Evening star., 1946-07-01
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE,

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@. What constitutes a quorum ir
the United States House of Repre-
sentatives?-L. G.
A. In the House of Representa-
tives a quorum is a majority of the
membership. When there are nc
vacancies, a quorum is 218, but, since
there usually are some vacancies
the quorum is normally little
under that figure.
Q. How long has prepared baby
food been available?-C. F. T.
A. Prepared baby food originated
with Harold Clapp. who began to
make it in the basement of his home
In Rochester, N. Y, in December
1920 He was faced with the prob
lem of caring for an ailing son whose
mother was in the hospital.
@. What is the greatest altitude
attained by any aircraft?-D. w.
A. The standing world air record
regardless of type of aircraft used
is 72,394.795 feet. 1t was made by
Anderson and Stevens of the United
States on November IL, 1885.
@. Where may one find the quota
ton about conscience having a thou
sand tongues?-N. B. G.
A. My conscience hath a thou
sand tongues. and every tongue
brings in several tale, and every
tale condemns me for a villain" is
from Shakespeare's King Rich
ard Ill"
@. Are the Pribilof Islands impor-
tant as source of fur seal?-B. B
A. The taking of seal on the As
lands has been under Government
supervision for good many years
In the fiscal year 1914 the take Of
fur seal included 1l7,164 skins. This
number is sufficient to manufacture
$4,000 fur seal coats and is valued
at approximately $5,0OO,O0O after
processing.
@. Where will the proposed Frank
lin D. Roosevelt memorial national
park be?-S. L.
A. In the vicinity of the Interna
tional Bridge over the st. Lawrence
River in the Thousand Islands re-
gion near Alexandria Bay. New York
Georgia and Constance Islands. on
the Ontario side, are already part of
the st. Lawrence Islands National
Park. Wellesley Island, on the New
York side, the largest of the Thou
sand Islands, is now being surveyed
for use of the southern half of the
international recreation area, a pro-
posed memorial to American and
Canadian war dead
@. What was the average height
of American soldiers in World War
I1?-M. S. Jr.
A. The Surgeon Generals Office is
now making a study to determine,
among other things. the average
height of the soldier in World War
II. Taking sample of inductees
during the months of January and
MAY, 1943. it was revealed that their
average height was 68.11 inches.
However. that does not necessarily
mean that was the average height
for men in World War II.
@. Is there any information avail
able on the action of the air corps
as an infantry unit in Bataan during
the early part of the war, specifi-
cally, the nth, 21st and 34th Pursuit
Squadrons of the oath Pursuit
Group?-L. B. M.
A. According to the War Depart
ment, the Sd, 17th. goth, 2lst and
34th Squadrons of the oath Pursuit
Group were evacuated to Bataan in
the first week of 1912. On January
10, 1912, field order No. 4, headquar-
ters, Philippine Department.. des-
lgnated the above mentioned group
as the I'd Infantry Regiment of the
list Division, under Gen. Selick, who
was later relieved by Gen (B. G.) C.
A. Pearce. The unit was later incor-
pora ted into the Luzon Force March
IL, 1912 under Maj. Gen. Jonathan
M. Wainwright. The unit received
presidential citation under GO %.
April 80. 1912, for defense of the
Philippines.