Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-12
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BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

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O. Do motion picture companies ex-
anime and accept scenarios direct from
amateur writers?-H. r.. p.
A. The editor Of the Photoplay Mag
aZine says: Few companies are In the
market for original scripts. Put your
plot in short-story form and submit 1t
to the fiction magazines. Most movie
companies purchase only on order. or
stories that have already been presented
as books, magazine stories or plays"
@. When is gold fringe used on the
American fag?-C. B. Y.
A. The gold fringe on the American
flag denotes that it is regimental colors
O. Why we're people living In Rome
or Italy called Latins?-A NJ S
A. The word Latin is derived from
Latium, which was that part Of ancient
Italy which included Rome,
O. What State has the largest kinder
garten enrollment?-H. T. B.
A. California has the distinction Of
having the largest number Of children
enrolled in kindergarten,
@ How does William Beebe manage
to dictate his impressions from the
floor of the ocean2--M. A. D.
A. The explorer has telephone in
stalled in his divers helmet and die
tates to his secretary from the oceans
depths giving his first impressions of
new species of FISH and other attrac-
firms found only in deep seas.
O. How much did Lenin's brain
weigh Il. r. r
A. DR.. Semashko. the commissar OF
health. announced that Lenin's brain
weighed ! $40 grammes This was not
considered particularly large. Ivan
Turgenieffs brain, in 1898, weighed
1000 grammes. but Lenin's was extraor-
dinarily convoluted, due probably to
arterioSclerosis.
@. I have a Wilton rug which has
holes eaten In the foundation. The
nap or pile is undisturbed Could
moths do this damage?-D. r. D.
A. Moths would not cause this type
OF damage Probably white ants were
responsible These insects sometimes
get between the rug and the floor and
eat away the lining without harming
the pile.
O. Where is Lincoln Memorial Uni
verSity?-F E. M
A. A Lincoln Memorial University Is
an institution for higher education,
founded in 1897, near Cumberland Gap,
Tenn. The university was established
largely through the efforts OF Gen.
Oliver Otis Howard II is non-sectarian.
The purpose OF the university Is TO
furnish educational advantages to
jewellers in the mountain regions OF
Tennessee and other States. The uni
vcrsity owns about 500 acres of land,
which include beautiful campus.
@ How deep can a submarine go
and how long can it stay DOWN.
c. F. r.
A. As far as we have been able to
ascertain. the greatest depth attained
by submarine is 2S5 feet, although
submarines have been known to reach
a depth of 400 feet Internationally. We
are informed by the Navy Department
that the length OF time which sub
marine can remain submerged depends
upon the equipment which it carries for
the publication of the air Normally,
submarines are so equipped that they
may remain submerged for so hours
and operate efficiently.
@. Is there an anti-venom institute
In America ID. l.. l..
A. There is one at Glen Olden, Pa.
O. What Is o veteran trce?-J. T.
A. II is a tree feet In diameter,
breast high.
@. Has France day upon which the
graves of the World War dead are deco
rated?-~M c. L.
A. The French decorate their graves
on Armistice day, November IL,
@. What is the object of the Rookie
Teller Foundation?--T ?. c.
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