Evening star., 1939-09-08
Huskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
BIZ Frederic J. Hdskin.

A reader can get the ans13eT to any
question OF fact By lCrtttno The EDe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hasktn, director, Washington,
d. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. How many people in the United
States are classified as unemployable?
j. B.
A. There are approximately 100000
unemployables in the United States,
even in boom times.
@. Is 1t true that Shakespeare used
the expression flaming youth"2-s. P.
w.
A. The phrase is in Hamlet: ITO
flaming youth let virtue be as wax, And
melt in her own fire."
@. Has woman ever run for Presi-
dent Of the United States?-J. G.
A. In 1872, the Peoples Party, repre-
senting extreme radical organizations,
nominated Victoria Woodruff for Presi-
dent of the United States. Belva Lock-
wood was nominated for President by
the Equal Rights Party in 1884 and
1888.
@. Which winners did Earle Sande
ride in the Kentucky Derby?-J. L.
A. Earle Sande rode the following
Kentucky Derby winners: Zev, 1923;
Flying Ebony, 1925; Gallant Fox, 1880.
@. What are the longest rivers in the
United States?-L. r. B.
A. The three longest rivers in the
United States are the Missouri, 2,475
miles from the junction of the Jefferson,
Madison and Gallatin in Madison
County, Mont, to the Mississippi; the
Mississippi, 2,470 miles from Lake Itasca,
Mimi, to Head of Passes in the delta,
and the Rio Grande, 300 miles from
San Juan County, Colo, to the Gulf of
Mexico. The Mississippi Missouri is
$3.50 miles long.
@. What actors and actresses played
in the 1929 production of -Four
Feathers"?-G. c. M.
A. The cast consisted of the following:
Richard Arlen, Give Brook, William
Powell, Fay Wray, Theodore Won Eltz,
Noah Beery Zack Williams, Noble john
son and George Fawcett
@. How does the cash farm income
now compare with that of the last two
years?-L. j. r.
A. The Bureau of Agricultural Eco
nomics estimates that farmers cash in
come for 1889 will total approximately
$1,000 100000. This compares with
5000 100000 in 1888 and s8,98S 600 900
in 1887, when farm income was the
highest in 10 years. The low point was
in 1882 when cash income from farm
marketings amounted to only S4,606,-
100000.
@. What is the highest point in Flor
ida?-W. C. J.
A. The greatest height is at Iron
Mountain, near the center of the penin-
sula which is about 1926 feet above sea
. level.
@. When was the submersible pom
toon first used?-H. H. G..
A. The Navy Department says that
the first use of submersible pontoons
was in salvaging H. M. cruiser Gladia-
tor, British vessel, by the Liverpool
Salvage Association, under Capt. Fred
w. Young, in 1908. In salvaging this
vessel large steel cylinders were fas-
tened to the submerged portion of the
cruiser in such way as to increase her
buoyancy. The cylinders were built
of steel plates and bars and were II
feet in diameter. They varied in length
from 40 feet to IS feet. The cylinders
inch. The outer skin was sheathed
with wood and the ends were protected
by collision mating. These steel cylin-
ders had special valves to admit water
for the purpose of sinking them and
separate valves for the admission of air
to drive out the water when it was
desired to refloat them
@. How many members has the Ma
tional Geographic Society?-W. H. o.
A. The organization has a member
ship Of over 100000.
@. Please give the nationality and
real name of Arlene Francis on the
Whats My Name?" programme. K. P.
A. Miss Francis is of Armenian and
English parentage. Her surname was
formerly Kazanjian, but she adopted
her mothers maiden name, Francis, for
a stage name. She is the wife of Neil
F. Agnew, a motion picture executive.
@. Who first called Herodotus the
father of history?-T. r. S.
A. Cicero gave him this title because
he was the first writer who so unified
the record Of events as to raise his
torical narrative to the level of litera-
ture.
@. What is the International Ice Pa
trol?-F. K.
A. The International Ice Patrol was
organized on an international basis as
a result of the International Confer
ence for the Safety Of Life at Sea. in
London, 1913 1t resulted from a uni
versal demand for a protection OF
steamships against icebergs in the North
Atlantic area after the loss of the
Titanic in April, 1912. The United
States was asked to undertake the man
agement OF this service and agreed to
send two vessels to patrol the danger
area during iceberg season, March l to
July /. Each Of the contracting parties
consented to bear q share of the cost