Evening star., 1938-11-19
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By Frederic J. H1Skin.

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Q. What is the record number Of
stolen bases in word series?-T. M.
A. The highest number Of stolen
bases in any world series was 18 in 1907.
@. Did Franz Schubert play the music
OF other composers?-R. S. G.
A. 1t Is said that there is no record
Of his playing any music but his own.
organization which is headed by Ding
Darling?-W. B. H.
A. Jay N. Dazzling is president of the
National Wild Life Federation. Its head
quarters are in Washington, D. c.
@. How long has steel been made in
Birmingham, Ala?-E. R. H.
A. The first steel ever made in Bir-
ningham from lUal ores was produced
in 1888. A small ooen-hearth plant pro-
duced one ton of steel as an experiment.
@. Are there any of the old time min
strel shows still pkying?-J. K. L.
A. Lasses Whites All-Star Minstrels,
tent show, is probably the last of the
real minstrels. M. White has played
with Al G. Field, Mil o Brien and Honey
Boy Evans, and is the composer of a
number of popul,r songs, including
"Nigger Blues" If You Don't Like My
Peaches" and "Cne- Eyed Sam, the
Gamblin' Man"
O. Can you give IN illustration of the
saving to citizens in the expense of
municipal government in places under
city managers and the old order of
municipal rule?-E. S. M.
A. A writer in a recent issue of the
Kiwanis Magazine says that in SO cities
OF the same populition and class as
Saginaw, Mich, the average cost to each
citizen is s4583 per year, while in Sagi-
nav, under an unusually competent city
manager, the annual cost to each citizen
is only s17l5. One of the reforms ac-
complished by the Saginaw manager
was to rewrite complicated city char
ter of 100000 words to a simple docu-
ment of only 1000 plain words which
each voter could Understand. There are
at present Throughout the United States
ATS communities under the manager
plan.
@. What motion picture actor owns a
rare sun dial?-L. w. H.
A. In John Barrynore's japanese gar
den there is rare sun and moon dial
which was imported from England and
is said to have cost $4,000.
@. What is the inscription on the
Peace Bridge between Buffalo, N. Y,
and Fort Erie, Ontario?-E. G. H.
A. The inscription on the bronze
plaque at the Peace Bridge is as follows:
This plaque marks the crossing from
the United States of America into the
Dominion of Canada of a delegation
from the Associated Country Women of
the World, and is dedicated to the rural
women of this continent and entrusted
to their perpetual care The bridge was
unveiled July 20, 1896.
q Is there an aviation scholarship for
women?-J. L. K.
A. Zonta International has a loan
fund. which was instituted as a me-
mortal to Amelia Earhart. The grant
stipulates that the funds are to be made
available to graduate students in engi-
neering for work in aeronautics.
@. Where was the first circular saw In
the United States made?-W. B. R.
A. The first circular saw in this coun-
try is supposed to have been produced
by Benjamin Cummins, about 1914, at
Bentonsville, N. Y.
@. Where did Glare Boothe, author Of
"The Women" 60 to school?-H. K. L.
A. She is a graduate of Miss Castles
School in Tarrytown, N. Y.
@. What COW holds the world record
for butter-fat production?-K. F. H.
A. Sybil Tessie Lorna. Jersey. of In
dependence, Greg, produced 1000 pounds
of butter fat in 305 days.
O. What became of the Ford brothers
who killed Jesse JameS?-D. C.
A. Bob Ford was shot and killed in
Creede, Colo, by Ed Kelly in February,
1892. Charley Ford, his brother. COM
mitted suicide some years after he and
Bob had killed Jesse James.
@. Who was Seneca?-J. NJ. H.
A. He was a stole philosopher who
lived from 4 BIC. TO 65 AID. Born at
Cordoba, Spain, he grew up in Rome,
where he became prominent and aroused
the jealousy of Nero. who ordered him to
commit suicide He left AZ books of
essays and 9 tragedies.
@. How much money did Herbert
Hoover receive for his speech at Hartford,
Conn ?-W. J. H.
A. The Republican Nationaf Commit
tee says that Mr.. Hoover receives no
compensation for his political speeches
and defrays all of his own expenses.
O. Is syphilis modern disease?-R.
S. D.
A. DR.. Charles S. Butler in his "Syph-