Evening star., 1933-04-11

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@. Are there any outstanding foot
ball coaches who acquired their knowl-
! edge of the game from literature per-
tanning to the game, and not from par
ticipation in the game itself?-A. G.
! A. Grantland Rice, noted sports
writer, says that while it is undoubt-
edly true that a number Of the well
known athletic instructors and coaches
were not themselves outstanding per-
formers in their specialties, practically
all of them have had playing expert
ence and very large majority of them
played on university teams. A few OF
the well known foot ball coaches never
made the university team; for instance,
Bob Zuppke of Illinois and w. A. Alex
ander of Georgia Tech, but they played
foot ball nevertheless.
Q. How long has Child Health day
been observed?-G. T.
| A. The first celebration Of the day
was in 1924.
@. Is there any food value in car
donated beverages?-M. r.
A. The food value of an average 612-
ounce bottle of carbonated beverage is
from 82.7 to 1884 calories, depending
upon the sugar content.
9. What is carried in a soldiers
pack?-G. N.
A. The following are the articles that
are contained in soldiers pack: Knife,
fork, spoon, comb. toothbrush. bar of
soap, shaving brush. shaving cream,
tooth paste, safety razor, canteen, cup
meat pan, first-aid packet. round of
ammunition, canteen cover, blanket
one-half tent shelter, tent pole, five
tent pins. one rope, suit Of underwear,
handkerchief, pair sox: during the Win
ter an overcoat or raincoat is carried
During war time an extra pair Of shoes
and helmet are carried.
@. Has a woman ever been a can
didate for the presidency of the United
States?-B. T.
A. Mrs. Belva Lockwood was the
candidate for President of the Equal
Rights party in 1884 and 1888.
@. How many kinds of maple trees
are there in the United States from
which sap can be obtained for making
maple sirup and maple sugar?-G. s.
A. There are 13. However, 80 to sc
per cent of sirup and sugar comes from
the sugar or hard maple. -
@. What Is safety glass composed
of?-R. S.
"A. Safety glass consists of two plate:
of glass with a. sheet of transparent
celluloid between.
q If a stockholder in nationa
bank sells his stock and then the banh
fails, is he liable?-A. S. G..
/ A. The national bank act as amend
ed provides: The stockholders in any
national banking association who shall
have transferred their shares, or reg.
/ istered the transfer thereof, within 6(
days next before the date Of the fail
ure of such association to meet its OBJ
legations, or with knowledge of such
impending failure, shall be liable tr
the same extent that the subsequent
transferee fails to meet such liability
but this provision shall not be con-
strued to affect in any way any re-
course which such shareholders might
otherwise have against those IN whose