Evening star., 1933-08-11

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@. How did Jack Lovelocks time for
running mile compare with Nurmi's
record?-G. N.
A. Nurmi did it in 4:1o.4, while Jack
Lcvelock ran 1t in 4:07.6.
g How does a robot fly a plane?-
E. S. M.
A. The robot, or automatic pilot. is
really two instruments. One, mounted
in the center of the instrument board,
consists of delicate gyroscopic devices
which are so sensitive that they respond
at once to the slightest deviation of
the plane from stable flight, either
laterally or horizontally. The other is
an actuating unit, placed just below
the other, which through oil pressure,
powered from a small engine-driven
pump, conveys the corrective signals,
horoscopes to the controls and thus
moves the conventional controls Of the
plane, ailerons, stabilizer and rudder
@. What is the present status of
Manchuria?-J. L. H.
A. It is now the japanese protected
semi-independent State Of Manchukuo.
@. How many people were killed in
the enforcing of prohibition last year?
Since the beginning Of enforcement?
It. M.
A. The number of persons killed in
the enforcement Of the prohibition law
during the fiscal year ending June 30,
1882, was investigators 9, civilians 13;
total killed since the beginning of pro-
hibition through June 80, 1882, inves-
tigators 79, civilians ITS.
@. Was Matthew Thornton a men,
ber of the Continental Congress which
drafted the Declaration of Independ-
ence?-M. C.
A. He was not elected to the Con-
gress until September, 1776, but was
ration.
O. Please give a short biography of
Miriam Hopkins, who played with
Lionel Barrymore in The Strangers
Return."-C. c. O.
A. Miss Hopkins was born in Sa-
vannah. Ga, and was educated at God
dard Seminary in Vermont and at Syra-
cuse University. In musical comedy
in
vue" and in Little Jesse James" Her
first film was Fast and Loose" in
1929. Since then she has been in THE
Smiling Lieutenant" Twenty four
Hours" "Dr. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde" /"
Two Kinds Of Women" Dancers in
the Dark THE World and the Flesh -
Trouble in Paradise" and THE Story
Of Temple Drake"
@. What is a dumdum bullet?- C.
A. 1t is bullet formerly used in the
British army, where it was called Mark
~" 1t resembled the ordinary service
bullet except that the leaden core was
left uncovered. BY making the casing
weak at sthe apex, the bullet spreads
out Immediately en- striking bone
usually with fatal results It was first
made at the Dumdum Arsenal in India
@. Will the Panama Canal accommo-
date the largest ship in the world?-
A. j. A.
A. The Panama Canal can accom-
modate any ship af1oat at the present
time, being 110 feet wide in the lock
chambers. The largest vessel in opera
ton at present is the S. S. Majestic,
100 feet l inch wide. The S. S. Le-
viathan Is the widest American vessel
and has a breadth of 100 feet 3 inches