Evening star., 1933-01-12

England. or Paulina Longworth. thu
granddaughter of the late President
Theodore Roosevelt.
@. What remuneration did John sar-
gent receive for his paintings?-w. N.
A. For the VickerS group, 400 pounds:
the Ladies Acheson group, 2,l00 pounds:
for the Baltimore Doctors. 5000 pounds:
fer the Marlborough group. $500 gui-
meas. For his portrait of President VIII
seRa sargent received 10000 pounds,
.EFen sum he gave to the British Red
Cross.
@. Who were the six Senators who
voted against the United States enter
ing the World War?-R. G.
A. The Senator'S who voted against
the declaration of war with Germany
were as follows: Stone, La Toilette. Nor
ris. Vardaman, Lane and Gronna.
@. What is considered O good Yield
of opium?-A. z. L.
A. The yield Of opium In countries
where 1t is grown varies considerably,
an average being pa pounds OF opium
and bushels $50 pounds) Of seed per
1000 square yards. The poppy which
produces opium is known scientifically
as papaver somniferum, tall peren-
nial poppy with glaucous foliage and
white to pink and red to purple.
@. In what year was there no cele-
bration Of Christmas In England by
official order?-E. E.
A. In 1852 Parliament ordered that
mo observation shall be had Of the
25th of December, commonly called
Christmas day.
@. Please give me some idea OF the
progress achievement in the shoe man
ufacturing buSinesS.-E. D.
A. In ancient Rome a shoemaker
could make a pair of shoes in five and
half days. The shoe industry in the
United States has a capacity of S0o,-
100000 shoes per year.
@. Why Is the word "club'' used to
designate an organization?-C. T.
A. The word is supposed to be de-
rived from the Saxon "cleofan." to di-
vide, club being an association the
expenses of which are shared among
its members.
@. Was the book, Robinson Crusoe,"
best seller" when first published?--
A. In the first four months THE
Life and Surprising Adventures Of
Robinson Crusoe" ran through four
editions.
@. Upon what grounds was 1t be-
ieved to be wrong to charge interest
for the use of moneys. B.
A. The Encyclopedia Of Social Sciences
says: I'm the Middle Ages the prohi-
bition (upon INTEREST," was promised on
religious and ethical principles. A loan
was usually made under stress Of spe.
cial need for consumption purposes.
and 1t was considered that to exact
interest under such circumstances was
to take advantage Of a brothers need.
Indeed it was admittedly compromise
with strict Christian tenets to require
repayment Of the principal. The doc
trinal basis of the opposition to interest
was found in the concept of objective
value, any departure from which was
looked upon as unjust. 1t was argued
that no value could attach to the use
of consumptible good separate from
good itself, and money was regarded. /.
as consumptible because it could be
used only by parting with 1t. Another
argument was directed against the pay.
+, ment for time, over which no man
could claim ownership"
Q. What causes the hum In tele-
phone wires?-T M.
A. Hunming of wires is caused by
the wind The wire has natural fire.
quency Of vibration the same as a piano
string and the wind sets it to vibrating.
The fundamental frequency is too low
to be heard, but some of the harmonies
are audible. The fundamental is given
by the wire vibrating as a whole, the
harmonies by the vibrating in sections;
many of these are ordinarily set up at
the same time.