Evening star., 1939-11-09
Hoskin's Answers r.,
To Readers Questions
By Frederic J. H1sktn.

By Frederic J. Hasktn.
A reader can get the answer to anu
question OF fact by 1Driting The Eue-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Haskin, director, WASHINGTON,
D. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. How much do people in the United
States spend on automobile trips?-
R. c. H.
A. In 1885, motorists expended an.
proximately s4,50O,000 900 on their vaca-
tions.
@. Are Indians entitled to aid from
the National Youth Administrations
w. G. H.
A. Needy Indian students between the
ages of Is and "a, inclusive, attending
Government Indian schools and who
receive no other Federal assistance in
connection with their education are
eligible to participate in the N. Y. A.
school-aid program.
Q. How far is the Panama Canal from
the Equator?-E. NJ
A. The Panama Canal is a little over
600 miles from the Equator.
O. At what rate are babies born?-
c. J. H.
A. baby is born every IA seconds
in the United States.
@. Please give biography of Pierre
van Paassen, author of Days of Our
Years.. H. S.
A. Pierre van Paassen, whose real
name is Pieter Antonio Laurusse van
Paassen, was born in Gorcum, a small
town in the Netherlands, and lived there
the first 16 years of his life. He later
lived in Ontario, Canada, and became a
divinity student. Just as he was about
to settle down in an Ontario church tho
Toronto Globe sent him out on a story
which marked the beginning of his life
as foreign correspondent. Following
his work on the Toronto Globe he be-
came writer Of the column, THE
Worlds Window" for the Atlanta Con.
stitutlon. The Evening World then sum.
moned him to New York City and ap.
pointed him special foreign corresponds
ent for that paper. His book, Days Of
Our Years" is his first,
@. From what musical show is the
song, "Slumber On, My Little Gypsy
Sweetheart"?-S. T. G.
A. 1t is from Victor Herberts comic
opera, "The Fortune Teller"
O. Does the Constitution guarantee the
right to a speedy trial?-T H. K.
A. The sixth amendment expressly
states that in all criminal prosecutions
the accused shall enjoy the right to a
speedy and public trial by an impartial
jury within the State and district
wherein the crime shall have been com.
mitted.
@. How many letters are there in the
Hawaiian alphabet?-T. j. H.
A. The Hawaiian alphabet consists Of
the following II letters: A, E, H, K,
L, M, N, o, P, U and w.
@. Was Baron Won Richthofen, the
or French soil?-J. j. F..
A. Baron Won Richthofen was killed
near Amiens France.
@. How may one obtain John Golden
Fellowship or any other award for play.
wrights?-H. N. N.
A. The money that was donated by
John Golden for fellowship awards has
| all been disbursed Application for
Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship may
| be made to the Dramatists Guild of tho
Authors League of America, Inc, in New
York City.
@. Please give brief outline of the
Brest-Litovsk treaty.. j.
| A. The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was the
peace treaty signed by the central pow-
ers and Russia, March 8, 1918, and rati-
fled by the All-Russian Council of
Soviets March IA. After the fall of tho
kerenSky government, Lenin and Trot-
sky proposed an armistice to the GEN.
tral powers, and Germany offered to
receive delegates at Brest-Litovsk. After
somewhat dramatic negotiations, Russia
agreed to evacuate the Balkan provinces,
Finland and the Ukraine and to cede
Ardahan, KarS and Batum to Turkey. in
addition to giving further advantages to
the central powers. The treaty was
never recognized by the allied powers
and was annulled by the armistice Of
November II, 1918.
G. What was the date on which Ger.
trude Ederle swan the English Chan.
nel?-C. H. G.
A. August g., 1926.
@. Who was the first person to re.
ceive medal from the Burlington Liars
Club?-E. w. H.
A. Capt. A. Delano of Burlington, Wis,
was the first to be given the title Of
champion liar. He received the award
in 1929.
G. What is the meaning of hadj?-
M. T. R.
A. A hadj is the religious pilgrimage
which every Moslem is expected to make
at least once in his lifetime to Mecca.
A Moslem who makes such pilgrimage
is known as hadji or hajji
@. Is there monument anywhere to
carrier pigeons?-M. H. S.
A. There is one at Lille, France, which