Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-04
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Haskty.

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O. How many passenger trains run
every day in the United States?-L. w.
A. In 1912 the railroads operated ap-
proximately $500 passenger trains each
day. This meant that such a train
started on its run somewhere in the
country about every 1910 seconds, day
and night.
O. Is there an English-language news
paper in Russia?-M. A. B.
A. Moscow News is the only English
@. Why is there in the background Of
the portrait Pat Lyon" by John Neagie,
view of the Walnut Street Prison in
Boston?-L. E. P
A. Here, Pat Lyon the blacksmith was
imprisoned on false accusation. The
money he received subsequently for DAM
ages was partly invested in this WELL
known portrait. The scene of Lyons
imprisonment was introduced as detail
of the background
@. What English college has an endow-
ment for an annual discourse on The
Dangers of Enthusiasm"?-P Ell.
A. Kings College, Cambridge, has such
an endowment
@. When did the Italians begin to
make cheese in Fond du Lac County,
Wis. Nv. N.
A. The Italian cheese people came to
this country in the late 192Os because of
the similarity of climate, geologic and
geographic conditions to the famous Pc
Valley in Italy. There are at present
six firms operating in Fond du Lac
County said to produce and cure ap-
proximately IS per cent of the entire
domestic Italian cheese consumed in
this country.
@. Where did Noah Webster get the
definition Of the words in his dictionary?
e. L. H.
A. Most of the 10000 or more defini-
/ tons were created anew by Webster, who
has been called, "a born defner of
words
Q. Why is red associated with the
Christmas season?-A. S.Y
A. 1t is the most cheerful of all colors.
Moreover, decorations available at thi,
time Of year include holly and other
| plants with red berries. BY virtue of q!
ISOLATION Of ideas red has long beef
connected with the Christmas season.
@. What is the derivation of the name
| Quebec?-C. E. A.
A. The origin of the name is contro-
versial. 1t is thought by some writers
| that it may be derived from an Indian
word meaning narrow or fearful rocky
cliff.
Q. In the case of serviceman W
wife has divorced him and Ier.-
could she claim his insurance? c.
adopted child be benefciary?-J. :.
A. Under National Service lie
surance policy the servicem9n he t
right to designate beneficiary or te..-
| ficiaries within the classes of wife. ch
| Including adopted child, parer.,
| brother or sister. The insured NAV at
| any time make change in the benen-
| ciary designation by giving notice in
| writing to the Veterans Administration.
@. What are the sources of the Turkish
codes of laW?-C. FL.
A. The Code of Commerce is from
Germany, the Penal Code from Italy,
| the Code of Civil and Criminal Procedure
from France. A Civil Code is from
Switzerland.
O. What was the cost of Lincolns flu
| neral?-M. H.
A. The cost has been given as $4,000.
O. Does the new 1-cent piece weigh
more or less than the old?-V. B.
A. The new (zinc-coated steeD 1-cent
| pieCe weighs Al z grams While the old
copper 1-cent piece weighs 48 grains.
| @. Who was the American who offered
a reward for the capture of Hitler?-
N. N
A. Samuel Harden Church, president
OF the Carnegie Institute, in 1910 offered
a million-d reward for the capture
OF Adolf Hitler, alive and unhurt.
Q. Has the noted race horse Count
Fleet ever been defeated?-L. V.
A. Count Fleet has remained unde-
feated in 1s43, according to Sport and
Turf Digest.
| O. Under the terms of the disarma-
ment treaty, how many ships did the
United States and Great Britain scrap?
| S. R. B.
A. In accordance with the provisions
of the Washington treaty, the United
States strapped dreadnaughts, Is pre-
dreadnaughts, 7 new battleships build.
ing, battle cruisers building. The Brit
ish strapped IA dreadnaughts, battle
cruisers, predreadnaughts, no ships
building, 4 ships projected keels not
| yet laid.
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