Evening star., 1933-01-04

@. What was The ANNAPOLIS Con
vention"?-T. c.
A. 1t was convention held ct An
napolis, Md, September. IL, 1885. 70
consider the question Of intercolonial
commerce and discuss changes In the
Articles of Confederation. Since only
five States were represented, the con-
vention adjourned after recommending
a convention of all the States. Thiy
led to the Constitutional Convention O.
1887.
@. Is the new Federal e-x.Hentiary
now in use?-G. NJ.
A. The new Federal penttentiary at
Lewisburg, Pa, was formally opened on
November II, 1882, and soon after re-
ceived its first prisoners by transfer
from Atlanta, Ga, O. group Of men
originally committed from the North
eastern section of the country. Other
prisoners win be transferred later, and
the institution viii soon begin to re-
ceive men committed directly from the
courts. The capacity of the prison Is
about 1,5o0 persons, although it Il
planned to keep the number Of inmates
down as nearly as possibly to 1,200. It
is called the Northeastern Penitentiary.
@. Do women receive as much pay
as men for the same work?-C. r.
A. According to Miss Mary Ander-
son, women receive one~third to one
half less pay than men for the same
work.
@. What Is the origin Of the express
sion Bred IN the bone''?--J. w. p.
A. 1t Is q quotation from Fable XIV
OF The Two Fishermen" by Pflpay or
Bidpai, supposedly a Brahman, who
lived several centuries before Christ.
His fables were written in SanSkrit, the
first English translation appearing In
1870. The quotation in full Is What
is bred in the bone will never come out
Of the flesh"
O. Who were the "Straightouts"?-
K. FE.
A. They were small faction of the
Democratic party who refused to sup
port Horace Greeley when he was nom-
mated for the presidency. The party
held convention In Louisville, KY,
and nominated Charles O'Conor and
@. How are telephone conversations
transmitted to Europe?-H. A.
A. Transatlantic Telephony was
opened to the public In 1927 through
cooperation between the American
Telephone Il Telegraph Co. and the
British Post Office. Eastbound trans
atlantic messages are transmitted over
the land lines of the American Tele-
phone g. Telegraph Co. to Rocky Point,
Long Island, N, Y, where powerful
radio transmitting station puts them
on the air and sends them across the
ocean. The message Is picked up by
the British Post Office receiving station
at Cupar, Scotland, whence it Is trans
mitted by overland telephone lines.
Q Please explain artists proofs" Of
etehings.-E. N. =
A. The Evolution Of Art says: "When
the design is completed the back and
sides Of the plate are protected by
varnish and the face subjected TO the
action Of acid, usually by putting It
into an acid bath. The action Of the
acid, Of course, viii be only along the
lines where the copper has been laid
bare by the etcher's needle, and the
artist must be very exact in his tudg-
ment as to how long to leave the plate
in the acid bath. When the lines that
are to be lightest In his print are sum-
GENTLY bitten, he takes the plate out
and covers those lines with stopping
out varnish, then puts IL back for fur
ther biting of the darker lines. This
| process Is repeated until the darkest
lines are bitten TO the desired depth
The etching ground and varnish are
then cleaned OF, the plate linked and
proof pulled. II the proof does not
satisfy the artist, he covers the plate
with transparent ground that leaves
the design visible and makes such
changes as be wishes and again Inn
merses the plate IN the bath These
artists proofs" which are, Of course,
one Is made, are sometimes very valu-
able, throwing an interesting light on
the artists work, even though the final
state of the plate may be much finer"