Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-25

Smith for pronouncing radio" as II IL
were spelled "raddio"?-F. D.
A. A prominent radio authority Is
quoted as saying that when radio is
not referred to as wireless In the
British Isles, it SIS pronounced with q
short "a" as II it were spelled "raddio."
@. Who invented the acoustic tiles
used in the walls of the trading room of
the New York Cotton Exchange?-T. o.
A. The late Emile Berliner was the
| inventor of the acoustic cement CELL"
Mr.. Berliner had studied hall acoustics
for years. He observed that an audi
torium that has wooden walls has su-
perior acoustics, while the cause Of bad
acoustics frequently is the rightly Of
walls. It was this theory that the in
ventor developed in the acoustic tiles.
These are composed of porous cement
and yet have the resonance OF wood.
| They are the fruit of more than 20
/ years Of research.
@. Please name some famous brothers
and sisters.-E. L.
A. Among brothers and sisters who
have distinguished themselves are:
| Christina and Dante Gabriel Rossetti,
Dorothy and William Wordsworth,
| Charles and Mary Lamb and William
and Caroline Herschel.
@. What city is called "the Athens
of the South"?-M. T.
A. Charleston. s. c., Is called the
Athens Of the South.
@. How long has coffee been used as q
beverage?-M. Y.
A. Coffee was introduced into Egypt
! from Arabia in the sixteenth century
and the first European record is an ac-
count by the German physician, Rau-
wolf, published in 1878. The first cof-
! fee house in London was established by
Greek named Pasqua.
@. What advantages are claimed for
! the building material made of straw
M. E.
| A. There Is a new building material
on the market made Of compressed
straw which is said to be light. durable,
non sonorous, Notwithstanding and
non combustible.
Q. Do the Great Lakes freeze over in
I the Winter?-J. W. Med.
! A. The Great Lakes do not freeze en-
tirely during the Winter, but the har-
bors and often the connecting rivers are
closed by ice. The navigable season at
| the 500 is about seven and one-half
months and at Erie somewhat longer.
Lake Superior freezes only in the shall
! low water along the shores. The north
ern reaches of Michigan are frozen, but
the solid ice stops we'll north of Mil
waukee.
| 9. What was Moliere's real manner
H. T.
A. Jean-Baptiste Poquelin was the
real name of Moliere.
O. When were oil cooking stoves FIRST
used?-C H P
A. Oil stoves for domestic use did not
become common until about 1875. The
earlier types were simply large lamps
burning kerosene.
O. Is Mussolini a prohibitionist? -
A. Mussolini is quoted as saying: IT
am personally dry in a country over
whelmingly wet. Our people drink too
much. Our national consumption of
wine approximates 100 liters (26 gal
lons) per capita. have closed
| $1,000 saloons in five years: give me
! time and I will close them ALL"
O. Are stenographers and clerks well
paid in New York City?-F. E.
| A. A survey by the Merchants Asso-
citation of New York shows that the
average maximum salary of principal
stenographer and secretary is $59.05
| week. The minimum paid stenogra-
pliers ranges from $3.50 to s2s.80 a
week and the highest scale $40. 1t
was disclosed that senior clerks receive
from minimum of SCOTT to a maxi
mum of $1,000, the average maximum
being S55.92.
Q. Are the golf links at Vichy, France,
/ famous?-U. E.
A. The golf links at Sichy are fire.
| quented by notable golfers from all
over the world. Tt is stated that Chick
| Evans at one time characterized these
| links as the best in France.