Evening star., 1932-02-11

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@. Who was the first woman to play
golf?-L. G.
A. Frank Menke's All Sports Record
Book says that the first woman golfer
of whom there Is mention was Mary
granddaughter of James ", who became
Queen of Scotland. She playedS al
most as well as men, was an enthusiast.
and brought censure upon herself by
playing 'goife" a few Gays after the
death Of her husband.
O. How man lie -slators are there in
the Canadian Parliamen,?-T. E.
A. The Canadian Federal Parlia-
ment Is made up of 245 members Of the
House Of Commons, elected by popular
franchise of both men and women
over 81 years of age throughout the
Dominion, and 96 Senators, who are
appointed for life by the government
in power, as vacancies occur.
@. How high in the air does life ex.
ist?-C. S.
A. Recent Government experiment!
conducted with airplanes have fcunt
insect life 10000 feet, or nearly miles
in the air. This space fly is practically
coloriess. What 1t lives on has not ye
: Leen determined.
@. How does the expense Of main
tanning the White House now compare
with what it was 10 years ago?-C. c.
A. Senator Harrison made speech
in January in which he said: "Wher
Mr Harding was president. in 1922
s206 900 was appropriated; in 1923 tht
appropriation amounted to $349 900: II
1924, under Mr.. Coolidge, to $3.50 900
In 1925, under Mr.. Coolidge. to SAIL, :
0G0; in 1925, under Mr.. Coolidge, u
s483, ,O00 in 1882, under Mr.. Hoover, Il
| 1892, 600"
@. What is the origin OF the barber
pole?-F. H. H.
A. Formerly BARRIERS performed minol
, operations in surgery and, when neces.
sary, bled their patients. To assist ir
the operation. the patient was required
| to grasp staff, and stick or pole wa,
y always kept by the barber, together
NNith the necessary bandage. When tn,
ulOle was not in use, the bandage wa!
Mad to it and hung at the door as ;
ion n. At length, instead Of using tn,
OF htical pole. another was painted
1t. t stripes around it, in imitation o
ent IDEAL pole and bandage. Lord Thur
Velt on, a speech in the House Of Lord
was utev II. 1897, stated that by stat
Velt eeofa in force the BARRIERS and sur
the . Siare required to use the pole a
aid blue pd to have the poles striped
not the payhite and a red rag TO denot
any lar nature of their vocation
United State or territory of tn
populatiofs has less than 10000
an A. oniyI. A.
VS. Territory. state. Nevada; and on
nth Nevada had'ka, are m this class
not 1890 The POO and Alaska 10000 II
mi territories or atoms OF the detache
g a States range 1fssions of the Unite
on Samoa to l2ls 10000 in America
lar- pine Islands. lion for the Philip
lent 9. What is, .
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lew A. 1T yields nov. ]. A.
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