Evening star., 1940-07-20
Hoskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Husktn.

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eric J. Hdskin, director, Washington,
D. c. Please tnclose stamp for reply.
@. In what States is 1t possible to
vote after three months residence
H. o. M.
A. Maine is the only State in the
Union where only three months resi-
dence Is required for voting.
I Q. How many Communists are there
In Congress?-J. J. j.
A. There are no Communists in
either the Senate or the House Of Rep
resentatives.
q. Who owns the most famous COL
lection OF Western franks?-H r.
A. The foremost collection of stamped
and stampless covers of the Far West
from 1889 through 1859 is owned by
4 Ernest A. WiItsee Of San Francisco ard
| Patchogue, Long Island. 1t is esti-
mated to be worth from $250,00O to
100000 and Is the most nearly COM
plete and authoritative of its kind.
@. How soon should one return a visit
| Of condolence?-T. D.
A. Such visits are never returned.
Q. Please give Benjamin Franklins
| creed.-R. E. w.
| A. Writing to Ezra Stiles on March 9,
| 1790, Franklin said. Here is my creed.
I believe in one God, Creator Of the
Universe. That He governs it by his
! Providence. That He ought to be wor-
SHIPPED. That the most acceptable
service we render Him is doing good to
His other children. That the soul of
man is immortal, and will be treated
with justice. in another life respecting
its conduct in this"
@. Has legless person ever OBJ
tanned an airplane pilots license?-
s. w. H.
| A. A pilots license was issued recently
to George w. Coping of Seattle, Wash,
who is believed to be the first legless
pilot in history.
@. Please give the titles Of several
good books on cowardice.-R. p. G.
A. The Readers Guide to Prose Fic-
ton lists the following under that sub
ject: Lord Jim" by Joseph Conrad:
THE Red Badge of Courage" by Stephen
Crane: mo Hero-This," by Warwick
Deeping; THE Strange River" by JUL
ian Green, and "Bitter Victory" by
Louis Gullloux.
@. For whom is the Mary Curley
School at Jamaica Plain, Mass, named?
B. K.
A. The school is named for the de-
ceased wife of former Mayor and Gov.
James M. CurIey.
@. Who is known as the Rumanian
Lindbergh?-M P.
A. Capt. Alexander Papana Of the
Rumanlan Army, "a years of age, is so
called. He has made number of IA
nous flights and in addition is a spec
tacular stunt flyer.
Q. When did President Roosevelt send
messages to Hitler and Mussolini?-H S.
A. On April Is, 1889, President Roose-
welt (who had already sent kilograms to-
Hitler and Benes in an effort to settle
the Sudeten crisis sent messages to
Hitler and Mussolini asking them to
agree for period of 10 years not to
attack any one of the 81 weaker nations
which he listed.
Q. Has any one ever attempted to
send radio signal to Mars?-E. TIP.
A. In 1888 at Baldwin Long Island
radio engineers for the American Mu-
scum of Natural History sent through
the WOR plant long dash signal to-
ward Mars, 100000 miles distant.
Q. How many United States high
ways running from coast to coast have
the same number all the way?-E. S.
A. The highways which extend from
coast to coast and retain the same num-
ber are: Route 80-Savannah to San
Diego; Route 3o-Atlantic City to Port
land; Route 40-Atlantic City to San
Francisco; Route 50-Annapolis to San
Francisco.
@. When was the Federal Savings ID
Loan Insurance Corp. organized?1
c. D. H.
A. The Federal Savings & Loan In
surance Corp. was created by the Con1
gress in 1884 for the purpose of insurinpI
the safety of investment to a maximum
OF $4,000 for each investor in each Fed
eral savings and loan association and
in each eligible State-chartered institu-
ton of the savings and loan association
type which applies and is approved.
@. Is the rat native of the United
| States?-E. I. M
| A. The brown rat is the common spe-
cies. 1t has become naturalized in|
nearly all parts of the world, and
reached this country about ITS. It ID
now our worst mammalian pest.
| Q. How much did the State Capitol
at Madison, Wis., cost?-J B. r.
| A. The magnificent white granitd
building was completed in 1917 at a cos
Of $1,000 900. 1t is surmounted by
three-ton gilded bronze statue called
Forward" symbolizing the motto Of the
State.
| @. What two bodies of water are con-
nected by the Kiel Canal?-T. r.
A. The Kiel Canal connects the North
| Sea with the Baltic.