Evening star., 1940-08-02
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hdsktn.


A reader can get the answer to dny
question OF fact by ,Driting The EUe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Haskin, director. Washington,
D. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. Is Franklin D. Roosevelt the only
man ever to have been nominated three
times for the presidency by the Demo-
cratic party?-K. H. j.
A. William Jennings Bryan was NOM
mated in 1896, 1900 and 1908, and Grover
Cleveland was nominated in 1884, 1888
and 1892.
@. What song was the band on the
Titanic playing when it sank2-L. M.
A. 1t was reported that the musicians
were playing Nearer, My God, to Thee"
@. Please give the total area and pop
ulation OF the 81 American republics
S. G. C..
A. They have total area of 11,i23272
square miles and population of 254,-
1886, 5,481-an area 160 times as great as
that OF Missouri. population nearly
double that of the United States of
America.
O. Is there any estimate of the amount
of damage done by mosquitoes?-v VII.
A. Their depredations are estimated at
more than SIPS ,o00 900 annually.
@. How many newspaper men and
women covered the Democratic National
Convention?-C. j..
A. There were nearly 1000 newspaper
writers, editors, publishers, photogra-
pliers and artists in attendance.
@. What is drape mahogany?-C. 7. E.
A. This wood is imported from the
West Coast of Africa and displays un-
usual markings because of a spongelike
plant material which grows around the
tree, protecting it from insects, fungi and
animals. This "drape" winds around the
trunk in the manner of vine.
@. Who was the first woman to obtain
An air pilots icense?-H K. B.
A. Miss Harriet Quimby is said to have
been the first woman in the United
States to receive pilots certificate, fer
which she qualified on August /, 1911.
@. How many Governors receive less
than $4,000 year?-A. w.
A. Four States pay their Governors
salaries of less than $4,000 year They
are: Maryland, $4,500; North Dakota.
$4,000; Tennessee, $4,000; South Da-
kota, $4,000.
@. What is the name of the contrac-
tor who built the Singing Tower at
Mountain Lake, Fla Pm. G. H.
A. The memorial is the work of Horace
H. Burrell & Son of Philadelphia. 1t
was designed by Milton Medary.
@. How many people are graduates
of the International Correspondence
Schools?-J. N M.
A. There are 100000 alumni OF the
International Correspondence Schools
and the Women's Institute at Scran-
: ton, Pa:
@. What famous statesman described
national debt as blessing?-G. H. r.
A. Alexander Hamilton said, "A ma
tional debt, if 1t is not excessive, will
be to us national blessing"
@. What judge presided at the trial Of
Charles j. Guiteau?-J. B.
A. Justice Walter F. Cox presided at
the trial in the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia.
@. Please explain the term industrial
arts. w. A. L.
A. The industrial arts relate to the
production of articles primarily utili-
tartan, in which efforts have been made
to introduce esthetic appeal.
@. When was the first bus line opened
in Chicago?-R. S. C.
A. The first bus company in Chicago
began operation in March. 1917, and was
organized under the name of Chicago
Motor Bus Co.
G. Was the Jonker diamond cut into
smaller gems?-E. G.
A. The Jonker diamond was cut into
IL smaller jewels. The original owner,
Harry Winston, continues to own three.
@. When was Mackinac Island discov-
ered?-H. L. NJ
A. 1t was discovered by Jean Nicolet
in 1884 and is celebrating its 3O6th an
niversary this summer.
@. In what sections of the United
States are Army posts located?-H. B M.
A There are Army posts on the East
Coast from Maine to the tip Of Florida;
from Florida along the Mexican border
to California and along the Pacific in
California, oregon and Washington.
There are many more posts located all
over the country in large cities as well
as small rural communities.
@. How many Bibles were distributed
by the American Bible Society last
year?-L. H.
A. According to the latest figures pub
lished by the American Bible Society, In
1889, 7,370,908 Bibles were distributed in
40 countries and 200 languages.
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