Evening star., 1934-08-17
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

formidable animal, but In its deal
ingS with men 1t has learned 10 fear
the deadly rife. the poison pot and
the trap. Storms, cold and fatigue
affect it but little and its powerful
teeth, strong Jaws and wide cape en-
able 1t to bite with great cutting
power. In fighting with dogs. every
well-airned snap means either a deep
wound or a piece Of flesh bitten out.
@. When did James. Duke Of York,
succeed King Charles II to the throne
of England?-A. A. NJ.
A. He succeeded the day that the
death Of Charles occurred, February
6, 1885.
@. What Presidents Of the United
States have had their pictures on
United States stamps?-C. Y.
A. Portraits of the following have
appeared: Washington. Jefferson,
jackson. Lincoln, Garfield, Grant,
Taylor, Madison, Harrison (Benja-
min), Monroe, Mckinley. Harding.
Roosevelt CTheodore), Hayes, Cleve-
land, Taft and Wilson.
@. When was Mcneil Island made
a Government prison2-P. r. E.
| A. Mcneil Island Penitentiary was
established by an act of Congress In
1867. AS the original records are not
now at the prison, the actual date Of
opening the prison is not certain. 1t
appears that the institution was un-
der the Department of the Interior
for the first few years Of its history.
The Government owns about 489
acres on the island The institution
has not been constructed in accord
ance with a careful plan as was the
case at Leavenworth and Atlanta, but
the construction program of the last
few years has resulted in a group OF
buildings modern for the most part,
though the maintenance shops in the
earlier buildings are old and made
quate.
@. May United States flag be re-
paired and used again?-C. S. H.
A. 1t may be laundered and may
be sewn If torn. However, II 1t is in
bad condition, from extreme soiling or
fraying, so that 1t will not be a credit
to its owner if displayed, it should be
decently destroyed, preferably by
burning. There Is no authority for
this ruling except long established
custom and official usage.
@. Is the National Symphony Or
chestra of Washington, D. c., financed
on certain budget?--M. H.
A. During the three years OF its
existence it has stayed within q
budget of 100000. More than a third
of this is realized from the sale OF
tickets. The remainder is contributed
by music lovers and public-spirited
citizens.
@. Why does the State of Tennes-
see have two different automobile
tags? One kind Is brown and white
and one is blue and white.-B. A. w.
A. The American Automobile Asso-
ciation says that Tennessee law re-
quireS that tags furnished dealers and
manufacturers must be of a different
color from those used by car owners.
@. Please give a biography Of But
ton Gwinnett, a signer of the Decla-
ration of Independence. Why Is his
autograph so valuable?-W. P.
A. Button Gwinnett Q732-177O,
an American patriot, was engaged IN
trade in Bristol, England, but mi
grated to Charleston, S. c., in ITO,
moving later to Georgia. where he
purchased a plantation on st. Cath
crimes Island. He became connected
with the Revolutionary movement in
the State, and was member Of the
Continental Congress and one Of the
signers Of the Declaration Of Inde-
pendence. He later took a prominent
cart In the organization of the State.
but was unsuccessful in his stand for
the governorship. The signatures Of
Gwinnett are now very valuable be-
| cause few are in existence.