Evening star., 1943-11-05
Hoskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hdsktn.


the information bureau signed onlv
NTH initials, asking that the ansuers
appear In the newspaper The spoce
Is limited and 1Dould not accommodate
fraction OF such requests. Besides.
many OF these questions are too Der
sondl to be OF general interest SEMI
your question to The EUenino Star
Information Bureau, Frederic J. Has
kin, director, Washington. D. C. In.
close stamp TOR return postage.
O. In what part Of the country has
automobile registration declined tho
most?-O. B. F.
A. The greatest decline has occurred
IN the Eastern area, with the States Of
New Hampshire, New York and Yer.
mont leading.
@. Why is green used as the color for
safety signals?-E. B.
A. The Better Vision Institute saw
that this Is due to the fact that the
human eye can see green better IN dim
light than other colors.
Q. Is the new hospital ship, Seminole.
armed?-E. L. H.
A. Inc ship has no armor nor arpna.
ment. 1t Is painted white with a green
band and red crosses; and It travels
alone, fully lighted.
@. What is the derivation OF the sur.
name Jones?-M. D.
A. 1t derives from the Christian nam.
John, which is of Hebrew origin ana
means, Grace Of the Lord"
Q. When did merchants first begin to
use business cardS?-L. M
A. According to the Bulletin NJ the
! metropolitan Museum of Art, what NAV
be the earliest card of this kind I,
dated 1873, and lists the address and
wares OF Paris merchant printed on
the back OF playing card which in
France was always left blank.
y. What Is the cost of starting and
stopping passenger train?-L. B.
A. The cost has been estimated from
"a cents to $3.50
@. Did Louisa M. Alcott ever sell her
hair?-E. B. V.
A. Though the author Of Little Won-
en- and her sisters always held this
treasure as possible resource In case
OF need" the time never came when
the hair was sold.
.. What was the greatest cavalry bat
tie OF the Civil War?-R. S.N.
A The greatest battle fought bv
cavalry exclusively was that of Ire
Villain, Va. June II and u, 1864, II took
| nl2pe hetueeo
Court House and about $4,000 men were
engaged.
@. How far can a bomber travel With.
out refueling?-J. C. B.
A The Civil Aeronautics Admins
tration says that bomber with a rang.
OF 10000 miles could 60 48 hours without
refueling II it maintains a speed of 200
miles per hour
@. How many pedestrians were killed
accidentally during the last year,
L. D. N.
A. Pedestrian accidents killed losoo
persons during 1912. Two out of every
three pedestrians killed by motor We
hicles in 1912 were either violating a
traffic law or acting In an ohvtouslv
unsafe manner. The violation most fire.
quent4y committed was crossing BE-
tween intersections,
@. What town was the frst to h..,
the name Of Washington7-M. C.I.
A. washington, N. c.. Washington,
Ga, and Washington, N. H., all have
claimed this distinction.
O. Where is the Hudson's say Co..
museum?-T. E.
A. This museum, which Is the onlv
department store museum tn existence.
is in Winnipeg, Canada.
@. What is the best oil to Use IN all.
ing watch?-J. c. D.
A. Milham, in his Time and Time
keeper" says that fish oil is considered
the best, and that taken from the law
OF particular species of pornoise
known as the black fish, is considered
the very best. A small drop is mora
than enough to oil an entire watch.
Q. How long did it take to build tn.
| Pentagon?-L. E. E.
A. The War Department saws that
/
1t took approximately Is months. The
archltect was George E. Bergstrom.
@. How many American libraries are
there in South America?-P. Id
A. There are three, the Biblioteca
Benjamin Franklin in Mexico City, the
Blbhoteca Artigas- Washington in Mon
tevideo, and the Biblioteca Americana ia
Managua. These libraries are financed
wholly or largely by the United States
Government and administered bv the
American Library Association.
Q. Were concrete ships used during
the last war?-L. E. Y.
A. The United States Shipping Board
during the last war built four concrets
cargo carriers Of about 2,50O tons dead
weight and eight oil tankers. The shin,
were not regarded in maritime circle,
as successful as their excessive weight
greatly reduced carrying capacity.
Notebook for November
Bearing the prizes OF harvest 50
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November comes Haunting her
| 10dy through the land,
| Lnc1nG her bnnrorc ,pjtb Jo,,.