Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-05
Huskin's Answers
Questions
By Frederic j. HdSktn.

question OF fact By Urtting The Eue.
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Hdsktn, director, Washington,
D. c. Please tnclose stamp for reply.
@. When did the expenses Of the Fed.
eral Government first exceed slO0 ,000,-
000?-W. o. T.
A. The annual expenses of the Federal
Government first exceeded 500 900 900 in
1862, when they amounted to $428, 326, 055.
From that time on they never went be.
low the s100,o0O,OOO mark The lowest
they have ever been since 1862 was
$265 1893, 479 in 1878.
@. Does an earthworm live after 1t is
cut IN two?-M. r.
A. Earthworms can regenerate missing
parts. A tail may grow new head or a
head may grow a new tail. 1t is also
possible to graft pieces from several
worms together to make long worm.
@. What was the Rush Treaty with
Canada?-L. S. c.
A. Richard Rush, in 1913, while Min
lister to Great Britain, in association
with Albert Gallatin concluded with
British plenipotentiaries the treaty which
determined the boundary line between
the United States and Canada from the
Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Noun
tains 1t also provided for the joint occu-
patton Of Oregon for 10 years.
Q. What is tyro?-C. M.
A. The word means a beginner or
novice in any art, science, branch Of
study, or craft. 1t is from the Latin,
meaning recruit.
@. Who designed the Yale Bowl and
when was it first used?-R. T.
A. The Yale Bowl was designed by
Charles A. Ferry and was first used for
the Harvard-Yale football game of 1914.
@. How many flngerprints are regis.
tered at the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation?-J. K. L.
A. There are II 900 900 sets of finger
prints on file there.
O. What college is called the West
Point of the Keystone State?-H. j. M.
A. Pennsylvania Military College at
Chester is so called. 1t was founded in
1921.
@. What is the name of the professor
who is making the expedition over Co.
lumbus' route?-J. B. H.
A. Prof. Samuel Eliot Morrison of Har-
ward University has made two expedi-
tons on the 45-foot yawl the Mary Otis.
The purpose of these Harvard Columbus
expeditions is to determine just what
problems were encountered by Columbus
on his voyages to America. Prof. Morri-
son is writing book based on his
findings.
@. When was the ranking privilege
extended to members of Congress and
the President of the United States?-
G. J. K.
A. On February 90 1892, the first
Congress passed an act to reorganize the
post office system and to extend Thanking
privileges to members of Congress. On
March 3, 1897, it was decided that all
letters to George Washington be received
and conveyed by post during his life free
Of charge.
@. On what day does fall begin?-
K. H. M.
A. Autumn will begin on September %.
at 11:46 pm, Eastern standard time.
@. What is the population of the United
States?-H. T. P.
A. From 1910 census returns compiled
| to date, it is estimated that the popula-
ton is about 132,00OO0o.
@. Where is the longest straight piece
Of railway in the United States?-W. H.
A. The straight track, 1886 miles in
length, on the Seaboard Railway be-
| tween Wilmington and Hamlet, N. C.,
| is the longest stretch of track without
a curve in the United States.
G. What is the inscription on the grave
of Stanley, the explorer?-H. w. S.
A. The monolith over his grave bears
the inscription: Henry Morton Stan
ley BALBOA with his African name
"Bula Matari" and the one word Africa"
@. Who was the wife of Richard Wat
son Gilder?-J. H. NJ
A. On June 3, 1874, the famous poet
and editor was married to Miss Helena
de Kay, granddaughter of Joseph Rod
man Drake. She was a writer and an
artist and their home became a social
center for some of the most distinguished
men and women of the day.
O. Why is the name Gobelin associated
with fine tapestry?-L. J.
A. This was the name of family Of
dyers, who probably came from Reims,
and in the middle of the 18th century
established themselves in the Faubourg
Saint Marcel. Paris. Jehan, the first
head of the firm, discovered a scarlet
dyestuff and spent so much on his estab-
lishment that 1t was named la fole Gobe-