Evening star., 1940-04-26
Hoskin's Answers
Questions
By Frederic J. Hdsktn.

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ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
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@. Please give the complete quotation
and author of the poem in "Ah, Wilder.
ness" which includes the line IT am too
young to live without desire."-L. 8.
A. The following lines are from Pan.
thea" by Oscar Wilde: NAY, let us walk
from fire unto fire. From passionate
pain 10 deadlier delight am too young
to live without desire. Too young art
thou to waste this summer night"
Q. Who was the first aerial photos-
rapher?-O. S. M.
A. On October 4, 1863, Nadar, a pho.
tographer of Paris, flew over the citv
IN large balloon and photographed it
from the air. He predicted at that time
that a day would come when every
house in Paris would quarter q dark
room and camera fan.
@. Was 1t Jay Gould's daughter who
gave large sum of money to the Gov
ernment during the Spanish American
War?-R. C. D.
A. The late Helen Miller Gould CMrs.
Finley j. Shepard gave $780, 900 to the
United States Government to help de-
fray the expenses of the Spanish-Ameri-
can War, and personally tended sick and
wounded soldiers at Camp Wikoff.
q. Are both odd and even numbers
used in designating United States high
ways?-C. F.
A. The highways running from East
TO West are identified by even numbers
and those from North to South are
identified by odd numbers.
Q. How was Samuel insult, the utili-
ties magnate, finally apprehended?-
j. T. G..
A. To avoid extradition, insult fled
from Paris to Athens, Greece. Twice
the Greek courts denied the United
States demands for his extradition, but
later twice ordered him to leave the
country. On March 10, 1884. five days
before the final date of expulsion he fed
secretly In Greek tramp steamer he
had chartered, intending to seek a
maven at Abyssinia. The ship finally
cast anchor at Istanbul, where the
Turkish government seized insult and
surrendered him to the United States
He was tried three times at Chicago m
charges Of fraud and embezzlement and
acquitted each time.
@. How long can any one hold a Gov
ernment check before cashing it?-
S. L. T.
A. A person may hold a Government
check until the end of the fiscal year In
which it was issued.
". what is the name of Gov.
ODanlels newspaper?-E FL.
A. The paper published by the Gov
ernor OF Texas in the interests of his
candidacy for reelection is the W. lee
ODanlel News, weekly, at Fort Worth.
@, Who owns the largest automobile
manufacturing establishment in Eng.
land?-R K. z.
A. Lord Nufield CWilliam Morris,
owns the greatest car-producing factory
IN Britain. vast plant which can as.
semble 900 complete cars a day, It Ia
a large industrial center, affording en-
ployment to thousands of men and
women
Q. Please describe an ivory gull.
S. H. w.
A. The plunage of an adult ivory
gull Is OF striking snowy whiteness.
without spot or mark of color. Its legs
and feet are black and its beak is
CHIEFLY dark with bright orange tin.
Ivory gulls frequent the most northerly
parts OF the world, nesting on Melville
Island, Northern Greenland, and Spitz-
bergen. beautiful specimen is now on
exhibition at the Quebec GEOLOGICAL
Garoen. 1t is said to be the only one
OF its kind in captivity in North America.
q. How many students attend public
schools in the District of Columbian
H K. S.
A. There are 93094 pupils enrolled in
the public school system of the District
OF Columbia. This includes students
from kindergarten through teachers
colleges.
@. Was Gabrielle d'Annunzio
Fascist?-T D.
A. DAnnunzlo was an ardent Fascist
and is said to have given Mussolini the.
idea of the Fascist corporate state.
@. Where is the Blue Water Inter-
national Bridge?-H. TIP.
A. This bridge joins Port Huron.
Mich, and sarnia, Ontario, and is s,12o
feet long.
G. Does the United States produce any
garnet?-T. B. c.
A. The United States output OF
5000 to 5000 short tons of garnet an
nually comes mainly from the Adiron-
dack regions of New York and New
Hampshire.
q. From what musical comedy is the
song The Easter Parade"?-T. NICK.
A. "The Easter Parade" was sung in
the production "As Thousands Cheer"
The words and music are by Irving
Berlin.
@. How many calories are there In a
piece Of tenderloin steak?-J. 8.
A. pound of broiled tenderloin steak