Evening star., 1940-04-22
Hoskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hdsktn.


question OF fact by l0ritin1 The EUe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hdskin, director, WASHINGTON.
d. c. Please inclose stamp for reply
@. What famous lawyer said that the
administration of law in this country is
a disgrace?-C. Meg.
A. In an address at Orchestra Hall,
Chicago, ILL.,, on September 16, 1909,
| President William Howard Taft said:
| 1T is not too much to say that the ad-
ministration Of criminal law in this
| country is a disgrace to our civilization"
@. Which State has more cattle, Texas
| or Montana?-D. w. T.
| A. According to 1889 agricultural sta
tistics, Montana has 1,O16O00 head Of
cattle and Texas 6955,O head
@. What are the weather conditions in
Havana in the month of June?-S. S. G.
A. The prevailing average tempera.
ture is 79 degrees with the humidity
averaging around rs per cent.
@. How many druggists are there in
| the United States?-N. B. C.
A. There are 53,512 druggists in the
United States operating 62134 drug
| stores.
@. Who holds the record for the larg-
est number of home runs in one month?
| R. H.
| A. Rudy York of the Detroit Tigers hit
| 18 home runs in August, 1887, breaking
| Babe Ruth's best mark of II in month.
@. What is the composition of a
dime?-H. o.
A. All silver coins contain 80 per cent
silver and 10 per cent tin
@. From what poem is the line Il
know not what the future hath of mar
vel or surprise"?-B. N. D.
A. 1t is from The Eternal Goodness"
by John Greenleaf Whittier.
@. Is it safe for babies to eat bacon?-
PC.
A. Many childrens specialists advise
the feeding of bacon to babies during
the latter part of their first year.
@. What is used on the floor Of Madi-
son Square Garden in New York when
the rodeo is held there?-G. A.
A. When the rodeo is being presented
in Madison Square Garden, 600 tons Of
dirt are put on the permanent terrazza
| floor and when this is smoothed out,
packed and rolled it has a depth OF
approximately inches.
O. Please give the date of the arrival
OF the swallows at San Juan Capistrano
Mission.-V. J. C.
A. The arrival of the swallows has
been observed at the monastery of San
Juan Capistrano, Calf, on st. Joseph's
Day, March l9, since the mission was
established in 1777. The date of de-
parture is San Juans Day, October 25,
but in 1889 for some reason the birds
left two months earlier.
G. Who was the general in the battle
OF New Orleans whose body was shipped
to England in cask of rum?-B. W.P,
A. Sir Edward Michael Pakenham
was killed in the battle of New Orleans
January 8, 1915. His body was con-
veyed to Where's in New Orleans, where
the viscera were removed and buried
between two pecan trees near the man
sion. The rest Of the body was placed
In cask OF rum and conveyed to Eng
lanc for interment. Such was the dis
position of the bodies of two or three
other officers. 1t it said that the pecan
trees never bore fruit after that year,
and the Negroes looked upon that SPOT
with superstition.
@. Name the four ages of the world.
d. NJ
A. The Golden Age, the Silver Age. the
Copper Age and the Iron Age, in this Sc
quence.
@. What percentage of churches are
in small towns?-T. E. r.
A. According to the Federal Council
Bulletin, 10 per cent of the local
churches in the United States are In
communities of less than $500 popula-
ton.
@. Was Annapolis, Md, ever the CAPT.
tai of the United States?-T. C.
A. The Continental Congress sat at
Annapolis in 1884.
@. Which universities compete for the
Little Brown Jug"?-P. F.
A. The University of Minnesota and
the University of Michigan contend
each year on the gridiron for the Little
Brown jug" Minnesota has won the
contest for the last three years. Last
year the score was 20 to 6.
Q. How many people attend the nlov-
les weekly?-E. T.
A. According to the Film Daily Year
Book, the average weekly attendance of
United States film theaters in 1899 was
s5,oOo,o0o
@. Why is the name Bourbon applied
to Kentucky whisky?-H M. P.
A. The whole northeastern portion of
Kentucky in the early days consisted of
a single county which was called Bour-
bon County, and at that time it in
cluded practically all of the State in
which whisky was made. In this way the
term Bourbon" came to be applied tn