Evening star., 1943-10-08
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hdsktn.

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y. what were the three largest events
held at Soldier Field, Chicago?-F. w.
A. They were the Eucharistic Con-
gress with an attendance Of 100000
on Holy Name Day in 1926; the
Dempsey -Tunney fight with an attend
ance OF 145,000 in 1926, and Mayor
kely's city championship football game
OF 1885, when $4,000 attended.
Q. How many Negroes have been
graduated from West Point?-H. L.
A. Seven Their names and the data
OF graduation of each are as follows:
Henry O. Flipper, 1877; John H. AIexan-
der, 1887; Charles Young, 1899: Ben
Jamn Q. Davis, jr., 1895; James B.
Fowler, 1871; Clarence M. Davenpor.
Jr, l943; Robert B, Tresville, jr 1e43.
Henry Minton Francis is scheduled to
graduate in 1945.
@. When and by whom was the first
comic opera written? d F.
A. 1t was Chi soffre, speri," by v.
Mazzocchi and Marazzoli. The ubretto
was by Giulio Rospigliosi, who later be-
came Pope Clement TX. The first per-
1ormance was given in the Barberint
Palace at Rome on February q, 1899.
Cardinal Mazarin and the poet John
Milton were among the guests.
O. What was the cost of the last
presidential campaign?-B w.
A. According to figures compiled by
the Senate Campaign Investigation Com
mlttee. money spent for the 1910 Presi-
dental campaign was as follows: Demo-
cratic, s6,os5, ,3577e; Republican, sl6,s2l,-
1886.
@. Was there a great surplus Of
women in the European countries after
the First World War?-L. E..
A. In 1919 the surplus Of women in
Germany numbered 100000, while in
France and in England and Wales it
amounted to little over a million.
Q. When did the first Polish innli-
grants come to this country?-G. .EV.
A. Polish immigration to the United
States dates as far back as the first half
OF the 18th century, when the Zbrowski
family settled near Hackensack, N. j.
Other Poles soon followed. AS early as
1859 Dutch colonists Of Manhattan
hired Polish school master.
@. What is the permanent rank of
Gen. Clark?-L. c. H.
A. The permanent rank Of It. Gen.
Mark w. Clark is that OF lieutenant
colonel, Regular Army. Gen. Clark was
commissioned lieutenant general on
November II, 1912
@. What proportion of British women
are engaged in war work?-E. L. H.
A. Approximately 80 per cent Of all
single women in the United Kingdom
between the ages of 10 and 40, and one
out OF every four wives are engaged in
paid full-time war work. In addition
some 100000 housewives have been as
signed to part-time work.
Q. Who succeeded King Boris OF Bull
garla?-T. L. l..
A. After the death of Boris, Premier
Philoff announced that Crown Prince
Simeon of Tirnovo had been placed on
the throne as Simeon II. The new King
is 6 years of age.
Q. Where were the mountain scenes
OF the motion picture Above Suspicion"
flmed?-M R.
A. The scenes in the motion picture
were filmed entirely on one of Metro
Goldvyn- Mayer studio sound stages
with village set erected.
Q. How much have railroad accidents
increased since the war?-R. F.
A. The increase was As per cent in
1912 and 80 per cent in the first six
months of l943 over the same period last
year.
@. What version Of the Bible is used
In the Catholic church?-H. S.
A. The Douay Version of the Bible Is
the one now commonly used by Catholics
in English-speaking countries. The Vul-
gate of Jerome is the official text of the
church. Both the Douay Version, 1909,
and the King James or Authorized Ver-
sion, 1911, are made from a common
source.
Q. How old is the chewing gum in
dustry?-L. M
A. The chewing gum industry dates
from about 1860, when an American in
ventor, while making an unsuccessful at
tempt to vulcanize the sap of the sapola
tree for a rubber substitute, discovered
similarity of chicle to spruce and cherry
gums, which hitherto had been the main
chewing gums known.
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