Evening star., 1937-10-08
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BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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Q. What is the theme song used in the
motion picture, Lost Horizon"?-A. r.
A. 1t is entitled Lost Horizon" and
was written by Dimitri Tiomkin. but has
never been published. Mr. Tiomkin wrote
the entire score for the picture.
@. How much schooling did Al Capone
have?-D. A.
A. He left school In the fourth grade
to help his parents, and soon learned
to prowl the streets and alleys, pillaginr
vegetable carts. Even In his early youth
he was smart, shreWd and a leader Of
childhood gangs.
@. Are Red Caps paid by railroads or
terminal companies?-L. G.
A. They are paid by neither. They de-
pend on the passengers for their compen-
sation. Red Caps are known as station
porters and the union is afiliated with
the American Federation of Labor.
O. Did Yellowstone Park close on Sep
tember 262-M. T.
A. At the request Of President Roose-
welt, the time has been extended two
weeks, unless snow makes the roads i'm
passable.
@. Where did the men who are boot
Logging coal come from?-S. B.
A. Practically all of them have spent
their lives In the anthracite region. They
are for the most part former miners or
sons of miners.
@. What kind Of college is the Uni
versity of New Zealand?-P. 2.
A. 1t is an examining and not teach.
ing body.
@. What has become OF the Indian
tribes which inhabited Virginiap-F. r.
A. OF the some sixty-four tribes which
have been listed as residing in Virginia
since the days of Capt. John Smith
only five are left, the others having been
killed of in war or dissipated until their
remnants were absorbed by other tribes
or having migrated elsewhere.
~. Wnen water Dolls away, what be.
comes Of it?-H. E. S.
A. 1t changes from liquid to o gas,
which floats away in the atmosphere.
@. How many operators do Western
Union and Postal Telegraph Companies
employ?-C. j. H.
A. Western Union employs ,434 chief
operators and 1853 regular operators.
nh iaf
operators and 5,614 regular operators.
@. What words in the English language
will rhyme with the word, month";. K.
A. There Is no word which rhymes
with month.
O. What is George Klinge's real name7
&C. 8. s.
A. Mrs. Georgiana Holmes signs this
pseudonym to her poems.
Q. What ship did Lafayette come TO
this country on during the Revolution?
H. A. P.
A. Lafayette purchased and fitted up
the ship La Victoire (the Victory) for
his trip to America.
@. Please explain the sudden disap-
pearance of ice from fresh-water ponds
in the Springs. s. D.
A. As ice melts, changes occur In the
crystals within. The crystalline struc-
ture of block of ice is not apparent,
owing to the close contact and perfectly
regular arrangement Of the crystals, but
when piece of ice is exposed to radia-
tion from any luminous source, disinte-
grafton gradually takes place, and by the
use of lens numerous small crystals
may be seen, studding the interior Of the
block; as the heat continues, these crys-
tails expand and finally assume the shape
Of six-rayed stars of exquisite beauty.
Then. although 1t cannot be seen with
the naked eye, the block of Ice has
changed its structure and is partially
melted long before its surface shows any
change. What appears to be sudden
disintegration has actually been going
on for some time within the block.
@. When was the first keyless watch
made?-C. H. M.
A. About $780, Most watches, however,
teenth century.
@. When was sweet corn discovered?
e. r.
A. White men first came in contact
with it in 1779 when Lieut.. Richard
Bagnall of Sullivans Indian exposition
secured several ears from Indians west
of the Susquehanna River.
@. What will keep moisture from pene-
trating brick wall?-W. C. B.
A. The National Bureau of Standards
says that the application of a solution
of ten ounces of paraffin to a gallon Of
benzol in several coats, applied at in
tervals of not less than "a hours at Q
time when the brick wall is thoroughly
dry, has proved sufficiently effective in
most cases to prevent water from COM
ing entirely through the wall. Before
applying this. to the wall, the soft and
porous places should be repaired. This
solution of benzol and parafin is highly
inflamniable, and should not be used
near open fires.