Evening star., 1940-11-20
Hoskin's Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. HuSkin.

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question OF fact by ,Driting The Eu4
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@. When did this country go of
gold standard?-C. H.
A. The United States suspended |
gold standard on April 49, 1893.
@. What is the most expensive XII
of ruby?-W. H. R.
A. The rarest and most expens
shade of ruby is the pigeonblood, a
carat stone of this type being worth
times as much as diamond of simil
size.
@. When was THE Merry Widow" Fl
produced in the United States?-T S
A. The operetta opened at the N i
| Amsterdam Theater in New York Ct
on October 81, 1907 Donald Brian
the role of the Prince and Ethel Jae
son as Sonia, danced the famous wal
Q. Please give some informatiI
about the Owing mansion in KentucI
&C. L. B.
A. The historic old place, now
inn, was built in 1872 and designed
Latrobe All of the woodwork is hanl
made and was brought from Baltimd
by oXcart. Among it's noted guests
early days was Louis Philippe of Franz
At one time it was the home of Cd
Hood.
@. What State lost the most men
the Civil War?-M. T. r.
A. North Carolinas losses by deal
in battle, from wounds and from disea|
surpassed those of any other Sta
in the Civil War
@. Who is the author of the lii
God moves in a mysterious way H
wonders to perform"?-B. V.
A. William Cowper wrote the hyn|
Light Shining Out of Darkness, Will
is the source of the line. It Is based I
Romans, xi33-34.
@. How many people does the col
course at Union Station in Washingtd
! D. c., accommoda te?-T. C.
| A. More than SO 900 people can sta3
in the concourse which is 760 feet lo}
and 100 feet wide.
@. What is the extent of the cd
beds of Illinois?-D. NJ.
A. Coal beds underlie three -fourtl
of the State of Illinois, their area bell
estimated at 4290O square miles, 4
! largest in any State
@. Is there a memorial to Mark TVa
| at his birthplace in Missouri?-J. D
A. Statues in his honor have bel
erected in Florida, Mo- his birthplaC
and in Hannibal, his boyhood hon
On the banks of the Salt River
Florida is the 106-acre Mark Twa
Memorial Park, which contains Il
humble two-room cottage where
was born. His home in Hannibal "
dedicated in 1885 as the Mark Twa
Centennial Museum. That same ye
the Mark Twain Memorial Lighthou
was dedicated on Cardiff Hill, overIoo
ing Hannibal.
O. What is JugtoWn pottery?
| C. M. S.
| A. This is an American ware ma
| in North Carolina since about 1850
descendants of family of Staffordshi
potters which settled there. The whet
turned bowls, jars and plates of wal
orange, gray, green, Persian blue, a
black hues show Colonial influence.
@. Are peanuts considered nutrition
j. D.
A. They are exceptionally high
food value, pound of peanuts co
tanning as much carbohydrates as
pound of potatoes, one-third as mu
fat as a pound of butter, and me
proteirs than pound of steak.
@. How many hogs did the Cover
ment kill?-H L. NJ.
A. In August, 1882. about 10000
hogs were killed as part of the Cover
ment hog control plan. About 10000
of these were processed for meat, t
rest were used for hides, fertilizer, e
The meat was used to form part of I
surplus commodities distributed amo
the unemployed.
c. How did Hollywood, Californ
derive its name?-A. z.
A.. In 1883 Horace Henderson Wilct
a real-estate man, purchased the acl
age where Hollywood boulevard a
Cahuenga avenue now intersect for
ranch. 1t had no name and Mrs. Wlc
suggested calling it Hollywood, t
name of a friends estate In England.