Evening star., 1933-12-29
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BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN,

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@. Does whisky improve after 1t is
put in sealed glass containers?-C. w.
A. 1t does not change.
Q. How was the money at the world
series divided among the teamsP What
did each Washington and New York
player get?-L. P.
A. OF the players pool in the 1888
world series, seventy per cent went to
the eligible players of the teams con-
testing in the world series. sixty per
cent of same to 60 to the winners and
forty per cent to the losers. The re-
manning thirty per cent was apportioned
among the second. third and fourth
teams in each major league, fifty per
cent thereof to the players of the Sec
ond teams, thirty-three and one-third
per cent to the players Of the third
teams and sixteen and two-thirds per
cent to the players of the teams finish
ing fourth in their respective leagues.
Each Washington player got s3,32l and
each New York player got S4,579.
@. Which is warmer, black clothing
or white?-M. G.
A. Black materials absorb heat and
light while white materials reflect them.
Therefore, white clothing, on the whole,
is cooler than black The difference de-
penGs not only upon the color but also
upon the texture and type Of material.
@. Was Mahatma Gandhi originally
a high-caste Hindu?-S. A. E.
A. Mahatma Gandhi is descendant
Of high-caste Hindu family. but he
has renounced his caste isolation and
has mixed freely with and labored for
the untouchables or no-caste peoples of
India, which number approximately
60 900 900.
Q. Did Charles II drink or gamble?-
w C. D.
A. 1t is said Of Charles that among
his favorite vices drinking had no place
He was not gambler
@. What are the advantages of a six
year or longer term for the President
and the prohibition OF re-election?-
N. C..
A Some Of the advantages which are
claimed are the lack of incentive to
work up a party machine for re-elec-
ton; the longer period during which the
policy Of the administration is known
can be counted upon: the elimination of
all attempts to influence the mind of
the President by a hope Of further
political advantage of patronage the
elimination of the cost Of elections by
one third or one-half. according to the
term, and the greater stability of busi-
ness.
@. When was the Academy of Nat
ural Sciences of Philadelphia estab-
lIshed?-E. M.
A. 1t was founded in 1872
@. How much does crime cost the
American people each year?-K. M.
A. Mark o. Prentiss, who organized
| the National Crime Commission, says
| that the biggest bill paid by the peo-
pie Of the United States is that paid
| for crime He estimates it at $4,000
100000. This" says Mr.. Prentiss, lis
more money each year than we loaned
| all Europe in the war. 1t is more than
all our agricultural crops are worth :
| He estimates that police cost the ma
ton $1,000, 100000 year and criminal
justice costs S3,0OO,00O0OO, TranSpor'
tation thefts are s5oo,Oo0. as are
| theftS from warehouses and invest
ments in fraudulent securities Close
| behind these is the cost of fraudulent
bankruptcies, which he estimated at
| s40O, 100000. Embeulements amount