Evening star., 1935-07-27

ton Epenino Star Information Burccu,
Frederic J. Hdskin, Director Wdahtno-
ton, D. C. Please tnclose stamp for reply.
@. Please give the pronunciation Of
the name of the Emperor of Ethiopia
and of the capital OF the country-F. S.
A. The name of H l. M Halle
Selassie is pronounced as if spelled
Hi-la Sa-lahs-ya-long and accent on
the first syllable of the first name
Accent on the second syllable Of the
last name. Adds Ababa is pronounced
Ahd-is, accent on first syllable, Abba -ba
accent on first syllable.
@. Why are billiard tables always
covered with green cloth?-N. B.
A. The Brunswick Bake Collender
Co. was asked this question and could
find no explanation except that green
had always been the color used on
billiard tables They have now substi-
tuted another color which. is said to be
more restful on the eyes.
O. What is a heel f1y?-M H.
A. This is a local name in the South
and West for the OK botfy, derived
IIOHl IIlc IdII JIldJ bIlB dOuILA mover
around the heels of cattle for the pur-
pose of laying their eggs on the hairs.
Q. Should signatures written in ink
be blotted?-M N.
A. The National Bureau Of Standards
says that signatures to important docu-
ments should never be blotted but
allowed to dry, giving the ink chance
to soak into the fiber of the paper
Experiments of the bureau have shown
that blotted signatures fade quickly and
become indecipherable. whereas those
allowed to dry will last as long as the
paper.
@. Was President Harper Of Chicago
University boy prodigy?-W. H.
A. He was graduated from Muskincum
College at a. He was Hebrew scholar
and professor of note He became first
president of the University of Chicago
in 1891 and died in 1906.
@. Who was the first man to 60 rp
in a balloon?-L. S.
A. On October IS. 1888. NJ. Piatre DE-
Rozier made an ascent in a captive
balloon. On November 81 of the same
year he made a free ascent and was
aloft 20 minutes.
@. What is the longest ocean yacht
race ever held?-E. w.
A. The one in which six yachts
started from Newport on June over
a course of 3.O50 miles to Norway The
Vamarie, owned by Vadim S. Makarof
OF Oyster Bay, was the first across the
line.
@. Why is balbriggan so named?-E. T.
A. 1t takes its name from Balbrigean.
Ireland. where it was first manufac-
tured.
@. Was Australia ever penal colony
M. p.
A. Originally Australia was a British
penal colony TO which debtors. Grim
inals and rebellious Irishmen were sent
for disciplinary purposes. In 1888 &
British settlement was founded at
Botany Bay and during the early nine
teenth century convicts and free COL
onists arrived in considerable numbers.
A confederation of six Australian states
was granted dominion status in 1901,
under a governor general who repre-
Sented the English King.
O. Were colored teachers ever trained
at Berea College in Kentucky?-K. B.
A. From 1867 to 1904 there was
teacher training course for them, bur
it was discontinued in 1904 and the
work transferred to an Independent
school.
O. What chidren's book won thc
latest Newbery Madel award ?-R M
A. "Dobry." by Monica Shannon, won
the award Of the current year.
tion?-J. D. c.
A. A congressional committee of five
investigated charges that President Bu-
chanan had sought TO influence legis-
lation corruptly. the Republican ma
jority sustaining them and the Demo
cratic minority exonerating the Presl-
dent. No action was taken.
@. Is it true that it takes seven years
for an elephant to be born?-R. w. H.
A. The period of CESSATION in elephant
is from 18 to % months.
c. What is Henry FordS definition
of an idealist?-K. R.
A. One who helps the other fellow
to make profit.
G. BY whom and when was the New
England Courant published?-C. J. S.
A. This was the fourth newspaper
published in the Colonies. 1t was estab-
lished in 1921 at Boston by James
Franklin. His friends were much
opposed to the publication of a new
journal. but Franklin inaugurated a
new departure by attacking Govern
ment officials and the clergy. The sup
preston of his paper was threatened,
whereupon Benjamin Franklin assumed
the editorship. 1t was suppressed in 1927.
O. Where is the Haw River?-J H.
A This name is sometimes applied
to the upper course of Cape Fear River
in North Carolina above its confluence
with Deep River, the two being re-
garded as the head streams of the
Cape Fear.
@. Who was the first person to be
treated for rabies by Pasteur?-R. G.
A. Joseph Meister was treated on July
s. 1885. Recently when scientists gath
cred at the Pasteur Institute to honor
the scientist, Mr. Meister recounted the
story of his treatment which was given
when he was 9l2 years old.
O. How much does a swarm of bees