Evening star., 1932-04-07

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@. Who holds the record for stolen
bases in base ball game?-A W.
A. II Is held by Eddie Collins. On
! two occasions he stole six bases In one
game.
@. What proportion of the rubber
imported into the United tates is used
! by Akron inoustries?-V. r.
A Akron uses about half of all the
crude rubber imported into the United
States, o. nearly 40 per cent Of all
produced in the world.
@. II foreigner comes to this
country as q student. may he remain
and become naturalized?-E. A l..
A. An alien student who enters this
country on student passport is per-
mitted to remain here only until he
has completed the course for which he
was given permission.
@. Is there a law against third
term in the United Stetesp-P. D.
| A. The phrase third term" usually
is interpreted to refer to the presidency
+, There is no law against a third term
as President, but the example Of wash
ing1on and subsequent accumulated
| tradition frown on it. However, the
State of Delaware forbids by statute
third term for its Governors. The
constitutions of II States contain prcvi-
| sions limiting consecutive service OF
4 Governors.
! @. What American product requires
' the greatest amount of specially dena-
/ tured alcohol yearly?-T. w.
A. Nitrocellulose leads with con-
sumption Of $4,000, 900 gallons.
@. Are potted plants in large num-
bers In q closed living room injurious
| to the health OF occupants of the
rooms. J. B.
| A. The Public Health Service says
that potted plants In q living room
would not be injurious to the health.
but it is a mistake to keep the windows
closed in a living room. There should
be free circulation of air in all rooms
In which people live.
| @. May cne person be called a
committee?-G. H.
A. A committee may be one person
or it may be more persons appointed
, or chosen by a larger number or an
organized body to give some special
service.
@. What does iujutsu mean?-R. S.
A. 1t is japanese method of
wrestling. in which anatomical knnwl-
| eCge and skill are used rather than
| physical strength. The word means
soft art.
@. When the expression Seven Seas"
+, wss first used, to what seas did it
| refer?-O. G. j.
A. Col. G. e. Gerini, IN his RE
searches on Ptolemys Geography OF
Eastern Asia" traces the expression
Seven Seas" back to indian and
| Chinese legend. From the Puranas
Col. Gerini has made the following list
CT seven seas: Sea Of Salt water, sur
rounds India; Sea of Sugar Cane Juice,
surrounds Burma; Sea of Wind. sur
, rounds the Malay Peninsula; Sea Of
Clarified Butter, surrounds the Sunda
Archipelago: Sea of Milk, surrounds
Siam and Canbodia; Sea OF Curds and
Whey, surrounds Southern China, and
Sea Of Fresh Water. surrounds Northern
China and Mongolia.
@. Which State had the largest popu-
lation when the first census was taken p
W. w
A. In 1850 Virginia was first, Penn
| sylvania second, then North Carolina,