Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-27

Robots. Is the title Of the play written
by Karel Capek.
O. What aviator made the prediction
that men will be flying as fast as $50
miles an hour In the future?-T. z.
A. M Bleriot Is said to have made
this prediction.
@. What is the purpose Of painting
names Of towns in large orange letters
on the roofs Of stations along the
Pennsylvania line?-E. B.
A. These letters are used as sign
posts for aviators. The Pennsylvania
Railroad Is cooperating with the Gov
eminent and aviation authorities In
marking the roofs of its stations and
other buildings with these orange let
tiers. The letters are 10 feet high and
under normal conditions can be read
at an altitude Of about 1000 feet.
O. Please give the names Of some
famous 70 landscapes by Americans
A. -Four famous landscapes BY
Americans are: Autumn Oaks" By
George Inness: "Icebound." by Willard
Metcalf September Fields" by Daniel
CARRIER; Woodland Interior" by Emil
Carlson.
Railroad built?-S. D. S.
A. The Chinese Eastern Railway was
built In the COS with capital furnished
by the Czar1st government. Econonni-
cally, II was and Is a short line Of great
value, cutting of about 1000 miles
between Chita and Vladivostok as
compared with the main line Of the
Trans-Siberisn Railway, which curves
northward into Russian territory along
a. 1iv1A ~ h.
O. Why was Harry Sinclsir's SEN
tence heightened after he began to serve
his time?-C. B. K.
A. When he first entered jail he was
credited with a 90-day sentence i'm
posed upon him for contempt Of the
Senate when he defied the "of lease"
investigators five years ago. On June
8. 1929, 1t was announced that Harry F.
Sinclair must spend six months in jail
for jury shadowing.
O. Why is grease paint used for stage
make-up?-A. @.
A. Grease paint is required for use
on the stage. as this makeup has the
advantage Of staying on all the evening,
and even il 1t cracks. the audience Is
not close enough to notice.
O. Where is Yehudi Menuhin. the
young boy violinist, this season.
w. VIZ
! A. He is now studying in Basel.
Switzerland. with Adolf Busch. one Of
Germanys foremost v1olinists and COM
posers.
@. What connection did the late
Jesse Lynch Williams have with
Princeton?-H. H. r.
A. Jesse Lynch williams. playwright
and novelist was a graduate of Prince
ton University. He was the first editoy
Of the Princeton Alumni Weekly. Dur
ing hi undergraduate days, Mr.. VIII
liams was president and captain Of
the gun club. director Of the Univer-
sity Tennis Association. treasurer of
the athletic beard, one of the founders
Of the Tiger Inn Club. editor Of the
Nassau Literary Magazine and class
poet. Perhaps his most ambitious
writing is The History of Princeton
University" written in collaboration
with John De Witt
! Q. How much illiteracy is there in
! Virginia?-J OBJ.
A. Illiteracy in Virginia has been
substantially reduced since 1920. Be-
tween 1920 and 1925 the number Of
illiterates in the Old Dominion be-
tween 10 and 20 years of age was cut
! III lIdlIs bIlc IcuuCblOll ptItIE IIUIl co.
ass to 14.072. No census has been
taken in the State since 1928. but the
authorities Of the State Board of Ed
| ucation say that another marked re-
F.! duction has been effected In the past
/ four years. The 1928 General Assembly
raised the minimum school term to
seven months.
| @. Was 1t true that Ponce de Leon
| came to America 70 hnd eternal youth?
! H. A. D.
A. There is little in the original
narrative concerning Ponce de Leon 10
substantiate the legend that the traveller
! was moved to 60 adventuring In search
OF fountain Of perpetual youth.
Q. To what depth do submarines
! submerge?-K W.
! A. Submarines sometimes submerge
! TO A depth of 800 feet, but the ordinary
/ depth to which they submerge ranges
! to about 285 feet.