Evening star., 1932-12-15
that her majesty's LIST includes l,2oo

that Ter maJeStys LIST includes 1.200
names.
@. What is corporation?-S. o. r.
A. In English law corporation u
an association Of persons which Il
treated in many respects as II it were
itself q person. A corporation may own
land, but the individual members Of
the corporation have no rights therein.
A corporation may owe money, but the
corporators as individuals are under no
obligation to pay the debt.
@. Does the expression free trade"
as commonly used mean absolutely free
exchange?-H. M. I.
A. AS commonly used free trade"
refers to exchange restricted only by
moderate revenue duties.
@. Who invented vestibule trainS'
IS. A.
A. george Mortimer Pullman, who
nunt the Iirst sleeping car, also put
into execution the idea Of vesttbule
trains.
@. What was the ultimate aim Of
Alexander the Great2-K. F.
A. Alexander sought to subject the
entire world to the Greek spirit; to
stamp the customs, the language, the
culture and even the thoughts Of the
Greeks upon surrounding nations. For
this purpose poets and philosophers
accompanied his armies. I'm the
deserts OF Bactria, and Syria, and
Libya, he founded Greek cities"
@; When is the term country bank"
used?-N C.
A. In classifying the national banks
the Controller of the Currency des-
ignates as country bank one which
Is not situated In reserve city or
central reserve city
Q. How far-reaching is the Your
Mems Christian Association?-R o. E.
A. It has been extended until 1t u
now active in Sc countries. autonomous
Iy organized under the World Com.
associations. employing 1896 executive
officers, with membership OF 1901 .967.
OF whom 474,922 are boys. The value
Of the property and funds Is $242.-
636.o7o.
@. To whom did the American Acad-
emy Of Arts and Letters award the first
gold medal given for work done outsids
the field of letters?-T. T.
A. To Cecilia Beaux, painter.
Hood Of FL Dorado?-N. L. M.
A. This name has been given to
Joaquin Murrieta, the most picturesque
bandit Of California history, who was
the terror Of the State in 1250-l853.
Harry Love and his Los Angeles
Rangers finally captured him and his
head became an exhibition piece in
San Francisco, with admission of 81.
Mu-rieta had 300 murders to his
record.
@. Is the present Ku Klux Khan o
continuation Of the organization of the
Civil War period?-J. F. "
A. The Ku klux Klan originated In
Pulaski Tenn, first as a social or
ganization and afterward as a means
of preserving the white supremacy and
combating the mfsrule which arose dur
ing the reconstruction period It be-
came corrupt and fell largely into the
hands Of lawless element of society.
1t was suppressed by the Force bill,
passed by Congress. April 20, 1871.
The later organization known as the
Ku Klux Khan claims as its principle
the enforcement of the laws of the
Constitution and the bringing together
into an organization all those pos.
sessing 100 per cent Americanism."
Q. Do Europeans spend as much
ccuntry?-T. F.
A. A survey by DR.. j. K. Pollock
Of the University Of Michigan says:
Larger sums are expended in Ger
many than in either France or Great
Britain. In none Of these countries
do we find as much money spent on
elections as in the United States"