Evening star., 1939-10-02
Huskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
By Frederic J. HdsEtn.

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BY Frederic J. Hasktn.
A reader can get the ansDer to any
question OF fact by ,Drtttng The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Haskin, director. Washington,
d. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. After what famous peace treaty
was signed did war continue for nearly
| two months?-H. T. G.
A. At Client, in Flanders, on Decem-
ber IA, 1874, the treaty was signed which
formally declared at an end the War
Of 1912 between England and the United
States News of the treaty did not
reach this country until February and
fighting was still going on in Louisiana.
@. How many boys and girls are in
terested In model airplane building?-
]. H. G.
A. There are more than 100000
young people engaged in constructing
and flying model airplanes.
Q. In what States do tourists spend
the largest amounts of money?-C. s.
|
tourists were in New York and Cali
| fornia.
@. For how long period did Congress
extend the Civilian Conservation Corps
camps?-A. L. B.
| A. Congress extended the Civilian
Conservation Corps to June 80, 1s43.
Q. What is the greatest distance pos
Sible for gun to shoot?-M M.
| A. In the American Army the 16-inch
gun has the longest range, approximately
30 miles. The Paris guns used in the
bombardment Of the city of Paris dur
ing the World War had possible maxi
mum range of 1875 miles, the longest
range of any gun known.
@. Is there national high school de-
batting society?-W. H. j.
A. The National Forensic League is q
national honor society for high school
debaters and orators. It's primary pur.
pose is to encourage students to engage
in interscholastic speaking activities.
Membership is limited to 500 high schools
Of superior attainments in interscholastic
speech work.
Q. How many kinds of spiders are
there?-T. P. G.
A. There are more than 10000 known
species of spiders. some 1900 of which
are found in the United States.
@. What was the first literary manu-
script which was typewritten?-G. r. p.
A. The first typewriter manuscript
was of Tom Sawyer" by Mark Twain in
1875.
O. How many millionaires were there
in the United States in 1929?-W. j. N.
A. In 1929 there were 513 Americans
with taxable incomes of over 81 900 ,000
Q. On what day of the week do most
Of the fatal automobile accidents oc-
cur?-R. B.
A. The largest number of fatal auto
mobile accidents occur on Sunday.
@. Why was Louis allowed to use the
kidney punch in his fight with Schmel-
ing? Isn't it illegal?-J. w. H.
A. The Ring says: THE kidney punch
is legal when it is used at long range
while both men are in action, but it is
illegal when used at close range in q
clinch. Louis use of the kidney punch
in the Schmeling fight was proper be-
cause it was never delivered while hold
ing with one hand"
@. How many suicides has the Ma
tional Save-a-Life League prevented?-
L. w. H.
A. The organization since it's founda-
ton has prevented over 10000 suicides,
@. What Is the temperature in Carls-
bad Caverns in New Mexico?-L r. G.
A. Temperature in the caverns re-
mains stationary at 56 degrees F. sum-
mer and winter
@. On which of his works of art did
Rodin spend 20 years?-H. T. P.
A He worked 20 years on his Portal
of He'll" which is a bronze door for the
Museum of Decorative Art Paris.
@. How is glycerin used to test linen?
&C. H. j.
A. A drop of glycerin may be placed on
| AAdICl ldl. IL IL Is llleU, Ine SDOC
will be translucent, but if the material
is cotton, when it is held to the light,
the spot will look Opaque.
@. Who established the Story Maga-
zine?J. c.
A. Story was founded in Vienna in
1881 by Whit Burnett and his wife,
Martha Foley. It was continued in
Majorca and brought to New York in
1898.
@. What does the abbreviation cir
mean when placed before a date?-E.
r. K.
A. It stands for the Latin word circa,
meaning about" It Is often used in
connection with dates which cannot be
fixed exactly.
@. Who was Casabianca?-M. D.
A. Louis Casabianca was a French ma
val of1lcer, born in Bastia about 1855,
and in 1893 captain of the flagship
L'Orient in an expedition to Egypt He