Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-13

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O. Who first wore a catchers mask
when playing base ban?-C. F. G.
A. General Tying, Hartford student
was the first player to use catchers
mask in a game. The catcher's mask
was invented by F. w. Fair, a member
of the Hartford Club in 1876.
@. Please state what the Darwin
theory is.-M. D.
A. The Darwin theory undertakes to
explain one phase of evolution. It Is
the theory of the origin and perpetual
ton of new species of animals and
plants. The theory maintains that
organisms tend to produce offspring
varying slightly from their parents and
that the process of natural selection
tends to favor the survival Of indl-
viduals whose peculiarities render them
best adapted to their environment; also
that chiefly by the continued operation
of these factors, new species not only
have been and may still be produced,
but organisms of widely differing
groups may have arisen from common
ancestors.
@. Are the people of Russia per
mitfed to manufacture alcoholic drinks?
L. E. M.
A. The Soviet Union Information
Bureau says: THE people are not al
lowed to make alcoholic drinks. Inc
making of vodka and other alcoholic
beverages Is government monopoly
a step which was taken mainly to COM
bat the production and consumption
of bootleg liquor. Alcoholic beverages
are sold under severe restrictions regard
ing the quantity to one person, and so
on. The sale to minors or intoxicated
persons Is prohibited. A recent decree
prohibits the opening of any new places
for the sale of liquor in industrial CEN
tiers, and the sale of liquor in these
places is prohibited on holidays and pay
DAYS. The sale of liquor in public in
situations, theaters clubs, and so on, is
prohibited, and no advertising OF spirits
is permitted An extensive anti-alcohol
campaign is being carried on through
general propaganda and the estaollsn-
ment of a chain OF dispensaries 10 tIeat
habitual drunkards. It Is planned 10
cut down the production OF spirits each
year so that in Is years it Will be done
away with entirely
@. What plant is called Spanish
bayonet"?-W. L. L.
A. The term is applied to any one OF
of until RI.
shaped leaves.
@. What is the origin of the term
''boycott"?-J. B.
A. The origin of the word boycott"
is from Capt Boycott, a land agent IN
Mayo, Ireland, so treated in 1880: 1t
means to combine against landlord,
tradesman, employer or other person
to withhold social or business inter-
course from him and to deter others
from holding such intercourse.
@. How many concrete silos were
built last year?-C. c. @.
A. In 1928 there were between 10000
and $4,000 concrete SiloS built.
@. What is the French equivalent
for the saying, Carrying Goals to New
caStle"?-A. G. N.
A. The French expression is carry
ing water to the river,
@. How does a carlton differ from
chimes?-D. v.
A. The Etude says: 1.-THE carlton
consists of % or more bells of varying
weight and size. Each bell has at
least five tones-strike tone, nominal
ian octave above), hum tone OCTAVE
below, minor third, perfect fifth.
These must be in perfect tune with
each other before tuning with other
bells. The range of these bells is
four or more octaves of q chromatic
scale. A chime has a few bells tuned
to the diatonic scale, usually within
the compass of one octave"
@. What per cent of the retail price
of a manufactured product can be
charged to overhead?-R. v.
A. One authority says that 1t Is
usually from 10 to Is per cent, often
more. Through efficient management
and mass production, in some COM
modities, the overhead has been re-
duced to less than 3 per cent.
@. Who names the United States
battleShips and selects the persons to
christen them?-M. E. p.
A. The Secretary of the Navy has
entire charge of the naming and chris
tening Of battleships. He usually Sc
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