Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-02

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@. In what picture did William
Powell play his first role?-J. S.
A. With John Barrymore in "Sher-
lock Holmes" in 1921.
@. What is meant by single standard
and double standard?-E. G.
A. The terms are used both in
ethics and in money. In the first case.
they refer to what is known as the
double standard of morals, whereby
certain privileges are allowed to men
that are not permitted to women. In
money the double standard is mon
etary standard based on both gold and
silver as the material Of the circulating
medium distinct from the single stand
@. How many labors was Hercules
given to Performs. r.
A. The classic laborS OF Hercules
numbered II.
O. Is there a fine imposed if player
does not go to the bench Immediately
when a base ball umpire tells him to
do SOC. E.
A. The official rules provide that "a
fine of SIS shall be assessed against
any PLAYER or coach who fails to be
seated on his bench within one minute
after ordered to do so by the umpire"
Q. Was kathleen Norris graduated
from college?-W w.
A. She was educated by her parents
and private teachers and took special
course of a few months at the UNI
versity of California.
@. When did India become tributary
to Great Britain?-C. A. T.
A. large part of India was under
British control rs early as 1745, when
there was a war for the supremacy in
India between Britain and France, the
result of which was not determined
until 1851. There was much insurrec-
ton and the incident of the Black
Hole of Calcutta, when lat English
soldiers were confined IN small ar
less dungeon, occurred June %, 1857.
Only % were taken out alive the next
morning and of these some were in
sane. This regrettable incident proved
the foundation of British rule. The
transfer of the Indian government to
the British crown occurred in 1858, and
Queen Victoria was proclaimed EN-
press of India, 1877.
@. What is ballad?-R. G. G.
A. A new reference book on music
says: "Ballad-originally used to signify
a song with simple melody and accom-
paniment-now applied to songs OF
storytelling content as we'll as to in
strumental compositions in which the
narrative idea is present"
@. When did Ziegfeld enter the the
atrical field?-J. S. H.
A. He started in Chicago in 1892 and
brought military bands from Europe
for the World Fair in Chicago in 1893.
@. What is Stisgel glass?-E. B.
A. Henry William Stiegel was born in
Germany in 1929, and emigrated to the
New World in 1850. At his glass fac
tory at Mannheim, Lancaster County
Pa, it is said that the most beautiful
glass ever blown in America was pro-
duced. The name Stiegel as applied
to American glass has become almost
generic. Quantities of glass; old and