Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-13

@. Are Congressmans travelling ex-
penses paid?-W. J.F.
A. member of Congress Is allowed
20 cents mile for travelling expenses
at each session of Congress.
@. When did the German submarine
Deutschland come to this country?-
B. N. H.
A. The Deutschland made two trips
to the United States. On the first trip
she arrived of the Atlantic Coast July
8, 1916, and entered the Chesapeake Bay,
docking at Baltimore, Md. She left The
Atlantic Coast on August / on her re-
turn trip. Later she accomplished Sec
ond trip across the Atlantic and docked
at New London, Conn, on November /,
1915. She left New London November
IT, 1916, but short distance out rammed
the T. A. Scott, jr., which sank in a
short while. This made it necessary
for the Deutschland to return 10 New
London for repairs. She finally left New
London November 81, 1916.
@. What is the largest city in Alaska?
C. A.
A. Juneau is the largest city in Alaska.
with population of 4O43 in 1880.
@. What caused the death Of Henri
Christophe, the Black King of HATH
A. L. T.
A. He was stricken with paralysis IN
his last years and took his own life
with golden bullet which he had had
prepared against the time of need.
O.. How long has cypress been KNOWN
to last under ground?-H. K.
A. Cypress has been unearthed in a
perfect state of preservation that, &C
cording to biologists. had been buried
for approximately 100000 years.
@. Please give the exact time and
place of President Harding's death. -
M. C.
A. President Harding died at 7:30 pm,
August 2. 1923, at the Palace Hotel, San
Francisco, Calf.
@. What is the capacity Of the large
sawmill at Bogalusa, La.?-J. J. B.
A. The mill of the Great Southern
Lumber Co. at Bogalusa, La, has a
capacity of 100000 board feet of luu.-
Der per day.
@. How old is Henry Burr, who sings
on the National Barn Dance program
on the radio and where was he born? -
w. ]. G.
A. Henry Burr was born at st. Ste
phen, New Brunswick, Canada, on Janu-
airy S, 1885.
@. Who was the first doctor In the
United States to prescribe occupational
therapy in the treatment Of the in
sane?-B. r. D.
A. Edith M. Stern in the survey
Graphic says: DIR. Benjamin Rush of
the Pennsylvania Hospital in Phila-
delphia was the first American psychia-
trist to recognize occupation as a val
liable means of preventing violent out
breaks. In 1898 he provided embroidery
and gardening for the women; cobbling,
carpentry and farming for the men, and
concerts and lectures for both"
@. In what Pennsylvania church are
the famous Croatian murals by MAKO
Vanka?-W. H. j.
A. These murals are in the st. Mich
olas Church at Millville near Pitts
burgh.
@. What is the meaning Of the place
named Detroit?-R. S.
A. Detroit is the French word for
strait.
@. Who was Golden Rule Jones?-
T. B. D.
A. Samuel Milton Jones was so called
because of his persistent advocacy of
that practice in politics and business.
He established manufacturing plants in
Toledo, Ohio, and made a large fortune
Elected Republican mayor of Toledo in
1897, he was thrice reelected on an in
dependent ticket. He used his Office
to defeat graft and dishonesty and to
secure the rights of the common citi-
zen. He died in 1904.
@. Please give biography Of the Ne
gro composer of the New York Worlds
Fair theme song.-C. M. H.
A. William Grant Still, who was
chosen to write the theme music for
the New York Worlds Fair, was born
in Woodville, Miss. in 1895. His early
musical training was received in Little
Rock, Ark, where his mother was
high school English teacher. Later he
attended Wilberforce University. Ober-
lin Conservatory and the New England
Conservatory. He has held two Gug-
genheim fellowships and has studied
voice under Edgar Varese. His compo-
sitions include the Afro American SYM
phony," three ballets cSahdji," la
Guiablesse' and The Sorcerer') and
"Lenox Avenue"
Q. How many duck stamps have been
sold?-J. r. S.
A. In 1934-5, the first year of issue,
635,000 stamps were sold, last year the
total came to more than $4,000, and
already in the current year more than
100000 stamps have been purchased by
hunters, bird lovers and philatelists
fhro,1ohoI1t tho co11pfrv C{pco 1904