Evening star., 1940-06-04
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@. How many Republican and Demo-
cratic delegates are there to the national
conventions?-O. H. C.
A. There are 1908 delegates of the
Republican party while the Democratic
party is represented by 1904 delegates.
@. Are the Rhodes Scholarships still
being given?-H. T. r.
A. The American Rhodes Scholarships
were suspended by the Rhodes trustees
in September, 1899, as result of the war.
@. What profession in who's Who in
America is represented by the largest
percentage of college graduates?-S. Ed
A. Physicians represent the highest of
any profession, 100 per cent being COL
lege graduates. Teachers and professors
are next with 96.9 per cent.
@. Who said "Gone where the wood.
bine tWineth"?-J. M r.
A. The expression was used by James
Fisk at the congressional investigation
OF Black Friday, during which he re-
ferred to the money he had lost in the
attempt to corner gold.
@. How long after the 1849 California
gold rush began did the Government
begin to issue deeds on stalking claims?-
B. D. H.
A. The earliest California Government
mineral patents deeds were dated in
1863. Substantially, the current Federal
mining legislation dates from the act Of
May 10, 1872.
@ Does locust wood wear well when
used for fence posts?-S. D.
A. Locut is very durable and will last
at least 20 years.
O. What were the three most popular
songs of 1926. K =
A. The Beer Barrel Polka" South Of
the Border and Deep Purple" were the
leading song hits of the year.
O. Where was the first automobile
speedway in the United States?-E. B.C.
A. The indianapolis Speedway. the
hrst OF its kind, was begun in 1909 and
completed in 1910 The first interna-
tional speedway 5O0-mile race was run
there in 1911.
@. What percentage of bridge players
use the Culbertson system?-J. D. G.
A. This system is used by over 80 per
cent OF the estimated 100000 followers
of the game.
@. Please give the names of the days
OF the week in French.-A B.
A. Sunday, dimanche; Monday. lundi:
Tuesday, mardi; Wednesday, mercredi:
Thursday, jeudi; Friday, vendredi: Sat.
urday, samedi.
@. What capital cities are located on
the Equator?-M D.
A. Quito, the capital Of Ecuador. Is
the only such city situated on the
Equator.
@. How long did 1t take to frame thu
Constitution Of the United States?-W.
H. P.
A. 1t was drafted In fewer than 100
working days.
@. Has any American received a Croix
| de Guerre in the present war?-T.F
A. The first American in the present
conflict to be awarded the Croix do
Guerre was Arthur NJ Stratton, driver
with the American Voluntary Ambu.
lance Corps in France.
! q. What Is the noun that describes
words descriptive Of sounds such as bab.
Die, cuckoo, croak and purrA. J.H.
| A. Onomatopoeia is the term applied
to the formation of words in imitation
| of natural sounds.
Q. When was the distance of stars first
determined?-E K. H.
A. 1t was not until 1840 that the dis
tance Of star, Alpha Centauri, was first
measured
Q. What amount of money has been
collected from Government employees for
the retirement fund?-C. LK.
A. Through January 81, 1910. s4s4.
927,523.77 had been deducted from the
salaries of employees for the civil service
| retirement fund.
@. How tall is Gen. Weygand?-s. B.
A. He IS feet in height and weighs
| only 120 pounds.
@. What is the endurance record for
| fying?-R. H.
A. On October 20, 1899, the record for
endurance flying was established at Long
Beach, Calf, by Clyde Schlieper and
Yves Carroll, who returned to the ground
after staying in the air 80 days and s
hours.
@. Does the Golden Rule appear In
any writings besides the Bible?-C. F..
A. The so-called Silver Rule Of Con.
| fucius is negative statement of tha
same: What you do not like when done
to yourself, do not do to Others" It ha.
been said that he only gave the rule In
a negative form to give force to a posi-
| tive statement.
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