Evening star., 1943-09-24
Hoskin's Answers
To Questions
BY Frederic !. Hasksn.

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By Frederic !. Hasksn.
There are aeueral hundred national
organisations iDhich ssaintain their
headquarters IN Washington. Here
the Information Bureda finds the an
siDers to many OF the questions that
newspaper readers ask. When srriting
be sure to sign your tuu name and ad-
dress. Send your question to The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Hnskin, Director, Washington,
d. c. IncIose stamp for return post
age.
Q. How many armies has the United
StateS?-J. S.
A. The War Department says that
there are seven armies in the Army of
the United States.
q. When fiocks of geese migrate. Is
there always one lesder7--M. @. T..
A. Scientists who have studied the
habits Of geese report that there is no
one leader who always nies at the head
of the flock, but that leadership rotates
among the geese.
G. Do Japanese soldiers who die In
battle have their names enshrined?--
E, N. j.
A. All men who die In uniform for the
service of the empire must have their
names reported to and enshrined at the
great Yasukuni Shrine in Toxic.
Q. Please explain what is meant by
ghetto.-P. s. s.
A. Ghetto Is an Italian name for
Jewry. 1t was originally applied to those
sections Of the cities where the Jews were
compelled by the Christians to reside,
but now more loosely to indicate any
quarter Of town inhabited chiefly by
Jews.
G. What are the most dangerous pro-
fessions in the world?-R. G. H.
A. Test plotting Is said to be the most
dangerous, followed by deep-sea diving.
9. When was the Congressional Linn
tied first placed In service?--s. T.
A. The Congressional Limited was
named and given special schedule by
the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1885.
Q. Can a beaver cause tree to fan
In given direction?-D. B. N.
A. This Is not true. Beavers have
been killed by falling trees, being unable
to determine the direction Of fall.
Q. Why are roads usually built to
slope down under viaduct7--C. r.
A. The Public Roads Administration
says very frequently road is depressed
In order to get the required clearance
under viaduct-that IS. the grades
in both directions away from the via
duct are ascending, but this it not In
variably the case.
O. What Is the highest price of an
orchid plant?-H. B. s.
O. Orchids often have q money value
running into thousands of dollars. A
price OF $4,000 was placed upon q hy-
brid moth orchid displayed In the New
York Orchid Show in 1928. This costly
plant had only two flowers, but AZ years
had been spent In selecting, hybridization
and care.
Q. How many calories are there in
doughnut?-W. w.
A. One doughnut inches in diameter
contains 400 calories.
Q. When and where was the first bank
for Negroes established?-W. j.
A. The first bank was established for
Negroes in New Orleans, La, in 1864,
by Gen. N. P. Banks. It was called the
Free Labor Bank" and was organized
mainly for "free laborers," although sol-
diers were encouraged to make deposits.
@. Was Marshal Badoglio ever in the
United States?-B. H.
A. Badoglio came to the United States
in 1921 as Envoy Extraordinary.
Q. What is common law marriage?-
E. r. B.
A. Such marriage occurs when COM
petent persons agree before witnesses
to enter into q matrimonial relation,
live together openly as man and wife
and obtain q reputation as married.
Q. Who wrote 1.-THE Village Black
smith"?-C. C. E.
A. "The Village Blacksmith" was writ
ten by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,
His diary, written in Cambridge, Mass,
includes the comment dated October 5,
1889: Wrote New Psalm of Life 1t
is The Village Blacksmith Then went
to town."
@. When was London first bombed
and how many air-raid alarms were
there during the "blitz"?-C. I.
A. Apart from one or two alarms In
the early days of the war, no sirens
walled in London till June Is, 1910. N
the 100 days, August % to November 20.
there were 1858 alerts, and the nights of
November and % were the only occa-
sions during this period on which Lon
don's peace was unbroken by siren or
bomb.
@, What is the official language Of the
Irish Free State?-D E. E.
A. Irish is the first official language
and English the second.
@. What does the name Eve mean?-
F.F
A. The name Eve means life.
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