Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-31

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Washington, d. c.
@. How much land is cultivated by
Jewish farmers in the United States?-
M. L.
A. Jewish farmers in the United
States cultivate million acres. Theil
real and personal property Is worth
| SITS, 0OO, 900, according to the twenty
ninth annual report OF the Jewish
Agricultural Society.
@. How many speakeaSies are there
in New York?-T. A: v.
A. Grover Whalen. Manhattan's
police commissioner, asserted in re-
cent speech that there are $4,000
speakeasies in Greater New York.
@. Is it true that Paderewski gives
largely to charity?-S. A. p.
A. Ignace Jan PadereWskl, phllan.
thropist as well as piano virtuoso and
Polish statesman, has donated the ell
tire proceeds of his latest concert tour
in France ($75,00o) to French war
charities.
@. What dispute between the United
States and Great Britain was decided
by the Emperor of Germany?-E. D.
A. The dispute between the United
States and Great Britain that was
arbitrated by German Emperor was
in relation to the San Juan water
boundary. In 1871 the German En-
peror rendered a decision sustaining
the American claim.
@. What is the history of Dry
TortugaS?-R. G.
A. Dry Tortugas was noted for the
establishment of Fort Jefferson on one
of the islands as a penal station during
the Civil War In 1904 the Carnegie
Institution Of Washington established
on Loggerhead Key a marine biological
laboratory, and in 1908 the Govern
ment set aside the entire group as a
Federal bird reservation.
@. What is the legend connected
with the adoption of the Danish fag?-
K. o. A.
A. The Danish Minister says that
ION June Is, 1919, the Danish King,
Valdemar II, defeated the ESthonlans
in the battle of Reval, when what be-
came our national flag, the Dannebrog,
descended from Heaven to the hard
pressed Danes and gave them victory"
~ TO mon committed q crime in
New Jersey for which the penalty was
hanging, if the State changed its
method to electrocution before sentence
was imposed, would the man be hanged
or electrocuted?-M. Mem.
A. The New Jersey State Prison says
that "tais story no doubt Is a Pickering
of a certain murder and hanging case
occurring during the time OF the intro
duction and passing Of our electrocu-
ton law in 1906. This particular muir
der case occurred in Middlesex County,
this State, and upon conviction the
murderer was sentenced to be hanged.
This occurred after the electrocutlon
law had gone into effect. The sentence
of hanging was due to the fact that
the crime was committed before the act
providing for electrocution became a
law. This man was hanged according
to the sentence and was the last hang
ing in New Jersey. This occurred some
time in 1907"
@. At what time of day are most of
the sales made In retail stores?-
A The Nations Business says that 1t