Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-21
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BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

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@. When was the first play by tele-
vision broadcast?-R. N.
A. The play was an old one-act
drama, THE Queens Messenger" by j.
Hartley Manners. 1t was broadcast at
100 pm, September IL, 1923, by WGY
with Izetta Jewel as leading lady.
@. Which team was heavier, the
California University or Georgia Tech?
H. D. w.
A. The combined weight of the Cali
fornia players was 2,045 pounds and of
the Georgia Tech players, 1856 pounds.
@. Where was a dueling ground
known as the "Oaks?"-H. NICK.
A. The Oaks, one of the most famous
dueling grounds in the world, was in the
suburbs of New Orleans. On one par
ticular Sunday in 1923, ten duels were
fought there. Between 1884 and 1874,
scarcely day passed without a duel.
The oaks on this ground are still stand
ing. Duels in those days were fought
over such unimportant differences that
they would now be regarded as trivial.
@. When was the Wharton School of
Finance started?-J. j. M.
A. The Wharton School of Finance
and Commerce of the University of
Pennsylvania was organized in 1881.
@. Are the Palatine Hill and Janicu-
lum put to modern use?-D. B. C.
A. The Palatine Hill, Rome, is now a
public park; the Janiculum has been
converted into walks and drives.
@. Did SANDING ever live in Mexico?
S. T. L.
A. Henry M. Stimson in American
Policy in Nicaragua" says that he was
told that SANDING lived in Mexico for
% years, where he served under Panchc
Villa, and only came back to Nicaragua
on the outbreak of the revolution in
! order to enjoy the opportunities fol-
violence and pillage which it offered.
@. What is the origin of the ex-
preston carrying Goals to Newcastle"
Il. E. P.
A. Newcastle on-Tyne, England, is
the center of the coal industry Of
Northumberland and Durham. The
phrase, carrying Goals to Newcastle
appears in an anonymous sermon tC
the people of Queen-Hith, advertised in
the Daily Courant of october 6, 1709
and published in Paternoster Row
London. The phrase implies unnecessary
labor.
@. What was the name of the flying
| field at Camp KnoX?-L. E. S.
A. The flying field at Camp Knox
Stithon, KY, was called Goodman
Field" 1t has not been in use since
1927.
@. Has perpetual motion ever beer
| successfully demonstrated?-L. H. r.
A. 1t has not. The views of the
Patent Office are in accord with those
| of the scientists who have investigated
| the subject, and are of the effect tina
mechanical perpetual motion is physi
cal impoSSibility. These views can bt
rebutted only by the exhibition of {
working model. Many persons have
filed applications for patents on per.
petual motion, but such applications
have been rejected as imperative anc
| opposed to welh known physical laws
and in no instance has the requirement
of the Patent Office for a working
model ever been complied with.
@. When should tulips and hya-
cinths be taken out of a cold frame
and subjected to temperature be-
tween so and IS degrees in order tc
bloom for Eastern. A.
A. Tulip and hyacinth bulbs should
be taken in about four weeks before