Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-26
Huskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
By Frederic J. Hdskin,

A reader can get the ans,Der to dnv
question OF fact by tDrtting The Eue.
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hasktn. director, Washington,
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@. What is the shortest scheduled air.
mail run in the world?-M. D. H.
A. 1t is the Smile autogiro airmail
service from the roof Of the Philadelphia
Post once to the Central Airport In
Camden. Five round trips are made
daily, requiring approximately min
utes each way This service was in.
augurated on July 16, 1899, and Is the
worlds first autogiro scheduled airmail
delivery.
@. Who was the first President to live
IN the White House?-P. G..
A. The White House was first occupied
by President and Mrs John Adams In
November, 1900.
Q. How does the number OF Jewish
immigrants to the United States COM
pare with the number of Italian, Ger.
man, and British immigrants?-K. r.
A. OF the s2,9s8 immigrants admitted
to this country in 1899, 43,450 were Jew
ish, 6,708 Italian, 1924 German and
5,076t British.
@. What is telescope word?-W.
K. G..
A. It Is a word made up of parts of
other words as snud for a combination
of snow and mud; brunch as a combi-
nation of breakfast and lunch.
c. In which of Victor Hugos novels
are the various stages of drunkenness
described?-E. w. T.
A. LES Miserables" contains the fol-
lowing paragraph: Upon the first COB
let he read this inscription: Monkey
wine; upon the second lion wine;
upon the third sheep wine; upon the
fourth swine wine These four inscrip-
tons expressed the four descending de.
grees of drunkenness; the first, which
enlivens; the second, that which irri-
tates; the third, that which stupefies:
finally that last, that which brutalizes"
Q. Has crime increased since the re-
peal of prohibition?-G. S. K
A. Records compiled by the Federal
Bureau of Investigation since 1881 show
that, OF the total number of major crimes
known to the police, in 70 cities over
100000 in population, the average during
prohibition years was 37700O; while the
average during repeal years, through
1888, was 344,4O0.
@. How many newspapers are sold
daily?-K. G. F.
A. Editor and Publisher says that in
the United States and Canada, there
are Al 100000 newspapers sold every day
and 10000, 900 sold every Sunday.
Q. Please give some information about
Carmen Miranda, who is starring in
1.-THE Streets of Paris."-N. K. G.
A. Maria do Carmo da Cunha or Car
men Miranda was born in Lisbon, Portu-
GAL about ~ years ago. She spent her
childhood in Rio de Janeiro, where at
the age OF Is she began singing In anna
teur productions. Subsequently she BE-
came favorite in the casinos and night
clubs. She has never taken singing
lessons.
@. What is the largest caliber gun ever
mounted on British submarine?-
r. H. H.
A. The British Library of Information
says: According to Brassey's Naval An
nual, 1889, 4-inch guns were the
largest mounted on any British subma-
rine. 1t is, of course, possible that guns
OF larger calber may have been mounted
on certain submarines, but we can fnd
no certain published record Of such
experiments"
@. How did the name Bolsheviki orig
inate?-L. T.
A. The Russian word, bolshe, means
the larger. The Bolsheviki were So
called because they were originally the
larger group.
@. To whom was Admiral Dewey mar
ried?-J. A. D.
A. Admiral Dewey married Miss Susie
Goodwin, daughter of Gov. Ichabod
Goodwin of New Hampshire, on October
"a, 1867. She died December 28, 1872.
His second wife was Mrs. Mildred INC
Lean Hazen of Washington, D. G. They
were married on November 8. 1899.
@. Are the New York City police
women armed?-T. 8. K.
A. The policewomen on the New York
City force are armed with revolvers
weighing 16 ounces.
@. Please give the names Of some pop
ular music that is based on the classics
L. K.
A. Maurice Ravel's "Pavane pour une
Enfante Defunte" was the inspiration
for "The Lamp Is Low" "Our Love" is
adapted from the Romeo and Juliet"
overture Of Tschaikowsky. mo Star Is
Lost is based on a theme from the first
movement of Tschaikowsky's Sixth SYM
phony," while Moon Love" is from the
second movement of his Fifth SYM
phony." my Revere" is an arrange
ment Of Debussy's "Reverie." The pop
ular melody I'm an Eighteenth Century
Drawing Room" is the main theme from
the first movement of Mozarts piano
sonata in &c Major, No. 49,"
@. Is the expression to Damn with
faint praise" found in Shakespeare
g. N.
A. 1t is from Alexander Pope's "Epistle