Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-20

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@. What Is tbs rental price for q
f1rst-run motion picture?-C. T. Y.
A. The rental price of O. hrst-run
feature motion picture depends on the
size of the tI1eater, the neighborhood,
the clientele of the theater, the length
Of run, etc. There is no set rental price
for any picture anywhere, except by
agreement between distributor and ex-
centage basis, that percentage is agreed
upon by the distributor and exhibitor.
Q. Is Czechoslovakia densely popu-
lated?-D. C.
A. The country is slightly larger than
Wisconsin and has Ave and a half
times the population of that State.
villages and towns are about 2 miles
apart, and cities of $4,000 to 10000
population are encountered about every
is miles. The average size of farms Is
about Is acres.
!, 9, Who discovered masnetism'-
A. The magnetic properties of certain
substances were known to the early
Greeks. The earliest systematic inves-
legations of magnets we're made by
Peter Peregrinus of Maricourt, a stu
dent OF Roger Bacon, and in August,
1869, he wrote a letter which was the
drst treatise on magnetism. It was not
until 1881 that Robert Norman gives q
clear statement Of the fundamental
laws of attraction.
@. Which is higher in rank-a
duchess or a dowager empress?-A. H.
A. A dowager empress has precedence
over duchess. The dowager empress
ranks next to the reigning empress, be-
ing the mother Of the emperor.
q. Is horseshoe pitching popular
sport? Il there a national organiza-
tion?-K. j.
A. Horseshoe pitching tournaments
were held in approximately 100 large
cities in the United States the past
Summer and Fall. In many places the
game vies with golf in popularity, and
at st. Petersburg, Fla, every Winter the
The game has . publication of itS own.
the Horseshoe World. published ct Lon
don, Ohio. The National Horseshoe
Pitchers Association has its headquar-
tiers at st. Petersburg, Fla. The Secre-
tary Of the association has compiled an
S0-page manual on pitching, which has
done much to standardize the game.
@. What is the white meat called
"tripe" ?-P. A. M
A. 1t is the lining OF the stomach Of
the sheep.
Q. OF what material are Cape Cod
lighters made?-M. w.
A. They are made of brass, copper
or wrought iron.
q. Are parsnips poison when they
come up the second year?-F. g. H.
A. Parsnips are not poisonous. Oc-
caSionally cattle, or even humans, mis-
take water hemlock for parsnips, and
when the water heMlock is eaten 1t fire.
quently causes serious stomach disor-
ders.
@. Are trees being planted in Ha-
waiian government forests?-S. S.
A. Planting operations on the Ha-
waiian forest reserves in the past two
years required 418,531 trees, an increase
of 400 900 over the previous two years.
Recent increases in Hawaiian forest re-
serve areas have brought the total to
9e0.6S2 acres.
Q. Was the late A. L. Erlanger a self
made man?-H. NJ
A. The theatrical magnate got his