Evening star., 1940-04-05
Huskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
BY Frederic J. Hasktn.

rC0QeT cGn get Inc 0nSUy 20 any
question OF fact by Urstsno The Foe.
ming Star Intor nation Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Hasksn. director. Washington.
D. c. Please tnclose stamp for reply.
@. Is Col. Lindbergh's mother teach
ing now?-W. r. w.
A. Mrs. Evangeline Lindbergh is still
employed as teacher in the public
schools of Detroit.
@. To whom was the building dedicated
in which the private papers Of President
Roosevelt will be deposited?-C. G.
A. In laying the cornerstone Of the
building on his estate at Hyde Park,
N. Y, President Roosevelt dedicated the
structure to the Spirit of Peace.
@. What is the most expensive tele-
phone call that has ever been made?-
H. N.
A. 1t is said to be a 95-minute call to
London made by w. c. Durant, financier,
in 1880, at cost of $1,410.
@. Please give the date of the opening
of the 1910 Golden Gate Exposition
K. S.
A. The exposition will reopen on
May Is.
@. How many publications are issued
by the Government Printing ONCE at
Washington, D. C.?-K. H. M.
A. The Government Printing ONCE
issues publications including approx.
mately $1,000 titles. Last year it sold
nearly 100000 books and other pub
lications, the sales netting nearly
$1,O0O00O
@. Has horse ever been ridden on the
Metropolitan Opera stage in "Gotter-
dammerung,'' according to Wagner's
directions?-J. D. S.
A. Not until January 12 1886, when
Marjorle Lawrence, the famous soprano,
mounted and rode the horse, Crane,
straight into Siegfrieds funeral pyre.
Miss Lawrence is the only opera star
who does it, the others merely leading
the horse by the bride She is able to
follow Wagners stage directions because
she learned to be an expert rider on her
fathers Australian ranch.
O. What is the lowest temperature
ever recorded in Louisiana?-G. P.
A. The United States Weather Bureau
says the lowest temperature on record
for Louisiana is Is degrees below zero at
Minden on February l3, 1899.
@. When is Mothers Day?-R. G. N.
A. Mothers Day is always observed on
the second Sunday in May, which will
occur on May IL this year.
@. What is the oldest aquarium in the
United States?-D. S. r.
A. The New York Aquarium, which
opened On December 10, 1896, was the
! earliest.
Q. Please give the members of the
| Dies committee.-W. K.
T A. The members of the committee are
as follows: Chairman, Martin Dies. Rep
resentative from Texas; John j. Demp-
sey, Representative from New Mexico;
Joe Starnes, Representative from Ala
bama; Jerry Voorhis, Representative
| from California; Joseph E. Casey, Rep
| resentative from Massachusetts,; Noah
| M. Mason, Representative from Illinois:
j. Parnell Thomas, Representative from
New Jersey, and Robert E. Stripping, Sec
retary.
O. Where is Benjamin Franklin's
grave?-W. c. M.
A. 1t is in the Christ Church burial
ground at Philadelphia The grave is
marked by a fiat stone with the simple
inscription, Benjamin and Deborah
Franklin
@. Please give the particulars of the
General Slocum DISASTERS. NJ
A. In the General Slocum disaster,
which occurred on June Is, 1904, 958 we're
killed and 180 injured. About 400 young
board. The steamer burst into flames
near He'll Gate, in the East River, New
York, shortly after it had left its dock.
The excursionists on board were members
of the Sunday school of St. Marks Ger
man Lutheran Church in New York City,
bound for their annual outing on Long
Island Sound
| @. What is the name of the organiza-
ton which is interested in a national
theater for the United States?-G. S. N.
A. It is the American National Theater
and Academy of which Robert Sherwood
| is the president
@. Which State has the fewest Cath
| olics?-P. j.
A. North Carolina, with a Catholic
membership of $500. has the least Of any
State.
@. How many florists are there In New
York City?-T. l.. G.
A. There are 1,425 retail florists In the
city.
@. Where is the most northern place
in the United States?-M. A. G.
A. The northernmost point in the
United States is the Lake of the Woods
| projection which extends to latitude
40 degrees % minutes 041 seconds at
longitude 95 degrees 09 minutes 11.3 Sec
onds. This is part Of the State Of
Minnesota.
Q. What is Babe Ruth doing now7-
| T. N. B.
A. He is an instructor in q baseball
| school at Palatka, Fla.