Evening star., 1933-03-13

%eps n # was added to the Constitution
A. wyoming. 1869: Colorado, 1898;
Utah, 1896; Idaho, 1896; Washington,
1910; California, 1911; Kansas, 1912;
Arizona, 1912; Illinois, 1918; oregon,
1913; Montana, 1914: Navada, 1914;
New York, 1917: Michigan, 1918: Okla
homa, 1918; South Dakota, 1918.
9; What is the Coincide Francaise
A. The Coincide Francaise is the
omcial name Of the national theater
OF France, which is supported by pub
lie funds for the purpose OF advancing
dramatic art. It was long known as
Ia Maison de Moliere, or Mol.ere's
Theater.
9. What system do manufacturers Of
Yale locks use so that no two keys will
mt the same locks?-T. A. l..
A. A degree of safety Is provided by
the irregular shape of the key. The
notches OF the average key may be cut
IN eight depths, SO that there are five
notches. and the number Of different
keys possible is eight to the power Of
nve, 1. e., 32,768. The notcheS are cut
automatically to the required depth
and the pins in the plug are made after
ward to correspond. Still a further
number Of key changes is obtained by
milling grooves lengthwise on tie sides
OF the keys to correspond with similar
grooves in the keyway in the plug. BY
varying the shape and location of these
grooves a great range Of key changes is
made possible.
@. What Is the regulation size Of a
bowling alley?-G. A. C.
Tho Apooricon oop1a &c y,Jovad
upon a smooth board floor or alley AZ
inches wide and 60 feet in length from
the foul line, which the player must
not cross, to the center Of the first pin.
Q. Who invented the post card?-
B. r. E.
A. The post card Is an unoficial card
OF regulation size transmissible under
the postal regulations through the mails
upon prepayment of postage. 1t origi-
mated in Austria in 1869, the inventor
being DR.. Emanuel Herman. 1t was
introduced into England in 1870 and
into the United States in 1873. A pic
ture post card was first used by book
seller named Schwartz of .Oldenburg,
Germany, in 1870, but the first post
card of picture appeared in 1875.
@. Is it incorrect to say "sahara
Desert"?-W. H.
| A. Sahara Is an Arabic word mean
ing desert. However, since the word Is
now used as the name Of one specific
area, many writer's of good repute use
the phrase Sahara Desert"
/ @. What university administers the
Athenian oath TO its graduates?-
E. w. L.
A. The following adaptation of this
oath is taken by the graduates of the
College Of the City of New York: 1--WE
will never bring disgrace to our city
by any act of dishonesty or cowardice,
nor ever desert our suffering comrades
in the ranks: we will fight for the ideals
and sacred things of the city, both alone
and with many; We will revere and
obey the city's laws and do our best to
incite like respect and reverence in
| those about us who are prone to annul
| them and set them at naught; We will
strive increasingly to quicken the pub
| lies sense of civic duty; and thus, in
all these ways, We will strive to trans
init this city not only not less, but
greater, better and more beautiful, than
it was transmitted to U.S.
@. Where was the first customs house
in America?-B. S.
A. 1t was at Yorktown, Va. 1t is still
standing.
@. During the Civil War. why were
Southern sympathizers in the Northern
States called "Butternuts" "?-B. e. N.
| A. Many of the Confederate soldiers
wore coarse brown homespun clothes
which had been dyed with butternut
Juice. They were sometimes referred to
as "Butternuts," and the name EXTEND
ed to their sympathiZerS In the North.