Evening star., 1927-06-01

q. Do more cities call their organi-
zation a chamber of commerce" or
board of trade"?--G. n.
A. The Municipal Index for 1927
lists 1,427 such organizations, 1.069 of
which are known as chambers of COM
merce." Other names used are board
Of trade" business mems association"
commercial club" Association of
commerce." board of commerce" and
merchants association"
@. How much does a really popular
song earn for the composer?-L. II. T.
A. The composer and lyric writer
may get frou B20,0 to $4,000 evenly
divided betHeen them. This includes
the royalties on sheet music, player
piano re IS, phonograph rE-Wds. etc.
Q. How many banks belong to the
American Bankers Association?-H.
L. NJ.
A. The association has a member
ship of over q 900 banks out of a
reported total of 5000 banks Of all
kinds in the country. The banks
within the association have estimated
capital funds of about $1,000, 100000
and total resources of $5S,500, ,000,0 900.
Q. How many native Protestant
Christians are there in Gilman. G.
A. They number 61S,601. There are
2,20S,800 Roman Catholics.
@. What industry pays the highest
wages?--M. T.
A. The building trades contain more
high-wage rates than any other group.
@. Did the Greeks and Romans
drink coffee?-F. f. n.
A. Coffee was not known to the
Greeks and Romans.
@. May an association place bronze
memorial on the grave of a veteran
who lies in one of the cemeteries in
France?-E. w. w.
A, The War Department says that
Government crosses are the only
markers allowed on the graves Of SOL
diers buried in French cemeteries.
@. What is the origin of the express
sion ring a change"?-E. V. L.
A. This expression is derived from
bell ringing. Change ringing was not
known until the beginning of the
seventeenth century. The art made
rapid progress, and rings Of bells in
creased from or to 10 or IL. With
IL bells, 479,001,OO0 changes can be
rung.
@. Who was Alexander Selkirk?-
S. A. N.
A. Alexander Selkirk was a sailor
marooned on the Island of Juan
Fernandez off Chile. He lived there
in solitude for five years. On his re-
turn to Europe in 1909 his expert.
ences became known. The story in
spired the writing of Robinson
Crusoe."
Q. When did Ellen Terry play
first engagement in America?-
NJ. C. H.
A. She came with Irving in 1888.
She made eight subsequent trips, be-
ing acclaimed Englands leading
actress, and in 1915 lectured in the
United States on Shakespeare s
heroines. with impersonations.
@. win a heavy object fall any
faster than light one?--L. d. s.
A. Neglecting the resistance Of the
air, heavy object and a light object
will fall to the earth with the same
velocity. 1t was originally thought
that the velocity Of a freely falling
body was proportional to it's weight.
Calico, however, demonstrated that
this was not so, by dropping various
DOuleS lEoIu lnS Top Oh tnG Leaning
Tower Of Pisa. 1t was discovered
that they reached the earth stimuli
taneously.
Q. Is it compulsory for a woman to
take her husbands name upon mar
riage?-M. E. S.
A. The National Woman's Party as
sures us that custom alone is respon-
sible for the almost universal prac.
tice. The Lucy Stone League is en-
deavOring to have this custom
changed.
Q. How many calories are there iI
a cake of Fleischmanns yeast?-
w. H. I.
A. The company says that one cake
of yeast contains 20 calories.
@. What was the record for time
spent in the air in a gliding plane
prior to the fight made by Ferdinand
Schulz?-R. H.
A. Commandant Massaux in 1925 es-
tablished world record for the length
of time spent in an airplane glider,
remaining in the air 10 hours 20 min
utes, on July 26, 1925. This record