Evening star., 1940-11-22
Huskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
By Frederic J. HGskin.

By Frederic J. HGsktn.
reader can get the answer to any
question OF fact by t0rittng The Epe.
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Haskin, director, Washington,
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@. What proportion of the worlds dia-
monds come from South Africa?-E T. p.
A. Within the past 65 years the Union
of South Africa has produced 1875 900 900
carats, or three-fourths of all the dia-
monds in the world
@. Please give the names, denomina.
tions, and salaries Of the chaplains Of the
Senate and House Of Representatives.
e. w. S.
A. Tie Rev. Re Barney Thorne Phil
lips, an Episcopalian minister, is chaplain
of the Senate, and the Rev. James Shera
Montgomery, q Methodist minister, Is
chaplain of the House of Representatives.
Each receives a'salary of $3.50 year.
Q. Please give the height and weight
of Wendell Willkie-T. @.
A. Mr. Willkie is 6 feet inch in height
and weighs 200 pounds.
@. What are six specific reasons for
which the Constitution was established?
H. B.
A. They are given in the preamble, as
follows: I'VE the people of the United
States, in order to form a more perfect
Union, established justice, insure domes-
tic tranquility, provide for the common
defense, promote the general welfare,
and secure the blessings Of liberty to our
selves and our posterity, do ordain and
establish this Constitution for the United
States OF America"
@. How many Negroes served In the
World wars. r. w.
A. There were over 100000 Negro
soldiers from the United States enlisted
in the World War. Nearly one-half Of
that number were sent overseas.
@. Why are potatoes called spuds7-
P. j. D.
A The term comes form the initials
of an old dietetical society called tho
Society for the Prevention of Unwhole-
some Diet.
@. What was the score the last time
Notre Dame played in the Rose BOWL
G. E. G.
A. Notre Dame has participated in the
Rose Bowl games only once, on January
l, 1925. The score for this game was
Notre Dame 81, Stanford 10.
@. How long have men shaved?-T D.
A. Shaving was introduced among the
Romans at about the same time as the
Greek soldiers were ordered to shave by
Alexander the Great so that the enemy
could not seize them by their boards.
Pliny says that Scipio Africanus was the
first Roman to shave every day. Razors
are Of a very remote origin and simple
form was used by the Romans.
@. How did the yard originate as q
unit of measurement?-C. 3. s.
A. 1t is said that the yard was orig
inally defined by royal decree Is the
length of the arm of King Henry I. The
British yard is now the distance, at g.. r.
between two lines on q bronze bar kept
at the Standards once, Westminster,
London. -
@. Does Russia still have the five-year
plan?-G. o. r.
A. The plan. which was inaugurated
by the Soviet government in 1928 and
revised in 1929 and 1880, was discon-
tinued December 81, 1888.
@. What is the source of the line yet
each man kills the things he loves"?-
@. A. K
A. 1t is from The Ballad of Reading
Gaol," by Oscar Wilde.
@. Please name the cities which levy
municipal taxes on tobacco.-E. K.
A. They are as follows: Denver, Colo:
Kansas City and st. Louis, Mo-; Pensa-
cola, Panama City, Chipley, Mariana,
and De Funiak Springs, Fla. Gall of which
tax cigarettes only; and Birmingham.
Ala. Until July 1, New York City also
had cigarette tax.
@. Who founded Wofford College at
Spartanburg, S. C.?-C. T.
A. 1t was founded in accordance with
the will of Benjamin Wofford, Metho-
dist Episcopal minister, who left legacy
of 100000 to the conference for estab-