Evening star., 1937-09-25
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BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.


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@. Who played the part of Sonia
Henie's uncle in Thin Ice"?-S. S.
A. Raymond Walburn gives an excel
lent performance in this part.
O. How many doctors are there in Con-
greSS?-C. B. T.
A. The Senate has two, DIR. Royal s.s
Copeland, physician and surgeon, and
DR.. Henrik Shipstead dental surgeon.
In the House of Representatives are Drs
Sirovich, Pfeifer, Douglas, Crowther,
Larrabee, Griffith, Drew and O'Connel.
O. Is Stephen the surname of Virginia
Woolf, author Of THE Years"?-E. H.
A. 1t is the maiden name of the writer,
who is the daughter Of Sir Leslie Stephen.
In 1912 she was married to Leonardo
Woolf.
c. When did Billy Sunday the evan
gelist, die?-L. l.. F.
A. The Rev. William Ashley SUNDAY
died November 6. 1885.
O. What is the unit of measure called
candy?-W. r. M.
A. Candy or handy is measure Of
weight in the East Indies In Madras
the candy is equal to 1897 pounds. in
Bombay it is $50 pounds, and in Ceylon
il is enIIa1 In 500 r,oI1nre
@. Are any sweet peas perennial?-A. Ma
A. There is now sweet pea on the
market which is perennial. II is creeper
or climber, with pink or red clustered
flowers.
O. Is 1t true that Washington A.
Roebling contracted caisson disease
while building the Brooklyn Bridge?
e. w.
A. In building the Brooklyn Bridge,
Roebling worked day and night and spent
much of his time In the pneumatic cais-
sons with the workmen, directing the
work in person and Drawing all the dan
gers that faced his men. AS a result,
in 1872, he was stricken with caisson
disease. Unable to leave his bed, he con-
tinued to direct the construction of the .
bridge. He was still an invalid when the
bridge was opened to traffic in 1883.
O. When did Count Zeppelin establish
his zeppelin factory at Friedrichshafen?
e. G.
A. 1t was established there in 1909.
@. Who wrote the poem, Rocked in the
Cradle of the Deep"?-J. w.
A. 1t is by Emma Willard, who was.
a pioneer in the education of women.
@. What is meant by Cam and Isis?
j. G.
A. The allusion is to Oxford and Cam
bridge Universities, literally the rivers
on which they are situated.
@. What time is the cocktail hour?
e. T.
A. Late afternoon is meant, usually
from 430 or S until o'clock.
@. Is it possible to see the midshipmen
drill at Annapolis now?-W H S.
A. The drills at the United States Ma
val Academy will not begin until October.
@. How many cities in the United
States have more than 100000 popula-
tion?-C. w.
A. In 1880 there were SO cities of more
than 100000 population.
@. How many Bibles printed In the
Chinese language have been distributed
in China?-L. M.
A. In the 120 years since the first Chi-s
nese New Testament was published, 1OO.-
Or o~+e Of ~
have been distributed.
@. What are the names of the three
Sitwells who are English writers?- C. x.
A. Edith, Osbert and Sacheverell are
the given names of the writer's.
O. Is Leopold Stokowski, the orchestral
conductor, married?-C. F. =
A. He was divorced in 1923 from Olga
| Samaroff. In 1926 he was married to
Evangeline Brewster Johnson. They have
| two daughters.
| @. Why is it forbidden to bring live
mongoose into the United States?-H. T.
| A. The mongooSe was introduced into
| the British island of Jamaica to kill the
| snakes and vermin infesting the land. 1t
| proved pest, killing game. poultry and
the native birds, causing large increase
in insect pests. In 1902 law was passed
| prohibiting importation into the United
| States.
! @. How many stations has the New
| York City Post Ofice?-E. H.
| A. 1t has II classified stations and 90
| contract stations.
| @. How large a navy has the Irish Free
! State?-S. M
| A. 1t has no navy. The name of this
| country has lately been changed by act
| of Parliament to Fire, pronounced Air uh.
| A DooI-1ot ~ D.oo.Jox