Evening star., 1940-05-10
Hoskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
By Frederic J. Hasksn.

By frederic J. H1sktn.
A reader cen get the ansper to any
question OF fact BY inrtting The Eve.
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. HGsktn, director, Wdshtngton.
D. c. Please tncloss stamp for reply.
receiving sets In foreign countries COM
pare with that iE the United States7
B. d. j.
A. On January /, 1910. there were
900 radios in this country, COM
pared with . total Of $1,000 900 for the
rest Of the world. Germany ranks next
to the United States in number Of sets
with $1,000, 900; the United Kingdom
has 9.0S5,050; France, 5,104,6S9, and
Japan, 4,666,05s.
Q. What are the major causes Of ac-
cidents in private hying?-E. s. L.
A. The Civil Aeronautics Authority
Bulletin for February IS, 1910, gives
the following analysis of accidents for
private flying operations from January
through June, 1889: Pilot errors, e25e
per cent; power plant failures, 1883:
structural failures, including handling
qualities, 1885, miscellaneous, including
weather, darkness and terrain, 1852;
undetermined, o67.
@. Who was the first billionaire in
the United States?-F. L. w.
A. The first American fortune to pass
the billion-dollar mark was that of John
D. Rockefeller
@. What is the motto on the seal of
Princeton University?-J. M.
A. The Latin inscription is Del sub
numine viget"-Under Gods guidance it
fourishes.
Q. Please give brief history of the
old Shot Tower in Baltimore?-E. c.
A. The tower was built in 1923 by
the Merchants Shot Tower Co. Charles
Carroll of Carrollton laid the corner.
stone. In 1878 its interior was destroyed
by fire. 1t was rebuilt and continued
to function until 1892, when 1t IVES
abandoned for shot-making purposes.
From base 40 feet in diameter the
shaft rises to height Of 246 feet. The
walls are ~ feet thick at the base, con-
tracing to 18 inches at the summit. 1t
is estimated that the tower contains
100000 bricks.
@. What is the minimum age at which
one may be elected to the House of
Representatives?-H. S. H.
A. According to the Constitution, q
member of the House of Representa-
tives must have reached the age of Is
years.
@. When were amplifiers first used
in major league ball parks?-T. S.
A. Amplif1ers were introduced by the
New York Nationals at the Polo Grounds
on August IS, 1929.
@. What intelligence quota does q
child have who is classified as a genius7
| L. G. N.
A. According to Prof. Terman, child.
rem with I. Q.'s of 140 and more are
geniuses or near-geniuses. He believes,
| however, that above the I. @. of 140
adult success is largely determined by
such factors as social adjustment, emo
tional stability and drive to accomplish.
Q. Where were the President and Mrs,
Roosevelt married?-W. E. d.
A. Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin D. Roose-
welt were married by the Rev. Endicott
Peabody Of Groton, Mass, at the resi-.
dence of Mrs. Roosevelt's cousins, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Parish, jr., in New York
Citv m March II 1ons
Q. Please give the date of the Writer'S
Conference which will be held in Colo
rado this summer?-K. T. S.
| A. The annual Writers Conference
under the auspices of the University
Of Colorado, will be held at Boulder
from July 20 to August g. under the
direction Of Edward Dawson.
Q. How many people have moved
from the slums since the Inauguration
of the Housing Authority program7-
r. M.
| A. Nathan Straus, administrator Of
the U. S. H. A., estimates that ap-
proximately $1,000 persons will have
been removed from slums into low-rent
public housing propects by June.
Q. In how many ways can paper bs
used?-N. r. r.
| A. According to the National Farm
Chemurgic Council, there are now ap-
proximately 5000 uses for paper.
@. Please give some information about
the new settlement in the Dominican
Republic for war refugees?-W. C.
A. The project consists of q rich
tract Of $4,000 acres Of land at Sosua
on the northern coast of the Dominican
| Republic. It was donated by former
President Rafael Trujillo and is spon-
sored by the Dominican Settlement
Association with a capital of nearly
$500,00O. Each family will be supplied
with its own plot for farming and CO.
operative enterprises.
@. What is the value Of the sky.
scrapers in New York City?-H. M.
A. New York's 81 skyscrapers (build-
ings over 80 stories hieh) are valued at
| SITS, 5,000, 600.
Q. How long is the Kings Highway
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