Evening star., 1939-05-31
Hoskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
By Frederic J. HQsktn.

By Frederic J. Hasktn.
4 reader can get the answer to am
question OF fact by ,Drittng The Ere.
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Hdskin, director, Washington,
D. c. Please inclose stamp for replv.
O. What is the largest railroad yard in
the United States2-H K.
A. The American Railway Engineering
Association says: "The largest railroad
yard in the United States is the clearing
yard of the Belt Railway of Chicago,
which Is used for the interchange of cars
between the railroads having lines en-
tering the Chicago terminal district"
@. How large police force Is main
tained at the New York Worlds Fair?
Do they have special uniforms?-L. r. N.
A. The Fair police force consists of s77
specially trained men. Their uniforms
consist of brown felt campaign hat
with chinstrap, gray-black tunic piped
with bright orange, with patch pockets,
brass buttons, gray whipcord breeches,
Sam Browne belt, brown poplin shirt,
blue cravat, and black puttees, shoes and
gloves.
q. Is there statement in one Of
Bacon's essays to the effect that read
ing maketh full man and conference
ready man?-L. M. H.
A. The sentence, which is from the
essay "Of Studies" is as follows: Read
ing maketh a full man, conference a
ready man, and writing an exact man:
and, therefore, if man write little. he
mad need have great memory; If he
confer little, he had need have a present
wit; and if he read little, he had need
nave much cunning to seem to know
what he doth not"
@. Who introduced the bill in Con-
gress to have Negro colony in Liberia?
C. j.
A. The bill is sponsored by Senator
Theodore G. Bilbo of Mississippi, and
provides that the United States shall
purchase part of Liberia for rehabili-
tatlon purposes, and send an army of
Negroes under the direction of the United
States Government to the colony for
period Of two to five years. The bill does
not make immigration mandatory, but
offers free transportation and Govern
ment aid to Negroes who wish to take
advantage Of the arrangement.
@. Why are Italians sometimes called
wops and Dagoes?-M A. P.
A. The word "wop' is shortened from
"Wapparousa," a Sicilian localism va
rlously translated as a good for-nothing
| fellow, or fellow who is boastful. talka
tive and chesty. The term 'Dago" is a
corruption of the Spanish Diego"
| equivalent to the English name James"
or Jack The term was formerly ap-
| pied by sailors to Spaniards, Portuguese
| and Italians in general. Other authori-
ties believe that the word is merely
| corruption of the nickname derived from
"Hidalgo,' formerly used for any for
eigner from Latin Europe.
Q. Who was the famous artist who ex-
hibited his work in barber shop?-F. j.
A. Joseph M. w. Turner, noted English
painter, exhibited his early drawings for
sale in his fathers barber shop in Lon
don.
O. What is the most widely used roof
shingle in this country?-C JD.
| A. Mineral surfaced asphalt shingles
cover almost so per cent of all pitched
roofs in this country. Their use is con-
stantly increasing due to the growing
need for flre-resistant roofngs and to
the large number of colors available in
| them. The asphalt shingle is manufac-
tured in more than 20 different colors
and color blends.
@. Are soybeans satisfactory for
diet in which meat substitutes are used?
j. H.
A. Soybeans are perhaps the best and
| least expensive of the meat substitutes
They contain food materials not gen.
orally available in vegetarian diets.
! @. Which of Schubert's compositions
is The Unfinished Symphony?"-N. K.
A. Groves Dictionary lists the Sym
! phone No. 8" as the last of the series of
symphonies by Schubert. 1t is the one
in B minor, dated 1922, and listed as un-
finished.
@. How many millionaires were there
in the United States in 1S92?-E. J. S.
| A. According to Americas go Fam
lies by Ferdinand Lundberg, there
were in 1892 only about 4047 fortunes
of sl,oOo,oOO or more in the United
| States.
@. How can I clean a wall plastered
in jazz finish?-C. 3. H.
A. The National Bureau of Standards
says that if a sealer has been applied
to the "jazz" finish, then the wall may
be cleaned by washing with soap and
water by squeezing sponge fairly dry
before rubbing down the wall In this
way the dirt will not be carried into the
pores of the plaster as would be the case
with an excessive quantity of water. If
the wall has not been treated with
sealer, 1t may be very difficult to clean
it satisfactorily and it may be advisable
to repaint.
@. What was the first movement for
women's rights in this country?-J. K.
McC.
A, When the question of the franchise