Evening star., 1937-04-17

@. Where will the dream game of base
ball be played this year?-G. H.
A. The so-called dream game Is the
all-star contest played annually between
picked players from the American and
National Leagues. 1t will be PLAYED on
July this year in Griffith Stadium,
Washington, D. C..
Q. What company led in output Of
passenger automobiles last year?-R. B.
A. General Motors. Chrysler Corpora
ton was second and Ford Motor Com
pany third
zation laWs?-C. K.
A. Although the present basic naturali-
zation law was not passed until June %,
1905, the only way that an alien could
become citizen of the United States at
any time since the organization of this
country was through naturalization. Pre-
vious to June %, 1906, the various States
had laws of their own Cat least since
April IA, 1902.
@. 1t has been reported that railroad
rails are made one mile long. How are
tiiCy Icu dilu puI III ID. II.
A. Rails are usually standard length
when shipped from the mills After they
are laid they are welded into position,
thus eliminating the necessity for joints
and making long continuous rails.
O. Why is goats milk better than cows
milk for some invalids?-M K.
A. The curd formed in the stomach is
very much finer and fakier than that Of
cows milk.
O. How do aviators initiate collapsibls
lifeboats in midocean?-P. j. r.
A. 1t Is done by means Of carbon
dioxide which is carried in bottles in the
planes.
@ How tall is the Great Wall Of china7
CIR
A. The average height is about % feet.
@. What is columbium?-W. R.
A. 1t Is a rare metal. also called Mo-
blum, which occurs in the minerals CO.
lumbite, found in Connecticut, and tan
talite, found in Sweden 1t is a STEEL
gray powder, slightly lighter than iron,
which forms salts called columbates or
niobates.
@. What is the name Of the Jewess in
the French cabinet?-E. w.
A. Nine. Cecile Leon BrunSchvicg is the
undersecretary of national education. She
was appointed to this Office by M. Leon
Blum, premier of France.
@. Who is in charge of publicity for the
Distilled Spirits Institute?-E. M j.
A. Norman w. Baxter has been ap-
pointed public relations director OF the
organization.
Q. How many crowns has the King
of England?-J. L.
A The King has three crowns-the
imperial state crown, the coronation
crown and the crown of India The
crown of India Is the newest Made in
1912, 1t was first used when King George
was crowned Emperor of India.
@. Has Kristen Flagstad, the opera
singer, ever appeared in the movies7-
j. NJ
A. She has been engaged by Paramount
| to sing in the 1888 version Of the Big
| Broadcast" series.
Q. Do more city or intercity buses
! have accidents?-M. A.
| A. More accidents occur within cities
| in proportion to mileage
O. Where is the worlds largest man
| made lake?-W. B.
A. Lake Mead. the reservoir above
| Boulder Dam, is the largest. 1t lies in
the desert land in Arizona and Nevada.
@. Are the commercial dyes for Easter
| eggs harmless? May the colored eggs
| be eaten without risk?-C. G.
A. Almost all Easter egg dyes on the
| market are harmless.
O. How much salt would there be II
| all the water in the ocean was evapo-
| rated?-E. j.
A. If all the waters of the seas were
| to be evaporated, about 4,50000O cubic
miles of salt would remain.
| O. What is meant by the musical term
mutation?-C. H.
| A. The change in the male voice oc-
curing at the beginning of adolescence
Is called mutation. Shifting the position
OF the left hand in violin playing is also
known as mutation.
@. When was the Miracle" play IN
troduced in England?-L. L. L.
A. The first Miracle" play in England
was acted probably not far from 100.
In the fourteenth fifteenth and sixteenth
centuries these plays had become so popu-
lar that they were produced in nearly
every part of England Shakespeare felt
| their influence. He must have had fire.
quent opportunities in his boyhood to wit
ness their production. They were seldom
performed in England after 1900.
O. How many young people belong to
| All clubs?-N. O.
| A. Last year the membership was.
100000, from early reports.
| Q. Who invented the memnoscope or
memory machine?-J. w. H. "'@
| A. 1t is the invention of B. E. Marshall
and w. E. Pakala of the Westinghouse
Research Laboratories.
| @. Do many people try to beat their
way from place to place on trains?-T. R.
| A. In the last six months of 1885 about
100000 illegal train riders and tres
passers were either removed from trains,
| prevented from getting on trains or
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