Evening star., 1939-11-14
Huskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
By Frederic J. Hdsktn.


A reader can get the ans,oer to any
question OF fact by 1Driting The Eue-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hasktn, director, Washington,
d. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. How many people come under the
provisions of the unemployment insur-
ance program?-J. D. H.
A. More than 27,5O0 900 business and
industrial workers are now covered by
the Nationwide unemployment COM
pensation program.
@. What was the first letter carried
by pony express?-S. P. M.
A. At noon on April 3, 1860 the first
pony express rider dashed out of St.
Joseph, Mo-, carrying letter from
President Buchanan to the Governor Of
California.
@. When was the opera, 1.-THE Daugh-
ter of the Regiment" first produced in
the United States?-W. J. D.
A. The opera had its American pre-
miere at New Orleans in 1843.
@. What is the record wheat yield per
acre in the United States?-J. T.
A The highest wheat yield on record
at the United States Department of
Agriculture is lit bushels per acre, har-
vested in Island County, Wash, In 1895.
@. How much does 1t cost to drill for
oil?-J. M. S.
A. 1t costs from $40 900 to 100000 to
drill the average well today.
@. Did Christopher Columbus have q
Negro pilot on his voyage?-M. H.
A. According to generally accepted
tradition, Alonzo Pietro, the pilot Of
Columbus vessel, was Negro. His name
appears in the Libretto published in 1904
as Pietro Alongo il Negro (the Negro.
@. For whom are Bartlett and Sheldon
pears named?-J. A. R.
A. The Bartlett pear originated in
England in the 18th century and was
brought to America about 1897. In 1917
the estate at Dorchester, Mass, where
the pear had grown up to that time.
was acquired by Enoch Bartlett, who
henceforth spoke of the pear as the
Bartlett variety. The Sheldon pear was
first exhibited in 1849 and was listed by
the American Pathological Society in
1854. 1t grew on the estate of Maj.
Sheldon of Huron, N. Y, where it had
been brought by his father from Wash.
ington, N. Y.
@. How can any one tell the approx.
mate age of rooster?-S. F. G.
A. The age of a rooster is determined
by examining its spurs, which are small
and short when the bird is young and
grow much larger as it gets older. The
keel bone of the bird is soft and can be
bent when it is under year old, but
after that time it grows hard and is no
longer flexible.
Q. How long was the Squalus?-O.
NJ W.
A. The submarine was 299 feet long.
@. How many States have compulsory
liability insurance for automobiles?-
F. H. NJ.
A. Massachusetts is the only State
with compulsory liability insurance for
automobile owners.
@. Please give the date of the Scottish
celebration in North Carolina-W H. K.
A. The 2OOth anniversary of the Scot
tish Highlanders in the Cape Fear VAL
ley of North Carolina will be observed
at Fayetteville from November 1925.
@. When was the Black Tom explo-
sion?-W. NJ. F.
A. The dock explosion and fire at
Black Tom Island Jersey City, N. j.,
occurred early Sunday morning, July 30,
1916, causing loss of $22OOO,00O
@. How fast does Lowell Thomas
broadcast?-G. H. c.
A. Lowell Thomas speaks at the rate
of 180 to 100 words minute.
@. What is the oldest continuously in.
habited place in the United States?-
w. R. S.
A. Oraibi, Hopi Indian village in
Northeastern Arizona, is believed to be
tIle OlOSSG CONTINUOUSLY 1uldUlleu SOlll~
munity in this country. 1t existed as
early as 1870, this fact being deGuced
from study of the annual growth rings
of timbers in the ruins.
@. How much did it cost to build
Rockefeller Center?-K. F. G.
A. The entire building enterprise rep
resents an investment of more than
s1OOOOOOO0.
@. Are there more bones in the arm
or the leg?-S. T. H.
A. There are 80 bones in each arm and
leg.
@. What is the full given name Of
the Duke of Windsor?-R. L. r.
A. The Christian names of the Duke
of Windsor are Albert Edward Christian
George Andrew Patrick David.
@. For whom is Berkeley, Calf,
named?-S. P. r.
A. The city is named after Bishop
George Berkeley, noted British divine
and philosopher and author of the say
ing, westward the course Of empire
takes its way"
@. When was Illuminating gas first
used in Washington, D. C?-E. r.
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