Evening star., 1928-04-09

man who is serving life sentences m
Folsom Prison, California.
O. What does lion cost? Not that
l want to buy one, but I'm cufiots.--
W. K.
A. Full-grown lions, untamed, are
quoted at from $1,000 TO 81, 500 each.
@. When was Labor day first made a
holiday?-G. r. F.
A. The first Labor day celebration
was held in New York in 1882. when
the Knights OF Labor held their general
assembly there. Colorado was the first
State to enact a law making the first
Monday in September a holiday known
as Labor day" That was done in 1897.
@. What is the distance by road from
San Francisco TO New York City VIZ
Omaha?-F. v. r.
A. The distance from San Francisco
to Omaha by the Lincoln Highway ID
1903 miles, and from San Francisco 10
New York City it is 1923 miles.
Q. Who was the first woman law
yer?-H. L. M.
A. The first woman admitted To the
practice of law in the United Stated
was Mrs. Carrie Burnham Kilgore. Wild
was admitted to the Delaware County,
Pa, courts and to one Philadelphia
common pleas court in 1884. The first,
woman permitted to practice Law inl
Europe was Mile. ChauYin, Paris. 1897.
@. What is the difference betweenI
an ambassador and an enyoy?-S. (. G. Il
A. The chief difference between anl
ambassador and an envoy Is that by an
international agreement reached at
Vienna in 1915 the former has a right
OF demanding personal audiences with
the head OF government where stationed.
be the latter president or king Envoys
and ministers, however, must transact
business only with the secretary Of state.
@. What is the large stone sphere a.
Broadway and li6th street, and when
was It erected?-L. G. 7.
A. The granite sphere on 116tn street
between Broadway and Amsterdam ave-
nue. Is a sun dial, and was erected about
10 years ago as a gift to Columbia
University by one Of the alumni classes.
Q. VIII you kindly state how often
and on what dates the famous Quebec
Bridge fell during conStruction?-A. w.
"A. On August %. 1907, the southern
half OF the Quebec Bridge, while ia
course OF erection, crumbled under is
own weight. On September II. 1916.
Whue the suspension span connecting
/ the two canrilevers vas being hoisted
INTO position, failure occurred and the
entire structure fell to the bottom of
the river. On September 20, 1917. the
suspension bridge was successfully hung
and bolted into its final position.
@. What is the origin Of go. /" as used
by newspaper men and telegraphers?-
H. S.
A. Charles PAYNE Smith recently gave
the following information in the Typo-
graphical Journal; The first press asso-
clatlon. organized in Civil War times.
was composed largely Of morning papers
published near the Eastern seaboard.
Each paper sent into the central Office
items Of local interest, which were there
edited and telegraphed to all members,
1t happened that the first message sent
to the association tOtaled 30 words. and
this figure. with the words good night"
and the signature Of the sender. were
placed at the bottom OF the sheet BIZ the
operator. At that time piecework was
the rule on all papers. The daily grist
was usually set up, corrected and in the
forms by 10 O'Clock, but the comDositors
were compelled 10 wait around at their
own expense until the foreman an
nounced 80" was in. So 80 became
a by-word among printers, symbolizing
the end.
@. How many new words did the
World War add to the English Ian
guage?-T. z.
A. DR.. VizeteIly has estimated the
number TO be less than 10000.
@. Is Newfoundland a part OF Can
ada?-H. NJ.
A. Newfoundland Is a separate en-
tity OF the British Empire, and bears the
same relationship 70 the empire that
Canada does. 1t has its own Parlia-
ment, premier. ministry. and issues IT'S
own money and bonds without regard 10
Canada.
@. Is Ii correct to use hung" SIS the
imperfect tense and past participle in
speaking Of a man being executed?-
A. c.
A. It is correct. but authorities agree
that hanged" is TO be preferred when
the word is used in this sense.
- W