Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-11-02

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q. Describe what the hopper used for
bills in the House Of Representatives
looks LIKE. e.
A. The term hopper" referring to
bills presented In the House of Repre-
sentatives, Is more or less fieurative.
There is q small tray where members may
drop the bills which they have intro.
duced. These are at once removed by
the bill clerk. The members may, If they
desire, send the bills directly to the bill
clerk instead Of placing them on the
tray, which is mere formality.
@. Why was helium so named?-D. r.
A. This gas was discovered in the
atmosphere Of the sun before II was
known to exist on earth. The name was
taken from the Greek helios. meaning
sun.
@. What is eau creole?-W H.
A. This is liqueur made in Mar
Unique by distilling the flowers Of the
mammee apple with spirits Of wine.
@. When did the Mediterranean fruit
fly appear in the United States?-R. II.
A. The first invasion Of continental
United States by this pest was discovere
in Florida on April s. 1929.
@. What causes blood rains?-R. S.
A. They are rains which have PIN
ish tinge, as though actually diluti
blood. When allowed to stand inl-
cortainer, such rain deposits reddh
mud Every few years blood rains occr
in Italy. Their cause is reddish DIST
from the Sahara, as was first provedy
the German biologist Christian Ehrh-
berg in 1847. Storms lift the redeh
dust from the desert and blow 1t NOM
ward across the Mediterranean tobe
washed down by rains in Europe.
@. What is boysenberry?-J. A.
A. It is a cross of the loganberry, ESP
berry and blackberry. The fruit was
developed by Rudolph Boysen in tali-
fornia and is both larger and sweter
than the other berries.
q. VINO are the JukeS?-W. n.
A. This is the name substitutes for
the real name of a New York fsmily,
investigated in 1874 by the Prison Asso-
citation of New York. The family was
descended from backwoods settlers. 1t
was found that out of 709 members dur
ing rs years, 140 were criminals and
$50 paupers. The cost of the family to
the State was estimated at 81 300, 900
during IS years.
@. What is meant by the spasmodic
school of English poetry?-M. r.
A. This was group of English poets
so designated by critics. 1t included
Philip James Bailey, Alexander Smith,
minor poets. Swinburne was sometimes
classed with them.
@. Where are the Julian Alps?-E. w
A, They are the southernmost exten
sion of the Eastern Alps, stretching fror
the Carnic and Venetian Alps, on TT
northeast borders of Italy, southeastwas
toward Trieste. Italy. i
@. Is Gen Grants birthplace preservt
as q memorable. r.
A. The two-room cabin birthplace,
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant has been returto
to its original site at Point Pleasit'
Ohio. where 1t has been restored "a
memorial. For many years 1t va
travelling exhibit on a river towtat.
Since 1896 it has stood in a glass sf1ef
at the State Fair Grounds in Coluous'
Ohio.
@. Who first popularized che IN
America? -W. H.
A. 1t was first brought into profnence
in America by Benjamin FRANKLY
@. How much equipment such cnlna'
glassware, etc., is used on dinJ carr
E F. H.
A. The average equipmentof eacn
dining car consists of 800 pieceol CHINA.
$50 tablecloths and napkins yoout Eau
pieces of glassware. $50 piecf OF silver
and 200 pantry and kitchen it1s sucn as
pots, pans, utensils, etc.
@. Please give list of sonof the new
singers of the MetropolitaPpera Co.
l.. w.
A. They are as follows: Fnca Somigl
of New York, whose real nne Is Marian
Clark. lyric soprano: klein Thoroorg'
Swedish contralto; Gina ena, dramatic
soprano; Gertrud Ruenf. Polish So
prano; Vina Bovy, Belfn coioratura
soprano; Bidu Sayao. Hzilian colora-
tura soprano: Stella Iireva, British
coloratura Soprano; rene Jessner'
Viennese lyric soprano; Rrl LauIkoeteer,
German buffo tenor; onn 6roWnlee'
Australian baritone.
@. When was steanpower nrst USED
for printing!. r.
steam mower u. first used for
printing by the Lond1 Times IN 1914
@ Has Sir Basil zharoff, the finan-
cier. made any contputlons 10 eouca-
tion?-W. j.
A. He endowed a plfessorship in avia-
ton at the ImperiaC college OF Science,
london. and endows chairs in aviation
at the Universitiesof Petrograd ana
Paris. At oxford DIVERSITY ne endowed
the Marshal Foo Professorsnlp OF
French literature ID at the university
of Paris the Field Nrshal Halg Cnar OF
English literature.
@ What does he name "Alcazar"
mean?-H. B. N.
A The word tifrom the Arabic al
Che) and oasr (bface) and the term Is
annlied in Spainfor q fortified palace
built In A souarelround courtyard.
Zoos.