Evening star., 1940-08-07
hoskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
By Frederic J. Hasktn.

By Frederic J. Hasktn.
reader can get the dnslDer to dny
question OF fact by tortting The Eue-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Haskin, director, Washinoton,
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@. Please give the birthdate of Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt.-G. C.
A. Mrs. Roosevelt was born in New
York City on October II, 1884.
@. How many veterans of the Indian
wars are receiving Government PEN
sions?-J. j. F.
A. The Veterans Administration Is
paying pensions to 2,242 Indian war
veterans which probably represents the
total number Of such veterans living
today.
@. What is the Malthusian doctrine?-
A. T.
A. Malthusian means of or pertaining
to the political economist Rev. T. r.
Nautilus Q766-1834, or conforming or
pertaining to his views. Malthus held
that population tends to multiply faster
than its means of subsistence, and that
when this occurs the lower or weaker
classes must suffer for lack of food; that,
unless an increase Of population be
checked poverty is inevitable.
@. When were tanks first used and
by whom were they invented2-H w.
A. Tanks were first used by the British
in their attack on the Somme on Septem-
ber IS, 1916. They were invented by
Maj. Gen. Sir E. D. Swinton, of The
British Army, using the propelling
principle of the Caterpillar" farm trac-
tor, invented about 1900 by BENJAMIN
Holt of Stockton, Calf.
Q. Is it correct for man to walk
between two women?-E. A. S.
A. When man is walking with two
women, he occupies the position next tos
the highway.
@. What is the approximate weight of
cubic foot of ice?-J. M. j.
A. One cubic foot of ice weighs ap-
proxlmately 572 pounds.
O. Is the King of England commander
of the army and navy?-P. s.
A. The King of England is the titular
head of the army, navy and air forces
of England, but the actual mobilization
of the forces is effected by an act of
the cabinet and Parliament.
O. How many people 90 to the movies?
IN. H. S.
A. The average weekly attendance in
moving picture theaters in the United
States for 1889 was 85,00o,O00.
@. What became of the drummer boy
of Shiloh?-W. H. C.
A. John l.. Glen, the drummer boy
of Shiloh, after the Civil War became
a major general in the Quartermaster
Corps of the Regular Army. On May
18, 1887, he was buried in Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery, where private monu-
ment was erected to him.
O. What is the most popular shade Of
automobiles?-J. F.
A. The Automobilei Manufacturers
Association says that black is the most
popular color.
@. Please give some information
about the Strauss fountain which is
being erected at Washington, D. c.
r. S.
A. The fountain is being erected by the
Oscar Strauss Memorial Commission, au-
thorized by an act of Congress. It will
be 46 feet in diameter and will cost
approximately 100000.
@. What artist. painted the picture Of
George Washington on the 81 bil?-
H. C. P.
A. This portrait of Washington is The
famous one executed by Gilbert Stuart.
@. Who founded the college hitch-hik-
ing association?-R. G. J.
A. An organization called the Regis.
tered Collegiate Thumbers was organ
lied in May, 1885, by Stanley Fiese Of
st. Ambrose College, Davenport, Iowa.
There are over rs chapters throughout
the country.
@. How many blank pennies are being
made for the Government at Riverside,
N. J.?-W. G. H.
A. approximately 6o,00o,00o blank
penny pieces are being manufactured
there by the Riverside Metal Co. AS fast
as the blanks are made, they are shipped
to the United States Mint in Philadelphia
where they are stamped and released.
@. What is the name of the vitamin
that stops profuse >bleeding?-C. S. H.
A. Hygeia says that the recently dis
covered vitamin K, little tried until
few months ago. can stop hemorrhage
under certain conditions.
@. How far is it from Niagara Falls TO
the home of the Dionne quintuplets?-
S. c.
A. The distance from Niagara Falls to
Callander, Ontario, the home of the
quintuplets, is approximately $40 miles.
@. Please give the origin of the word
gymkhana.-C. r. F.
A. Webster's Dictionary says 1t is
allied to the word gymnastics, from the
Hindustani word ged-khana, meaning a
racket court. This in turn is from the
Persian word khana, meaning house.