Evening star., 1940-07-04
Hoskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
By Frederic J. Haskin.

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reader can get the ans,oer to any
question OF fact by 1Drittng The EUe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric j. Hdskin, director, Washington,
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@. How much gasoline is consumed
by bombers and pursuit planes in the
European war?-A. K. r.
A. Automotive and petroleum tech
nologists estimate that 2, 400 bombers con.
sumo about 288000 gallons per hour,
and that 1000 pursuit planes consume
100000 gallons per hour. Total daily
consumption, on the basis of five hours
In the air, exceeds two and one-uuarter
million gallons of fuel.
@. On what occasion did William Lloyd
Garrison say Il am in earnest; I will
not equivocate"?-H. P. l..
A. William Lloyd Garrison used the
words, Il am in earnest I will not eoui-
vocate; will not excuse; I will not re-
treat single inch, and will be heard"
in the Salutatory of the Liberator on
January l, 1881.
@. Who wrote Down the Oregon
Trai"?-L. M. N.
A. The song is by Billy Hill.
Q. Please give the origin of Kentucky
burgoo.-R. A. w.
A. 1t Is said to have been served dur
Ing the Civil War by a Frenchman, Gus
lambert, who claimed to have been its
originator. One version of the origin
OF the word Is that tongue tied soldier
after eating the soup said it is "bery
goo" for very good.
Q. What artist sold his first pictures
IN his fathers barber shop?-R B. H.
A. Joseph Mallord William Turner,
England's greatest landscape painter.
hung his earliest pictures in his fathers
barber shop and from sales made there
obtained enough money to begin his
art education.
Q. In what year did Elihu Root re-
celve awards from the American Bar
Association and the National Academy
OF Design?-E. S. S.
A. Ellhu Root was awarded the Ameri-
can Bar Association Medal in 1880 in
recognition of his efforts to smooth
the path for the United States to join
the World Court. The previous year
he had received the gold medal of the
National Academy of Design for having
drawn the bill creating National Fine
Arts Commission, and for reviving
L'Enfant's plan for the Identification Of
Washington.
O. What is the total amount of gold in
the United States? How much is stored
at Fort Knox, Kentucky?-F. A.C.
A. AS of June 1S, 1910. there was
$19,5o7,917 662.46 in gold. About five
and one-half billion dollars is stored at
Fort Knox, KY.
@. Who played the title role in the
first stage production of "Irene"2-M.
M. NJ
A. The part of Irene ODare In the
musical comedy was played by Edith
Day. This production opened at the
Vanderbilt Theatre in New York City on
November 18, 19l9
@. Please give the date OF the Inter-
national Twins Convention.-C. D. H.
A. The convention will be held in St.
Louis. Mo-, on August 3o-31 and Sep
tember i, 1910.
@. Is it true that when the Constitu-
tional Convention was considering var
ious plans for electing a President that
some one proposed that each State pro-
vide candidate?-K. c. r.
A. John Dickinson of Delaware pro-
posed that each State should elect it's
best man and put him forward as it's
candidate for the presidency, and that
then the choice from this list should
be made by some other body either
by Congress or by electors appointed by
Congress. If the Dickinson plan had
gone through, we would have had forty-
eight States each choosing a presiden.
tial candidate, and then Congress meet
ing and balloting to determine which
should be elected.
@. Who was Norton Chipman7-
F. S. C.
A. Norton P. Chapman was the dele
gate to Congress from the District Of
Columbia, under the territorial form of
government. He served through two.
Congresses, from December 4, 1871 to
March 8, 1875.
@. Please give the full title of the
King of England-A. z. S.
A. The ruling sovereign of Great Brit
ain is His Most Excellent Majesty
George the Sixth, by the Grace of God Of
Great Britain, Ireland, and of the Brit
ish Dominions beyond the Seas, King,
Defender of the Faith, Emperor of In
dia."
@. Who is Lily Pons' teacher?-B. M.
A. For the past two or three years. the
singer has been the pupil OF Frank
La Forge.