Evening star., 1939-01-27
Huskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
By Frederic J. Hasktn.

By Frederic J. H1sktn.
A reader can get the ans,uer to any
question OF fact by ,oritinq The Eue.
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hdskin, director, Washington,
D. G. Please tnclose stamp for reply.
@. Please give the names Of the first
a1l-America football team-W. F..
A. The first all-America football team
selected by Walter Camp in 1889 was as
follows: End, Cumnock, Harvard; tackle,
Cowan, Princeton; guard, Cranston, Har-
ward; center, George, Princeton; guard,
Heffelfinger. Yale; tackle, Gill, Yale; end,
Stagg, Yale, quarter, Poe, Princeton;
half, Lee, Harvard; half, Charming,
Princeton; FULL Ames, Princeton.
@. What percentage Of G-men are
lawyers?-H. L.
A. About 80 per cent Of the special
agents employed by the Federal Bureau
Of Investigation are lawyers. The other
20 per cent are made up Of expert ac-
countants and experienced investigators.
@. Where in the South is large Gig
arctic paper factory being built?-L. S. H.
A. The Ecusta Paper Corp is con-
structing $2,000000 plant at Brevard,
N. c.. for the manufacture of cigarette
paper.
@. What is the average life Of an IN
candescent lamp?-G. K.
A. The life of lamps depends upon
many factors, but there is an agreed
upon standard life of 1000 hours for
general lighting service lamps Projec-
tion lamps have shorter lives, so, 100 and
200 hours, as the service required deter
mines. Very high efficiency is only pos
sible with short life. Decreased voltage
increases the life of lamps. A lamp de-
signed to operate for 1000 hours on a
230-volt, if operated on 115-volt circuit,
will have life of years, instead Of
1000 hours.
@. When was the Liberty Bell taken
to Allentown, Pa.?-J. w. H.
A. In 1777, when the American forces
were about to leave Philadelphia, it was
taken to Allentown to prevent its falling
into the hands of the British, who were
then at the citys gates.
O. Who are the outstanding women in
the United States for 1938?-E. J. R.
A. DurWard HoWes, editor of the bio
graphical volume American Women, has
selected the following: Florence E. Allen,
judge; Jean Broadhurst, scientist Pearl
Buck, author; Jacqueline Cochran, avi-
atrix; Grace Noll Crowell, typical Amer
lean mother; Helen Hayes, actress Alice
Marble, tennis champion; Eleanor M
Patterson, editor and publisher; Kate
Smith, radio star, and Julia c. Stimson,
president of the American Nurses Asso-
citation.
@. When was the big blizzard in New
York?-E. D.
A. The New York blizzard began about
midnight on March II, 1883, and con-
tinued to the 14th.
@. Is Fredric March making new
picture?-T. S. K.
A. At present he is starring on the
legitimate stage in The American Way"
which is playing at the Center Theater
in New York City.
@. Where was James Roosevelt edu-
cated?-W. B. w.
A. James Roosevelt received his ele-
mentary education at Potomac School
and the National Cathedral School for
Boys in Washington, D. C. He was grad
uated from Groton School in 1926, and
from Harvard in the class of $780, He
studied law at Boston University Law
School, 1930-1931
@. What became of the steamboat Red
Cloud?-J. E. M.
A. The records of the Bureau of Ma
rine Inspection and Navigation now in
the custody of the National Archives at
Washington. D. c., show that the last
document of the stern-wheel steamboat
Red Cloud was issued at st. Louis on
March 80, 1878; this document was sur
rendered on September 80, 1882. with the
notation, Sunk, July II, 1882" The
name of the captain is given as Will
liam R. Massie.
@. In what year was John Wanamaker
made Postmaster General of the United
States?-W. j. r.
A. Mr.. Wanamaker was appointed to
that Office in 1889.
@. Who was the famous Kentucky
gambler who was given a spectacular
funeral in a small Nevada town.
H. w. A.
A. Riley Grammar was born in Bour-
bon County, KY, and began his colorful
career as a gambler on the races. In
1894 he opened a cafe on Main street
in Lexington, but was forced to close the
establishment to creditors. At various
times he won large sums of money, but
his generosity to his many friends and
constant gambling finally impoverished
him. In an effort to recover his losses
he went to mining camp at RaWhide,
New, where he died. His funeral was
conducted in variety theater in back
of a saloon. The sermon that was
preached eulogized him for his sports
manship, his capacity for friendship and
his many deeds Of charity.
@. What novel won the Prix Femina?-
j. H. M.
A. This French literary award was