Evening star., 1928-03-09

ism and IL forms Of Christianity. Re-
hSiolis freedom Is absolute In the
empire.
O.. When was Lou Gehris born7 Hr.
height and weight? Is he left-handcc-
"A. 2.
A. Lou Gehrig was born In 1903. IN.
height is feet, weight 200 pounds.
He bats and throws left-handed.
@. How many versions OF Bocklin's
Island Of Death" are thefe?-M NJ.
a. There are extant at least six. The
paintings. however, vary in compost
ton and In the scheme OF color. Some
are light In tone, others arc sonnher.
O. Ii II correct TO say II bid him
farewell" using bid" in the pas, tense.
or should II be "bade"?--W. w
A. Bid may be used as the pas.
tense Of the verb "to bid
O. What cities in Alaska have cham
bers of commerce?-B. r.
A. Anchorage. Cordova. Fairbanks
Nome, Ketchikan and Petersburg have
them.
0. From what source Is the Russian
alphabet derived?-W. c. 8.
A. The characters are derived from
the Byzantine Greek of the ninth cen-
tury. To this, Cyril added others %
cover Slavonic sounds and thus increas-
ed the number 10 35 letters"
@. How many women are there in
State LegislatureS?-L. T.
A. There are now l26. OF these, 3s
are Republicans; "a, Democrats; 4. no
party designation: /, non-part!san; !,
independent.
@. Who are the Druses?-M. j. L.
A. The DruSeS form community Of
Arabic-speaking mountaineers number
ing about 10000. scattered through
different parts Of Syria, The settlement
in the Jebel Hauran Is the most i'm
portant. owing to its virtual independ-
ence. The Druses are so-calied from
the missionary. Darazi. who founded
the sect in the first quarter Of the
eleventh Christian century.
O. What is the largest section in the
United States that is without rail-
road?-A w. D.
A. In the State OF Texas there Is
section. said to embrace $4,000 square
miles: one-ifth the area Of the State,
in which there Is no railroad. This
is the largest railroadless area in the
country and almost equals the eight
States Of New Hampshire. Connecticut.
New Jersey. Maryland, Vermont. Mass
achusetts. Rhode Island and Delaware.
9 Is there such a word as wan
gan"?-H. G.
A. Wangan is name applied By
lumoerjacks 70 their camps.
= Q; / Who was Lady Hamilton'-s.
/ A. Lady Hamilton was the wife Of
! the diplomat Lord Hamilton, and was
| famed both as the favor!.e OF Lord
/ Nelson. the British naval hero. and as
| the model OF the artist Romney, who
painted 80 portraits o! her.
/ @. Does 1t cost much more 70 build
ship in this country than it does in
| Europe?-J. ].
! A. Shipping authorities say that It
! costs approximately so per cent more
/ to build ship IN American yards than
/ abroad.
| Q, When was televisicn first attempt
/ ed?-A. G. n.
! A. There Is no authoritative record as
/ TO when the idea was first conceived.
/ but scientists were working toward
/ tclev!Sion is carly as 1905.
! @. What method OF capital punish
/ nent is used in Utah?-A. T. C.
| A. Persons sentenced to death IN
Utah have the choice OF being either
shot or hung.
| @. Which President attained the
/ greatest age?-E. l.
A. At the time OF his death John
Adams was 80 yeayS old. No PreSiden.
lived TO . greater age. - --t
Q. When are hotbeds and cold
| frames used2-K. c.
/ A. A bed heated from the bottom, By
/ means OF pipes, fues or fermentinS or
/ ganic matter Is used for seed germina-
| ton and plant growing. II Is used for
/ short-season vegetables and for start
/ ing garden crops IN order 10 have them
/ mature early. An urheated frame is
used 10 carry half-hardy plants over
/ Winter for planting the next Sprlrg
or when only slight protection Is
/ needed.
@, or the gas that Is consumed IN
the United States what proportion Is
/ natural and what proportion Is arti-
/ ncisls-S. T. K.
A. Three-fourths OF al the rss
burned In this country!s natural gss.
G. How many people are accidental.
| ~ drcwnede-Y. z. c.
4. In the United States IN 1894
there were s,4so accidental drovr!rrs,
IN 1928 there were Sass and In 1918
there were 1880.