Evening star., 1939-09-30
Hoskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
BY Frederic J. Huskin.

A reader can get the ansper to any
question OF fact by Drittng The Epe.
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Hasksn, director, Washington,
u. c. Please srclose stamp for reply.
Q. During the World War how many
men volunteered and how many were
drafted?-R. C. j.
A. The number of voluntary enlist
ments In the Army during the World
War was about 1,135,713. The number
OF men drafted was about 2,e7s,s4s.
q. How far is 1t from the exit Of tle
Perisphere at the New York Worlds Fair
to the ground?-C. B. w.
A. From the exit Of the Perisphere
down the ramp to the ground, the dis
tance is approximately 1000 feet.
@. Please give the vote for and against
Hitler in the last general election IN Ger
many. S. M.
A. In the last general election held In
August, 1894, there were 80, ,3e2, 1853 votes
cast for Hitler and 1924, ,654 against him.
Q. Which is correct, different from or
different than?-I. P.
A. Different from.
Q. What is the name Of the waterfall
where moonbow is visible?-T. NJ.
"A. Cumberland Falls, 10 miles south
west of Corbin. KY, is one of the two
kn"wn falls in the world having a moon
bow, the other being in South Africa.
y. When was the Liberty Bell cracked7
H. j.
A. The Liberty Bell was cracked on
July g. 1885, while tolling during the
funeral of John Marshall, Chief Justice
OF the United States, who died in Phila-
dslphia.
@. How many radio stations are owned
by newspaper publishers?-C J.H.
A. There are 246 broadcasting stations
on the air or authorized for construction
which are owned in whole or part by
publishing interests.
Q. What baseball players in the Amer.
lean and National Leagues have made
unassisted triple plays in the last IS
years?-I. C. L.
A. Forest Glen Wright, Pittsburgh,
National League, May Z, 1925; James C.
Cooney, Chicago, National League, May
30, 1927, and John Neun, Detroit, Amer.
ican League, May 81, 1927.
Q. How many miles Of railways were
there in the United States in 187o?-
c. B.
A. The total railway mileage in 1870
was 52,e22.
O. What are the largest planets?-
o. Y.P.
A. The three largest planets in their
order are: Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune,
O. How many Bibles are distributed by
the American Bible Society2-S. R.F.
A. In 1888 the society distributed
6970,757 volumes of Scripture in 50 Ian.
guages and dialects in the United States
and 135 foreign countries.
@. What is the most densely populated
country in Europe?-E. D. H.
A. Belgium, with an area Of l1,775
square miles and a population Of
8,330,95e. .
O. Please give an account of the Mary
Celeste mystery.-E. j. r.
A. The Mary Celeste was a sailboat
which left New York Harbor on Novem-
Der 7, 1872. under Capt Benjamin 8.
Briggs. She was laden with alcohol and
bound for Genoa. Five weeks later the
ship was found abandoned in the Allan
tic 300 miles west of Gibraltar. The crew
has never been heard from.
Q. What famous hospital was founded
by a sailor?-T. j. D.
A. In 1889 Charity Hospital was estab.
ished in New Orleans through bequest
left by French sailor Jean Louis. who
wished his savings to be spent in found.
Ing center of medical attention for the
poor. 1t is one of the largest institu-
tlons OF its kind in the world and is
owned and administered by the State.
@. What is the battle of the flowers?
M. r. r.
A. This is feature of carnival cele-
brations which originated at Nice. We
hlcles are adorned with flowers and as
they are driven through the streets the
occupants salute their friends by throw.
Ing flowers at them. The greeting is re-
turned IN kind and the battle continues
Tor many hours. In many continental
cities the battles take place at other
times.
@. Who originated six-man football
teams?-L. EFF
A. Stephen E. Elper of Hebron, Nebr..
who played end at Cotner College in
1892 originated six-man football teams
In 1888. He abbreviated the SQUAD in
order to lessen danger of injuries in
plleups. and designed the game for Jun.
ior colleges and high schools.
O. How many collective farms are
there in Soviet Russia?-J. C.H.
A. On January l, 1888, there were 244,- i.
600 collective farms averaging about
l,20O acres and operated by 100000
peasant families, constituting 90 per cent
OF all peasant households.
o. How many different industries are
involved in making a motion pictrrep /.
j. S. H.
A. approximately 276 different indus
tries, arts and crafts are involved In the
making OF single feature picture.