Evening star., 1943-09-01
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Haskin,

By Frederic J. Haskin.
A reader can get the ansDer TO any
question OF fact BY tDriting The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hdsktn, director, WASHINGTON.
D. c. Please inclosc stamp for reply.
@. What State has the largest legis-
lature2-D. C.
A. New Hampshire has the LARGEST
legislature, the total number OF leeisla-
tors being 467. Nebraska, with only ons
house, has but 43.
Q. What is the most useful bird7--
r. J. A.
A. The quail Is by many regarded as
the most useful In spring and summer
1t destroys countless insects and in the
autumn 1t eats an enormous amount of
harmful weed seeds.
Q. Who invented the calabash pipe7
e. L. H.
A. 1t was invented by q British
soldier in South Africa during the Boer
War. Having broken the bowl of his
pipe he followed out the thin end of a
calabash gourd and fashioned it into q
pipe. Some smokers consider that GALA
bash pipes give the mildest and sweetest
flavor of all pipes.
Q. What are the sacraments of thu
protestant churches?-K. E..
A. The two sacraments, baptism and
the Lords Supper, are generally &C.
cepted by all Christians.
@. Is character in George Bernard
Shaws writings a portrait OF the au.
thor?-R. p. L.
A. Hesketh Pearson, In his biography,
says that Shaw himself replied to this
question as follows: mo, except the
character Of @. B. s. in all of them"
@. Did Russia or Japan declare war
first In the so-Japanese War?-L. 8.
A. Japan broke off diplomatic rela-
tions on February 8, 1904, and began
the war by attacking and defeating ths
Russian squadron at Port Arthur. For
NAL declarations were EXCHANGED two
days later.
Q. When was the old bridge across
the Susquehanna River at Havre do
Grace. Md, torn down?-B. w. D.
A. This historic bridge was ordered
taken down in 1912 and yielded 3.4e5
tons of scrap metal for the Nations
war drive.
@. Where is George w. Norris, former
United States Senator from Nebraska7
j. E. H.
A. He Is living at his home In Nc.
Cook. Nebr. Senator Norris was in pub
lie life more than 40 years, having served
as prosecuting attorney and Judge as
well as long terms in both House and
Senate.
O. What city in Canada is noted for
Its Mormon temple?-I. v. B.
A. Cardston, Alberta, has a magnifi.
cent Mormon temple which Is said to
be one of the finest examples of archi.
lecture on this continent.
Q. What is the Horizon club,-
A. B. P.
A. The Horizon Club is the senior
Camp Fire Girls organization, for high
school girls.
@. How long is the State Of Cali.
fornia?-W B. e. ~f.o
A. Measured through the center Of
the State, the length is $50 miles.
Q. What Is the greatest possible size
OF an airplane9-F. S. r.
A. Authorities are not in agreement
as to the limit of size of an airplane
Q. What town has the shortest name,
L. S. L.
A. In France there are two villages
whose names consist of but one letter.
IN the Orne Department, and Y in
the Somme. In the State of MARYLAND
there Is town named T. B.
@. What is the story of the statue
The End of the Trail?"?-M. G.
A. James Fraser said, TT was the
Idea OF weaker races being steadily
pushed to the wall by a stronger. that
wished to convey in my equestrian
statue, The End of the Trail"
O. Do the stars in the flag stand for
individual States or the States as
whole?-P. N.
A. There is no Federal law or presi-
Dental order to the effect that certain
stars IN the blue field represent certain
States. The United States Flag Asso-
citation, however, sees no objection to
the practice.
y. Are there more man than woman
automobile drivers?-L. E. Y.
A. The American Automobile Asso-
citation says since the majority of tho
States do not keep separate tabulations
OF man and woman drivers. figures on
this breakdown are not available. How.
ever, based on reports from those State,
which do have separate figures and on
spot checks, it is estimated that approxi-
mately 80 per cent of the 10000. 600
drivers are women.
Q. When was the first performance
OF the picture Stage Door Canteen"?
p. T.
A. The picture had its United States
premiere at the Capitol Theater In
New York, June "a, 1s43.
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