Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-17
INQUIRIES
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N l. H. L'--WdS Lnefe ever q WO- man candidate for president of the United States? @ Where can I get the speeches of w. J. Bryan?
 A. There has not. 121 II do not think Col. Bryan's speeches have been published in book form. Per- haps letter to the gentleman at Lincoln, Neb., you'd help you to some of them.
 M. L.-The salary of the justices of the New York supreme court is $13,700 each. and that of, the chief justice $500 more.
 XIV--The Kiel canal is 61 miles long 2S feet deep, 6S feet wide at the bottom and connects the Baltic sea and the river Flbe, and through this the North sea. It was built primarily for miIi- tary uses, but has proved of great commercial value. p5-
 DalIas.-W..o *he champion bi- cycle rider of u world? Who has the best racing record 0E any one sea- son, Bob Walthour or Jimmie Mich ael
 A. There are so many records paced, unpaced, tandem, etc, that I cannot say. Frank l.. Kramer holds the Grand Circuit championship, Rob- ert Walthour the motor-paced cham pionship, and Marcus L. Hurley the amateur championship. These do not include the present years record, which is not at hand.
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 J. T. B.-I cannot possibly search history the past forty years to answer most of your queries. Pensions are paid from the ordinary revenues of the government, with which localities have nothing as such to do. The sec tions that import most goods pay sn1ost, and reyenne taxes on spirits and tobacco are nearly equal. Pen-t Sfons are decreasing, notWfthstand- ing liberal increases in amounts and the additions to the list of benat1 .ies caused by other wars than that of 1861.
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 Oliver How many presidents has the United States had, and how many vice-presidents? Who is vice-presi- dent HOW? y .
 A. TwentT-fve men have occupied the sidential office of whom five.
 
 the then vice president. There have been the same number of vice-presi- dnts.s When the vice-president sue ceeds: to the presidency there remains a' vacancy in that office 5 until the next election. There is no vice .presi- tlelIi; now.
 ] x s. K. What is it that consti- tltes a postoffice as first, second, third sor fourth class?
 A.. A postofice Of the first class is one ewhose receipts are: over S40.00O a year; second class if the receipts are over $S.O0O; third class and fourth class postIfS, steFs have no sal aries, their nav depending upon the stamps cancelled. F. r. M.-The rules forbid giving addresses in this column A self-ad- dressed md stamped envelope with request for the information. address ed .!. to, the Paper World. New. York, would doubtless bring you the names wanted.
 :. es sa -.2-R1ee:s ! l.. M.-Explain the use of d writ Of habeass corpus? If A steals a horse in Kansas and escapes to California, where he IS later arrested. could he under writ of habeas corpus insist on an immediate trial and escape the consequences of his theft because of absence of witnesses that could prove him guilty?
 A. A writ of .habeas corpus has for it's objecf the anpearance of the accused in court without unnecessary delay. Tn the case YOU mention it would not give him liberty unless in the Judgment of the court evidence could not be had to sustain the charge of guilt.