Evening star., 1932-02-13
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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G. How many bull rings are there in
Spain? How long does q bullnght
A. There are about $50 bull rings In
Spain. About $500 bulls and $500
horses are killed each year in the bull
fights. Six fights usually form the pro-
gram for one attendance.
@. Do the rules of auction or con-
tract give player the right to demand
new deal If he has neither an ace nor
face card2-M. o. M.
A. Under chapter called Absurd
ties" Milton c. Work writes at length
about this notion. He says that there
has never been q rule In whist, bridge
or auction, which makes such a provi-
sion. Contract, the newest form OF the
game, does not have such q rule.
9: Is the Ysnisei River navigable2-
A. This Siberian river Is nayigable
up to Turukansk. The steamers are
paddle steamers, which often draw
barges.
@. How many Federal prohibition Of
ncerS are there in the United StateS?-
H. S. M.
A. The Prohibition Bureau SAYS that
tnere are approximately $500 prohibi-
tion agents and $500 employees of pro-
hiDition forces In the United States.
q. What Is considered the coldest
part OF the country the year 'round?-
F. B. D.
A. The Weather Bureau saws that il
cannot state the exact location OF the
coldest points In the United States hut
1t Is believed that the northern portion
OF North Dakota and the eastern por-
ton OF Montana are the places, on the
whole, having the greatest cold.
Q. Who was the leader in reviyinr
the olympic games?-C. r. c,
A. The modern revival was due to a
Frenchman, Baron de Coubertin. and
was made possible by the munificence
OF private citizen, NJ Averoff. The
games we're held in Athens, Greece. in
1896.
Q. Has the German police dog wolf
blood?-E. w.
A. All dogs of whatever breed are
remotely related to wolves, since the
wolf Is the ancestral form of the do
mestic dog. In the German shepherd
dogs, popularity called German police
dogs. this wolf blood is more apparent
than In any other breeds and it is likely
tnat this breed Of dog is more directly
descended from the wolf.
O. Who is Able Ernest Dimnet?-
NJ. v. M.
A. He is a French divine and author
His best known work is The Art of
Thinking"
O. Did the M-2, which sank in Janu-
airy, carry torpedoes and guns?-C. G.
A. The British submarine No car
rled one 3-inch gun and was equipped
with four torpedo tubes. Submarines
necessarily carry ammunition and are
equipped for war, as this is the purpose
for which they are built.
Q. Please explain the manner in
which nomadlc tribes of Arabs are or
ganized.-G. I.
A. The organization Of the nomadic
Arabs Is represented by the tribe under
the control of sheikh, an Office nor
mally hereditary, but sometimes cleo
tive. Within the tribe are number
of sections with patrilineal descent,
themselves often formed by smaller
groups. Each, section has its own
sheikh, subordinate to the tribal
sheikh, and much importance is at