Evening star., 1940-07-11
Hoskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Huskin.

u. What American sports draw the
largest attendance?-E. P.
A. The five leading American sports
In the order of their attendance ara
basketball, softball, baseball, football
and horse racing. Football attracts only
half as many spectators as basketball.
while softbaIl has gone ahead of baseball
In popularity
Q. I cannot find Bukowina on the
map. Can you help me?-R. M.
A. The name of this province of
Rumania, now occupied by Russia, is
generally spelled Bucovina, the Ru-
manian spelling. 1t is located on the
northern border, with Bessarabia on the
east, Russian Poland on the north and
Transylvania on the west The chief
city Is Czernowitz Tin Rumanian, Ger
nautD.
@. Did the United States have to pay
for cemeteries in France?-J. j.
A. From the World War period
through 1925. the United States paid
N,2l0,674 for our cemeteries In France.
This figure included cost of purchasing
the land and establishing and main
tanning the cemeteries Since 1925 these
cemeteries have cost the United States
Government about 100000 year for
maintenance
O. Please give some facts about the
family of Wendell Willkie.-C. H.B.
A His father 10
owner in Elwood, Indiana. His mother
taught school and was the first woman
admitted to the bar in Indiana. His
grandmother was PRESBYTERIAN
minister. He is the third in a family
of six children. One of his brothers ia
salmon csnner, and two Of them are
In the whisky business. One of his
sisters is a wine merchant and another
Is married to a naval officer Before
| her marriage, Mrs Willke was Miss
Edith Wilk, librarian at Rushville, Ind,
@. Is alcohol used in ginger aIe7
p. H.
A. Ginger ale is a nom alcoholic
| beverage.
! @. What is considered the hardest
/ punch ever given Joe Louis?-G. o. r.
| A. Among the hardest punches which
| Joe Louis has ever received are those
| delivered by Tony Galento in the third
| round of his fight with Louis, June %,
1899, and by Max Schmeling in the
fourth round of his fight with Louis,
| June l9. 1896.
| @. How many United States impeach-
! ments have there been?-C. D.
| A. The Senate has sat as a court of
! impeachment II times. One President,
| Andrew Johnson; one Senator. William
! Blount; one cabinet officer, William w.
| Belknap, and nine judges have been
! impeached. Six including President
johnson, were acquitted; charges were
dismissed twice four were removed
from Office all of them judges.
@. What does the expression ivory
! tower mean?-L. c.
| A. The expression Ivory tower"
| means retreat or secluded place for
meditation. 1t was used by Leonard
Bacon in poem, and was also the title
of an uncompleted novel by Henry
| James.
@. What is an atoms-J D.
A. All matter is believed to be made
up of extremely small particles, too
small to be seen under the strongest
microscope. These are called atoms.
Each atom is Believed to possess a
center or nucleus, and she'll The nu-
cleus of the atom is a dense mass OF
! protons which are positive electric
charges and around these, holding them
together, are approximately half as
many electrons which are negative elec-
trio charges.
@. When was Floyd Collins trapped?
C. M.
A On January 30. 1925, Floyd Collins,
while exploring Sand Cave, Edmonson
County KY, was climbing out when
rock shift pinioned his left foot. On the
following day he was discovered and
rescue work commenced. His voice
was heard for the last time on February
5. Tunneling was begun on February s.
On February l6 Collins was found dead.
On April % his body was removed from
Sand Cave and buried in Crystal
! Cave, KY
G. How many paintings does the
Mellon Collection int1ude. When will
the new gallery be f1nished?-N. G. M.
A. There are about 100 canvases In
all. representing some of the greatest
names in art, including Rubens, Van
Dyck, Ell Greco, Holbein. Rembrandt,
Halls. Vermeer, Gainsborough, Reynolds,
Turner, Titan, Velasquez, Veronese,
Bellini, Giorgione, Perugino, Raphael,
| Filippo Lippi, Giotto, Goya and Gilbert
Stuart. The National Gallery of Art
will be open early in 194I.