Evening star., 1934-04-12
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

@. When Mrs. Roosevelt takes trips
of inspection, are her expenses paid
out Of the Presidents travel allow
ance?-6. z.
A. Mrs. Roosevelt pays her own ex-
penses when she travels. They are not
paid from the fund provided for the
President.
q. What is meant by horizontal and
vertical organization Of labor?-G. L.
A. Horizontal organization refers to
unions formed by trades. Vertical or
ganixation refers TO unions formed by
all workers In an establishment.
Q. How are the questions selected
which are answered in this column
N. d.
A. From the thousands OF letters
sent to our correspondents, ones
are selected which may have q general
appeal. Many deal with information
needed only by the person asking the
question. All inquiries are answered
by letters sent to correspondents. Ad-
dress your questions to this Informa-
ton Bureau, Frederic ]. Haskin, direc.
tor, Washington, d. c., including coir
or stamp for reply.
Q. Is the Government proceeding
with its collaborating prosecutions?-
8. r.
A. Three hundred cases are being
prepared by the Attorney General.
O. How many telephone calls are
made in . year?-H. A. L.
A. In 1882, the latest year for which
Official figures are available. there were
30,o48, ,365,5l3 calls on all telephone
lines In the United States. In 1927
there were 31,614,172,62l.
@. Why did Russia sell Alaska te
the United States?-J. C.
A. Russia had not been able to de.
velop Alaska's resources because hel
Alaskan possessions were too difiiculi
to defend and administer. She wa.
therefore very willing to dispose Of
them to the United States for the sun
Of $7,200,000. The value Of the ter.
ritory was very imperfectly under.
stood by Americans at the time (Marcf
so, 186D and the new possession wa,
referred to as Stewards Folly" since
the treaty by which the sale wa,
ratified was drawn up by Secretary ol
State william H. Steward.
q. How soon after q wedding shoulc
the announcements be sent out?-
j. A. w.
A. Immediately. They are usual,
prepared for mailing before the wed
ding takes place and slipped in tn,
mail soon after the ceremony. Wher
q marriage takes place without pre-.
vious planning, the announcement,
should be ordered at once and sen
out as soon as possible.
@. How long was Texas an inde.
pendent republic?-H. E.
A. For q period of about nine years
Q. Why is the corpse Of Enrico Ca
russo no longer viewed? Why Is tn,
clothing changed?-R. r.
A. Up to 1880 the body Of Carust
was closed in . comm with q crysta
lid, so that visitors could look upor
the dead mans face. However, be-
cause Of the notoriety and publicity
attending this custom, the sarcopha'
gus has been closed, and no one /!
allowed in the tomb. The body wa,
embalmed, which caused some com.
ment In Italy, where embalming 1,
not very general. The process is the
same that is used for the bodies Of
Kings and Popes, and has been used
for the preservation Of relics and
saints. At regular intervals the
clothing Is changed, because, while
the process Of embalming has been
most. successful in regard to the body
it in no way prevents clothing from
falling to pieces. This occurs with
comparative rapidity within the
Theoretically sealed cofin.