Evening star., 1934-07-24

29. l7To. When most Of his men had
been killed he took fresh gang on 10
the top and succeeded In clearing the
top of the Scraps Of her men; he
passed with his men, when the yards
Of the ships were locked. from the
Bon Homme Richard TO the Scraps,
and directing the fire of his men with
hand grenades and other missiles,
drove the British seamen from their
stations Paul Jones said. He was
one cause among the prominent IN
obtaining the victory"
@. When was the National Advisory
Committee for Aeronatics established7
M. O..
A. The National Advisory Commit
tee for Aeronatics was established by
act Of Congress approved March 3,
1918.
@. Is there any connection between
the names Of the States Kansas and
! ArkansaS2-P. G.
A. The similarity is probably acci-
dental. When the white man arrived
there were groups Of Indians bearing
the separate names from which the
State names were derived.
@. Why can a lions roar be heard
at so great q distance2--E. p. d.
A. The roar of the lion Is famous
among sounds in nature for its carry
ing quality. The lion always roars
with his head near the ground. know
ing that the sound will thus travel
along the ground great distance and
terrify his prey. Atmospheric condi-
tions would render the sound more
readily heard at great distance on
some occasions than on others.
Q. What became of the equestrian
statue Of King George III which stood
In New York City7--L. @.
| A. This was the first equestrian
statue erected in this country. II was
made Of lead. richly Rilded. It stood
in Bowling Green from ITO until
July Q, l776, when It was pulled down
and broken up. Most of the pieces
were sent TO Litchfield, Conn, where
patriotic women cast them into 42,osa
ball cartridges.
Q. What is jasmine tea7-H. A. r.
A. Chinese jasmine tea Is the mix
ture Of tea and jasmine flowers. Two
species OF jasmine are used In China
10 pounds Of Jasminum paniculatum
TO 80 pounds Of J. sambac. This mix
ture of 40 pounds Is used TO scent 100
pounds Of tea.
O. II baby is to have junior after
his name, must he have the same
1 middle that fmkt
F. r.
A. The entire name must be ex-
actly the same.
@. Has Negro ever run for Pres-
ident or Vice President Of the United
States?-G. M.
ONCE has been James w. Ford, who
was the vice presidential candidate OF
the Communist party In 1892.
@. Who originated the lines, That's
all there is-there isn't any more"?-
w. ".
A. They were spoken by Ethel Barry
more in play called Sunday" in
which Miss Barrymore appeared in
1906. Since then she has used them
as q final line for q curtain or after
dinner speech, until they are identified
with her. Sunday" was written by
Horace Hodges and T. Wygney Percy
val and produced first In London In
1904.
@. How long has the magazine Edi-
tor and Publisher been published and
when did 1t merge with another maga-
zine?-J. II. F
A. Editor and Publisher win cele.
brate its 50th anniversary this month.
1t is the oldest newspaper trade jour-
nal in the country. The magazine Is
the result of three mergers. In 1884
the Journalist was founded and in
1907 it was consolidated with the Edi-
tor and Publisher. In 1927 Editor and
Publisher merged with the Fourth
Estate, which dated back 70 1894.
@. When were priests FIRST forbidden
to marry?-F. d.
A. The first church council which
definitely forbade marriage TO the
I higher clergy waa the local Spanish
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