Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-21
Huskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
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@. Did President Roosevelt ever vote
Republican2-S. G. c.
A. In 1904, when he cast his first vote
for a President, he voted for the Re-
publican candidate, Theodore Roose-
welt.
@. Is 1t possible to obtain . patent
from the United States Patent Once
on holiday?-R. c. w.
A. All patents are dated as Of Tues
day Of the week In which they are
issued, regardless of whether Tuesday
Of that week is a holiday or not.
@. What State has the largest number
Of All members?-S. T. @.
A. In 1889, Alabama led with an en-.
rollment Of 100,058 members.
Q. OF what nationality is Charles
L. McNary?-A. L.
A. Senator McNary is a native Of
Oregon and is Of Scotch and Irish
descent.
@. How many words did the Rev.
Phillips Brooks, noted orator and Bishop
of Massachusetts,, speak in a minute?
j. M. C.
A. Bishop Brooks, who was noted for
his rapid utterance, as well as his abso-
lutte clarity of enunciation, was reported
by stenographers to have an average
maintained speed Of 2l3 words minute.
@. What was the name of the ship on
which Sir Francis Drake was knighted
by the queen?-M. A. L.
A. Sir Francis brakes ship was named
the Golden Hind. 1t was while his ship
was anchored at Deptford, now a
borough of London, that Queen Elizabeth
went on board and knighted the famous
navigator.
@. Under what circumstances can a
naturalized citizen be deported?-A r F.
A. A naturalized citizen of the United
States is not subject to deportation.
@. When were steel cut nails first
nader. A.
A. The first steel cut nails were manu-
featured in 1885 by the Riverdale Iron
Works of Wheeling. w. Va. In 1856
Ezekiel Reed of Massachusetts, took out
a patent for machine for making cut
nails.
O. Are Siamese cats popular in Eng.
land?-A. L. s.
A. The Siamese cat was introduced into
England as early as 1885, and is now the
most popular cat in that country. 1t
reached the United States shortly after
in the late 1905.
O. On what date was war declared
on Germany by the United States?-
T. K. B.
A. President Wilson signed the reso.
luton declaring war on Germany on
April 6. 1917.
@. What is the defense tax on . barrel
Of beer?-M. L. G.
A. The Revenue Act Of 1910 provides
a Sc defense tax on q barrel Of 81 gal.
Ions of fermented malt liquor. This Is an
increase of 81 per barrel over the old
rate.
O. What is the origin Of the famous
st. Cecilia Balls at Charleston, s. CO.
H. D. K.
A. The st. Cecilia Society began IN
1877 as an amateur concert organization
and was formally organized in 1852. By
1919 it was proposed that ball be given
instead of concert and by 1922 the con-
certs were abandoned.
@. What is the meaning Of the word
paAiah?-C. S. B.
A. Literally it means drummer. India
has complicated caste system and one
of the duties of members Of the lowest
caste was to beat the drum at village
festivals. Europeans often extended the
word to those of no caste at all. hence
it is applied to outcasts generally.