Evening star., 1939-05-24
Huskin's Answers
To Readers' Questions
By Frederic J. HusEtn.

ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. HdsEtn, Director, Washington,
d. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
q. What are the best-lghted baseball
parks in the country?-T. l..
A. In 1888 the three best-lighted parks
in the country. figured on a wattags
basis, were Ebbets Field at Brooklyn,
Crosley Field at Cincinnati and Roose-
Velt Stadium at Jersey City.
Q. Please explain the names trylon
and perisphere as symbolic of the New
York Worlds Fair.-E. S. H.
A. Both words are coined Trylon is
from tri, the three sides of the struc-
ture, and plyon indicating it's use as
the monumental gateway to the Theme
Building. PeriSphere is from peri, mean
ing beyond, all around, about.
O. What became of the pen with
which President Wilson signed the con-
gressional resolution on April 6, 1917.
declaring war on Germany?-L. C.
A. The pen is in the possession of Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson.
O. Where is lithium found in greatest
abundance?-E. S. H.
A. The worlds largest supply of lith-
lum is found in vein running between
North and South Carolina. Quantities
OF the ore are also in South Dakota.
q What is the Oldest piano in exist
ence?-C. r. B.
A. What is claimed to be the worlds
Oldest piano was built by Bartolommen
Crlstoforl in l720, in Italy, and is now
in the Metropolitan Museum, New York.
Q. How much does Kate Smith weight
ID. w.
A. The radio singer weighs 235 pounds
Q. Please give the highest wind ve-
locity and the lowest temper ature ever
recorded at Mount Washington-F.A
A. The United States Weather Bureau
says: THE lowest temperature ever
recorded on Mount Washington. as given
IN Greeley's American Weather, is
-oO' The highest wind velocity ever
ofnclally recorded by means of an
! thermometer on Mount Washington was
23l miles an hour at 1;21 pm, April u,
1884"
Q. How much money has been paid
by the Government for the soldiers
bonus?-J. A. H.
A The total amount paid on adjusted
compensation certificates I'D to March
81, 1899, was s3,764, 1865 ,62849.
@. What did Tolstoi say to the effect
that no man has the right to start
| war?-B w.
A. War on the one hand is such
terrible, such an atrocious thing. that no
man, especially no Christian man has
the right to assume the responsibility of
| beginning it."
@. Has any child ever been born in
| Sing Sing?-T. j.. H.
A. Warden Lawes' youngest daughter,
Joan Marie was born there.
y. OF what denomination was the
minister who married Mary Pickford and
| Douglas Fairbanks?-R. A. C.
A. The ceremony was performed bv
the Rev. j. Whitcomb Brougher. pastor
of the Temple Baptist Church of Los
! Angeles.
@. What is the shortest time in which
tattoo marks will disappear without ar
| tiicial aid?-E. S. H.
| A. Authorities agree that it is approx-
imately 10 years.
Q. How many hardware stores are
there in the United States?-L. BIB.
A. According to a study made by
Hardware Age, there were 34.750 retail
| hardware stores in the United States az
| of September Is, 1898.
Q. Is there legend connected with
Thurlow Lieurance's BY the Waters Of
| Minnetonka"?- C..
A. Mr.. Lieurance's own story of his
famous concert song is as follows: Seat
ed around campfire one October eve
ming in 1911, across the Little Big Horn
from the Custer battlefield in Montana.
number OF Grow, Cheyenne and Sioux
Indians were singing. With the aid of
an Edison phonograph we recorded their
songs and flute melodies Sitting Eagle,
a young Sioux, sang a love song and
also played its melody on his cedar flute.
| The words were Moon Deer, thee near.
your soul divine He explained that this
was, song many moons old and he
translated the story, which furnished
the material for the poem The story
ran thus: Moon Deer loved Sun Deer.
They loved through tears because daugh-
tiers of the Moon clan, according to trib-
al law, married into the Eagle clan and
not the Sun clan. Sun Deer and Moon
Deer ran away, far to the east and north.
They came to a beautiful lake, Minne-
tonka. cMinne'-Sioux-me water
and tonka' means large and round.o
They were unhappy there because their
traditional enemies, the Chippewa, lived
across the lake. Tragedy ahead, the
lovers resolved to die together. They.
were lost forever as the waves engulfed
them, and the legend concludes with The
waters Of Minne-Tonka will forever sing
their love song This furnished the
suggestion for the accompaniment of the
song which has added rhythmic charm
and contributed much to its popularity
with both musicians and public"
@. Where may I obtain information
on planning social gatherings?-J. K.
A. See Haskin's advertisement on