Evening star., 1935-08-21
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By Frederic ]. Haskis.

By Frederic ]. HasEis.
A reader cdn get the dns,Oer to ann
question OF tGct BY IDritin0 The Washin1-
torA Euertng Star Information Bureau,
Frederic j. H1akir, Director, Wdshtng.
ton, D. C. Please inclose stamp tor reply.
Q. How many innings does q starting
pitcher have to pitch to be the winning
pitcher2-H. 8. M.
A. In the American League q starting
pitcher generally has to work i've In
nings TO be credited with q game. How
ever, if he Is relieved at an early stage
because Of illness. or for other reasons,
provided he has o commanding lead In
his favor, he Is credited with the win.
In this case the scorers judgment Is
used.
q. What countries comprise the
Balkan Entente? The Little Entente7
H. r. r.
A. The Balkan Entente consists Of
Rumania, Yugoslavia. Greece and
Turkey. The Little Entente comprises
Czechoslovakia, Rumania and Yugo-
slavta.
@. What Is termed a round Of ammu-
nition?-L. J. C.
A. 1t Is a single charge Of ammuni-
ton for gun; one shot discharged by
each soldier, gun, or cannon Of a
command.
@. Is there monument to the cele-
brated horse, Hambletonian?-C. II.
| A. There is a granite monument in
Chester, N. Y, near Goshen, erected TO
perpetuate his fame.
C. S. 1' g As ''0Hs' '00A'-
A. When taken, the living sponge is
covered with skin" or membrane, and
a large part of the interior is filled with
| soft, pulpy heshy substance. Both Of
these must be removed, leaving the skele-
ton clean. The sponge is first killed and
then macerated to liquefy the putre-
scible matter which is then washed and
squeezed out.
Q. What does Michelangelo's Moses"
depict?-J. o. P.
A. AS one writer says, "This n1arve-
lous figure shows the prophet starting
from his seat in blazing rage at the news
that the Israelites have fallen into idol
airy" This great work by Michelangelo
stands in the Church Of San Pietro In
Vinculo.
Q. Do the Palisades extend on both
sides of the Hudson River?-P. L.
A. This steep mass Of basalt or trap
rock Is on the west side Of the Hudson
only. 1t extends about l3 miles on the
New Jersey side and is almost 500 feet
in height.
Q. What does the expression, cui bono
mean?-N. T.
A. 1t means. who is benefited there
BY" ITO whom is it a gain?" 1t Is in
correctly used to mean What good will
it do?"
@. Please give some information about
Dr.. Burle Marx who conducted the
National Symphony Orchestra at Wash
| ington.-H. p.
| A. DR.. Marx was born in Sac Paulo,
Brazil. He studied in Germany under
| Prof. Friedrich e. Koch, James Kwast,
and Reznicek and in Basle with Vein.
gartner and London with Tobias Matt
| hay. Since 1880 he has directed the Phil
! harmonic Orchestra at Rio de Janeiro.
| AS a guest conductor of numerous Or
cheStraS he is well known in South Amer
leo as a contributor to better musical
relations among the various countries.
His purpose in coming here is to famil-
iarize music lovers with the best South
American works.
- Te ira 1afi ~
Khayyams Rubaiyat literal version?-
G. P.
A. 1t is considered free, rather than
literal, translation.
@. What is the story on which Little
Jack Horner is based?-J. H.
A. Horner was the messenger whom
the abbot Of Glastonbury sent to Henry
VIII with the deeds Of certain nlanors
involved in the dissolution Of monas-
teries. Horner obsequiously handed the
parcel to the royal spoliator, but first
of all managed to abstract the deeds Of
the manor Of Wells, q plum" indeed
and the abbot was afterward punished
on the charge that he had withheld
them.
Q. Where will the next Pan-Anerican
Red Cross Conference he held?-A. r.
A. 1t will meet in Rio de Janeiro in
September.
Q. Please give history Of the inven-
ton of lithog-aphy-H. D.
A. The inventor Of lithography was
Alois Senefelder Q77l-l83D. He was
Bavarian actor and dramatist. Not over
successful. be tried to be his own printer
and publisher, to that end expert
menting with metal plates, Solenhofen
stone, acids and inks. His mother asked
him one day to write her laundry list.
Paper not being convenient. he wrote 1t
with his greasy ink on smooth stone
upon which he practiced writing in re-
verse. Later, instead Of cleaning on the
writing, he tried etching the stone and
pulling proof. What resulted was his
discovery of relief engraving on stone.
Subsequent experiments led to his de-
velopment Of hthography.
@. Please name two famous men of
letters who did not excel as students in
their school days.-H. A.
A. David Thoreau answers the re-
quirements; so also Sir James Barrie.
OF him it is said that "he was an indif-
ferent pupil. seldom opening his books
cat the Dumfries Academy except to
draw pictures in them"