Evening star., 1940-11-26
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hnsktn.

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question OF fact by prttino The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hdskin, director, Washtruton.
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o. What is the population Of the
United States?-G. L. 3.
A. According to the preliminary report
Of the Bureau of the Census for le4o the
population of the United States Ia
l31 ,409, ,8S1.
@. Who originated the term Tin Pan
Ailey"?-J. Wv.
A. This descriptive title is credited TO
Monroe H. RoSenfeld, newspaperman,
gambler and song writer. He is said
to have suggested the name to Harry
Won Tilzer as covering the whole popular
song-writing and publishing profession.
@. What is Hitler's religion?-O. A.
A. Adolf Hitler was baptized Roman
Catholic, but early lost his faith, and Is
not member of any church at the
present time.
@. What is the Gibraltar of the
Caribbean?-M P. H.
A. Martinique, one of the Windward
Islands, in the West Indies, is so called.
1t has been possession of France since
1885 and is considered vital to Pam
American defense.
@. During what month of this year
were the largest number of workers en-
ployed on w. p. APE P.
A. The largest monthly average was
in March, 1910, when 2310,541 persons
were on the rolls.
G. Who composed the Ave Maria"
sung by Marian Anderson at the Lincoln
Memorial concert?-M. K.
A. The Schubert arrangement was
sung on. that occasion.
@. Please give the ages of the Duke
and Duchess of Windsor. B.
A. The Duke of Windsor is 46 years old
and the Dutchess is "A
@. Did Nell Gwyn and King Charles II
have any children?-H. G. c.
A. They had two sons, the elder of
whom was created Baron Hedington and
Earl of Burford. and subsequently Duke
of st. Adams. The younger. James, Lord
Beauclerk, died in 1880, while still boy.
@. How is patent leather manu-
factured?-M HT.
A. Patent leather is made by applying
many coats of oil and nitrocellulose
varnish to well tanned skins tightly
stretched on frames.
@. What is the financial loss Of United
States railroads due to fire?-M. p. G.
A. In 1889, fire losses on American rail-
roads amounted to s4,272 ,296.
@. Please give some information
about the Dismal Swamp.-K. D. H.
A. This is an immense swampy sec
ton in Southeastern Virginia. covering
about $50 square miles. In the center is
Lake Drummond which is immortal
ized in the poems of Thomas Moore
and in Longfeuow's The Slave OF the
Dismal Swamp" It was named by
William Byrd in 1728. Four thousand
acres of the swamp were owned by
George Washington.
O. What is the Molotoff breadbasket?
M. M. S.
A. This was a type of bomb used
in the Russo-F1nnish war which, when
it exploded, scattered smaller bombs
which in turn exploded over a wide
area.
@. How many visitors will attend the
presidential Inauguration at Washing
ton, D. C.?-R. S. D.
| A. 1t is estimated that 100000 visi-
tors may be expected on this occasion.
Q. What is the origin of the word
| faSciSm?-A. S. L.
A. Fascism is term derived from the
Latin fasces, the bundle of birch rods,
bound together by thong and contain
ing an ak in the middle, which was car
ried by hctors before the higher Roman
magistrates as a symbol Of executive
authority.