Evening star., 1943-09-28
Hoskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Haskin.

~ Freder5c ]. HdSkf7s.
There are sepey1l hundred national
organisations wltich maintain their
headquarters IN Washington. Hers
the Information Bureau Hnds ths
0ns'cers to many OF the questions that
newspaper readers ask. When sDrif-
ing be sure to sign vour fwll ndr1e ana
address. Send your question to The
Erening Star InJorntation Bureau.
Frederic J. Haskfn, Director, Wdsh-
ington. D. C. Inclose stamp for re-
turn postage.
@. How many boys rec -n the age Of 10
each yeara--J @.
A. According to the Bureau Of Census
report, 1t Is estimated that 1,2s3,200 boys
reach the age Of 1s annually in the
United States.
Q. What is the fastest speed attained
In a power dive?--E. G.
A. An American test pilot, 1t. Col
Cass Hough Of Plymouth, Mich, has
been credited by the Army with the two
most breathless power dives ever made.
The two record dives were made In Sep
tember. l942, and February. lo43, in 8
Pisa Lightning and P-47 Thunderbolt.
Col. Hough travelled more than 780 miles
an hour.
Q. How do birds become extinct?--J.
L. B.
A. There are many causes. A recent
issue of Frontiers says that the mon-
goose Is held responsible for the extinc-
ton Of II kinds Of bird life. Liberated
in many parts of the world to kill snakes
and rats, this little animal has become
the principal destroyer Of bird species.
Q. What church has the largest organs
IT. p.
A. The organ of the United States
Military Academy at West Point is the
largest church organ in the Western
Hemisphere. The original instrument
was installed In 1911.
@. How much food does soldier eat
each day on an average?-T p.
A. The average soldier or sailor con.
sumes 81 pounds Of food q day, while
the average civilian eats 3h pounds.
Q. Who was the first President to die
In ofice?-L. B. B.
A. William Henry Harrison, who died
from pneumonia contracted after ex-
posure to cold during his Inauguration,
March 4, 184l.
@. Did Boake Carter, the radio COM
nentator, adopt the Hebrew faith?-- J..
A. He did not adopt the Jewish faith
but Joined o little known sect which
bases its belief upon its own particular
Interpretation Of the Old Testament.
Q. What locality in the United states
has the greatest rainfall7-F. B. N.
A. According to Weather Bureau rec
ords, the highest local average annual
rainfall is 1903 inches at Wynoochee
Oxbow, Wash.
@. Are commissions earned during the
| war period permanent7-P. E.
A. The War Department says that
commissions In the Army Of the United
States are temporary, being for the dlra-
| tion OF the war and six months there
after. Emergency officers will be given
an opportunity to compete for commits
sions In the Regular Army provided the
size of the Army Is increased by the Com
gress at the end Of the war. -,ss~
@. What causes the water TO sparkle
at night, particularly behind D ship In
motion?-N. M.
A. Such displays Of light are due to
the presence Of innumerable phospho-
resent organisms In the water Some Of
| them may develop In such enormous
| numbers that the sea is q pink red by
| day and vivid sheet of flame by night.
Q. Who wrote the Coffee Cantata"7-
M. B.
A. This Is comic cantata written
| by Bach In praise OF coffee It was
composed for the Concert Society which
met once week about 1875 in the
Katharinenstrasse Leipzig. Bach was
| the director.
@. Please give the text of the toast,
Here's to old Massachusetts,, the home
| of the sacred cod."-G. E. v.
| A. The concluding lines are where
the Adamses vote for Douglases and the
Cabots walk with God" The toast was
given at the 25th anniversary dinner Of
the Harvard class of 1880, by q West
erner.
@. What is pantheon?-G. S.
A. AS It's name indicates, 1t is a build
ing for the worship of all the gods
| revered In a certain locality. Two such
| famous structures, in Rome and Paris,
are used to commemorate national he
roes. The Pantheon at Rome Is re-.
markable in that it has been used con-
tinuously as a place of worship for
almost 1000 years, and Is still in state
of excellent preservation. 81
@. Was the Liberty Bell taken to Bos.,
ton for the Bunker Hill celebration?--
A. N B.
A. The Liberty Bell was taken to Bos-
ton on June Is, 1903 for the Bunker Hill
celebration of that year and was res
turned to Independence Hall in Phila-
delphia June 20 of the same year. %
@. How many lakes are there in Fin
land?-C. B. B. ~
A. Finland has about $4,000 lakes and
10000 islands.
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@. What are some Of the differences
between a marimba and xylophone2-
K G. a@t