Evening star., 1941-01-11
Hoskin's Answers
To Questions
BIZ Frederic J. HdSktn.

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@. When did the First Congress con.
yene?-J. G. D.
A. The First Congress assembled i
New York City on March 4, 1789.
@. How are spiders webs used in in
duStry?-D. P. r.
A. In this country the goSsamer webs
are used in the manufacture OF survey
ing telescopes and other optical 1nstru-
ments. In England, munitions makers
use the webs as hair-lines in gun sights
and periscopes.
@. Please give the names Of some
plants that will flourish in an apartment
window that has no sunk. G. j.
A. Among the shade-loving plants that
will thrive are English ivy, Chinese ever
green, grape-ivy, japanese strawberry
vine. rubber plants, craSSula or the jade
plant, aspidistra and the sanSevierias or
snake plants.
O. Why was President johnson i'm
peached?-A. T. NJ.
A In February, 1863 the House Of
Representatives voted to impeach Presi-
dent Andrew Johnson. The main
charges brought against the President
were Cd his dismissal of Stanton, the
Secretary of War; % his declarations
that certain laws were unconstitutional;
(3) his speeches in the campaign Of
1866; a. his opposition to congressional
reconstruction. He was not convicted.
@. Please give the number of veterans
| hoSpitals-H. P.
A. There are 90 Veterans Administra-
ton Facilities in the United States, Of
which 79 are hospitals and II have hos
pital facilities, bht are primarily for
domiciliary care.
@. How many policemen were re-
quired to handle the New Year crowd
of celebrants in New York City?-
M. S.
A. This year police department orders
called for 1900 policemen to be on duty
| in the area Of the celebration on Times
Square.
| @. What is the significance Of the
| towers surmounting the George Wash
ington Masonic National Memorial at
| Alexandria, Vac. H. r.
A. They are inspired by the Ziggurat
| towers Of antiquity, which the men Of
! old built at the harbor entrances of the
/ great Mediterranean Sea to carry
/ burning flare as a guiding light to the
/ homeWard- bound, storm-tosSed mariner
/ This temple rises to point over 400
| feet above the city of Alexandria, and
! dominates the surrounding country for
/ miles in all directions
| @. Who is the three-cushion billiard
! champion?-W. J. L.
A. Willie Hoppe holds the worlds
three-cushion billiard championship
with a string of 20 straight victories He
won the title on April 2, 1910, at Chi
cago, III.
@, Of what religion was Queen Chris
tina of Sweden?-S. V. B.
and is buried at ST. Peters in Rome.
G. Who introduced the French range
/ in the United States?-A. F. M.
A. Eli Moneuse and Louis F. Dupar-
quet introduced the French range in
| New York in 1852
@. OF what material is a snails shell?
! B. T. R.
A. The snail forms its own shell by
extracting the calcium carbonate from
its food and water.
@. Who was the colored singer called
the Black SWan?-V. B. c.
A Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield, the
Black Swan. first came into prominence
in 1851. She was born in Mississippi
and taken to Philadelphia, where she
| received her education She attracted
much attention here and abroad and
was frequently compared with Jenny
Lind.