Evening star., 1932-10-07

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@. Have as many people attended
rugby game in Great Britain as the
crowd that saw the Army -Notre Dame
foot ball game In this country In 1929?
"A. M.
A. The record attendance In Great
Britain was l27,307 at the Association
International between Scotland and
England in 1912. The stadium in Chi
cago held 125 900 on the occasion OF the
Army-Notre Dame game, while about
$4,000 stood outside listening to the
game reported by megaphones over the
walls.
Q. What Is Mahatma Gandhi's aim?
+. H.
A. Mahatma Gandhi was born near
Bombay, India, and educated in Eng
land at oxford University. Hec lived
many years in South Africa and, return
ing to India. organized opposition to the
British government on a violent
and non-co-operative basis His theory
is that foreign government Of all ma
tions should be removed from India
and that country be left to work out its
own development.
@. What proportion Of the buying
power Of the United States Is in the
hands Of people earning $4,000 or less
a year?-P. A.
A. The National Industrial Confer
ence Board says that it has been esti-
mated that about one-half Of the an
nual expenditures OF all the people Of
the United States comes from salaried
employees and wage earners whose aver
age annual earnings are $4,000 or less.
Q. Where Is the Theater Guild
School?-G. N.
A. This school was discontinued five
years ago.
@. What was La Follette's platform
when he ran for the presidency?-M. c.
A. He ran for President as the nomi-
nee Of the Progressive party. His plat
form, in brief, was as follows: Public
ownership Of water power and railways;
strict public control Of national re-
sources; the recognition of agriculture
as basic industry Of the country; the
abrogation Of the power Of the Supreme
Court to nullify legislation.
O. Is the Pantheon de Ia Guerre a
painting Of war scenes and battles?-
H. F.
A. 1t Is not a painting Of war but
OF groups of people who were promi-
nent during the World War period.
@. What is the national flower Of Ger
many. H.
A. The kaiserblume. which was the
favorite flower Of the Emperor Wilhelm
I, is considered the German national
flower. This is the blue flower which
grows wild in ccrnfields and Is called
cornhower, bluebottle. bluebonnet and
! bachelors button in this country. 1t is
! sometimes cultivated. It's scientific name
/ is Centaurea cyanus.
@. When was registry Of mail and
money order service inaugurated? -
B. w.
A. Registry facilities were provided
in 1855; money order service in 1854;
city delivery in 1853; special delivery in
1885; rural delivery in 1895: parcel post
in 1918. The railway pest Office was
established in 1862: postal savings in
1911, and air mail in 1918.
@. Are there any fish except guppy-
fish which are born alive instead Of
being Matched from eggs?-J. T.
A Others are the Embiotocidae or
surf fishes of the Pacific Coast Of North
America: many Of the Cyprinodontidae