Evening star., 1933-10-04
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BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

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@. Are there any changes in the COL
lege foot ball rules this season?-L. P.
A. Only two changes have been an
nounced by the Rules Committee: Elim-
nation Of the side-line play through q
new zoning system, and q Tightening
Of the restrictions against clipping SO
that practice Is virtually legislated out
Of the game.
@. With Congress convening In Jan
uary and the Presidential term BEGIN
ming in that month, will there be a long
and short session of each Congress?-
w. c.. G.
A. Not necessarily. No date IS set
for adjournment. 1t is believed, how
ever, that the tendency will be toward
shorter session in the year that gen.
eral elections are held.
O. What is the average rate charged
by electric power companies in this
country?-W. P.
Tn 1o21 tba overaoo ravor,,a nav
kilowatt hour throughout the United
States was 5.78 cents for domestic con-
sumption, AIT cents for commercial
consumption and 148 cents for power.
@. Who invented the present method
Of brewing beer?-P. w.
A. Two famous brewers, Anton
Schwarz and DR.. E. j. Seibel. are termed
the fathers Of the present art of brew
ing beer.
@. Are elephants afraid Of mice?-
H. H.
A. Elephants are actually afraid Of
mice and other small animals, the rea-
son being that mice make elephants
nervous by running up their legs and
sometimes getting into their ears, or
running up their trunks. An elephants
eyesight is poor, and he is therefore
practically helpless if mouse gets on
his body.
O. How many men did England have
on the continent during the Napoleonic
Wars?-H P. H.
A. 1t is difficult to make definite
statement as to the largest number of
men that England had on the conti-
nent during the Napoleonic Wars up to
1872. At the end Of 1912 Wellington
had under his command $4,000 allied
troops. At the beginning of 1873 this
number was increased to 100000. A.
600 Of these being British.
O. What is meant by patina?-E G.
A. 1t refers to the color or bloom on
a surface produced by age, wear and
polish.
@. Are the Cascades and High Sierras
part of the Rocky Mountains?-P. v.
A. They are two separate ranges of
mountains to the west of the Rocky
Mountains proper They may be con-
sidered a part of the same system of
mountain formation. but the actual
chain Of the Rocky Mountains is farther
east.
@. What were the conclusions as to
the reason for the loss of the Titanic?
r. w. S.
A. The Senate report investigating
the wreck of the Titanic says that the
lack of preparation at the time was
most noticeable. The vessel was pro-
vided with lifeboats for 1,176 persons.
while only 706 were saved. Only few
of the ships lifeboats were fully load
ed, while others we're only partially
filled. Lord Mersey of the British Board
of Trade attributed the loss Of the ship
primarily to high speed and insufficient
lookout. He made several recommends
tions as to elements Of safety that