Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-02
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hasktn.

By Frederic J. Hasktn.
reader can get the anstrer to any
question OF fact by iUrittng The Eue-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred.
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@. Who succeeded Wendell L. willkie
as president of the Commonwealth g.
Southern Corp.?-L. T. H.
A. Justin r. Whiting was chosen as
president by the directors of the corpo-
ration after Mr.. Willkie resigned to run
for President.
@. What is nc-tireur?-M. G. s.
A. A -tireur is guerrilla fighter
without legal standing under the laws
of war. Unlike soldier, franc-tireur
is liable to execution If captured.
@. Please give the population of the 10
largest cities in the United States
L. A.
A. According to the preliminary re-
ports of the 1910 census, the 10 largest
cities are New York, 1880 ,259; Chicago,
3,384,556; Philadelphia, 1895 ,086: De-
troit, 1,618,549; Los Angeles, 1896, 1872:
Cleveland, 878385; Baltimore, 854.144:
st. Louis, 813,748; Boston, 769. $50, and
Pittsburgh, 665 1884.
@. Do panhandlers in New York City
make much money?-F. D.
A. The average take" is estimated at
Sl50 a day.
@. What amount of heat IS reflected
from the moon to the earth?-L. L. A.
A. The sunlight reflected from the
moon to the EARTH and the radiation
emitted by the moon as a result of the
sunlight which the lunar surface absorbs,
both send some heat to the earth. The
amount of this heat can readily be COM
puted, and is found to be so small that
at most 1t could raise the temperature
upon the earth by only about OO015 de-
grees F. 1t therefore can produce no
appreciate effect.
@. Please give the names Of the Sc
lections played by Jascha Heifetz in the
motion picture They Shall Have Music
B. G.
A. They are as follows: "Rondo Cap
riccioso," Sain Saens; "Hora Staccato,"
Dinicu Heifetz; "Estrellita," Ponce
Heifetz; Melody" Tschaikowsky: Con-
certo" Qast movemenD, Mendelssohn.
O. How. much concrete has been used
In the Grand Coulee Dam?-T. j. D.
A. AS of July 1, 1910, the dam and as
ISOLATED works contained 10,1o6 .954 cubic
yards of concrete. The project was at
that time 95 per cent complete.
@. Who was the last soldier to be
killed in the World War?-A. w.
A. Three French soldiers, Corpls. Rene
Beaufils and Jean Durocq, and Machine
Gunner Pierre Seyler, were the last lives
lost in France in the World War. They
fell at Dom-leMesnil on the Mouse. one
minute before the bugles sounded cease
firing at II am. November II, 1918.
@. Why is sad iron so called?-B.
TIL.
A. The word sad used in connection
with iron means heavy or weighty It
is derived from the Anglo-Saxon saed
meaning full or stated, and therefore i'm
plying weight.
@. Who is called. the Madame curie Of
America?-W. w.
A. DR.. Maud Slye. the famous cancer
research scientist, has been so called.
@. What is the food value Of ice
cream?-J. G.
A. Ice cream contains all the vitamins
of milk and is an especially rich source
of vitamin A. 1t contains all Of the min
erals of milk and ranks with milk and
cheese as a source of calcium An av-
erage serving of vanilla ice cream yields
200 Galleries.
@. Who wrote swiss Family Robin
son"?-H. C.
A. 1t is by Johann R. Wyss, a Swiss
educator and author. He is know chiefly
as the author Of this book and Of the
Swiss national anthem. Most of his life
and he died in 1880.
Q. What were the Alabama Claims?-
M K c.
A. They were an indemnity demand
made by the United States on Great
Britain for the losses suffered because
of the Alabama, ship built in Great
Britain and manned by British subjects,
but sailing under the Confederate flag.
The United States claimed S19,02l, 428 in
direct losses and much more in indirect
losses. In 1871 arbitration of the matter
was agreed upon and in 1872 at the
meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. the
United States was awarded s15,500,000,
which Great Britain paid in 1873
@. What was Mark Twain's religion?
&C. LIS.
A. Clara Clemens in my Father Mark
Twain" says: Father had no orthodox
religion, but to please Mother frequently
accompanied her to church and tried to
listen to the service even though he did
not take part in it."