Evening star., 1933-11-23

ful whether he will ever be required to
take more than 6 nominal interest IN
the tltular see Of which he has been
made bishop or head.
G. Who first advocated a common en-
trance test for all colleges?-B. S.
"A. DR.. Charles w. Eliot, president Of
Harvard University, in 1894 suggested
cooperation among the colleges to es-
taDllsh common entrance test and
equal standard, preparing the way for
the college board entrance examina-
tions.
@. What does Casilla de Correos
mean?-K. K.
I, A. The Post Ofice Department saws
that these words mean post Office box.
Many people make the mistake of
thinking they are a persons name be-
cause they appear at the bottom Of
many letters from Cuba.
O. How old is the Cunard Line. and
for whom was 1t named?-D. II. j.
A. The Cunard Steamship Co., Ltd.
takes its name from Samuel Cunard,
| who. in 1889, secured the American
mail-carry1ng contract from the British
admiralty. This is British steamship
company and made its maiden voyage
on July 4, 1840, when the Britannia
sailed from Liverpool for Boston.
@. How was the Travellers Aid So
ciety founded?-H. E. F.
A. The first non-sectarian committee
| organized to do travellers aid work
grew out OF the plans for the ST. Louis
Exposition in 1904. Miss Grace Hoadley
Dodge, one Of the great leaders of the
Young Women's Christian Association
saw growing need for placing the un-
| co-ordinated work In New York CITY
on such a cooperative and non-Secsar-
ian basis as was carried through at the
st. Louis fair, and in 1905 eIe brought
about the formation Of a committee of
Protestant, Catholic and Jewish women,
to make survey of the work in that
city. The resulting non-sectarian, non
the City of New York thus became the
first independently organized agency
for the protection and assistance Of
travellers.
@. Is Polish hard language TO learn?
p. N. T.
A. The language is very difficult for
foreigners, but many Of the inhabitants
Of Poland speak German, French, or
English.
@. What has happened to Oscar M.
Hartzell, who perpetrated the Drake
estate fraud on the American people
for so many years?-R. S.
A. He has been tried and sentenced
TO 10 years in the penitentiary, in addi-
ton to the payment Of fine Of $4,000
and the cost of the prosecution. It is
estimated that, during the past 10 years.
victims Of the scheme have contributed
arleast S1,300,000.
@. Is Emil Ludwig, the biographer,
a Jew?-N. B.
A. Emil Ludwig was born at Breslau,
January 25, 1881. His father was Her.
mann Cohn. a celebrated ophthalmolo-
gist. Ludwigs name was given him at
his birth by his father, who sought to
protect his child from anti-Semetic
propaganda. The book called Living
Writers" says that Ludwig has always
accented his Jewish origin.
@. Is there machine for matching
colors?-M. W.
A. One is under development at the
Massachusetts, Institute of Technology
in the laboratory of DR.. Arthur G.
Hardy. 1t is not yet on the market.
@. How tall is Tiny Ruffner, the radio
announcer?-P. NJ.
A. He is six feet five and one-half
! inches tall.
@. Does the United States produce
half of the worlds tobacco crop?-J.
E. S.
A. 1t produces more than half In
the fiscal year ending June 30. 1892.
the United States produced 1,604, ,226, 900
pounds of tobacco, while the total for
all countries reporting was 1898, sol 900
pounds.