Evening star., 1940-07-30
Hoskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
By Frederic J. Hdskin.

A reader can get the 1ns,Uer to am
question OF fact by ,oriting The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Haskin, director, Washington,
d. c. Please inclose stamp TOR reply.
O. Is water fattening?-A. r. C.
A. DR.. w. w. Bauer in his Health
Questions Answered says that water
is not specifically useful for gaining
weight, but a plentiful supply is nee
essity if weight is to be maintained.
@. How much money did Americans
win last year in the Irish Sweepstakes?
H. l..
A. Approximately $1,314,045 was won
by persons in the United States in the
Irish Hospital Sweepstakes in 1889. Three
hundred and forty-seven Americans were
among the winners.
@. Are World War veterans still ex-
empt from layoff on w. P. A. jobs?-
H. il. .
A. The Works Projects Administra-
ton says that World War veterans are
exempt from layoff after 18 months
service IN the w. Z. A.
O. What is the high school debate
question for 1940-4I?-A. N.
A. The subject selected is: Resolved,
That the Power of the Federal Govern
ment Be Diminished
O. Where is the Wee Kirk o. the
Heather?-J. S.
A. The Wee Kirk O. the Heather was
built especially for Hollywood residents
in 1929. 1t was modelled after a little
church in Glencairn. Dumfrieshire,
Scotland, where Annie Laurie worshiped.
1t is located in Forest Lawn Memorial
Park at Glendale
G. What is meant by the Boston
look?"-G. j. G.
A. In an article in Harpers Magazine,
Van Wyck Brooks says: The Boston
look was near-sighted look. occasion.
ally assumed or affected, that presup-
posed an interest in all things intellec-
tual. 1t was a favorite subject of the
comic artists, especially in New York,
where it was supposed that Boston peo-
pie wore spectacles in their cradles"
O. Were immigration records kept as
far back as 1891?-J. N. G.
A. immigration service records do not
antedate 1893, prior to which time records
were kept by the Customs Service.
O. How old is the Hauptmann child7
L. B.
A. Manfred Hauptmann, son of Bruno
Richard Hauptmann, was born on No
vember 3, 1888.
@. Please give the origin of the terms,
degree, minute and second.-J. D. D.
A. When the Greeks divided the circle
into 800 degrees, in accordance with the
number of days in the year, 1t was also
decided that the unit of arc measure be
called the degree The word degree"
is from the medieval Latin de" plus
"gradus," meaning "of the step" The.
word minute" used in reference to the
division of degree comes from the Latin
"pars minuta prima" and the term sec.
ond' from the Latin "pars minuta sec.
unda."
@. Who said, Neville Chamberlain
would make an acceptable mayor of Bir.
mingham in lean year?"-J. H. G.
A. The remark is credited to Lord Cur.
Zon.
@. When was the Sumner Tunnel
begun and completed?-F. w. C.
A. The Sumner Tunnel under Boston
Harbor was begun on March %, 1881, and
completed June 80, 1884.
@. Why is it impossible to deport
Harry Bridges?-G A. D.
A. Under the present law Harry
Bridges is not subject to deportation A
special bill has been introduced in Con-
gress for his deportation which has
passed the House of Representatives,
but has not as yet been voted on in the
Senate.
O. When the Maine was sunk, was the
attitude of the Spanish government SYM
pathetic?-E. G.
A. After the sinking of the U. S. S.
Maine in 1898, the rescued and wounded
were taken on board Spanish man of
war and a Ward Line steamer The
Spanish officials at Havana showed every
attention to the survivors, and at the
funeral of the victims, held two days
after the explosion, flags were at half
mast, public buildings were draped in
mourning and flowers sent in the name
of the Spanish Navy Department.
@. Please give the names of some prize
fighters who were killed in the ring or
died shortly thereafter-F NJ. T..
A. A partial list is as follows: Ernie
Schaaf "Gentleman Mike" Romano. Bull
Young, Luther Mccarthy and Frankie
Campbell.
@. Who made the statue of Will Rogers
which is in the Capitol at Washington,
D. CPD. r. T.
A. The widow of the humorist selected
10 Davidson to execute the bronze statue
which was designed and made In his
Paris studio
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