Evening star., 1935-04-23

occupied by the French In 1850, was
fortified In 1700. Two years later 1t
was captured by the British and held
until 1853, when it was given back
TO France as fishing station. The
island was again captured by Eng
lano In 1776, but was restored to
France in 1888. Again it was cap
tured, and depopulated In 1873, re-
covered by France in 1902, lost In
1903, but has remained in undisputed
French possession since the treaty of
Paris in 1914.
Q. Who started the slogan, "the
customer is always righx,?-A. C.
A. 1t is accredited to Marshall Field.
the great Chicago merchant.
@. What percentage Of the mem
bers OF the American Legion saw serv-
Ice in France?-J. j. K.
A. No account Is kept of this.
Probably 1t would follow the PERCENT
age OF the Army that went overseas
almost half. At the end Of 1884 the
membership Of the American Legion
was about $4,000, so 1t would be q
fair guess that about 100000 Legion
mares saw overseas service,
@. Does each star in our nag rep.
resent certain State?-P. NICK.
A. 1t does not. There Is abso.
lutely no authority for such a repre-
sentation Of the stars in the flag, since
the stars are intended to represent
the Union as whole.
@. What town was first named for
George Washington?-E. II. B.
A. The first town named for George
Washington was Forks Of the Tar
River" North Carolina, which name
was changed to Washington in TITS.
The town was originally formed by
James Bonner in It'll and was incor-
porated in 1882. Washington, Ga,
claims to be the first city officially in
corporated under the name of Wash
ington.
@. How long did it take TO produce
this seasons Lives of q Bengal
Lancer"?-C. H. g,
A. The shooting Of individual
scenes began in India in 1881.
@. How many qualified voters are
there in the United States?-H. P. P.
A. 1t is estimated that there are
approximately 66,000,000 persons in
the United States who might be
qualified as voters. Actually, only
about 10 per cent of this number
registered and only SO per cent cast
its vote in the 1882 election.
Q. Is Mammoth Cave q national
park?-M. j.
A. Mammoth Cave in Kentucky is
being made into a national park. The
deeds to portion of the lands in
cluded in the national park area,
which include Mammoth Cave, have
been turned over to the Federal Gov
ernment and are now being examined
by the Department of Justice.
@. Are any diseases especially
prevalent among aviators?-G. T.
A. While there is probably no dis
ease which is peculiar to the flyer,
there are certain diseases which are
so frequent as to merit their being
considered occupational. Among them
are: Anxiety neurosis, growths on the
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ringing in the ears, sinusitis, kidney
stones and constipation. As avia-
tors are constantly under q nervous
strain, an anxiety neurosis or more
frequently a neuro-circulatory as
thenia or staleness develops.
@. 1t was my honest intention to
file an income tax return, but failed
to do so? What can be done about
it?-AnXious.
A. The Income Tax Division Of the
Internal Revenue Department Of the
Treasury says that if you will come
to that department and explain your
situation, the matter can be handled
in manner that will be satisfactory
to all concerned.
@. Was Mahomet a polygamist?-
E. D.
A. His first wife was Is years his
senior. After her death, he had nu-
merouS wives.