Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-26
Huskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
By Frederic J. HuSkin.

A reader can get the dnstDer to ann
question OF fact by 1Drtttrg The EDe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. HdSkin, director, Washington,
D. c. Please incloSe stamp for reply.
Q. Who pays for Col Charles A. Lind
bergh's broadcasts?-M. o. S.
A. Col. Lindbergh's radio speeches are
given on sustaining time, which is fur
nished by the broadcasting companies
to certain prominent persons and off,
Gals free of charge.
@. Was there ever a law against kiss
ing on Sunday?-H. A. S.
A. An old New England law provided
that man could not kiss his wife or a
wife her husband on the Lords day.
@. What became of Frank James, the
outlaw, after his brother Jesse was
killed?-G. r.
A. Frank James surrendered in Octob-
Der, 1882. He was held in Jail for more
than year awaiting trial, but was never
convicted upon any charge. He spent
the last 80 years of his life as a farmer
and died near Excelsior Springs, Mo, on
FEBRUARY IL, 1913.
O. Was the captain of the City Of
Flint ever rewarded for his bravery.
J.S
A. The Navy Department awarded
Capt. Gainard the Navy Cross for dis
tinguished service in the line of his pro-
fession."
Q. Did Stephen Foster, composer Of
my Old Kentucky Home" die in poy-
erty?-D. H.
A. On January TO- 1864, Foster was
found lying in the hall of his Bowery
lodging house. He was carried to the
Bellevue Hospital, where three days
later he died in charity ward.
@ How long has Carter Glass been in
the Senate?-M. E
A. Senator Carter Glass was appointed
November l8, 1918, to fill a vacancy in
the Senate. but did not qualify until
February 2, 1920, and has served since
that date.
@. Why did Rudyard Kipling give up
his home in Vermont?-J. H. G.
A A quarrel with his brother-in-law,
Beatty Balestier, and the subsequent un-
pleasant publicity, precipitated his leav-
ing the United States.
@. Are there any gorillas in the United
States as large as the 500-pound Gar
gantua?-J. c. H.
A. Two gorillas at the San Diego
Zoo are said to be the largest in cap
tivity, one weighing 602 pounds and the
other $50 pounds They were presented
to Mrs. Belle Benchley, director of the
zoo, by the late Martin johnson and are
named Mbongo and Ngagi. Each ami
| NAL consumes 81 pounds of food a day.
@. Please give the length and width of
the Boardwalk at Atlantic City, n. j.
D. j.
A. The Boardwalk is so feet wide and
extends miles along the beach.
Q. What is the largest State east Of
the Mississippi River?-F. D. L.
A. Georgia, with an area of 5e265
square miles. 1t is AZ times as large as
Rhode Island, the smallest State in the
Union.
Q. When did Germany take Austrian
"A. I. T.
A. Chancellor Hitler entered Austria
| April IL. 1898, and Austria was formally
incorporated into the Reich the following
day.
Q. What is the limit of the national
| debt?-E S. v,
A. The present limit is $40 900 900 900.
| Formerly it was set at s45 900 900 900.
@. Have Wendell WILKES speeches
been published in book form?-G. N. C.
/ A. At the end of August a collection
| of his speeches and writings on political
and economic problems will be published.
The book will contain a biographical in
| PRODUCTION by Stanley Walker and Mr..
WILKES acceptance speech.
@. Please give the date of the sink
| ing of the Athenia-J. L. S.
A. The steamship Athena, from
Glasgow and Liverpool, bound for Mont
real with refugees from war zones, was
sunk by an explosion about 200 miles
northwest of Ireland on September 8,
1882
Q. What Is newspaper morgue?-
! S. NJ.
| A. 1t Is that department Of the office
! where clippings concerning persons and
events are filed.
Q. Please give the location Of the
shrine containing the holy shroud-E.
! D. J.
| A. The cloth which is said to be the
holy shroud is preserved in the Cathe-
dral of Turin. Italy. 1t is linen sheet
Il feet inches long and feet inches
wide. Along the length of the sheet Is
the blood-stained imprint Of body.
Q. In what proportion to normal births
| are quintuplets born?-J. w. M
A. About once in 4l,50O000 births, or
about once every 20 years.
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