Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-21

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q. When was Charles Evans Hughes
a member of the Supreme Court of the
United States?-H. w.
A. He became an associate justice of
the Supreme Court october 10, 1910.
He became the Republican nominee for
the presidency June 10, 1916 and re-
signed from the bench the same day.
@. For what purse and length is the
Kentucky Derby run?-C. d.
A. The Kentucky Derby Is $50, 900
race for S-year-olds at II miles. The
race was ~ miles from 1875 to 1895.
It is run at Churchill Downs, Louis
vile, KY.
@. Does it require more electricity to
get outside stations than to get local
ones?-C. r. D.
A. It does not require more cleo
tricity.
"a. Please give a brief biography of
Claudette Colbert?-M. w.
A. Born in France, Claudette Colbert
spent her early childhood in Paris.
When she was 8 years old her family
came to New York City, where she at
tended grammar school and later the
Washington Irving High School and an
art school. Her earliest role of i'm
portance was in THE Pearl of Great
Price" Subsequently she appeared with
Arthur Byron in the farce, "A Kiss in
Taxi" in O'Neill's Dynamo" THE
Barker" and See Naples and Die" She
is married to Norman s. Foster, who
will appear with her in the motion pic
ture dramatization of Katherine Brush's
Young Man of Manhattan"
@. Where did Babe Ruth first play
base ball?-J. p. j.
A. He first played base ball in the
Industrial School est. IMary's) in Balti-
more, Md. He was considered by the
Instructors to be such a good player
that Jack Dunn was urged to come out
to watch him play. He was signed to
play with Baltimore. At that time he
was 10.
@. Has aluminium been used for
clothing?-B. o. N.
A. Aluminium brocades have been put
upon the market in some places. They
are woven of fine aluminium threads.
The metal has been neutrslized and has
been made capable of stretching
through layers of cellulose superim-
pressed upon it. Thin aluminium Is also
much used for the outside covering of
shoes, pocketbooks and vanity bags.
@. Name some books about the
French Foreign Legion.-H. T. A.
A. Soldiers of Misfortune" and the
four Geste books, by Percival G. Wren;
Surrender" by j. c. Smith; THE
Horns of Ramadan," by Arthur Train,
and 81. M. s046," by David King.
O. How long have umbrellas been
used?-N. D.
A. Umbrellas are said to have been
known as far back as the early days Of
Nineveh and Persepolis, for representa-
tions of them appear frequently in the
sculptures of those early days. The
women of ancient Rome and Greece
carried them, but the men never did.
Jonas Hanway of London is said to
have been the first man who walked
the streets of that city with an open
umbrella over his head to keep of the
rain. He is said to have used his
umbrella for 80 years before umbrellas