Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-25
Huskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
BIZ Frederic J. HQskin.

BIZ Frederic J. Hasktn.
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Q. What football game has drawn the
largest crowd?-C. W.D.
A. According to Frank G, Menke,s
Encyclopedia Of Sports" the largest
single game crowd was 1892 persons
at Soldiers Field, Chicago, ILL.,, on No.
vember 16, 1929, when Notre Dame
played Southern California
Q. How many rats are there in the
United States and what is the extent of
their damage?-D. B. L.
A. 1t is estimated that the rat popu-
lation is approximately equal to the hui
man population O30215, 0OO) and that
each rat does about 81 worth of damage
every year.
@. Where is the highest road in the
United States?-C. c. B.
A. 1t is said to be the recently COM
pleted stretch of road leading to tho
summit of Mount Evans in Colorado.
14,259 feet high.
@. How long did William Jennings
Bryan serve as Secretary of State?-G.
D. r.
A. Mr.. Bryan was Secretary of State
from March T. 1918, until June 9, 1915,
when he resigned.
Q. What is meant by Boston Com
mon?-J. F..
A. Boston Common, situated in the
heart OF the city, has an exterior bound
airy OF lls miles and is unique among
municipal public grounds. Boston, a
Guide Book" by Edwin NJ Bacon, says:
Its integrity rests primarily on town
order passed in 1910 reserving it as an
open ground or common field This was
strengthened by clause in the city
charter forbidding its sale or lease. SUBJ
sequent acts prohibit the laying out Of
any highway or street railway upon or
through 1t or the taking of any part If
1t Tor widening or altering any street,
without the consent of the citizens. It
dates actually from 1884, four years after
the settlement of the town, when it was
laid out as a place for trayning field
for the feeding of cattell - It's
present extent is 1926 acres exclusive Of
the old burying ground on part of its
south side at Boylston street"
Q. Were the Hawaiian Islands ever
known by another name?-W A. H.
A. The Hawaiian archipelago was for
merly known as the Sandwich Islands
after the Earl of Sandwich After the
native name came into use the name
Sandwich was discontinued.
@. Where is the monument erected to
an amiable child?-T. F.
A. On the stone marking the grave of
st. Clair Pollock near Grants Tomb on
Riverside drive, New York, is inscribed:
Erected to the memory of an amiable
child" The boy died on July Is, 1897,
at the age of years.
@. What kind of All animal is a erivet?
&C. w. A.
A. 1t is monkey of the guenon group,
allied to the green monkey, and common
throughout equatorial Africa. The chin.
whiskers band across the forehead.
and the under parts are white and tho
head ard back are olive-green.
Q. Who discovered Pixies Peak?-L.
L. S.
A. Pixies Peak was discovered in No
vemoer, 1906, by 1t. Zebulon NJ Pike.
In 1919 it was first assembled by the ex-
ploring party of Maj. S. H. Long.
Q. Is it true that automobiles gen.
crate more power than electric utility
companies?-A NJ T.
A. Passenger cars in the United States
generate 80 times the power of all cleo
trio central stations operated by the
untility companies
@. Is Dearborn, Mich, a part of De-
troit?-R. c. M
A. Although Dearborn is included in
the metropolitan area of Detroit, it is
separate city and has population Of
50,358 (1930 census. 1t is approximately
10 miles from Detroit.
O. When were Dutch belted COWS first
brought to the United States?-D. H. S.
A. The first importation of Dutch
belted cattle was made in about 1888.
The first importation of Importance,
however, was made in 1910 by P. T.
Barnum for show purposes.
ImmutubIe
II Paul were here, I think that he
would say,
These trees are like the trees used
to know;
Their leaves unchanged: the winds
which thro,,oI, &hoy,o h1oc,