Evening star., 1934-11-23

@. What university foot ball team is
known as the Midwayites?-H. u.
A. This is the nickname of the Uni
versity of Chicago team.
@. Please give the proportions for
using honey as substitute for sugar
or molaSses in cookery-E. B.
A. BY using the following general
rules any recipe may be adapted to the
use of honey: Measure honey always
in the liquid form. For every cup of
honey used, reduce the LIQUID in the
recipe by one-fifth. One cup of honey
Is as great in sweetening power as one
cup OF sugar. Use one-fourth to one
nall teaspoon of soda to each cup of
money. Increase the amount of salt
py one-elghth to one-fourth teaspoon.
In milk puddings, pie filings, ETC., add
the money with the thickening agent.
as flour, cornstarch, etc.
9: Are any foreign loans being re-
paid?-R. K. G.
A. Many are being paid on maturity
In November the French cities of
Bordeaux, Lyon and Marseille re-
deemed in full with accrued interest
bonds to the amount of s43,722 900.
which had been sold in the United
States. AS the dollar is depreciated in
terms of French money, each American
lender received 81 $50 for every 81 oOO
he had lent the French cities. The
bonds called for gold payment. the
Americans getting the benefit of the
appreciation.
Q. Where is the war memorial on
which the sunlight falls only on
November IL at IL am? Pr. q.
A. This is a feature of the Shrine
OF Remembrance at Melbourne Aus
tralia. There is device by which a
shaft of sunlight lines down from the
roof to strike the rough-heWn rock in
the middle of the shrine exactly a,
II am, Melbourne time, on Novem-
Der IL.
@. What is the origin of the word
sandWich?-J. c. P.
A. The sandwich derives its name
from the fourth Earl of Sandwich.
1718-1792, who passed whole days in
gambling and ordered for refreshment
a piece Of meat between two pieces Of
bread, which he ate while playing.
Q. How old is Joe Penner. the
comedian? Is that his real name?
r. c. S.
A. Joe Penner was born November
II, 1904. His real name is Joseph
Pinta.
@. How were the earliest anchors
rlade?-P w.
A. The most ancient anchors con-
sisted Of large stones, baskets full
Of stones, sacks filled with sand, or
logs of wood loaded with lead. OF
this kind were the anchors of the
ancient Greeks, holding the vessel
merely by their weight and by the
friction along the bottom.
@. Please give some information
about Grisha GolubofT, the 12-year-
old violinist-L. T.
A. Born in San Francisco of
American-RuSSo parents, Grisha
Golubof was not years old when
he played the Mendelssohn Concerto
while guest of the Los Angeles Phil
harmonic Symphony Orchestra. AT
the age Of he played three times
with the San Francisco Symptom
and a year later made his debut in
New York, playing with the National
Orchestral Association in Carneg!e
Hall. The same year he tourei
Europe and while in France studieI
under Jacques Thibaud. For tn
past two years he has been studyiu
with Mishel Piastro. concert mas-c
of the New York Philharmonic-Sym-
phony Orchestra.
@. Why is the Hotel Dieu as
sociated with Burgundy?--T. r.
A. The Hotel Dieu, charity hos
pital, owes its existence since 1433
to the sale of wine. 1t owns vine
yards along the Cote dor and once
year an auction of the wines is
held in the courtyard of the hospice.
The auction prices regulate wine
prices for the year and set a value
for Burgundies.