Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-31
Huskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
By Frederic J. HdsEin.

A reader can get the ansUer to anu
question OF fact by writing The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hasktn, director, Washington,
d. c. Please tnclose stamp for reply.
@. Please give the number of the Little
Green House on K Street" mentioned in
Samuel Hopkins Adams book Incredible
Era. IN. S.
A. The Little Green House" Is located
at 1925 K street NV, Washington, D. c.
@. How much larger than the sun is the
star known as Betelgeuse?-L. H.
A. AS measured at Mount Wilson OBJ
servatory by Pease and Anderson in De-
cember, 1920, the diameter of Betelgeuse
is 260,000,000 miles-in round numbers
300 times the suns diameter.
@. What is the name of the bird that
climbs trees?-R w. H.
A. The hoatzin is a South American
bird which lives in trees near water. The
young birds have well-developed claws
on their wings with which they can climb.
Another peculiar feature is their eye.
lashes which are set in a bare space
around the eye. In British Guiana, hoat-
zins are called stink birds
@. Please give the origin of the word
magnolia-R S. T.
A. This genus of plants is named in
honor of Pierre Magnol, French botanist
of the 18th century.
@. Who was the first woman to receive
the Nobel Prize for literature?-G. H.
A. The award was first made to Selma
Lagerlof, the Swedish novelist, in 1909.
O. Please give the names of the men,
bers of the Federal Communications
Commissioner. E. G.
A. The commissioners are as follows:
James Lawrence Fly, chairman; Paul A.
Walker, Norman S. Case, T. A. NJ Craven,
George Henry Payne, Frederick I.
Thompson and Thad H. Brown.
O. What is the height of the Southern
Pacific Railroad bridge over the Pecos
River near Del Rio, Tex.?-E E.
A. The bridge rises 326 feet above low
water level of the Pecos River.
O. How bright Is the light of firefy?-
T. D.
A. The actual light from a single fire.
fly is very minute, averaging little more
than twenty flve-thousandths of can
die power. The insect will sometimes glow
steadily with light as low as two
hundred thousandths of candle power
in intensity.
@. What is the most perfect example
of Grecian architecture in the United
States?-E. L. H.
A. The main building Of Girard COL
lege at Philadelphia. which was de-
signed by Thomas U. Walter, is regarded
as the outstanding specimen of Greek
architecture in this country.
@. Please give some information
about an organization called Alcoholics
Anonymously. T. S.
A. This is group of former alcoholics
who meet in Steinway Hall, New York
City, to strengthen one another's reso-
lutions and help other alcoholics to re-
form. They have recently published q
book entitled alcoholics Anonymous"
@. What is the largest inland city in
the United States?-E. c.
A. Indianapolis Ind, is the largest
city in the United States not on an i'm
portant river or waterway.
@. Please list the ships lost by Eng
land in the battle of Jutland-R. B. S.
A. The British losses in the battle Of
Jutland were: Battle cruisers-Queen
Mary, Indefatigable, Invincible: ar
mored cruisers-Defence, Warrior Black
Prince; flotilla leaders-Turbulent, Tip
perary; destroyers-Nestor, Nomad, Ar.
dent, Fortune, Shark and Sparrowhawk,
@. What was the name of the moving
picture John Dillinger went to see the
night he was killed?-E. T. B.
A. John Dillinger was killed as he
emerged from the Biograph Theater in
Chicago after having seen a film called
Manhattan Melodrama" Clark Gable
and William Powell were starred in the
picture.
@. Who discovered Victoria Falls?-
E. j. H.
A. This large cataract in South Africa
was discovered by Livingstone in 1855
and named by him in honor of Eng.
lands Queen.
@. Please describe the memorial to
Father Duffy the famous soldier-priest.
IT N. e.
A. The memorial to the Rev. DR..
Francis P. Duffy is in the form of an
heroic-size statue of the priest, the work
of Charles Keck, sculptor A 12-foot
Celtic cross serves as background for
the bronze figure, which is feet tall
and weighs nearly a ton. The cross
weighs 8 tons and the entire memorial
about 81 tons. The memorial is in the
triangle formed by Broadway, Seventh
avenue and West Forty-sixth street.
G. How many times did Mickey
Walker and Harry Greb fight?-R. B.
A. Harry Greb only fought Mickey
Walker once. The bout was at the New
York Polo Grounds on July %, 1925. Greb
won the decision after IS rounds
@. How many children of Civil War
veterans receive pensions?-E. c. K.
A. At the present time 2,4O6 children
of Civil War veterone ora rocoi,,i,,o