Evening star., 1943-11-22
Hoskin's S Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hdsktn.

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@. Are there any oil wells in Okla
hona City?-P. L. C.
A. In recent years the drilling of oil
wells within the city limits has been
permitted and some Of them are within
few yards of the Capitol and Gov
ernor's mansion.
@. What position does paratrooper
assume before jumping?-E. H.
A. He assumes no special position and
authorities state that there is no con-
ceivable position which has not been
used by parachutists. Members of the
parachute battalions OF the Army simply
walk out of the door of the plane.
Jumpers from combat planes usually
throw themselves out.
@. Why is the Congressional Record
printed twice?-S. D. E.
A. 1t comes out daily as a current
record of congressional activity and at
the close of the session is reprinted,
with corrections authorized in the
meantime.
@. How are the new bridges in San
Francisco getting along financially?-
s. B. E.
A. The Oakland Bridge, having q
larger. population to draw from, has
been able to reduce its tolls five times
This represents reduction from IS to
Is cents on the charges. The Golden
Gate Bridge, which was financed by the
city of San Francisco and five adjacent
counties in what is known as the Red
wood Empire, is doing well but has not
reduced its tolls.
O. What Is the prayer written on the
bomber known as Coughin's Cofin?-S.
E. r.
A. God bless the crew Of this plane.
I'll say a prayer for your safe return"
1t was written on the nose of the plane
by one of the mechanics working on 1t.
c. Is Princess Elizabeth of England
the heir apparent or the heir presump-
tive to the throne?-E. L. H.
A. She is heiress presumptive. If
son should be born to the King and
Queen he would be the heir apparent
since, under the order of succession,
daughter succeeds only If there is no son.
O. How many Japanese were taken
prisoners in the Attu campaign?-S.
T. w.
A. In Bridge to Victory" Howard
Handleman states that only IA prisoners
were taken alive. Many of the wounded
had been killed by overdoses of NOR
phine injected by their own doctors.
O. What were the total expenses OF
the presidency last year?-F. w.
A. President Roosevelt's salary for
the year ending June 80, 1943. was
$4,000. The money appropriated for
the White House Offices was $30a910.
For the Executive Mansion and grounds,
s145,57o was appropriated.
O. Who Is author Of the saying that
nothing is so sublime as fact?-T. H. S.
A. George Canning, British statesman
and author, is credited with the state
ment, There is nothing I know Of so
| sublime as fact"
@. What do the terms D-day and
| H-hour mean?-T. T.
A. In invasion language D-day Is the
| day one strikes a new country while
| H-hour is the time of hitting the beach.
| @. When did the movement to invent
a universal language begin?-S. I. A.
A. AS early as 1877 such a language
was invented. 1t was based upon the
notes of the musical scale and known
as Sobresol The idea is centuries old.
| @. How many film versions have been
made Of the Constant Nymph," Mar
garet Kennedy's best seller?-S. S.
| A. The first was made In England in
1929 with Ivor Novello and Mabel Poul-
ton In 1884 Brian Aherne and Victoria
Hopper starred in film based upon this
story. The current film version is the
third.
@. What Is the largest single iron
casting?-D. K. NJ
A. 1t is said to be the figure of lion
20 feet high made nearly thousand
years ago in an old Chinese city.
| @. Where does Curacao, In the West
Indies, get its oil?-R. P. E.
A. The crude petroleum is imported
from the oil fields of the Lake Maracaibo
Basin of Venezuela. Oil refining is the
chief industry of this Dutch colony.
@. What was the number Of original
Indian tribes and how many are left?-
| r. A. B.
A. There were originally more than
800 Indian tribes, but many fought each
| other out of existence and there were
only approximately $50 organized tribes
as Of April, 1910.
| Accept This Season
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