Evening star., 1936-04-02
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BY Frederic J. Haskin.

BY Frederic J. Haskin,
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Q. When will the Summer Olympic
games start in Germany?-L. p.
A. The date is August /. They will
last until August 16.
@. What is the minimum expense for
room and board for people travelling In
Europe?-K. L.
A. To live comfortably American trav-
elers may count on spending S. a day
per person for meals and lodging on the
Continent or in the British Isles.
@. Has Frank Menke, editor of the All
Sports Record Book, ever been a ghost
writer?-J. L. X.
A. Mr.. Menke has written articles
under'175 different names and also writes
under his own name.
@. Has agitation for the shortening Of
workers hours been going on long?-L. T.
A. The active movement is 100 years
old. The Earl Of Shaftesbury started an
agitation which, in 1s47, after a long
fight, resulted in enactment by the
British Parliament of the 10-hour law.
Legal technicalities prevented strict en-
forcement.
Q. When was the first execution by
electricity at Auburn?-E. R.
A. The first electrocution was on Au-
gust 6, 1890.
@. Who was the minister who per-
formed the ceremony at the marriage of
Evelyn NeSbit and Harry Thaw?-T. r.
A. Thaw and Miss Nesbit were mar
ried in Pittsburgh in the study of the
Rev. William L. McEwan, pastor of the
Third Presbyterian Church.
Q. How much money did Babe Ruth
make out of base ball?-G. o.
A. His total income from 1914 to his
retirement in 1885 was $1,076,447. He
left the Boston Braves on June 2. 1895,
and he had drawn about $4,000 in pay
| up to that time. Babe Ruth drew $780,.
900 regular salary s45. SIT in world series
money and about $l500O0 in exhibitions,
for syndicate writings and allied occu-
pations.
@. Where was anthracite coal first
used?-J. M.
| A. Wilkes-Barre Pa is noted as the
birthplace of the anthracite coal in
dustry. Stone coal. as it was first called,
was first used there for domestic pu-
poses.
| @. What was the inspiration for
Rachmaninoff's Prelude in C Sharp
Major"?-R. S. P.
| A. 1t was inspired by hearing bells Of
the Kremlin on festival day. AS the
bells rang out all the city bells answered
until the air was filed with the changing
sound of bells.
@. Was Samuel Morse. inventor Of the
telegraph an artist?-R. M.
A. He studied painting and sculpture
in England and opened a studio at
Boston in 1915. Indifferent success led
him to travel as portrait painter. In
New York he became more successful
and was elected first president Of the
National Academy of Design.
@. How large cube would all the gold
that has ever been produced make?
| j. M.
A. All the gold produced in the world
since 1892 approximately 1900 million
fine ounces) would make a cube less
than Al feet to the side.
O. What part did the Mills brother
| who died taka in tho "A q 7,
| A. The late John Mills was the bass
and played the tuba. the third trumpet
and the guitar. His father is now taking
his place. He plays the guitar.
@. How are soy beans used in the pro-
duction of automobiles?-H M.
A. The oil extracted from the bean Is
used as one of the ingredients in enamel
for painting certain cars. 1t also is used
as shock absorber and core oil. The
residue. after the oil has been extracted,
is meal which is used as filler in
plastics.
O. What does ia donna mobile"
mean in English?-M. E.
A. The Italian words may be trans
lated, woman so changeable.'
@. Did Nine. Du Barry reject some of
Fragonard's work?-L. H.
A. In It'll Fragonard was commits
stoned to decorate a pavilion for Nine.
Du Barry with series of subjects de-
picting the romance of love and youth
His work was rejected by Du Barry, but
was preserved by descendants of the
artists friend, Maubert, and sold in 1898
for $240 900.
@. To what political party did Abra-
ham Lincoln belong before the Repub-
lican party was formed?-A. B.
A. He was a Whig. He was elected
under this classification to the State
Legislature of Illinois in 1884. 1886, 1888
and 1910, and to the United States House
of Representatives, also as Whig, in
1847.
@. How long has Carl Laemmle been
active in the motion picture business?
| "A. B.
A. He started in 1906 in Chicago in a
nickelodeon. In 1911 he made his first
trip to Hollywood. He organized the
company now known as Universal Pic
lures in 1912. He was president Of the
company for nearly Is years.
| @. How long has Walter Hines Page,
Ambassador to England, been dead?
F. M.
| Mr. pooa d{od ~, Daooyohay. 1910