Evening star., 1943-10-15

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Q. In what year did baseball reach its
greatest popularity?-S. N. B.
A. The Sporting News says that Judged
by attendance figures, baseball reached
its highest popularity in 1941, when both
the major and minor leagues enioyed
their best season financially.
O. In the present Congress, how many
members are named Smith?-N. B.J.
A. The House has five and the Senate
one, each from different State.
@. How much sleep is needed by .
normal person?-D. w.
A. 1t varies with the individual. How
ever, surveys made by various investiga-
tors have shown that the average is
about eight hours. An outstanding ex-
ceptlon was Thomas A. Edison, who UP
to his sixtieth year slept only four hours
daily, but took numerous catnaps.
@. What President of the United States
read the entire Bible every year?-N. I.
A. John Quincy Adams
@. What is the proportion of officers
to enlisted men in the Army?-D. D.
A. The War Department says that as
OF August 81, 1943, the ratio of officers to
enlisted men in the Army of the United
States was to 1165.
| voWel?-R. B. M
A. W. serves as both consonant and
vowel. 1t is a consonant when w" be-
gins word or syllable; vowel at end
of word or syllable, or when it forms a
diphthong with vowel preceding it as
how"
@, How fast can an elevator travel?-
T. E F.
826 feet with a speed of 400 feet per
minute or nearly 16 miles per hour 1t
is in the RCA Building in New York City.
@. What Is the oldest continuously
published American magazine?-T. H. Y.
A. The Missionary Herald at Home and
Abroad, issued by the Missions Council
of the Congregational Christian Churches
is the Oldest periodical in the United
States with an unbroken record Of pub
lication. Publication began in 1906.
@ What artist painted the picture that
contains 45 others?-E. L. H
A. David Teniers the younger, 1870
1890, painted the Gallery of the Arch
duke Leopold William at Brussels" which
includes about As separate and distinct
pictures as well as several pieces Of
sculpture, This remarkable painting is
in Madrid
@. What is the lowest cruising speed Of
an airplane?-D. F.
A. The War Department says that the
safest low cruising speed of any plane
now used by the Army is that of the
liaison planes (65 horsepower engines,
which is around so miles per hour. The
speed can be reduced to landing speed,
which is IS miles per hour However,
this is not considered a safe cruising
speed.
O. Where is the church that tolls the
date of the month?-L L.
A. The bell in the tower of Great St.
Marys, Cambridge, England, tolls the
date of the month.
@. Is it true that the majority of
Marines are TeXans?-S. E L.
A. The Marine Corps says this Is not
correct. Texans constitute Sc per cent
of the Marine Corps.
Q, How much coal does the United
states produce in year?-H. F.
A. In 1912 the amount produced was
56S ,063 900 tons The vast American coal
beds produce about As per cent of the
worlds coal, enough to last four thou
sand years
". WIlcIe Was Ce valera, PTlnle MIN
lister of Fire, reared?-T. R.
A. Eamon de Valera was born in New
York City, October a. 1882 His father
was Spanish immigrant who died when
the boy was two years old. He was then
sent to his mothers home at Charleville.
County Cork, Ireland. He was educated
at Blackjack College and the Royal Uni
versity at Dublin.
O. How would Abraham Lincoln's edu-
cation be rated according to present
standards?-C. B. L.
A. President Lincoln had less than
years schooling which amounted to
nothing beyond reading, writing and
arithmetic. However, he eagerly read the
few books which came into his possession.
These included Pilgrims Progress"
"Aesop,' Robinson Crusoe," Weems'
Life of Washington" and Franklins
Autobiography"