Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-18
Hoskin's Answers
To Questions .
By Frederic J. Haskin.

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A reader can get the ans1oer to ann
question OF fact by ,Driting The Ere-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
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Q. What famous statesman said "The
lights are going out all over Europe"?-
w. H. S.
A. George Trevelyan in his "Grey OF
Fallodon" says: That night, as the
lamps were being lit in the summer dusk,
Grey, standing in the windows of his
room in the Foreign Office overlooking
st. James Square, said to a friend:
The lamps are going out all over Eu-
rope; we shall not see them lit again
in our lifetime"
@. How many doctors are there In
| the United States?-T. j. B.
A. A recent survey shows that there
are 169,005 physicians
@. What was the baseball pitching
| distance in 1885? When was it changed?
| M. S. G.
A. In 1885 the distance from the pitch
| er's box to home plate was so feet. This
| distance was changed to 60 feet 6 inches,
| its present distance. in 1893.
@. Why did William Jennings Bryan
resign as Secretary of State?-I w.
A. Secretary of State William Jen-
nlngs Bryan was a pacifst and could
hprNy,oa 1oI %
ening notes to a foreign government,
even after the sinking of the Lustania.
He, therefore, rendered his resignation.
@. In what year did the Thaw- White
tragedy occur?-M. S.
A. Harry K. Thaw shot and killed
Stanford White on June Is, 1906.
@. Who were the first horticultural.
| in the United States to experiment
with improving delphiniums?-W P. D
A. The magazine Horticulture says
Luther Burbank, about 1894, was the
first American to attempt an improve
ment IN delphiniums. He was followed
in 1912 by N. F. Vanderbilt of Cali
fornia who is still working on them.
Vanderbilt was joined by Charles F.
| Barber of Oregon and o. M. Pudor in
the State OF Washington. BY constant
| selection from among the best varieties
| they have developed outstanding strains,
| These men have been Joined in the
last few years by Vetterle and Reinelt
OF California, Leon Leonian of West
Virginia and Edward Steichen of Con-
| necticut."
@. Please give the date of the T. C.. T.
| CONVENTIONAL NJ S.
A. The summer convention of the Tin
Can Tourists of the World, Inc, will
be held from July % to August 3 at
Traverse City, Mich.
| @. How many veterans are suffering
| from nervous and mental disorders?-
| I. A. NJ
A. AS of May 81, 1910, the number of
| World War veterans receiving treatment
IN the various hospitals under the iuris~
diction of the United States Veterans
Administration for neuro-psychiatric dis
| eases was 1858.
@. Which bridges have the longest
spans?-J. r.
A. Golden Gate Bridge, 1900 feet
George Washington Bridge, $500 feet;
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. two
spans, 2,s1o feet each; Bronx-White-
stone Bridge, 1900 feet. These are all
suspension spans.
@. Did Roger Babson, the statistician.
ever act as moderator of a church or-|
| ganization?-B. S.
A. Mr.. Babson was the moderator att
the National Council of the Congrega-
tional and Christian Churches, 1886 1888.
@. Where is Sinclair Lewis son work.
ing?-T. L. r.
A. His 22-year-old son, Wells Lewis.
is on the staff of the Delta Democrat
Times at Greenville, Miss.
Q. What is cynosure?-M MD.
A. A center of attraction, anything toI
| which attention is strongly turned. The
root meaning in Greek is dogs tail, and
the word was originally applied to the
| constellation Ursa Minor, to which the
| eyes OF mariners and travellers were
often directed because it contained the
| North Star.
@. What will remove ice cream stains
from clothing?-D. j. r.
A. The stain should first be cleansed
with cold water and then sponged thor
oughly with carbon tetrachloride.
@. Please give the population of Bal
tlmOre, Md. B. S.
A. According to the preliminary l94d
census figures, the city has a popula !
ton Of 854,114.