Evening star., 1939-09-25
Huskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
By Frederic J. Hdsktn.

~ ETG0STJC j. HQSktn.
A reader can get the answer to ary
question OF fact by tprtttn0 The Epe.
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Hasktn, director. Washington,
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@. What troopship carried the largest
number Of United States soldiers during
the World War2-H. M.
A. The largest number Of troops car.
ried on one voyage by an Army trans
port was 12,087. This IVES when the
Leviathan returned from France April
26, 1919.
@. How many wives did King Solomon
have?-M. H.
A. King Solomon had 100 wives and
800 concubines.
@. Where was the first medical college
for women?-S. q. s..
A. The Woman's Medical College Of
Pennsylvania, the first college In the
world regularly organized for the medi-
cal education of women, was incorpo-
rated on March H. 1850, as the Female
Medical College of Pennsylvania. Its
present name was adopted in 1867.
@. How large is a swordfsh?-T B. H.
A. The average length of swordfish
is feet, and the weight is about $50
pounds, but specimens weighing from
500 to over 300 pounds are recorded.
@. What is the theme song of the
"Story of Mary Marlin"?-E. A.
A. The theme song of this radio serial
Is "Clair de Lune," by Debussy.
@. How was the boundary line be.
tween the United States and Canada es-
tablished?-L. M. M.
A. According to an agreement between
Great Britain and the United States in
1918 the boundary between Canada and
the United States was to be along the
49th parallel latitude to the "Stony"
tRocky) Mountains. The northern
limit was to be the most northern point
of the Lake of the Woods. In 1846 q
treaty was drawn up between Great
Britain and the United States which ex-
tended the boundary along the 49th
parallel as far west as the Strait Of Juan
de Fuca and thence to the Pacific Ocean.
@. Please give some information about
the Amelia Earhart Lighthouse.-T S. ].
A. The memorial lighthouse was con-
structed in 1888 on Rowland Island,
1000 miles southwest of Honolulu It
stands on the highest point of Howland,
Is feet above the sea, with tower rising
to height of 20 feet. The lights, 80
candle power of the acetylene gas type.
fash every four seconds on radio request
from approaching ships.
@. How long has the pari-mutuel sys-
tenn been used?-K. c. r.
A. These betting machines we're in
vented in France in 1865 by q man
named Oller, who introduced several at
q French track on March Is of that
year.
@. What is dyvour's habit?-J. D. H.
A. The word "dyvour" means q bank
rupt or debtor, and according to Muir.
ray it is of Scotch derivation. In 1893
tIlC EilSllSll SOuII VI oSSo1Ollo C1AdStCA
that the dyvour's habit be q coat or
upper garment-whereof one-half to be
of a yellow and the other Of . brown
color with uppermost hose on his legs
half brown and half yellow. This act
was reafirmed in 1859 when the magis-
trates ordained him to put on and wear
the dyvour's habit" In 1886 statute
of William w stated: "It shall not be
lawful to ordain the debtor to wear the
dyvour's habit"
@. How many of our Presidents have
been Episcopalians?-J. M. H.
A. Washington, Madison, Monroe, Will
liam Henry Harrison, Tyler. Taylor,
Pierce, Arthur and Franklin D. Roose-
welt.
@. What is meant by telling the bees?
| j. D. K.
A. An old superstition is that when .
| death occurs in a family, some lone must
| 60 to the hives and tell the bees of it,
else the bees will become spiteful and
hard to manage. A further phase of this
belief is that just before the funeral Of
one who owns bees the hives must be
turned around.
@. Please give some information about
| the inventor of the synchronized air.
| plane machine gum. H.
A. Roland G.. Garros, French aviator,
| Is credited with the invention OF the
synchronized airplane machine gun. He
| is known in France as the father Of air
| dueling, which changed the mode OF air
| fighting considerably. In February OF
| the year 1915 he mounted gun in such
| a position that it was able to fire
through the propeller Of an airplane.
which was decided advantage over the
enemies mode of fighting. In 18 days no
is credited with shooting down five
enemy planes. He was brought down on
the day of his last victory, April 10, 1915.
and was taken prisoner by the Germans.
He was unable to destroy his plane.
which the Germans copied, and his in.
vention was no longer secret. He later
escaped and returned to France. He was
killed in aerial combat In October, 1918.
@. Is it illegal to sell lottery tickets in
| Canada?-J. G. r.
| A. 1t is an indictable ofiense under the
criminal code (section 236) to make or
to sell or to procure, aid or assist in the