Evening star., 1939-09-15
Hoskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
By Frederic J. HdSEtn,

eftC y. HHShH, GTecLOT, washington,
d. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. Please name the Senators who voted
against the United States entering the
| World Ware. @. r.
A. The Senators who voted against
the declaration of war with Germany
were: Stone, La Toilette, Norris, Varda-
man, Lane and Gronna.
@. How many of the people who are
arrested have previous criminal records7
M. T. H.
A. Records of the Federal Bureau Of
| Investigation show that OF the 2sS,l07
persons arrested during the nrst half Of
1899, there was information on file deal
| ing with prior criminal activities Of
| 1929.
@. Why is Hollywood, Calf, 50 ealled9
R. E. C.
A. In 1888 Horace Henderson Wilcox,
real estate man, purchased for ranch
the acreage where Hollywood boulevard
and Cahuenga avenue now intersect. It
had no name and Mrs. Wilcox suggested
calling 1t Hollywood, the name OF Q
friends estate in England
@. When 1t is II o'clock noon in Wash.
ington, D. c., what time is it in Berlin,
Paris and London?-J. C.
A. 1t is pm. in Berlin, pm. in Paris
and pm. in London.
Q. What are dog days?-C. j. H.
A. Dog days comprise the hot, sultry
season Of summer during parts of July
and August; so-called from the fact that
the rising Of the dog-star, Sirius, the
brightest star in the heavens, is coinci-
dent with the rising of the sun. The
| ancients thought this conjunction caused
the intense heat of summer, and the
maladies which then prevailed, hence
the popular supposition that dogs are
specially liable to go mad at this season.
1t was by mere accident that the rising
of the star coincided with the hottest
season of the year, in the times and
countries of the old astronomers. Its
| rising depends on the latitude of the
| place and Is later and later every year
in all latitudes, owing to procession In
time the star may rise in the dead Of
winter.
| @. Do any Indians work in the Office
Of Indian Affairs at Washington, D. CO.
| L. H. NJ
| A. There are ITO Indians employed
there which is approximately one-third
OF the total staff in the Washington Office
An even higher percentage Of Indian
employment exists in the field where
half of the total personnel is Indian.
@. What States lead in coal pro-
! duction?-J. w. B.
A. The three States leading In coal
| production in 1888 were: West Virginia
92922 900 tons; Pennsylvania 77,04O, 900
tons; Illinois, 40 $4,000 tons.
O. What is the largest sturgeon that
has been caught in the United States?-
H. L. F.
A. The record is specimen weighing
1000 pounds and having length of 10
feet 5 inches, caught in the Columbia
River in oregon in 1911.
@. Who made the first transcontinental
airplane flight?-E. K. B.
A. c. P. Rodgers began the first fight
across the United States on September
II, 1911. He few from Sheepshead Bay,
New York, to Pasadena Calf. After
| several forced landings, he finally
reached Pasadena on November S, 1911
The distance was about 4,231 miles and
his actual flying time was 80 hours
minutes.
Q. Are there as many as a million
teachers in the United States?-M. R. S.
A. There are approximately l073ooo
teachers in all types of schools, both
public and private, ranging from kinder
garten to college.
Q. What was the Mississippi Bubble7-
L. r. H.
A. This was a speculative project that
demoralized the financial condition of
France in the early part Of the 18th
century. It's promoter, a Scotch econo-
mist named John Law, was friend OF
the French regent, the Duke Of Orleans.
When the regent assumed control, in
IT'S, he found that the extravaganza
OF the late king, Louis XIV, had played
havoc with the financial affairs of the
kingdom. Laws efforts to advise and
assist the regent eliminated, in TIT.
in the organization of vast association
for trade, to be known as the Mississippi
Co. The French government granted
to the company the territory of Louisi-
ana, an indefinite region about which
there were many wild and extravagant
rumors. A bank was formed, with Law
as director, shares were sold to the pub
lie, and the French people plunged into
an orgy Of speculation. The inflated
scheme, which thousands expected would
bring them wealth and happiness, coll
lapsed in July, 1920, when the bank
stopped payment Law fled to Venice.
where, nine years afterward, he died
neglected and poor.
@. Please give the height and weight
Of President Calvin Coolidge-F. H.
A. President Coolidge was feet 10
inches tall and weighed 1852 pounds
@. How much seal skin comes from
the Pribilof Islands?-J. w. G.
A. This year fur seals at Pribilof
Islands yielded a total of 60473 skins
This is the largest supply since 1889.
@. To how much annual leave Is .