Evening star., 1940-06-19
Hoskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
By Frederic J. Haskin.

6y FTeQeT1C J. HGSEtn.
A reader can get the answer to anu
question OF fact by Driting The Eue-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred-
eric J. Hdskin, director, Washington,
D. c. Please tncl0Se stamp for reply.
@. What Is the source Of the title Of
Aldous Huxley's book after Many a
Summer Dies the Swan"?-F. E. G.
A. 1t is from Tennysons poem "Tith-
onus."
@. Can Social Security check be at.
tached for debit H.
A. No Government check can be gar.
nisheed.
@. How deep was the water where the
Titanic sank?-A. L. K.
A. The steamship Titanic sank in a
place where the depth of the ocean is
estimated at 1880 feet.
@. What were the Twelve Tables?-
c. T. S.
A. They were the tables OF wood on
which was engraved or painted the
earliest codification of the Roman law.
Originally ten in number, two others
were afterwards added containing sup
Elemental matter, and the whole code
was termed Lex XII Tabalarum Gaw of
the Twelve Tables.
@. When were electric lights first in
stalled on trainS?-I M. K.
A. The first notable instance of rail-
way coach lighting was on the London
& Brighton Railway in England. In
1886 two trains on this line were running
equipped with electric lights. In 1886
the Pennsylvania Railroad was running
an experimental train equipped with
electric lights between Altoona and
Pittsburgh, Pa.
@. How many times has Joe Louis
defended his title against Tommy Farr2
H. P.
A. Joe Louis defended his title against
Tommy Farr only once, when he won
the 15-round fight on August 80, 1887, in
New York City.
@. Is the material known as tweed
named after the Scottish river Tweed?
W. j. D.
A. The origin Of the word has no
reference to the river. 1t is said to be
due to an error on the part of Lon
don clerk, who, in the year 1926, when
writing out an invoice for these wooens,
inadvertently wrote the word tWeeds
instead of tweels, the Scottish for twills.
@. What is the largest bay in the
world?-H. T. K.
A. The Bay of Bengal, part Of the
Indian Ocean, is the largest bay in the
world.
@. Please compare the hardness of
emeralds, sapphires and rubies with
that of the diamond-R. K.
A. The hardness of the emerald is
approximately rs, that of the sapphire
and ruby is about 9 and of the diamond,
TO- The diamond is the hardest of all
materials.
@. Is it true that any one who collects
money for foreign relief must register
with the Government?-H. F.
A. Under section 8 Of the 1889 Neu-
trality Act, all persons and organizations
collecting money for relief in foreign
countries must be registered with the
Department of State.
@. What is Mussolini's salary?-P. S.
A. The oficisl salary Of Premier Mus
solini is $3.50 year.
@. How many hours is a commercial
air pilot allowed to fy?-W. H. S.
A. According to the regulations of the
Civil Aeronautics Authority. pilot or
captain of a scheduled airline may not
fly more than eight hours out of "a;
not more than 80 hours in any seven
consecutive days; or 100 hours in any
month; or 1000 hours in any calendar
year. A co-pilot may not fly more
than 100 hours in any calendar month.
@. When did Miller Higgins play on
the Cincinnati baseball team?-W. B.
A. Miller Higgins played second base
with the Cincinnati Baseball Club from
1903 to 1917.
O. Please give the date OF the Triangle
factory fire in New York City.-D. G.
A. The Triangle Waist Factory fire
occurred on March 25, 1911. The dead
numbered 148.
O. How many beauty shops are there
in the United States?-A. P.
A. There are $1,000 beauty shops DONG
an annual business of s200,OO00O0.
Q. In the play ABE Lincoln in Illi-
nois," what was Lincolns reply as to
why he did not belong to a church?-
G. C.
A. 1t was as follows: IT have found
no church suitable for my own form OF
worship. I could not give assent with
out mental reservations to the long
complicated statements of Christian
doctrine which characterize their be-
liefs and combinations of faith. But
shall gladly join any church, at
any time, if the sole qualification for
membership is based on the Savior,s
statement of law and gospel I shall
love the Lord Thy God with all my
heart, with all my soul, with all my mind,
and shall love my neighbor as my
SELF"
@. How fast do radio waves travel?-