Evening star., 1933-03-16

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q. Where is the largest airport in
the United States?-H. s. F.
A. Barksdale Field, ct Shreveport. La,
Is the newest and largest airport in the
United States. It occupies a $4,000
acre tract Of land.
q. Are small ads in a list of daily
newspapers likely to be profitable?-
B. M.
A. The Advertising Bulletin says that
so lines Of space in 5000, 900 CIRCULATION
can be had as low as $792. These small
ads are often productive Of excellent re-
suits. A new advertiser should have the
expert advice Of q reputable advertising
agency in the preparation Of copy and
selection of mediums.
@. Are there more students at West
Point or Annapolis?-P. w.
A. There are about 1880 cadets at
West Point and about 1000 midship-
men at Annapolis.
@. When a bank is closed, can the
receiver seize cash or stocks In safety
deposit boxes?-A. K. s.
A. The Office of the controller Of the
currency says that when a closed ma
tional bank is taken over by a receiver
he may deny access to the premises for
day or two while taking charge
Thereafter renters of safety deposit
boxes are free to open them for any
purpose. II q receiver, knows an indi-
vidual to be indebted to the insolvent
bank and believes that he has valuable
tempt to persuade the boxholder to turn
or further secure the debt, but he may
not actually seize the contents. State
banks and trust companies are char
tered under State laws and these vary
as to the powers Of receivers, but the
rule governing national banks, char
tered by the Federal Government, ap-
plies everywhere.
O. Why Is Kansas called the Jay
Hawk State?-C. c.
A. An irregular soldier belonging Il
a band Of anti-slavery guerrillas active
before and during the Civil War, par
ticularly in Kansas and Missouri. was
called a Jay Hawk. Kansas got 1t:
nickname on this account.
@. How early did lights between col.
lege students and town boys" develop:
B. A. T.
A. Gown and town rows" go back al
least to the reign Of King John, early
In the thirteenth century, when 5000
students left Oxford for Reading be.
cause Of quarrels with the men Of the
town.
@. What Is the explanation of the ex-
preston. dues ex machina"?-C. B.
A. Literally, it means a god Qet down
upon the stage) from the machine. The
machine was . part Of the equipment OF
the stage in the ancient Greek theater
The Intervention of an unlikely event
or the beneficence of disinterested
person calls forth the expression.
@. How long has it been known that
there are light waves which the human
eye does not perceive?-G. M.
A. The fact that there are radiations
outside the visible spectrum was demon
strated as early as 1900.
@. Is Persian lamb ever any other
color than black?-G. McC.
A. Persian lamb is nearly always