Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-07
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BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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@. How can major leagues draft base
ball players in the minor leagues?--
P. C.
A. The minor leagues have an agree
ment with the major leagues that any
players who have not been bought out
right may be drafted by the major
! leagues. Drafting is a request by the
major league managers for players in
the minor leagueS-the minor leagues
having previously agreed to honor this
request.
@. Did the recent treaty with China
change the part that the United States
has had in administering the Chinese
maritime cuStomS?-A. G..
A. When the treaty goes into effect
China will be given complete customs
autonomy. Employees in the Chinese
maritime customs are employees of the
Chinese government and not of the
United States Government.
G. How did it happen that the Amer
lean people built library in Louvain?-
v. j. r.
A. The restoration of the University
l,@F ~ oh t1wrf lN6
various nations of the allies. To thu
United States fell the privilege of re-
building the library The University OF
Louvain was founded more than two
centuries before Harvard At the time
of its destruction the library contained
but a quarter Of a million volumes, but
these works had been accommodating
| for five centuries. The site of the pres
ent library is the finest in all Louvain
| occupying one entire side of the Place
du Peuple. The architect was whitney
| Warren, who was chosen by an inter-
national committee. The corner stone
was laid by Nicholas Murray Butler.
@. Who was the third of the famous
! friends. Thomas Edison, Henry.Ford and
one other?-T. j. M.
A. The third was John Burroughs
who is now dead.
Q. What is the origin of the name OF
the City of Hamtramck Pm. H. P.
| A. The City of Hamtramck was
named for Col John Francis Ham
| tramck. who was born in Canada in
| 1857, and served in the Revolution. He
! died at Detroit on April IL, 1903.
@. What is the Honor Societies Con-
| ference?-L. B. G.
A. At meeting of representatives
OF college honor societies held in Kan
SaS City, Mo- in 1925 an executive COM
mittee was appointed to select from a
large number of so-called honor So
cieties in American colleges those Justly
entitled to membership in the Honor
Societies Conference. The members
reached the conclusion that the initial
members of the conference should be
Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kap-
! pa Phi, Sigma XII, the Order of the
Golf and Alpha Omega Alpha.
@. Is the smoking of cigars on thu
decline in the United States?-M. M.
A. Cigar smoking in the United
States is declining, but slowly. The
consumption in 1914 was 7,174,191, 944
in 1927 it was 6,891. 147, 481. Mean
while there has been considerable in
crease in population.
O. What is the meaning of P. o. j
| relative to sugar cane in louisiana
| A. c. r.
! A. The initials p. o. ]. stand for
Proefstation COST Java. the earlier name
of the planters experiment station at
Pasoeroean. Java. All sugar cane seed
| lings developed by this station are deS-
| ignated by those initials. The Depart
ment of Agriculture has obtained cut
| tings of practically all of these seedlings
which from their parentage, disease re-
sistance and general characteristics ap-
pear to have commercial possibilities
| for Louisiana.
@. Please name some of the Oldest
| people in the world.-A. D.
| A. Such records are not kept, and re.
ports of existence of longevity are not
ALWAYS reliable. The following are some
| of the oldest people living in the WORLD
today: Nah-Wee- Mum -Nah-Shuk, ar
American Indian, lib years old; Nine
Cosyris of Greece, Faro Aga, Turk, lat
wears old, and Mr.. Charles Quick Of
Canada, 108 years old
O. What causes a dimple?-H. o. G.
A. A dtmple is slight depression OF
dent in the surface of the human body
caused by the adherence of the skin to
the deeper tissues, most frequently on
| the cheek or chin.
@. Does a fish have heart?-R. F.
A. In lowest fishlike forms the heart
| is reduced to simple pulsating tube
| In typical fish it consists of three part'
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