Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-18

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ton, d. c.
@. When was the ruling made that
fighter must retire to q neutral corner
when his opponent Is knocked DOWN.
C. C.
A. We are informed that the ruling
was made right after the Dempsey
Firpo fight, largely at the insistence of
Dempsey.
Q. How did the rumor start that the
child actor, Dayy Lee, had died?-G.
Fl.
A. The origin Of the rumor has been
traced to the fact that musician in
the Ambassador Hotel orchestra in Los
Angeles, called Sonny Boyce, was a VIC
tim Of pneumonia. Mr.. Boyce was
nicknamed Sonny Boy" and his death
started the story that it was the Sonny
Boy of the AL Jolson film, 1.-THE Sing
ing Fool
@. What methods are being employed
by Turkey for the eradication of illit-
eracy?-P. M.
A. A campaign to reduce Turkeys
illiteracy from 80 per cent to 10 per
cent within four months was opened
officially by Ghazi Mustapha Renal on
New Year day. All persons between 16
and 40 are called on to enroll in the
new national schools. Kemalist law
month course In the new Latin alphabet
of Turkey.
@. What is King Georges full name?
j. e. M.
A. His name Is George Frederick
Ernest Albert Windsor.
@. In speaking of a person who is
an unusually good card player should
one say he Is Shark or a "sharp"?--
F. K.
A. A shark" is a slang term for one
who excels in something A sharp" is
a term for an expert. but seems to
have the idea of cheating. This idea
was formerly included in the word
shark" but that meaning has now
become obsolete.
@. Are other suns surrounded by
systems Of planets?-N. E.
A. 1t would not be possible for as
tronomerS to detect them even If they
exist. 1t is probable that double stars
are the rule and planetary systems the
exception.
O. What fish swims the fastest?-'
j. r. NJ
A.. The dolphin (coryphena hippurus)
is supposed to be the fastest fish in the
ocean.
Q. What are the dimensions of tie
clock faces on the old Post Office Build
ing in Washington, D. C?-P. B.
A. Each dial Is Is feet in diameter;
ute hand, 712 feet long, and the letters,
2 feet high.
@. What is "kiloparsec"?-C. G. B.
A. A kiloparsec is approximately
$500 light years, figuring the travel Of
light at 10000 miles a second.
Q. When was the D. A. r. founded9
C. w. S.
A. The organization, Daughters of
the American Revolution, was founded
in Washington, D. c., in October, 1890.
O. Why do more corporations declare
stock dividends than did so formerly?-
d. M.
A. It has been found that such divi-
dends are not taxable as income. In
the seven years between March. 1920, |
and March, 1927, 10245 corporations |
have declared stock dividends.
@. What was the flag known es the |
Congress colors?-L. B.
A. In ITS a committee, under Ben |
iamin Franklin as chairman, designed |
the first flag of the United Colonies |
This is said to have been the first off, |
cial flag, and was hoisted by Washing |
ton over his camp in Cambridge and by |
Capt. John Paul Jones over his fleet |
early in 1776. 1t had Is red and white |
stripes, representing the IS United Col |
onies, with the Kings colors, the crosses !
of st. George and st. Andrew, in the |
blue canton. The presence of these |
crosses in the blue field meant that the |