Evening star., 1940-05-15
Hoskin's Answers
70 Readers Questions
BY Frederic J. Hasktn.

A reader can get the answer to an1
question OF fact By icrtttng The Epe.
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Hasktn, director. Washington,
D. c. Please i,,cIose stamp for reply.
@. In what year did the firm Of J. p.
Morgan make a large loan to Ger.
many?-C. M.
A. The report of the Foreign Debt
Commission for the fiscal years 1925
refers to q private commercial loan to
Germany Of $11e0Oo,o00 In 1924 by the
J. p. Morgan Co.
Q. Is there any estimate Of the per-
centage Of women in maternity hos.
pitals who Smokers. r. r.
A. Figures compiled by . large insur.
ance company show that approximately
one-hak Of the women confined In ma.
ternity hospitals are addicted to smok-
ing.
Q. When was the Colt dragon re-
volver made?-D. H. H.
A. The National Rifle Association says
that this revolver was first made in 1S48
and was manufactured until about 1850;
there were two models.
@. Who executed the gargoyles at
Princeton University?-C. s.
A. They are the work Of Gutzon
Borglum.
@. What famous poet buried his work
In his wife's grave?-D. 8.
A. When Rossetti's wife died, two years
after their marriage. his grief was so in
tense that he placed in her cofnn all Of
his writings then unpublished. In 1870,
yielding to the demands of his friends,
he permitted these to be exhumed and
published.
@ What is the population Of the
smallest town in the United States?-
p. L. B.
A. According to the census Of 1880,
Arundel-on-the-Bay, Nd. and Bourne,
Greg, both Of which are incorporated
towns, had a population Of one. The
Bureau Of the Census says that 1t is pos
sible there are other towns and villages
in the United States having population
of only one.
@. Has New York City an Eternal
Light In memory OF the war dead?-
j. E.R.
A. The Eternal Light in New York
City is located in Madison Square Park
at Broadway between Twenty-third and
Twenty-seventh streets. 1t Is a shaft
having at its top the glass figure of q
star, which is perpetually lighted day
and night. The memorial was erected
by Rodman Wanamaker.
@. What is the most poisonous snake?
E. r.
A. The king cobra is the most poison
Gus snake in the world
@. Please quote Abraham Iincoln's
eulogy Of George Washington in which
he uses the sun for comparison.-A. o. r.
A. 1t is as follows: "This Is the one
hundred and tenth anniversary Of the
birthday of Washington; we are met to
celebrate this day. Washington is the
mightiest name Of earth-long since
mightiest In the cause Of civil liberty,
still mightiest in moral reformation. On
that name today no eulogy Is expected,
It cannot be. To add brightness to the
sun or glory to the name of Washington
is alike impossible"
@. When were blueprints first used?
G. N.
A. The blueprint process was discov-
cred by Sir John Herschel In 1910.
@. What proportion Of the worlds
water surface is represented by the
Pacific Ocean?-D. E. L.
A. The Pacific Ocean comprises more
than half of the total water surface Of
the globe.
@. When was Walter johnson, the
former ballplayer, elected county COM
missioner in Maryland?-R. @. J.
A. Walter johnson. Republican nomi-
nee for Montgomery County commission
er In Maryland September 13, 1888, was
elected November 9. 1898.
Q. How many copies of Daphne du
Maurier's "Rebecca" have been sold?-
K. A.
A. More than 100000 copies of the novel
have been sold to date.
O. Has Washington, D. c., ever had
daylight saving time?-M. B.
A. The City Of Washington observed
daylight saving when it was In effect by
act of Congress in 1918 and 1919.
Q. Are there any statistics on the per-
centage Of people in the United States
who read newspapers, magazines ana
books?-M. D.
A. In a study entitled How Adults
Read" by Prof. Guy Thomas Buswell.
the author finds that 81 per cent of the
adult population read newspapers regu-
larly, Al per cent read magazines req
ularly, while "a per cent read books.
Q. How many springs are there at
Silver Springs, Flaw. d. e.
A. There are over $50 known sprinss
They now into q common basin. ana
constitute the source Of Silver River.
The maximum flow Of the springs u
OTIS 900 900 gallons of water 4 day.
9. Who wrote the poem beRinnins.
''They do me wrong who say come no
more"?-S. +. E.