Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-13

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@. Do major league teams always
complete their scheduled l54 games?-
J. L. K.
A Usually they do. The records
sometimes show that the number Of
games won and lost does not equal 1874.
This happens at the end Of the season
when continued rain prevents the play
ing of the last few games. II the re-
suits of these games made any differ
ence in the contest for the pennant,
they would be played.
@. Can a radio receive programs
when submarine u under water?-
S. r.
A. 1t has been tried and found that
reception Is satisfactory. Sir Hubert
wilkins has had radio installed on the
Nautilus, and expects to use it while
the vessel is submerged beneath the
Arctic ice.
@. What is the American record for
shooting an arrow from longbow? P
T. j.
A. The National Archery Association
of the United States says that the best
flight shoot record made by shooting an
arrow with longboW wooden bow is
424 yards feet inches. This was
made by l.. l.. Daley Of Monmouth,
Greg, at the annual tournament of the
National Archery Association held in
Chicago, Ill. August ~ to IS, 1890.
There is a report that in 1914 one lingo
Simon made a flight shoot in England
of 462 yards inches. In making this
shot, however, he used Turkish com
posite bow instead of the longbow, and,
as given above, Is a world record for a
wooden bow.
@. When is the Christian Endeavor
Convention scheduled in San Francisco?
&C. M S.
A. The golden jubilee OF the Chris
tian Endeavor Society will be observed
in the biennial International Christian
EndeaIor Convention, which meets at
San Francisco July l1-16.
@. Is a naturalized citizen deported
If he commits a crime?-S. F.
A. He is not subject to deportation
II he violates any law. but he is sub
ject to the same penalty as a natural
born citizen.
@. How can old beveI glass be dis
tinguished from modern bevel glass?-
c. w. N.
A. The old. or vauxhalI. glass has a
wide. shallow beveling. pressed by hand
while hot and at a less acute angle than
the modern machine-cut glass.
Q. How many automobiles are there
In Egypt?-J. n, j.
A. In 1890 there were 80 629 regis
tered. These are owned by the 800, 900
Europeans residing in Egypt and a few
wealthy Egyptians. Egypt has 1865
miles CT highways. Only 205 miles are
OF macadam. The rest are earth. sand
Clay or gravel, graded and drained.
@. When did Sol Smith Russell make
his first appearance in New York City?
C. L. c.
A. Sol Smith Russell was born in
Brunswick. Me. June IS 1913: died in
1902. Served in the Union Army as a
drummer boy, lived at Cairo, Ill. where
he sang in a theater and acted small
parts and beat the drum in the orches-
ira. Later he Joined travelling COM
panv and played at DeRars Theater in
St. Louis, Mo. IN 1865. His first ap-
pe2rance in New York City was in 1871.
In 1874 he joined D2leyS company