Evening star., 1929-12-19

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@. How old is Patrick J. Hurley, the
new Secretary of War?-C. N.
A. Secretary Hurley will be Al IN
January.
@. What aviator from Ohio waited
until he had fallen over 5000 feet be-
fore pulling his parachute cord?-
H. T. N.
A. 1t is said that Rex Harker of East
Liverpool stepped from a plane 1890
feet high and waited until he had shot
down $500 feet before pulling the rip
cord that released his parachute.
O. What is the correct name of the
little wooden musical instrument COM
monty called a sweet potato?-B. T.
A. Its correct name is ocarina.
@. Is Chief wo-Guns-W Calf
l1Vlng?-H. K.
A. Chief White Calf mod
el for the face on the buffalo nickelS,
is living and spoke over the radio not
long ago.
@. How is the fact that a runner gets
his second wind accounted for?-B. D.
A. The Public Health Service says
that by second wind is meant an ad-
justment of the heart rate to the intake
80 {r -,
Q. How long is the Grand Canyon?-
A. The Grand Canyon is more than
200 miles in length. divided into four
divisions known as the Kaibab section,
the Kanab section. the Uinkaret section
and the Sheavwitz section.
@. Of what fraternity was Joyce Kill
mer member?-L. B. B.
A. The poet was member Of the Co
lumbia Chapter of the Delta Upsilon
Fraternity. Recently his mother pre-
sented to this chapter a fireplace in
his memory. Across the top is inscribed
"Sit by the fire and let the world spin
by" At the presentation Mrs. Kilmer
read her sons poem, Trees and John
"If still alive Joyce Kilmer would be
the greatest poet in the world"
@. Why aren't deer brought from the
West to replenjsh the big-game popula-
ton of Eastern forests?-J. T.
A. This has been tried without
marked success. However, transfer Of
game from parts Of the country which
are overstocked to places where 1t is
wanted Is being done wherever prac-
tical.
@. What place is popularity known
as the Venice of America?-D. S.
A. The term is frequently used to
describe the Thousand Islands, lying
between Canada and New York in an
extension of the st. Lawrence River.
@. Are toys considered necessary
for the modern child?-C. T..
A. Authorities on child guidance find
that toys are important in the early
education of a child. They teach the
child to use his hands and brain, and
aid in forming desirable habits If prop
erly directed.
@. OF what is antipasto made?-
A. 1t is made of anchovies, small
sardines, bits of pimento and onion,
canned in sauce of olive oil.
q. Please name some OF the latest
contributions to scientific knowledge
E. P. G.
A. Some Of the important contribu-
tions to science Of recent years were
reweighing the earth by DR.. Paul r.
Heyl; the study of atoms and electrons;
of the ether drift; the nebulae; an i'm
portant contribution is the Einstein
theory of relativity, also the unitary
field theory. Transoceanic telephone
and television have also made rapid ad-
vance. In medicine and surgery the
use of ultra violet rays has been dem
onStrated. There have also been valu-