Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-03
Huskin's Answers
To Readers Questions
By Frederic J. Huskin.

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A reader can get the dns,oer to any
question OF fact by 1oriting The Eue-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Haskin, director, Washington,
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@. How many rifles did this country
have on hand at the time of our en-
trance into the World War?-E S.
A. At the outbreak of the World War
the United States had on hand 6Oc 900
Springfield rifles an6 10000 Krag rifles.
@. Who has had the largest vocabu-
larry of all time?-M. C. A.
A. Cardinal Giuseppe Mezzofanti
0774-1849) is credited with having
been acquainted with ia languages or
dialects, Of which he knew so thoroughly.
@. What class of workers pay their
bills most promptly?-E. G. H.
A. According to study supervised by
Paul D. Converse, professor of business
organization at the University of Illinois,
school teachers chain store managers
and Office employees lead the credit rating
list by occupations.
@. Where is the crossroads of the
air?-E. B.
A. Wichita, Kans, is so called because
OF its fine airports and airplane manu-
featuring plants.
@. Please give a brief history of the
familiar painting, THE Spirit of '76."-
j. T.
A. Archibald M. Willard painted the
picture, which was finished few months
prior to the opening of the Centennial
Exposition of 1876 in Philadelphia. The
old gentleman in the middle of the pic
ture, white haired, with drum, is the
artists father, the Rev. Samuel Willard,
a Baptist minister. The man on the
right, with fife, is Hugh Mosher, born
at Perry, Lake County, Ohio, January
20, 1919. The boy at the left with
drum, is Henry Kelsey Devereux of
Cleveland.
@. How large is the tent of the Ring
ling Circus?-A. r.
A. The big top of the Ringing Circus
seats some $4,000 persons 1t is 600 feet
long and 240 feet wide and is the largest
tent in the world. The menagerie tent
is 405 feet long and 14O feet wide.
@. What pay does an enlisted man
receive in the Regular Army?-C. K. D.
A. Pay ranges from s21 to s157.50 per
month according to grade and length of
service. In addition, the enlisted man
receives his clothing, food, housing, medi-
cal and dental treatment free of charge.
@. Please give the date and place Of
Mussolini's birth.-A. H. o.
A. Benito Mussolini was born at Dovia
di Predappio ForlD on July &c. 1888.
@. What is the highest point in Cook
County, Ill?-R. A.
A. The Geological Survey says that the
highest point in Cook County. ILL., is
$40 feet. This is in the corner of section
80 in township 42-north.
@. Are Filipinos eligible for citizenship
in the United States?-L. B.
A. The United States Supreme Court
Gin Hidemitsu Toyota v. U. S., 268 U. S.
402, 4l0 held that Filipinos other than
those rendering the service in the United
States Navy, Marine Corps or Naval
Auxiliary Service specified by the seventh
subdivision, are ineligible to naturaliza-
ton, not being white persons or of Afri-
can nativity or descent.
u Please olive the tLot t.
used at the end of the motion picture
THE Mortal Storm."-R. E. w.
A. 1t is as follows: IT said to a man
VINO stood at the gate of the years, Give
me light, that I may tread safely into
the unknown and he replied, Go out
INTO the darkness and put your hand
into the hand of God That shall be
to you better than light and safer
than known way"
Q. What is the music used on the big
Sister" program?-M. H.
A. The theme song of this program is
"Valse Bluette," by Drigo.
@. How far is it from New York to
San Francisco by water? From New
York to Los Angeles?-J. E. r.
A. The distance from New York to
San Francisco by water is 6,059 statute
miles; from New York to Los Angeles.
5,677 statute miles.
Q. Please give the origin of the word
lynch.-G. T. j.
A. The word is said to be derived from
the name of Charles Lynch, a planter.
who during the Revolutionary War IL
legally inflicted punishment on Tories,
Q. When did Franco start his rebel
lion in Spain?-W. S.
A. The Spanish revolution under Gen.
Franco broke out July 10, 1896, and con-
tinued until the surrender of Madrid
on March %, 1899.
@. What is the name of the town in
South Carolina where trees are subject
to police regulations?-T. L.
A. All trees in Summerville are subject
to police regulations and no tree is ever
cut in the town unless it is necessary for
the preservation of other trees or because
OF dangerous condition in the tree. An
ordinance says: 1t shall be unlawful for
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