Evening star., 1927-12-09

@, When did Norma Talmadge
marry Joseph Schenck?--R. B. n.
A. Their marriage took place In
New York, October, 1917.
O. About how many references are
found in the New York Times Index?
A. r. X.
A. 1t contains more than 100000
references yearly. giving daily
synopsis of news reports-national'
international, business and financial,
opera, music, drama, art, literary ar
ticles, book reviews and obituaries.
@. How much gasoline is consumed
w. e. K.
A. In 1926 the domestic demand for
gasoline reached 261 ,813, 900 barrels.
o. What breed of chicken has the
best favor when cooked?-R. w.
A. Il is not possible to say definite
ly what breed Of chicken has the best
flavor when cooked, as this depends
entirely on how the chicken has been
bred, how it has been fed and the
general circumstances in which II is
raised. According to the division or
breeds, the meat breeds are known
principally as the Plymouth Rock.
Rhode Island Red, Wyandotte and
Jersey Black Giant.
Q. What is the real setting Of The
Gold Bug"?-T. L. D.
A. Authorities generally agree that
the action of the story occurs on Sui
lvans Island. Here Poe remained an
entire year.
0. How should "Cavalleria Rusti-
cana" be pronounced?-V. w.
A. 1t is pronounced "Kah-vahl-lay-
ree-ah Roos -tih-kah-nah."
O. What is the meaning of "Spu-
madOr," the name of Prince Arthurs s
steed in 'Faerie Queene"?-S. d. Fl.
A. This is a Spanish word meaning
'the foamer."
O. What do the degrees NJ. C. z.
and NJ. NJ. f. stand for?-J. T.
A. M. c. E.. master OF civil engi-
neering; NJ. M. E., master of mining
engineering.
@. How many monuments are there
in Washington?-F D.
A. The number of the more i'm
portant monuments in the District OF
Columbia is about so. OF these II
are erected to military men.
Q-What kind of bath tub was
used by President Lincoln in the
White House?-J. S. OH.
A The tub was a copper one.
O. Where is the Indian chief. Os-
ceolo buried?-R. T.
A. He lies buried at Fort Moultrie.
O. Are the Mississippi floods re-
sponsible for this years smaller cotton
crop?-W. E. c.
A. The Mississippi floods, together
with acreage reduction and boll-weevil
damage, are mainly responsible for the
fact that this years cotton crop Is
nearly one-third smaller than that Of
last year.
Q. Is advertising taught in Euro
pean schools?-J. j.
A London University and some
high schools in Germany have for
some time given lectures on adver-
tising. DIR. Erwin Parieth Of Austria
has been studying the methods of
schools in the United States prepara-
tory to opening the Austrian Adver-
tising Institute, which will have
courses in the art and technique of
advertising, history of advertising, the
psychology of sale and methods of
printing.
O. What percentage Of the sick in
Washington is in the hospitals?-
P. ID.
A. Hospital cases include about one.
tenth of the city's sick.
O.. Under whom did Maud Powell,
the violinist, study?-N. A. Z.
A. Miss Powell studied with Will
liam Lewis four years, and then went
abroad, girl Of II. to study first
with Schradieck and then with Dancla
in Paris. Afterward Joachim heard
her play in London and offered to
take her into his classes without
obliging her to go through any further
preliminary studies. She returned to
New York in 1884 and made her debut
with the New York Philharmonic in
the Bruch G minor Concerto. Miss
Powell died in 1920.
@. What is dry ice?-F. r. c..
A. The Bureau Of Standards says
that dry ice is solid compressed car
bon dioxide snow whose temperature
is -1140 F. 1t Is considered a SUI
perior, though more expensive, re-
frigerant than water ice, since it melts
to gas directly.
@. Has the United States as many
p11rnOse Of Rms