, 1935-06-13

airy question OF TACT by writing The
Brownsville Herald Information
Bureau. Frederic j. Haskin. Director.
Washington. ID. G. Please enclose
three 60 cents for reply.
Q. What music win be used In the
Max Reinhardt production Of Mid
summer Nights Dream? G. y.
"a. rofessor Erich WolfCanr Ron-
gold, VienneSe composer. collabo-
rated with Mr.. Reinhardt IN TINS
Production. One hour and twenty
minutes Of the film will be devoted
to the Mendelssohn music arranged
by Professor Kongold.
q. II n true that Canadian newS-
papers do not have Sunday editions
such as American newspapers pub
llsh? ID. vi.
"A. The Canadian Government In
formation Bureau says: The prac-
tice OF Canadian daily papers IL 70
issue their large weekend edition.
which corresponds 70 the Sunday
edition OF United States papers. on
Saturday. In one or two cases they
are called Sunday papers. although
we understand they are actually
printed on Saturday. The Vancouv-
Province issues a Sunday edition.
and there may be one DR. two others
which do the same"
q. Where Nv Bill Browns training
camp? ". G. ID.
A. AT Brownsville. N. Y. opposite
West Point.
q. When "A Federal rmpIoye makes
out nm income tax return, must the
~ per cent retirement fund deduc-
tons be listed In the salary recelv-
ed or can Il be deducted from the
amount. W. J. ID.
A. The 3is per cent retirement fund
deductions must be listed ms salary
received. TX n regarded aS salary
concluSively received and paid out
for the privilege Of an annuity which
Is a personal expense and not de-
ductible.
q. n the actress, Anna Held, liv-
ing? L. c.
A. She died in 1918.
q. Can any nation join the So
Wet Union? G.. WI.
"A. ANY nation anywhere In tho
world can join the Soviet Union. It
Is the Union OF Socialist SovietsRe-
publics and any nation which adopts
the socialist soviet system can ioin
the Union Il y wants to.
q. What are the lines regarding
courtesy that are on the walls OF tho
Irvington Beach Hotel? w. c. u
A. They are: Few things cost 90
little as courtesy or r worth 10
much"
q. What caused che Sahara to be-
come a desert? What Is the Rltl-
tude? w. w. G.
A. Biologists are not OF the opin-
ion that IL was a former Sunken sen.
and the precise reason has not been
determined fully. Some parts of
the Sahara are below sea level, while
the highest point Is $500 feet. Many
sections are 1000 feet high.
q. What pay were private soldiers
given I'm the World War by thu
United states. Great Britain. France.
and Italy? r. Il.
A. United States. one dollar per
day; Great Britain. 36 cents a day;
France, five cents a day; Italy, 2 to
I cents q day.
q. In II true that James Thorna
Smith, the author. died before fin
ishing The Glorious Pool. and that
the latter half " written by some
one else? WI. W. ILL.,
"A. This IN true. However. he LETT
a draft OF the major portion OF tho
manuscript and notes on the BAL
ance, which were subject TO editing
to bring into shape.
"a. How many species on American
birds have become extinct? u. wi.
A. Eight species OF North Ameri.
can birds have become extinct In, the
PAST eHnHsANt 9taAs
q. What IN m feulIleton? w. vi.
"A. The literary section OF a French
newspaper. usually appearing on the
lower portion OF the first page. II
includes essays. criticisms. and fic-
ton, the last named OF the serial
type. In America. the magazine
section or a daily paper corresponds
10 the feuilleton. Berth the elder
invented the system In France.
q. Who said: Il count life just n
stuff 10 try the souls strength on
educe the mani" VI. WI.
"A. The quotation IN from In n Bal
cony by Robert Browning.
q. How Is nicotine extracted from
tobacco? y. X.
A. There are two general methods
OF extracting nicotine from tobacco
on a commercial scale. In either
case the tobacco refuse " stems Ia
first mixed with a small amount Of
alkali. such as quick lime. in order
TO liberate the nicotine. In one
process N IA extracted by means or
an organic solvent such ms gasoline
and the nicotine subsequently, re-
covered. In the other II Is subjected
70 steam distillation by which pro-
cess the nicotine Is carried over with
the steam.
q. What N the oldest national az
ISOLATION OF accountants I'm this
country? n. o. c.