Evening star., 1931-12-29

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@. If one political candidate buys
| time to speak over the rado, can his
opponent be kept of the air by that
! station?-T. D.
A. The Radio Commission says that
! the Congress was particularly careful
| to refrain from imposing anything like
a general censorship on radio. Obscene
| language may be ruled off, and If sta
| ton rents its facilities to one political
candidate, 1t cannot refuse time to an
opponent. Beyond that, and except for
deliberate setting of instruments to
trespass on other wavelengths, the law
permits little interference.
@. What foot ball team was known
as the Iron Team?--H. S.
| A. This nickname was given to a
| Washington and Jefferson College team
, in the early 20's. 1t represented the
| East in the tournament of roses game
at Pasadena against the University of
| California and did not make q single
substitution during the entire game.
@. If all the gold In the world were
melted into one block, how large would
| the block be?-W. J.
A. The monetary gold in the world
| cast in one solid block would form a
cube 81 feet in each dimension.
@. What is the phrase on the Wash
! ington Arch in New York City?-W. A.
A. Let us raise a standard to which
| the wise and the honest can repair
| The event is in the hands OF God"
O. When the White House was burned
in 1914, was it totally destroyed?-F. F.
A. Only the walls were left standing.
Q How is cotton applied to roads,
A. In surfacing roads with cotton
| fabric, the road is first scarifed and
given the desired grade. When the
surface becomes firm 1t is swept clean
of loose particles, and prime coat
of light tar applied. While the tar is
| still sticky the cotton fabric Is spread
in longitudinally overlapping strips and
| covered WIN not aSpnaltlc oil HpplleQ
| by means of a pressure distributor.
| This is covered with coarse sand gravel
| or finely crushed stone, which is then
| carefully rolled and evened.
O. Who were the most famous Vene1
| tian violin makers Of all time?-P. T.
A. MontagananS, Seraflno and Fran
cesco Gobetti. >,
@. Who was the first physicist?-R B.
A. With Thales of Miletus the science
| of physics is said to have begun. An
ancient fragment says, "Thales, who
went to Egypt, first brought science into
Greece. Much he discovered himself;
of much, however, he transmitted the
! beginnings to his successors. Some
1 things he made more general, some
more comprehensive.
Q. Can you give me the name Of the
third book by John Bunyan, the author
of Pilgrims Progress? am told that
| this also was best seller.-I. j. Y.
| A. The three books by John Bunyan
all of which had an enormous sale, are
the Pilgrims Progress" Holy War"
and the Grace Astounding to the Chief
OF Sinners" This last was Bunyan's
autobiography and was written in 1866
while he was undergoing prison SEN
| tence.