Evening star., 1943-10-26
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hdskin.

. A"~o pupeT puts ut your GSpOSdt
the serDice OF an extensive organtza-
ton in Washington to dns,Der ques-
tons. This bureau cannot attempt
to diagnose disease. A doctor should
be called in all such cases. You hare
only to address The Star Intorma-
ton Bureau, Frederic J. Hasktn,
Director, Washington, D. c., and in
close cents for return postage.
c. How many operations are required
to make an Army f1ag?-T. L.
A. Thirteen operations are now nec-
essary to the manufacture of the flags
used by the United States Army. They
are made at the Philadelphia Quarter
master Depot.
Q. When and where was the Unknown
Soldier selected?-R. V.B,
A. On October "a, 1921, IN the Hotel
de Vile, at Chalons- sur -Marne, France,
the Unknown Soldier was selected by
Sergt Edward F. Younger Of the Amer
lean Forces in Germany. -Four identical
| caskets, containing the remains OF four
soldiers, unidentified by name, but
known to be American soldiers, were in
position side by side. Sergt. Younger
selected one Of these four, to be known
as the Unknown Soldier, by placing "a
bouquet of roses" on his casket.
@. What is the highest rank in the
Marine Corps?-R. E. N
A. The highest rank is that Of lieu
tenant general, the present commandant
being 1t. Gen. Thomas Holcomb.
@. How does the income tax in this
country compare with that paid by the
people of Great Britain?-N. r.
A. The income tax in the United
States amounts to about 80 per cent of
that paid by the people in Great Brit
ain. According to figures of the National
Industrial Conference Board, 27 per cent
of the income of the United States in
1912 went for taxes while 40 per cent in
Great Britain went for taxes.
@. When was the first national poliu.
cal convention held?-N. c. B.
A Prior to 1881 no such conventions
were held and candidates were nomi-
lldItu tlGIlcl NY oCdbc LCS lS4dtQlS VI ny
committees in Congress known as the
congressional caucus. No nominations
were made for the first two presidential
elections.
c. How long does it take a snake to
digest its food?-L r. D.
A. Usually 20 to so hours are required
for digestion to reach its peak. The
total time for digestion may be as long as
five or six days.
G. Where is the highest weather sta
ton in the World?-L. L.
A What is probably the highest sta
ton is the one at Monte Rosa, Italy, at
an elevation of $4,000 feet.
@. Does the name "Suwannee River"
appear in Stephen Collins Fosters orig
inal manuscript?-T. A. N.
A. Sigmund Spaeth in Etude gave the
following explanation: Fosters original
manuscript shows the name of the Pc
dee River which obviously invited ridi-
cule. His brother suggested Yazoo,
which was even worse. Finally they
took out map of Florida, and rowing
finger eventually stopped at the name of
Suwannee. -. That's it, cried Steve,
that's it exactly and so the Suwannee
River became immortal"
@. Are tokens widely used to pay
streetcar fares?-G. c. B.
A. According to the American Transit
Co., practically all the large cities. use
tokens for fares.
O. What is the amount Of money that
has been allocated to the President to
date, to use as he sees fit?-E. L. H.
A. Since July. 1910, over billion dol
lars has been allocated to the President
for various purposes. OF this, s87, 100000
was for Government expenses and for
purposes which he need not specify to
Congress. All this money is allocated to
various Government agencies which
actually do the spending. Less than
$50 600, 900 of this has been used so far.
@. What is the largest crowd to at
tend a baseball game at Sportsmans
Park in St. Louis?-D. K.
A. The largest crowd was on Sunday,
July IL, 1881, when 45,770 persons wit
| messed a double-header between the ST.
Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs.
| @. Which are warmer, gloves or nit
| tens?-L. w. B.
| A. Heavy mittens are warmer than
| gloves because In nittens the fingers
warm one another.
@. How many people speak the Eng
lish, German and Japanese languages?
L. D.
! A. The English language is spoken by
| 270,000000 people; German by 7o,947,-
| 900; japanese by 97700,00O.
@. How much is the earth f1attened at
the poles?-E. B. S.
A. The earth is very nearly a sphere
| for the f1attening at each pole causes the
distance from the center to either pole
| to be only about 1872 miles shorter than
the distance from the center to any
| point on the Equator.
O. How long was Samuel Gompers
| president of the American Federation Of
Labor?-C NICE.
A. Mr.. Gompers was president from
| 1886 to 1924, the year of his death,
except for one year, 1895, when John
Mcbride was president
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