Evening star., 1938-07-19
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Q. Next to the United States, which
country has the most telephones?-A.
j. H.
A. Germany is second with 3,4oo 900.
u. what part Of the money received
by Joe Louis goes for expenses?-H. H.
A. Joe Louis received so per cent Of
the gross amount of his purse, or $780,
600. His manager took the other $780,
ooo and from that amount they paid the
sparrlng partners, trainers, camp ex-
penses and all other incidentals. They
Kept the balance. The expenses gen
orally amount to 16 2/3 per cent and It
left them 80 1/3 per cent, which is the
customary percentage allowed fight
managers.
O. Was there ever law against won-
en- smoking in New York City?-J. H.
A. The Sullivan Ordinance (Januarv
II, l9oo) made smoking by women illegal
and made it an offense for the manager
OF public place to allow women to
smoke therein.
O. Who said "The worst peace is bet.
ter than the best war?"-W. r.
"A. Ihls statement was written by
stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester,
IN letter to Henry VIII in 1916. He
2Ptinr
sador in connection with the Council of
Trent.
c. Who wrote the poem beginning.
serene l fold my hands and wait?"-
H. F. G.
A. 1t is by John Burroughs and IL
called Waiting"
Q. What is the fastest railroad In the
United States?-W. F. G,
A. Gilbert H. Burck of the Railroad
Magazine, in an article in Scribner's.
says That the Pennsylvania is the fastest
railroad with about 10000 miles. aver
aging mile minute or mora from
start to stop.
u: How long did the old play, Hearts
OF Oak" run?-C. J. r.
A. James A. Hernes popular play ran
for IL years.
q. Is there any animal with two pairs
OF horns?-W. H. G.
"A. Inc chouslnga, small East Indian
antelope, is distinguished from all other
rumlnants by having two pairs of horns.
Q. Are most nursery school teachers
professionally trained?-J. T
A. Nursery school teachers as a ruIe
nave excellent professional training. Al
per cent have bachelors degrees and a.
per cent masters or doctors degrees.
O. How many people in the United
states live on farms?-J w. r.
A. On January /, 1888, the farm pop-
ulation was 3l,819OO0.
Q. Is the National Gallery OF Art.
"hlch Will house the Mellon collection.
completed?-W H. M
A. The gallery, which Is at Washing.
ton, d. c, is about one-fourth COM
! pleted.
Q. How much steel, concrete and sand
e4o AZ ldhc 10 DullO Ine aud1fOr1lIn1
| Atlantic Clty?-E. j. H.
"A. Ihe construction of the building
required iZ,ooo tons of structural steel,
4~'ooo CUBIC yards Of concrete, $1,000
pdrreiS OF cement, 25000 tons of sand
| and 100000 bricks. More than o00
Uoo tons OF sand were removed in the
laying of the foundation. the niles of
WHICH extend oo feet below sea level.
@, Who wrote the parody ON Mother
Machree" beginning: "sure 7 love the
GEAR henna that shines in your hatr2"-
E. G.
A. 1t is by Frank Sullivan.
w. H. N
A. In the latter part Of the 7th GEN.
tury BIC, the people of Athens, suffering
under the unjust administration of jus-
tlce by the ruling class of mobiles, de-
manded q written code. Draco, an
Armenian, was employed to draw I'D
such BODY OF laws. The severity of
these laws, under which the penalty for
most o1enses was death, gave rise to
the saying that the Draconian code was
written not in ink, but in blood.
Q. Are most cigars made by hand3-
w. H.
A. Since 1917, when the machine
MADE Its appearance in the industry.
manufacture by hand has gradually de-
clned until today approximately three
1ourths OF the industry is mechanical.
u Are there any Woolworth stores In
foreign countries?-E. L. M.
A. The F. w. Woolworth Co. has
stores in Canada, Cuba, Great Britain.
Germany and France.
@, What is the derivation Of the word
"Amerind?"-J. K.
"A. The word was coined by Maj J. W.
Powell OF the Bureau of American
Ethnology to designate the aboriginal
inhabitants of the American Continent.
1t is combination of the words Ameri-
can and Indian