Evening star., 1940-02-14
Haskin's Answers
70 Readers Questions

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10 Readers Questions
By Frederic J. Hasktn.
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Q. At what distance can q bombing
plane take off, B. B.
A. The Army Air Corps says that the
newest type Army bombing planes re-
quire a space Of 1000 feet in order to
take of.
@. What is the religious afiliation
of Chief Justice Hughes Of the Supreme
Court?-H. J. o.
A. Justice Hughes is a Baptist.
@. Does an animal lose much weight
when 1t hibernates?-E. T. r.
A. When an animal awakens from g
long Information, it may have lost sc or
40 per cent of its weight, for it has used
It's stored-up fat during the long winter
sleep, and is weak and inactive. After
it begins to eat, it quickly regains both
strength and weight.
@. What is the origin of the expression
something rotten in the state of Den.
mark"?-R. A. j.
A. 1t is from Act I, Scene Nv of Shake
speare's Hamlet"
@. How many Presidents of the United
States have been Harvard graduates2-
l.. T. r.
A. -Four graduates of Harvard Uni
sersity have been President of the United
states-John Adams. John Quincy
Adams, Theodore Roosevelt and Frank
lin D. Roosevelt. Rutherford B. Hayes
was graduate Of the law school.
@. Is there any estimate of the amount
of money collected for European war
relief?-W. N. G..
A. According to figures released by tho
State Department, $1,756,6OS was col.
lected in the last four months of 1899
by agencies soliciting funds for this
purpose.
@. Please give sthe origin of the three
balls on pawn shop-E. H.
A. The pawn brokers' sign is derived
from the arms of the Medici family.
which was prominent in Italy in the
Middle Ages as lenders of money.
@. What was William Jennings Bryan's
reply to Admiral Togo's toast?-M. A. S.
A. In THE Biography of Bryan" by
j. c. Long. the following toast is given
to Admiral Togo after Bryans health
had been drunk in wine: you won your
victory in water and I drink to your
health in water. Whenever you win any
victories in champagne, shall drink to
your health in champagne"
@. When did 80 per cent beer become
legal?-R. A. H.
A. On March II. 1888, the House Of
Representatives passed the Cullen beer
bill authorizing the manufacture and
sale of beer Of 81 per cent Of alcohol by
| weight and other similar fermented
liquor. The vote was 316 to 81. On
March is, 1888, the Senate passed the
bill, 43 to 80, and the President signed
the bill on March "a. Beer went on sale
in % States on April =, 1888. ,s--
Q. How much territory Is covered by
railway express?-M. P.
l. A. Railway express service is now op-
Grated on more than 213,000 miles Of
railroad. $4,000 miles Of airways, 1000
miles of motor carrier lines and 10000
miles of steamship routes.
@. What is the largest building In
Montreal?-S. G. H.
A. 1t Is the Sun Life Building on
Dominion Square.
@. Is the dodo real or NEUROLOGICAL
bird?-H. P. K.
A. The dodo was clumsy, defenseless
bird, about the size OF a swan, found
living on Mauritius when the island was
discovered in the 18th century. It had
q stout, hooked beak, short, stocky legs
| and was covered with downy feathers.
Its wings were small and incapable of
| flight. This helpless bird was soon ex-
terminated and no specimens are pre-
served.
Q. How much was paid for Washing
toms desk which he bequeathed to his
family physician and which, in 1904,
was returned to Mount vernon2-C. E. r.
A. The desk was in Kentucky when
1t was found by the vice regent for that
State. Sixteen hundred dollars was the
price asked by the owners, and paid from
money loaned from the endowment
fund of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Asso-
citation.
@. What is the inscription in the we'd
ding ring Of Florence Eldridge (Mrs.
Frederic March)?-F. ".
A. Her ring is inscribed with the quo
tation. mo more beyond thine eyes,"
from '"The Kings Henchman."
Q. When was the Erie Canal opened7
e. T.
A. The Erie Canal was opened ON
October 26, 1925, and the system made
free as Of January l, 1883.
@. Please Rive the date of the school