Evening star., 1940-01-22
Hoskin's Answers
TO Readers Questions
By Frederic J. Huskin.

10 keooerS questions
By Frederic J. Hask.n.
A reader can get the ans,oer to any
question OF tactfby ,Ortttno The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Hasktn, director, Washington,
D. c. Please tnclose stamp for reply.
Q. How many records and radio pl1on.
ographs are purchased annually?-L.
c.. w.
A. In 1889 record sales amounted to
60,0o0,000 and sales Of radio phono.
graphs totaled $4,000.
@. What was the fate Of Gabrielle
Petit, the famous French spy?-M. p.
A. After many hazardous escapades,
Gabrielle Petit was assigned to servies
under Edith Cavell. Finally in 1916 she
was betrayed by an unknown person and
turned over to the military authorities.
She refused to divulge any information
and was condemned to execution. In
accordance with her wish, her eyes were
not bound when she was shot. Just be-
~SAS WIZ NdPCoAA gave Vic OIucE 10 IIo
she cried Long live the King" and died
uttering these words. Cardinal Mercier
officiated at her funeral and later she
was pronounced national hero.
@. Who Is the supervising architect Of
the Jefferson Memorial at Washington.
D. C.?-N. r. T.
A. Mr.. Thomas Rowland of the firm
Of Eggers & Higgins of New York is tho
architect in charge.
@. Does the Bible tell what kind Of
material was used in building the Ark?-
w. v. N.
A. According to Genesis villa God said
unto Noah: Make thee an ark of gopher
wood; rooms shalt thou make in the
ark, and shalt pitch it within and with.
out with PITCH"
@. Has thornless hybrid tea rose ever
been developed?-S P. d.
A. Thornless Beauty is the worlds first
recorded hybrid tea rose of this kind. It
Is beautiful shade. of crimson, per-
fectly formed, fully double, about 4
inches across and the roses bloom all
summer. The plant patent has been
applied for.
@. What is the name of a privately
operated service on the West Coast that
informs major film studios of the wealth.
er conditions?-E. A.
A. 1t is the Krick Industrial Weather
Service at Pasadena, Calf.
Q. Who was the outstanding man ath.
lete of 1939?-K. T. H.
A. Nile Kinnick of Iowa, the most
sensational individual performer of the
year in football, was selected by a poll
of Associated Press sports experts as the
outstanding athlete of the year.
@. What was the average age of the
signers of the Declaration of Independ.
ence?-E. S. H.
A. The average age of these men was
44A years.
@. Please give the name of a good
magazine for teacher of art.-L. j. D.
A. School Arts, the art magazine for
teachers, is published by the Davis Press,
Inc, at Worcester, Mass 1t is profusely
illustrated and contains material adapted
to students of all ages.
@. How much money is expended on
horses in racing stables?--M. D. r.
A. The Lexington Ky0 Herald-Leader
says: "The average cost of keeping q
horse may be figured at So per day, and
that conservatively. Last year a total
OF 12,185 horses went to the post at rec.
ognized tracks At least 1000 others
were trained for racing, but due to va
rious reasons never started. 1t cost some
s42,5 daily to keep these 14,1s5 horses.
The annual figure can be estimated at
$15, ,532, ,575"
Q. Please give the particulars Of
President Garfield's death-L. o. P.
A. President Garfield was about to
take train, July 2, 1881, for New Eng
land, where he was to make. an address
at Williams College, when he was shot
fatally by Charles Jules Guiteau, a dis
appointed office seeker. He fingered be.
tween life and death for several weeks,
rivaled fortitude. His desire was for
sea air and he was removed to Elberon,
N. j. but failed to rally. E'ood poison
ing set in and his death occurred Sep.
tember is. He was buried at Cleveland.
Ohio.
@. Please give the source of the lines
I'VE shall meet, but we shall miss him.
There will be one vacant chair."eJ. G.
A. They are from a poem called "The
Vacant Chair" by Henry Stevenson
Washburn.
@. I should like to become better
versed in parliamentary law.-H. r. G.
A. See page AZ Of today's Star.
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