Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-04-27

Q. Please give q short biography of
Hall johnson, director Of the Negro
Choir and author Of Run, Little Chill
lun. II. L. B.
A. Born In Athens, Ga, As years ago.
son Of minister who later became
president Of Allen University, Columbia.
s. c., Hall Johnson was educated in
the South, at the University Of Penn
sylvanta, and at the Institute of Musical
Arts in New York City. In 1925 he or
gained the Hall johnson Negro Choir
which has achieved a national reputa-
ton.
Q. How many odors are there?-W.
A. The ultimate number of smell
qualities Is difficult to determine. Like
taste, odor comes to us highly fused with
affective qualities, with other sensations.
pressure, temperature, tickling, or pain,
and with secondary effects-drowsiness
sneezing, weeping.
@. When was the membership Of the
House OF Representatives increased the
last time?-E. s.
A. After the census Of 1910. At that
time the membership was 39l, and it
was increased to 435. 1t remains at that
figure. After the 1880 census here was
reapportionment to this figure.
@. Who invented the autotram and
how does it work.. F. T.
A It was developed at the factory Of
the Clark Equipment Co. at Battle
Greek, Mich, and its projectors were
Eugene B. Clark, r. J. Burrows, and
Ezra w. Clark. 1t is boat-shaped, pow
cred by gasoline motor stream lined,
and built Of the lightest aluminium al
Toys. 1t Is supported on two trucks with
Hanged railroad-type wheels and Is
about go feet in length and 10 feet
inches in height. Each car will accom-
modate AZ passengers and an operating
crew Of two men. The car, loaded to
capacity, weighs $4,000 pounds. At the
blunt nose of the autotram is power
compartment containing high-speed
16-cylinder gasoline engine of the "
type. On trial run the car made more
than 10 miles an hour.
@. Who was the architect for the
new Mormon Temple In Washington.
D. C-?-M. l..
A. Don c. Young, grandson of Brig
ham Young, designed the new church
structure.
@. How many nations were already
of the gold standard when President
Roosevelt suspended all gold EXPORTS
G. j.
A. On April 10, "a nations were OIL
cially of the standard, including the
United States Eleven others were par
TALLY of. in that free gold markets were
not maintained Only Is nations were
officially on the standard.
@. What is the Cottonian Library
L. M.
A. It Is a valuable collection Of an
cient manuscripts, books and coin. now
in the British Museum. 1t was started
by Sir Robert Bruce Cotton, who lived
from 1871 to 1881. His son and grand
son carried on the work.
@. What is the derivation Of the
word, "Klondike"?-D. H.
A. It Is a corruption of the name Of
q stream, tributary Of the Yukon, in
extreme Northwest Canada in the
Yukon territory The word Is in one
of the Athapascan dialects prevailing
in that region. In the literature of the
day, "Klondiker" and even ito Kon-
dixie" occur.
@. How long have there been cor
respondence schools In the United
States?-C. T.
A. About so years. The University
Extension Movement in England 1883
called attention to the plan and method,
developed in the United States about Is
years later, when the Correspondence
University was founded at Ithaca, N. Y.
The In t ern t ! o n a Correspondence
Schools at Scranton, Pa, were organ
lied in 1881.