Evening star., 1939-01-06
Huskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
By Frederic J. Hdsktn,

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Q. Who are the leading motion pic
ture stars in popularity?-F. H. J.
A. The ten biggest money making stars
OF 1888, as rated in the Motion Picture
Herald's poll of exhibitors, are as fol-
lows: Shirley Temple, Clark Gable,
Sonia Henie, Mickey Rooney, Spencer
Tracy, Robert Taylor, Myrna 10y, Jane
Withers. Alice Fay and Tyrone Power.
@. What is the origin Of the word
wassail applied to the old English drink?
p. J.C.
A. Wassail is q contraction OF the Mid.
die English "waes haeir' meaning "be
thou well"
@. Are there any newspapers and
movies in Vatican City?-G. ]. K.
A. There is daily newspaper but no
motion picture theaters.
@. What is ziggurat?-J G. D.
A. 1t is a temple-tower characteristic
Of Babylonian and Assyrian architecture.
Often it took the form of a stepped pyra-
mid or of an artificial mound with an
exterior spiral pathway.
~ yuoc II IcO z ~
A. She was famous Jewish poet and
social worker born in New York City. !,
Her first volume of poetry was published
when she was only eighteen Subse-
quently she wrote novel called "Alide"
based on the life of Goethe She aided
in providing work and education for
large numbers of Russian Jews who fed
to America. Her sonnet to the Statue of
Liberty was placed inside the base of the
monument in 1886.
G. Please give the story OF the Cor
gons-J. T. S.
A. In classical mythology the Gorgons
we're three sisters, Stheno, Euryale, and
Medusa, the last named alone being
mortal. Each hair was a serpent, their
bodies were scaly, their hands of brass,
their teeth like tusks, and their glance
would turn mortal to stone. Perseus
was sent to kill Medusa and bring back
her head This he accomplished by
watching her reflection in a mirror thus
avoiding the deadly glance. He gave the
head to Minerva, who wore it on her
shield, turning to stone those she wished
to destroy.
@. Why is dead mans hand in poker
so called?-T. G. NJ
A. 1t is said to be the hand held by
Wild Bill Hickok when he was shot.
@. How old is the song "Good-bye,
Dolly Gray"?-E. S. H.
A. Goodbye, Dolly Gray" was written
in 1900 just after the war with Spain,
when relays of American troops were
starting off to put down rebellion in the
Philippines.
Q. How much money is spent on box
type cameras in the United States?-J.
j. S.
A. Sales in 1887 amounted to s4a25.14o
@. What kind Of flag was used by the
minutemen in the Battle of Concord?
H. S.
A. The flag carried by the minutemen
IN the Battle of Concord was yellow with
narrow blue stripes at the top and bot
tom. In the center was a tree and the
fnl1nurinC iYcrriy,fin,, n
Tree, An Appeal to God"
O. Where was the Thomas w. Lawson
built?-N. j. j.
A. The schooner, Thomas w. Lawson,
was built in Quincy, Mass, around the
year 1904 by the Fore River Shipbuilding
Corp, now owned by the Bethlehem
Steel Co. She was the only seven masted
schooner ever built.
@. Please give list of the Army air
bases-L. r.
A. The Army air bases in the United
states are as follows: Selfridge Field,
Mount Clemens, Mich; Scott Field,
Belleville, ILL.,; Mitchell Field, Long
Island, N. Y; Maxwell Field, Montgom-
cry, Ala; Langley Field, Hampton, Va. ::
March Field, Riverside, Calf; Chanute
Field, Rantoul, ILL.,; Lowry Field Denver,
Colo; McChord Field, Tacoma Wash;
Hamilton Field, Hamilton, Calf; Dun
can, Brooks, Randolph and Kelly Fields
near San Antonio, Tex considered one
field; Fairfield Air Depot and Patterson
Field, Fairfield, Ohio considered one
field.
@. Is The Temple in London a law
school?-J. C.
A. The term, Temple, is used to refer
to the buildings in which barristers and
law students reside. The two societies,
Inner Temple and Middle Temple, are
two OF the four Inns of Court established
In early times for the study and prac-
tice OF law. They occupy the sites of
the buildings of the Order of knights
Templars in England.