Evening star., 1940-08-06
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
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O. How far does bee travel to gather
q pound of honey?-B. r. B.
A. 1t has been estimated that a bee
travels 43,776 miles to gather one pound
OF honey. consisting OF 29184 drops. A
good hive Of bees In favorable location
can produce pound of honey in about
IS minutes.
@. At what hours may tourists visit the
White House this sunmer?-E. B.
A. The White House is closed to visi-
tors until September.
G. Why are there some quarters in cir.
culation with no dates?-A. r. S.
A. The director of the mint says that
all United States coins have dates placed
on them, but some have worn off due to
abrasion. This Is true of the design of
the quarter used previously to the new
1882 issue.
@. What Is the origin OF the saying,
"Trojan Horse"?-B. F.
A. In classical mythology, a wooden
horse received by the Trojans into their
city, not knowing that 1t was filled with
Greek warriors. At night the warriors
stole out and admitted the Greek Army
iptn tho rifv ofa1 r;yk
presented under the guise of friendship.
@. Will the World Series be broadcast
this year?-E. D.
A. The games will be broadcast over
coast-to-coast network Of the Mutual
Broadcasting System. More than $50
radio stations in the United States,
Canada, Mexico and Hawaii will be
linked to the network system for the
series and short-wave facilities will be
arranged SO that listeners all over the
world may hear.
O. Does the United States recognize
the conquest Of Ethiopia?-J. C.
A. The United States has never recog.
nized the conquest of Ethiopia by Italy,
and Halle Selassie is still regarded as
Emperor.
c. Can steam be seen?-A. M.
A. Steam cannot be seen. 1t is an in.
visible gas. The white cloud that rises
when water boils results from the con-
densation Of the water vapor.
O. Who said "Our country, right or
wrong. When right, to be kept right;
when wrong, to be put right"?-F c. A.
A. This quotation is from an address
delivered in Congress in 1872 by Carl
Schurz.
Q. Was Col. Theodore Roosevelt in
the World War?-A. F. r.
A. He was with the 1st Division of the
First Army of the A. E. F. and partici-
pated in battles at Cantigny, Scissors.
the Argonne-Meuse offensive and the st.
Mihiel offensive.
O. Where is the oldest Baptist Church
In the United States?-M. G. D.
A. The First Baptist Church in Provi.
dence, r. l., is the oldest Baptist con-
gregation in America. Founded In 1888
by Roger Williams and his companions,
it has had continuous existence ever
since. The early members adopted no
articles of faith. and the church has re.
manned to this day without formal creed
or covenant.
@. During whose administration was
the slogan "A chicken in every pot. and
two cars in every garage" used?-J. M.
A. 1t was during the first campaign Of
President Hoover.
@. How large is Argentina?-C. P.
A. The South American republic has
an area of 1,078,278 square miles and a
population of 12,762000. 1t is as large
as all of the United States east of the
Mississippi River and one tier of States
west Of 1t.
@. Who recommends to the British
King the successor to the retiring Pre-
mier?-A. G.
A. The retiring Premier Is the official
who makes the recommendation.
@. What estate in Virginia is being
used in the new motion picture of that
title?-J. H. M.
A. The mansion in the picture Is Nom
ticola, owned by Miss Emily Noting. It
is situated about IS miles below Char.
lottesville and was designed and built by
Thomas Jefferson as wedding gift for
his daughter
O. Please give some information about
the early career of Friml the composer.
H. G.
A. Charles Rudolf Friml was born In
Prague. Bohemia, on December 7, 1884.
At the age of 20 he came to America as
an accompanist for the violinist, Jan
Kubelik. He wrote numerous composi-
tions for the piano, violin and cello, but
first won recognition with "The Firehy"
in 1912.
@. How old is Gen. Pershine's son
Warren?-E. D. H.
A. Warren Pershing is 81 years old. Hs
was born on June "a, 1909.
@. Who is Governor of American sa-
moa?-T. P. W.
A. Comdr. E. w. Hanson, U. S. N, 4,
Governor of the islands.
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