Evening star., 1933-06-20
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BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

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O. Where was Grantland Rice, the
sports writer. born and where did he
receive his education?-E. E. S.
A. Grantland Rice was born in
Murfreesboro, Tenn. on November /,
1890 His preparatory education was
at Nashville Military Academy and
Wallace University School at Nash
vile, Tenn. He received his B. A.
from Vanderbilt University in 1901.
@. When did Theodore Roosevelt
first use the expression the big stick?
C. F..
A. The first association of Roose-
welt with this phrase dates from a
speech delivered by him at Chicago,
April 2. 1902. On that occasion
Roosevelt said, There is homely old
addage which runs. Speak softly and
carry a big stick and you will go far
II the American nation will speak
softly and yet build and keep at pitch
of the highest training a thoroughly
efficient Navy, the Monroe Doctrine
will go far"
O. What city has street Of silver?-
D. d. L.
A. The city which has silver street
is Delhi, oald capital of the Mogul En-
pire in India and the new capital of
British India. The street is called
Chandni Chauk, and it was once sup
posed to be the richest street in the
world.
@. Who are the three smallest mo-
ton picture stars?-R. c.
A. Lillian Harvey, weighing 90 pounds;
Marian Nixon, weighing "a pounds, and
Janet Gaynor. weighing 90.
Q. When was gold first used to I'LL
teeth?-N. g. F.
A. The filling Of teeth with gold foil
is recorded in the Oldest known book on
dentistry, Artzney Buchlein, published
ANONYMOUSLY in 1880, in which the
operation is quoted from Mesue (A-D.
85D, physician to the caliph Haroun
al-Raschid.
@. Is there much that can be seen
at the Chicago Worlds Fair merely for
the SO cents admission CHARGE
w. L. K.
A. Eighty-five per cent of the $25,-
600. 900 represented in the exposition Is
available for the general admission
charge.
@. How many grains Of wheat are
there in a pound?-M. w.
A. The number Of grains Of wheat in
a pound varies from $500 to $4,000;
from 377 determinations the average
was $4,000 grains.
@. Who invented the printing OF
A Ulrich Hahn Of Rome invented
the printing of music in l476.
@ How much time is consumed in
the mechanical production Of a book?--
S. w.
whole time taken in the production OF
an ordinary book of about 100000
words, from the casting of and the
composition to the machinery and
binding, and from the first dispatch OF
the copy to the printers, to the return
of the completed book, Is about IL
weeks in all. Even then. the business
of actual publication has not been
counted In the estimate.
@. How many Of the soldiers buried
at Arlington are unknown?-P. p. B.
A. According to latest statistics there