Evening star., 1938-12-21
Huskin's Answers
To Readers Questions;
By Frederic J. Hdski7,

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A reader can get the ans,Der to any
question OF fact by ,Drtttng The Epe-y,
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Haskin, Director, Washington,
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Q. What are the industries of juneau,
Alaska?-R. E. F.
A. The leading industries Of Juneau,
the territorial capital of Alaska, are
lumber mills, marble works, meat pack
ing and concrete products plants. fish,
ing (salmon, halibut, herring and cod
and dairy farming.
@. Why does a steamship give three
long blasts Of the whistle?-J. N. T.
A. Three long blasts OF steamship
whistles are q courtesy signal generally
used by two ships of the same company
as salute, farewell or passing signal.
@. How many original Gutenberg
Bibles are there In existence today?
*. T..
A. DR.. Valta Parma Of the Library Of
Congress says there are Al Gutenberg
Bibles, or parts Of such Bibles, known to
be In existence today. There are only
three printed on vellum and these are
in the Library Of Congress, Washington,
D. c., the British Museum, London, Eng
land, and the Bibliotheque Nationale,
Paris, France.
@. What are the highest prices paid for
best registered breeds of hogs?-E. M.
A. The Office of Swine Husbandry says
that in sale in Kansas City about 1921
or 1922 a Poland China boar sold for
$4,000 and a sow for $1,000 Prices as
high as $4,000 have been reported for
boars, but it is impossible to say whether
the amount reported was actually paid.
Good boar pigs at six months usually
sell at $50 to $100 and sow pigs at S35
to $55, the prices depending on the
blood lines represented by the pig and
the price the breeder is willing to pay.
@. Why has Louisiana no official State
song?-B. B.
A. Louisiana, by an act of her Legis-
lature, approved on July IA, 1882, adopted
as her official State song the musical
composition entitled Song of Louisiana" &"
The words and the music of this were
composed by Vashti R. Stopher.
@. What is meant by the Ming dynasty
in China?-L F.. S.
A. The Ming dynasty was the govern
ing family of China between 1868 and
1914. This dynasty is notable for ceram-
les and lacquer of great beauty.
@. Among the centenarians In our
country, which are the more numerous,
the white men or Indians?-H. j. F.
A. According to the statistics of 1880,
there were 2,467 Indians 100 years of age
or over out of population Of 1872 .397.
| At the same time there were only 1857
whites 100 years or over out Of popu.
lation of 122,775,047.
@. In what distance can car stop
when it is travelling at a speed Of As
| miles an hour?-M. H.
A. The National Bureau of Standards
says that a car travelling at As miles
per hour under most favorable conditions
with the best brakes can stop in about
80 feet. Under good ordinary conditions
| it can stop in about $50 feet. This
latter figure corresponds to the require
ment of 80 feet stopping distance at 20
miles per hour as contained in many
local regulations.
@. How many convictions did Thomas
E. Dewey have while prosecuting rae
keteers?-H. B. M.
| A. Thomas Dewey had one acquittal
and 70 convictions in his two years as
special prosecutor of rackets and rae
keteerS.
@. Please give the order In which the
"Jalna" series, by Mazo de la Roche,
should be read.-D. B.
A. They should be read in the follow
ing sequence: Young Kenny" "Jalna,
white Oaks of Jalna,' "Finch's
Fortune" Master Of Jalna," White Oak
Harvest"
@. What happens to motion picture
films after they are no longer used by
theaters?-H. M.
A. When pictures have run the gross
of their popularity the negatives are
usually destroyed with the exception Of
one or two that are kept for the files Of
the producing company and for the re-
search division.
| @. How old is King Peter Of Yugo-
slavia? When will he begin to reign?
II. OD.
A. King Peter is is years old and will
assume the reins of government at the
age of 18. His birthday is on Septem-
ber 6.
@. Please tell me what dirigold Is
T. j. S.
A. The Bureau Of Mines says that
dirigold is an alloy of about 80 per cent
copper, 10 per cent aluminium, 2/lO per
cent nickel and 1/10 per cent silver.
| O. Which State suffered most severely
in the recent New England hurricane?
IT. S.
A. Red Cross officials have made a
survey of hurricane damage in New
England and say that in proportion to
its size, Rhode Island was the severest
sufferer. Connecticut also lost heavily
| both of these States having suffered
from tidal waves as well as wind.