Evening star., 1937-10-21
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BY FREDERIC J. HASRIN.

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@. What are the odds against batter
getting a hit in a case ball game?-
Z. T. D.
A. The Sporting News says: "The odds
against batter getting a safe hit vary.
II batter is natural 300 hitter the
odds should be approximately to / that
he does not hit. If a batter is a $50 hit
ter, the odds would be to l. Batters
such as Lou Gehrig, Joe Di Maggie and
Joe Medwick would be about 2ia to 1.
Batting averages should be used as a
gauge in arriving at Odds"
@. How many banks have had their
depositors paid by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation?-B. L.
A. Insured deposits In ITO banks which
have closed on account of inability to
meet the demands of their depositors
have been paid or made available by the
corporation.
@. Do insoles of leather or of goods
wear better in shoes?-T. B.
A. Consumers Guide says that insoles
of close-textured flexible leather wear
better than fabricated materials.
@. What salary does DR.. James
Rowland Angel, former president Of
Yale, receive as educational counselor of
the National Broadcasting COG. L.
A. His salary is reported to be s25,o00
year.
@. What States have women as secre-
tarles of State?-P. M. S.
A. There are two women who are sec
retaries of State, the Hon. Goldie Wells
of South Dakota and the Hon. Elizabeth
F. Gonzales of New Mexico.
@. Please compare the value Of Amer
ican imports from Great Britain with
exports to that country.-C. H.
A. In 1886 total American imports
from Great Britain amounted to $780,
100000, while American exports to Great
Britain for 1886 amounted to s440 900. 900.
@. Who exhibited the first American
pianos shown in Europe?-N. S.
A. Jonas Chickering. He carried of
the highest honors at the Worlds Fair
in London in 1851, when the first Amer
ican instruments were shown.
@. Did Kenneth Roberts novel,
Northwest Passage" appear in a maga-
zine under another title?-E. w.
A. The first part of it was published
in the Saturday Evening Post in 1886 as
Rogers Rangers"
@. Where is the largest apartment
house in the United States?-F. r.
A. London Terrace in New York City
is said to be the largest apartment build
ing in the world.
@. What is gulfweed?-C. F. S.
A. 1t is an olive-brown seaweed of the
genus SargasSum, found in large patches
in the Gulf Stream and the Sargasso
Sea. 1t was formerly thought to cover
the sea entirely but actually occurs only
in drifts. Numerous air sacs that look
like berries make the weed float on the
water.
@. Who is Rebecca Gratz?-w. H.
A. Rebecca Gratz q781-1869) was the
daughter of Michael Gratz, a Jewish
merchant of Philadelphia She was
we'll known for her philanthropies, espe-
cially in behalf of Jewish orphans. She
is remembered chiefly as the probable
prototype Of Rebecca in SCOTS "Ivan-
hoe" her personal charm and beauty of
character having been described to Scott
by Washington Irving.
@. Who first sang "The Rosary"?-
H w.
A. THE Rosary" was sung for the first
time in Boston by Francis Rogers in
February, 1898.
@. What significance did the Greeks
give to the rivers of Hades?-M. A. S..
A. Styx was river of hate: Acheron,
mourning; KohytoS, lamentations; Lethe,
forgetfulness, and Pyriphlegethon, flame.
O. For whom is Grays Peak In Colo
RADIO named?-E. w.
A. It was named in honor of Asa Gray,
the botanist.
@. Is there a name for the abnormal
fear of contracting tuberculosis?-S. D.
A. There is the term phthisiophobia
for this attitude Of mind.
@. Why was the capital of Turkey
moved from Constantinople TO An
kara?-R. w. L.
A. The Turkish nationalist movement.
organized by Mustafa Kemal in 1919. led
to the setting up of a nationalist gov
ernment at Ankara. In April, 1920 the
city was chosen owing to the fact that
it was far enough from the coast to be
reasonably safe from attack and was
also in touch with the other parts of
the interior of Turkey. The ability Of
the surrounding area to supply the food
requirements of the population and the
raw materials needed by local industry
was elso of Importance. On October
13, 1923, by decision of the Great
National Assembly. Ankara was declared
the caDital of Turkey