Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-10

for law what the Johns Hopkins Med
ical Center has achieved in its field.
@. Who established the Camp Fire
Girls of Arnerica?--A. A. p.
A. The idea of the Camp Fire Girls
Of America originated with Mrs Char
lotte V. Gulick, who died quite recently.
The enterprise was launched in 1912
and there are now 10000 active mem
bers. Mrs Gulick was the first presi-
dent Of the Association Of Directors OF
Girls Camps.
O. Who is the greatest traveller in
the World?-J c. p.
A. No definite answer can be given.
f. M. Newman and E. Burton Holmes,
travel lecturers. have visited many
lands many times.
0. Is a man without a country from
the time that he flies his declaration
Of intention until he gets his final
papers p
A. First papers do not change an
aliens status He is still a subject
OF the country from which he came.
Q. What do the initials F. R. S. A.
stand for?-W. S.
A. They are the abbreviation for
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
Q. How many ruling princes has In
dap ~
A. There are about TOO ruling princes
in India, governing about two-ffths Of
the population of 100000 900.
! O. What points of interest are there
| IN Gettysburg, Pa. besides the battle
! fields?-H. II. C.
A. Gettysburg College is the oldest
/ Lutheran College in America. The his
toric Dobbin House. the first school
/ building west Of the Susquehanna River,
/ still stands within the town. Free mu-
| seums are open to all visitors. The
/ home Of Thaddeus Stevens. patron Of
! education, is on one Of the main streets.
@. To whom did the arm and hand
that represented Christ in the motion
/ picture. "Ben-Hur," beIong?-E. w
A. It's producer says. I'm 'Ben-Hur'
We made a particular point OF not show
ing the figure and face of Christ as i'm
personated by any actor. and we did
not allow any actors personality or
| identity To be identified in any way
with the photographs which indicated
that Christ was partly in the scene"
@. Is the use of gases in warfare 4
recent develOpment?-W. z.
| A. Many efforts have been made in
/ the past to use various gases-chietiy
| sulphur dioxide-in warfare. AS early
| as All BIC. the Spartans. in besieging
| the cities OF Belium and Platea. burned
pitch and sulphur under the walls Of
these cities in order to break down their
| defense by Suffocation Of the troops OF
I the cities.
@. A bets that there are more hands
/ that will beat four tens than there are
| that will beat four aces. Does he
win?-H L.
A. A loses. There are 80 hands that
will beat four aces and only "a that
will beat four tens. Only straight
| Pushes viii beat four aces and there
are 80 in which aces do not figure 1.-THE
aces being held against the possible
combinations. There are only 20
straight fiushes that can be made with
out the use of the tens. Add to this
number the four sets of tours that viii
| beat the four tens and the result is
that you have only "a hands that viii
beat four tens.
@. What is the Interdepartmental
| Patents Board?-E. B. S.
| A. The Interdepratmental Patents
Board is composed of representatives Of
/ the war, navy, commerce, justice ana
/ Interior Departments, and was set UP
on August 9. 1922. by executive order
| No. 1921. It was created to recon-
mend suita' lie regulations to be fol-
| lowed by the Government With respect
| TO handling inventions and patents
evolved by Government employees and
other inventions and patents acquired
by the Government. Like other inter-
! departmental agencies. the chief eo-or-
dinator exercises control over it in &C
cordance with the terms of an executive
order of November s. 1921, No. 357l. II
not only investigates matters of the
above nature referred 10 it. but dissent
mates proper information among the de-
/ partmentS and other units Of the Gov
eminent concerning patents. applica-
| tons for patent licenses and other
rights under patents owned by the Gov
eminent. and performs such other du-
| ties relating to this subject as are re-
ferred 10 it by the chief co-ordinator