Evening star., 1940-09-20
Huskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
By Frederic J. Hdsktn.

A reader cdn get the dnstDer to onp
question OF fact by tDrtttng The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
er'c j. HaSk'n, director, Washington,
D. c. Please tnclosc stamp for reply.
Q. From what classes of society have
the Presidents mostly come?-A. r. A.
A. Sixteen were sons of farmers and
planters. -Four were sons OF lawyers.
three of merchants, three of clerey-
men and one each of a doctor, con-
stable, tanner, blacksmith and an
ironmaker
@. Is is true that individual States
can refuse to go to war?-E. J.C.
A. Under the provisions of the Con-
stitution, the individual States of the
United States cannot refuse to 60 to
war when the Congress declares war.
@. Can you tell us the weight, age
and name Of the largest elephant now
in captivity in this country?-P. W.R.
A. ziggie, male Indian elephant Of
the Brookfield Zoo, Chicago, ILL.,, is now
NciADAoSlCo tiiC ldl SCSI. ne Is III 16eL
1 inch in height weighs 10.096 pounds
and is about 70 years Cd
" Are there any tin mines in the
United States, or do we have to depend
upon getting our tin from other coun-
tries?-E. w
A. Although tin minerals have been
recognized widely in lode deposits in the
United States, the principal source Of
production has been a few placer depos-
its in a small area in Alaska AS the
United States uses approximately As
per cent of the world output, We must
60 abroad for most of our supply.
Q. Can you tell me the first words
spoken over the experimental Bell tele-
phone?-J. H. A.
A. The first words spoken over the
telephone were, Mr.. Watson, come here,
I want you During the experiment,
Alexander Graham Bell was IN one room
and his assistant, Mr.. Watson. in another.
Mr.. Bell accidentally overturned the
acid Of battery, spilling some on his
clothes His call to Watson was an
appeal for help
@. What is the largest steamship on
the Great Lakes?-M 2.
A. The largest American steam ves-
sci operating on the Great Lakes is the
freighter Fred G. Hartwell, owned by the
Franklin Steamship Co.
@. In what battle did a Foreign Le-
gion OF American deserters take part?-
e. G. X
A. The San Patricio Battalion, also
known as the Legion of Strangers and
the Foreign Legion, was captured in the
battle of Churubusco about August 1s-
20, l847, while being led by one John
Reilly, former private Of Company K,
5th United States Infantry, from which
he had deserted. Three hundred and
eighty prisoners were captured, II Of
whom were found to be deserters from
the United States Army. All were tried
and sentenced by general court mar
tial.
@. Please tell me the quickest way
OF obtaining duplicate Of lost citizen
ship papers.-E. F. -
A. If the original citizenship papers.
were taken out many years ago, the most
expeditions way Of obtaining q dupli-
cate is to write to the clerk Of the court
where they were issued and request a
duplicate copy. This costs 81. II the
papers were taken out recently. write
directly to the Bureau of Naturalization,
Department of Justice, Washington,
D. c.
@. Can you tell me something about
the educational background Of the r.
B. I. men?-W. B.
A. More than SO per cent Of the spe-
cial agents of the Federal Bureau Of
Investigation have had legal training or
were expert accountants before enter
ing the bureau. University degrees are
held BY 452 Of the bureaus 622 special
agents.
@. BY whom was the expression,
Fifty million Frenchmen can't be
wrong" first used?-M. c. j.
A. Fifty million Frenchmen can't
be wrong" is phrase attributed to the
late Texas Guinan.
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