Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-06

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@. Is there a radio broadcast con-
corning cooperative marketing? IS. 9.
A. This Winter there is to be pro-
gram over the radio which will be of
interest to farmers along the special
line of cooperative marketing. Many
of the leaders in the agricultural world
will give talks.
@. How long must starting pitcher
stay in q game in order to get credit
for O base ball game?-H. L. B.
A. American League rules provide
that starting pitcher must work four
full innings before receiving credit COR
game, while National League rules
specify that he must pitch five innings.
| However, in the case of a pitchers
leaving the game before the minimum
| innings, 1t still may be arbitrary with
| the official scorer, according 10 the
| rules, as to whether he should receive
credit for victory if his team wins. If
in the opinion of the official scorer the
starting pitcher had commanding lead
when withdrawn, he still could be
credited with the victory.
@. What does it cost the United
| States to fire one of its 16-inch guns,
its 14-inch, l2-inch and 6-inch?--
w. C. B.
A. The cost per round for the i6-
inch gun is $2,030.10; 14-inch gun,
$1,345.68; l2-inch gun, $96225; 6-incn
gun, $l04,64.
9. How do new sponges Develop
E. H.
A. Little is known of the life history
| of the commercial sponges. In some
| species, If not all, the sexes are dis
tinct, the female preponderating. The
| young produced from the eggs are free
swimming organisms and are still of
very small size when they Settle ard be-
come permanently attached This must
| be a critical stage in their life history
! for they are so minute that very thin
stratum of silt would be sufficient to
| engulf and smother them. AS much OF
the sea bottom is covered with soft or
shifting deposits, the mortality at this
period must be very high.
Q. What does 20 Temporal, o Mores, u
| mean?-D. p.
A. These Latin words mean "Oh
what times care these)! What nan
ners!" They are from Ciceros First
| Grafton against Catiline.
Q. When was the Ancient and Hon.
durable Artillery Company of Boston or.
| ganized?-M. G. d. B.
A. The Ancient and Honorable Artil.
lery Company of Boston had for its
first commander Capt. Robert Keayne
The organization was formed on March
Is, 1638-1639, under its first name OF
Military Company of the Massachusetts,
Capt. Keayne was formerly Of the Lon-
don company of the same title. The
Boston company claims to be an Off
shoot Of the older one. The necessity
of a watch and military training ir
Massachusetts, was coincident with the
settlement of the town.
@. How many men and women are
now enrolled in schools for adult edu-
cation?-P. T.
A. Regular classes in adult education
are conducted in more than 5000 COM
munitieS and approximately 100000
adults are in schools of this sort.