Evening star., 1931-11-25
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
By FREDERIC LHASKlN.

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rector, Washington. d. G.
@. If an amateur basket ball player
plays on team with two professionals,
but does not accept pay, Is his amateur
standing tnjured?-K. w.
A. The Amateur Athletic Union
says that such an amateur athlete
automatically disqualifles himself from
further amateur competition.
g. In progressive auction should o
dealer deal two or three times, or until
bid Ii made?-E. q. w.
n. According to the American Bridge
League, should q deal be passed out
q. e., should all four players pass at
same dealer redeals with the same
pack after It has been sl1ufied by the
player on his left and cut by the
player on his right Should o second
or subsequent deal be passed out before
the next progression, the deal passes
to the left and both sides score zero
on the score card for that deal. A
round consists Of four deals, one by
each player; or five deals. tive By one
| player (the first unplayed) and one
by each Of the three others, in case OF
redeal.
@. Are there white elephants?--L. M.
! A. White elephants are merely light
skinned Asiatic elephants, and may
occur as the offspring Of normally col
ored parents. This type Of elephant is
revered and kept In the royal stables of
the monarch and his family.
@. How many outside researchers are
at the Bureau of Standards doing work
| Tor industrial concerus?-P. N.
| A. During the fiscal year ending June
80, 1881, there were IS research asso-
ciates, representing A industrial groups,
stationed ct the bureau.
@. Please give q biography Of Dia-
mond Jim Brady. 8.
| A. James Buchanan Brady was born
In New York City August IL, 1856, and
was educated in the public schools. He
became messenger boy in the New
! York Central Railway ofnceS and latef
q salesman for Manning, Maxwell q
Moore, machine manufacturers. At his
death he was vice president Of the
Spanish Car Co., and his fortune was
estimated at from $10,00O,000 TO $780,
o00,000 He was unmarried. He was
one of the best known men In the night
life of Broadway. He owned an un-
rivaled collection of jewels, which he
wore in rotation. For instance, his
watch was worth $1,000, and It Il said
that the jewels in the end Of his um-
brella were worth 81 500. Before his
death he caused a sensation by pur-
chasing pair of glasses for his dog SET
with rose diamonds and worth $500
He neither drank nor smoked, but he
was tireless dancer. He died April 13
1917, ct Atlantic City at the age of 81
@. Should the word "loan" ever bt
used as a Verb?-P. H.
| A. It has been used as o verb In Q
certain construction since approximate
! 1y 1920. When money is referred to II
Is correct to use the word loan" other
wise lend is correct.
9. How many people live in Aus
| tralia?-H. 7.
A. About 6.50O,oOO.
q. Does the Panama Canal pay for its
upkeep?-B. S.
| A. It is now earning something more
than the annual interest charge Of PEI