Evening star., 1927-04-04

There has been senior Marathon OF
10 miles.
Q. How are Shakespeare PLAYS
CLASSIFIED according to the time they
were written2-M. c.
a. DIR. William j. Long classifies
them according TO four periods of de-
velopment First period. early eXperi.
ments; second, development; third,
maturity and gloom; fourth, late ex.
periments.
O. Why is the Arctic Ocean" so
named?-M. I. :.
a. Arctic is from the Greek arctos,
bear, the reference being to the
northern constellation of the Great
Bear. Antarctic means Opposed to
Arctic"
@. How much oil is produced per
day by the biggest wells?-V. w.
A. About the maximum was a
Mexican well, which produced five or
six years ago 200 900 barrels a dav.
Most large producing wells are short
lived
20. What is meant by wrapper to-
bacco and filler tobacco?-J. s. c.
A. The term wrapper tobacco"
means that quality of leaf tobacco
which has the requisite color, texture
and burn and is of sufficient size for
cigar wrappers, and the term "hller
tobacco" means all other leaf tobacco.
Q. Were any Of the crew saved
when the snip with Lord Kitchener
on board was lost at sea?-A. S.
a. The cruiser Hampshire, on
which Lord Kitchener lost his life,
was sunk by a German mine off the
West Orkney Islands June ). 1915.
Only 12 sailors survived. These were
able to reach the shore on a raft.
q. Is the accordion of ancient
origin?-C. L. +.
A. The Etude says that the accor-
dion is this year celebrating les cen
tenary, though it was not till 1929
that Damian produced the perfected
instrument in Vienna.
Q. Is the War Department planning
to take any active part in the forth
coming Confederate Reunion?-W.
ID. N.
A. 1t is going to lend the United
Confederate Veterans Reunion COM
mittee 1000 cots. 1000 sheets, 1000
pillows, 1000 pillowcases and 5000
blankets.
Q. How many lepers are there at
Carville?-E. f.
A. The leprosarium at Carville, La.
is under the supervision of the United
States Public Health Service. There
are now about 800 patients at Car
vile.
O. What physician attended Presi-
dent Garfield at the time OF his
death?-R. G. n.
A. DR.. z. W. Bliss was the attend
ing physician when President Garfield
died The other physicians present
were DIR. Frank Hamilton and DR..
Hayes Agnew.
Q. What became of the English ofi.
Ger in charge of the force that burned
Washington?-A. A.
A. Maj. Gen. Robert Ross O766-
1910 was an English officer shot near
North Point, Nd, September IL, 1914.
He was the general in command of
the expedition that burned Washing.
ton. Some historians are of the opin.
ion that his death hastened the decla-
ration OF peace, because the British
operations were discontinued shortly
after the death of the leader
Q. How often does the most fire.
uent-appearing comet appear? The
least frequent?-J. B.
A. The Naval Observatory SAYS
that. of the comets that have ap-
peared more than once, Encke's
comet has the shortest period, 3.3
years. and IIalley's comet the longest
period, about rs years.
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