Evening star., 1933-11-23
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

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@. How many times has Army beaten
Navy at foot ball since the World War?
"A. w. d.
A. Army has won seven times, Navy
three times, two games were ties, and
in two years no games were played.
@. What was the cost of Indiana's
war memorial?-C. M.
A. The shrine, which occupies five
city blocks, was erected at a cost of
$12, 100000.
@. How many microphones and wire
connections are there in Radio City?-
F. L.
A. There are $50 microphone outlets,
the equipment being linked by 1880
miles Of wire and 80 miles Of lead cable,
some with 40-wire strands. Engineers
have estimated that there are 100000
wire connections. 1t required six hun
dred electricians to complete the in
stallation.
@. How does the United States Gov
eminent pay for gold purchased abroad?
r. E. S.
A. In purchasing gold abroad, foreign
currency is purchased with United
States dollars. This currency Is then
exchanged in that country for gold.
@. What is the smallest book known?
w. M. C.
A. 1t is a volume of twenty-eight
pages of verses by Omar Khayyam
weighing third Of a carat. In its
final form, bound in leather covers, it
is 3-16 by 6-16 of an inch in dimensions
The book is the work of two Worcester,
Mass. publishers, Hamilton Brooks
Woods and Frederick K Vroom and
required more than seven years work.
@. Please give biography Of Mar
garet SULLIVAN, now playing in only
Yesterday"-M. M.
A. Miss Sullivan was born in Nor
| folk, Va, May 16, 1911. She special
lied in art, dramatics. languages, and
dancing in school and then attended
the Copley Theater School in Boston.
Joining group of college players at
the University Theater at Cape Cod
Mass, she served an apprenticeship in
such plays as "A Kiss for Cinderella, II
"The Constant Nymph."' % "Couquette'
and THE Firebrand' She was playing
at the Theater Intime at Princeton Uni
versity" when Elmer Harris witnessed
her performance and invited her to play
the title role in his play, "A Modern
Virgin" Later she appeared in III
Love Were ALL" Happy Landings,
"Chrysalis," Bad Manners" and Din
ner at Eight"
| Q. When was the present food anc
drugs act passed?-M. P.
A. 1t was passed in 1905. While il
was a great forward step at that time
it is believed that it now needs revision
The Copeland bill. to be voted upon in
the next session Of Congress, is for this
purpose.
@. read that Father Ryan, rectol
of Catholic University. had been made
bishop. But his title is Bishop of ths
Titular See of Modra in Asia Minor >
and I cannot understand how Bishop
Of Asia Minor can we'll attend to hi
duties there and remain in Washington
as head of the university. Evidently
I misunderstood something and SHOULD
like to be enlightened on where Bishop
Ryan gets his title and what it means
w. D.
A. It is customary, when desiring tc
honor dignitary of the Roman Catho-
lie Church by lifting him to bishopric
to designate some see in which he is not
actually required to function, in order
that he may enjoy the title, bishop
In the case of Father Ryan it Is doubt