Evening star., 1940-08-03
Huskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
By Frederic J. Haskin.

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A reader can get the answer to any
question OF fact by t0ritinq The Eue-
eric J. Haskin, director, Washington,
D. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. When did Wendell Willkie become
q Republican?-C. w. H.
A. Mr.. Willkie first registered as q
Republican in 1899.
@. Please explain the difference In
the spelling Of Massanetta Springs and
Massanutten Mountain in Virginia.
A. L.
A. The Harrisonburg Daily News-Rec-
ord says that the wife of the owner of
Massanetta Springs was named Henri
eta. When he changed the name of the
resort, he used the combination of Mas
sanutten, from the nearby peak, and the
ending Of his wife's name. The resort,
now the seat Of a Bible conference, was
formerly known as Taylor Springs.
@. Is Denmark's Royal Thea.er oper-
ating since the Nazi occupation?-W.
G. H.
A. The 200-year-old Danish Royal
Theater is still functioning. 1t is a
traditional seat of culture and repre-
sents the best artistic talent The thea
ter is subsidized by the government and
is under the supervision of the Ministry
for Education.
t. Tx,~t f,,&, nF L5o1tx
sic?-A. K. D.
A. 1t is at the University of North
Carolina, where 1t was originated for
the purpose of developing distinctly
American creative music. The work is
divided into research, teaching tradi-
tional songs and dances, organizing folk
festivals and publishing English and
American folk songs and dances for use
in schools and communities.
@. What is the name Of the words
most frequently sung to Sibelius' Fin
landia"?-E. G. M.
A. Dear Land of Home" is the title
of the poem which is sung to Fin
landia"
@. When did the Vestris sink?-J D. H.
A. The British steamship Vestris sank
on November IL, 1923, In a gale, about
240 miles off the Virginia Capes. 1t was
on It's way from New York bound for the
Barbados and South America One hun
dred and ten persons lost their lives, of
whom 81 were passengers.
@. Is there recent biography Of the
Frenchman for whom the Maginot Line
is named?-R. T. D.
A. The authorized biography Of Andre
Maginot by Allen Updegraff will be pub
lished this fall under the title of "Magi-
not: The Man Who Might Have Saved
France"
@. What is the meaning Of 'Novus
Ordo Seclorum r. c.
A. This Latin phrase which appears
on the reverse of the Great Seal Of the
United States means "A New Era in
the Ages"
@. Are there any immigration restric-
country?-V. v. D.
A. Chinese women are not permitted
to come to the United States for per-
manent residence.
@. Where is the largest textile mill In
the United States?-M. r.
\ A. The largest under one roof Is re-
puted to be the Riverside and Dan River
Cotton Mill Inc, at Danville, Va.
@. Where did Lord Randolph Churchill
meet Miss Jeanette Jerome, the American
girl whom he later married?-C. T. H.
A. They met at ball on the cruiser
Ariadne and 10 days later Lord Churchill
proposed.
@. Please compare the cost of living in
Washington, D. c.! and Chicago, Ill, for
manual workers family.-E. T.
A. According to figures published in
the Monthly Labor Review, the esti-
mated cost of living in Washington for a
four-person manual workers family Is
$1,5o2.65, as compared with s1,446.46 in
Chicago.
@. Who wrote the sonnet beginning
when I consider Life and Its few
years"?-T. G. H.
A. 1t is by Lizette Woodworth Reese
and Is entitled Tears"
@. Please give directions for cleaning
books-E. r. H.
A. Soiled leaves of books may be
cleaned by using a mixture of benzol
(not benzene or gasoline) and calcined
magnesia. Pour the benzol on the mag
nesia until it becomes a crumbling
mass. Then apply to the soiled spots,
rubbing it lightly with the tip of the
finger. When the benzol has evaporated,
brush off the remaining powder.
@. Was there real Philip Nolan7-
L. NJ
A. In letter written to the Mississippi
Historical Society In 1901, Edward Ever
EFT Hale states that in his book. "Tfle
Man Without Country" he accidently
hit upon the name Phillip Nolan" the
hero, and afterward discovered that
Philip Nolan was native of Frankfort,
Ky, who was killed in the year 1901.
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