Evening star., 1933-01-23

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@. Please rank Sharkey, Sullivan.
Johnson. Jeffries, Willard and Tunney
on basis OF pure strength.-N. A.
A. Spike Webb, boxing coach at the
United States Naval Academy. says
that the following is about right: JEFF
fries, Willard, johnson, Sullivan, Tom
Sharkey and Tunney. Jack Dempsey,
the prize ring has ever known
Q. Please give the automobile pro-
duction in this country for 1881, 1880
and 1921. H.
A. Automobile production in the
United States totaled approximately
1850 900 cars in 1881, as compared with
3,356,000 in 1890, and the record high
Of 5,358,000 cars in 1929.
@. How many lame ducks are there
In this session Of Congress?-A. G. w.
A. There are IL in the Senate and
1872 in the House of Representatives.
Q. What significance has a cluster of
oak leaves when it accompanies the
Order Of the Purple Heart decoration?
H c. H.
A. The oak leaf cluster is not peculiar
to the Order Of the Purple Heart. This
cluster is given as an additional award
to show that the individual has twice
been eligible to receive the original Or
der or decoration. In other words, if
a particular person has received the
Order Of the Purple Heart and an oak
leaf cluster, it means that he has twice
been entitled to receive the Order of
the Purple Heart, but instead of award
ing this twice to him he is given the
order and the oak leaf cluster.
q. Is Ten Nights in a Bar Room" a
song?-G. 8.
A. 1t Is q melodrama The well
known song from 1t began Father,
dear father, come home with me now"
@. Which country uses the greatest
proportion of silver in its coins?-J. D.
A. 1t is likely that the United States
has the richest standard silver dollars.
For example, here is one comparative
table which shows that the United
States coined silver dollars to the face
value Of $8,590.000 using silver worth
S3,332 600. On the same price basis
Germany coined 1929, 900 reichsmarks
using silver worth only 1878, 900 reichs-
marks. Italy coined 237,O16,000 Ira
with silver worth 3,412Oo0 lira. The
Netherlands coined 47.5O0 900 forms
with silver worth 5,896 900 forms
Great Britain's coinage has been tradi-
tionally rich, but has been debased. In
China there is wide variation in sec
tions and even in mintage
@. How old is the former Kaiser
Wilhelm?-T. P.
A. He was born January 81. 1859. so
will be "a on his approaching birthday
@. What Is the origin of the term
ham" as applied to second-rate actors?
H. T. T.
A. 1t is said that every actor at some
stage OF his career has nursed an ambi-
tion to play Hamlet. The first-rate
actors usually get the opportunity. The
second-rate ones only talk about their
ambitions and become such bores on the
subject that they are called by the nick
name, Ham. in derision.
@. How is coffee prepared for ship
ment?-N. F. L.
A. Coffee is picked by men, women
and children who carry baskets into
which they put the fruit. When the
baskets are full the coffee Is dumped
In heaps, then loaded on wagons and
carted to the drying stations. After
the beans are thoroughly washed they
are spread In the sun to dry, either in
large shallow wooden trays, or on