
moral or an address to some individu
al. In the days when the troubadours
sang in France, they were apt to con-
clude their song lyrics with u direct
address to the person to whom they
were singing; hence, it grew to be a
custom to begin the envoi with the
phrase, "OsPrince."
O. Did Tweed, the famous New
York political boss, die in prison.
n. d. Z.
A. Tweed died in Ludlow Street
Jail, April l., 1873.
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