Evening star., 1940-10-12
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. Hdskin.


reader can get the dns,Cer to any
question OF fact by ,ortttng The Ere-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
eric J. Haskin, director, Washington,
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O. If the President of the United
States should decide to resign, to whom
would he give his resignation?-R. G. T.
A. The Constitution makes no provi-
sion for this eventuality, and as no Presi-
dent has ever resigned there Is no prece-
dent. 1t is probable that the President
would give his resignation to the Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court.
O. Do many of the farms in the United
States have telephones?-L. H.
A. The Bureau Of the Census reports
that SO per cent Of all farms in the
country have telephones. Fewest farm
telephones are in Louisiana, where only
4.8 per cent Of the farms are so equipped.
Iowa leads with 81 per cent.
@. Which is considered to be the
greatest oratorio?-T. M.
A. "The Messiah" by Handel, is re-
garded as probably the greatest Of ora
torios. 1t was composed In only "a days,
though parts we're later rewritten.
@. What was the fastest time ever
made by the pony express?-C. C.
A. The pony express route extended
from St. Joseph, Mo, to Sacramento,
Calf, a distance Of 1850 miles. The
t,i, 1n u,oc in dow ond IT
hours, when Lincoln's first inaugural ad-
dress was carried in 1861. From to 10
days appears to have been the average
length for trip.
@. Has the United States any possess
sions other thar, Alaska which produce
oil?-A. L. c.
A. The Division of Territories and
Island Possessions says that there Is no
oil produced commercially in Alaska.
Nor is oil produced in other possessions
of the United States.
O. How many people have visited the
home of the quintuplets?-G M.
A DR.. Dafoe recently stated that
million and half persons have seen
them, but through a screen of polarized
glass which makes the spectators invis-
ible to the children.
@. What is eau de cologne made off,
NJ. C.
A. Sc far as is known, the original
recipe has never been published. This
perfume was invented by Jean Marie
Farina, an Italian who lived in Cologne.
Germany. about the year 100. 1t gained
a high reputation and Farina associated
himself with his nephew, to whose
grandson the secret was ultimately i'm
parted.
@. Do flying fishes really dy?-M. c.
A. These fishes have winglike fins by
means of which the body is sustained in
the air after the tail has propelled the
fish out of the water Sometimes they
remain in the air for as long as 40 Sec
onds and may travel an eighth OF mile.
O. Who is the author and what Is the
correct wording of the quotation about
the flower born to bloom unseen?-C.
E. j.
A Full many flower IS born 10 Dlusn
unseen, and waste its sweetness on the
desert air" is from stanZa IA Of the
"Elegy Written in Country Church
Yard" by the English poet. Thomas
Gray.
O. To settle an argument, please ad-
wise If the crown jewels in the British
Pavilion at the New York Fair are rep
hcas or the originals-D. P.
A. They are replicas. The originals
are kept under strict guard in the Jewel
House in the Tower of London.
@. Please tell me if the widow OF an
ex-service man can enter Government
service at the age of so years.-G. H. S.
A. Widows of ex-service men are
granted preference in all civil service
examinations and the age limits are
waived in such cases.
@. How fast do United States destroy
ers go under forced draft?-W. F.
A. Some of the United States destroy
ers. for instance those of the Sims class
have made SO knots an hour on trials.