Evening star., 1933-11-09
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

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@. Please name a Sensational and
money" base hit in recent base ball
history.-F. G.
A. There have been a number Of
such base hits made in base ball his
tory. Mel Otis homer In the tenth
inning OF the last game of the 1888
world series is good example.
@. How many carloads Of oranges
does New York City consume in a year?
r.. R.
A. About $4,000. OF these about 40
per cent are Florida oranges.
@. Why have entrance requirements
for nurses training been made so much
stiffer?-M. N. B.
A. Due to the fact that the nursing
profession Is overcrowded, hospitals
have increased their entrance require
ments considerably.
@. How did the Platt amendment
affect Cuba?-S. T.
A. The Platt amendment was
adopted by Congress March 2, 1901.
This provided that the Cuban Repub-
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pact with a foreign power that would
impair her independence; that she
would contract no excessive debt; that
the acts of the United States in Cuba
during and after the Spanish-American
War be validated; that the Cuban gov
ernment should carry out certain plans
for the sanitation of the island; that
certain lands necessary for coaling or
naval stations be leased to the United
States and that the Cuban govern
ment consents that the United States
may exercise the right to intervene for
the preservation of Cuban independ-
ence and to maintain a government
capable of protecting life, property, and
individual liberty, and for discharg-
ing the obligations with respect to Cuba
imposed by the treay of peace on the
United States, now to be assumed and
undertaken by the government Of
Cuba" This was made, on June II,
1901, part Of the Cuban constitution.
@. Is cubeb used in any way except
as cigarette &c. L.
A. 1t has properties which make 1t
useful in medicine and in some parts
of the world it Is used as condiment.
@. Who were the four presidents of
women's colleges who took part in the
anniversary services at Haverford Col
lege?-L. M.
A. DR.. Ida L. Comstock Of Radcliffe,
DR.. Marion Edwards Park of Bryn
Mawr, DR.. Ellen F. Pendletbp of
wellesley. and DR.. Mary E. WoolMy Of
Mount Holyoke.
@. How soon could another worlds
fair be held?-M. r.
A. There Is no recurring period
definitely set for a worlds fair. Fairs
of this kind are generally held to mark
some anniversary.
O. Which was the greater composer,
the elder or the younger Strauss2-
J. T. NJ.
A. This contention rent the musical
world for many years, beginning when
the son, Johann. placarded Vienna with
notices that he would conduct an or
chestra to play his fathers compositions
and his own and the world could then
determine who was the greater. 1t
ended in reconciliation only few years