Evening star., 1939-11-24
Huskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
By Frederic J. Hdskin,

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A reader can get the nnsUer to am
question OF fact by tDriting The Epe.
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric j. HdSktn, director, Washington,
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@. How many States have pari-mu-
tuel betting?-H. j. M.
A. Twenty-Five States now legalize
this form of betting.
@. How much does the San Jacinto
Monument in Texas sway?-K. H. j.
A. Because of the nature of it's stone
composition, the heat of the sun sways
the monument toward the west a few
inches in the morning and toward the
east in the afternoon. 1t is swayed sew
eral inches by hard wind, but it is
claimed that the structure is so well
built that it would not be endangered
by hurricane.
@. Who owns the American Automo-
bile Association?-E. N.
A. The A. A. A. has no stock. It is
non-profit, civic association which
belongs to its members. Its president
is non-paid official This great Or
ganization now has approximately q
million members.
Q. Does Egypt have commercial ad-
vertising on the radio?-T. G.. H
A. Egyptian State Broadcasting, the
official organization which controls ra-
dio activities in that country, does not
accept commercial advertising for dis
semination through the radio stations
there.
@. Under what name was Washing
ton and Lee University established?-
M. S. c..
A. Washington and Lee University
was founded in 1749. It was incor-
porated as Liberty Hall Academy in
1872 under an independent and self
perpetuating board of trustees. Upon
gift of $4,000 from George WASH
ington the name was changed to WASH
ington Academy in 1893, and to WASH
ington College in 1913, the academy
first occupying the present site of the
university in 1904. 1t became WASH
ington and Lee University in 1871, a
year after the death of Gen. Robert E.
Lee.
@. Please describe the first outside
loop made in an airplane.-R. A.
A. On May "a, 1927, 1t. James A.
Doolittle at McCook Field, Dayton,
Ohio, performed THE first successful out
side loop. No effort had been made
to perform this feat since 1912 when
two aviators lost their lives in similar
attempt. The plane used by Doolittle
was a PB-1 Curtiss Pursuit Plane with
the regulation Curtiss D-12 engine of
420 horsepower. Flying at an altitude
OF 5000 feet he turned the nose Of
his plane downward describing a huge
circle 1000 feet in diameter and re-
turned to his original height. At the
lowest point of the circle he was di-
rectly under the plane flying at a speed
of 2S0 miles an hour. After he climbed
back the speed of the ship was retarded
to approximately $50 miles an hour,
the speed he was making when he
entered the loop.
@. Who wrote the book without an e?-
S. H. B.
A. "Gadsby-Champion of Youth"
5o,11oword novel in which no e's occur,
was written by the late Ernest Vincent
Wright of Los Angeles, Calf.
@. In what part of Virginia was there
a place called Pumpkin Town in the
early 10th century?-J. o. M
| A. Pumpkin Town was located at the
| eastern foot of the Blue Ridge Noun
tains about 81 miles from Leesburg and
| 16 miles from Winchester.
q. How much floor space has the larg-
est tobacco warehouse in Lexington, KY?
W J.D.
A. One of the largest warehouses of
its kind in the world at Lexington has
100000 square feet of floor space and
has held as much as 1916,OOO pounds
OF tobacco at one time.
@. Is Andfe Maurots the real name of
the biographer?-L T. H.
A. The writer's real name is Emile
Herzog.
y. what is the most western point of
the United States?-G. S. H.
A. The most western point is Cape
Alva in Washington.
Q. Are there more flies in the world
than any other insect?-E. T. H
A. Ants predominant in number over
any other living creatures.
@. What is the name of the act that
forbids intercourse with foreign gov
ernment?-S. LIP.
A. The Logan Act of January 80. 1899,
forbids unauthorized intercourse with a
foreign government. Senator George
Logan of Pennsylvania was responsible
for the passage of this act.
G. Please give the names of some
Negro towns in the United States,-
j. S. M.
A. The Negro Year Book gives a COM
plete list of Negro towns and settlements
IN the United States A few of these
are as follows: Plateau, Ala; BROOKLYN.
Ill; Fairmont Heights, Md; Mound
Bayou, Miss; Lawnside. N. j.; Tulla-
hassee, Okla; Darby, Pa; Institute,
w. Va, and Sites, III.
O. How can suede bag be kept clean2
H It. r.