Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-23
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< want it cannot tell you how he can
 be compelled to buy.
 c. H. P.-Please name officers of
 the National Anti-Saloon League?
 Where is the American Issue pub
 lished?
 x Al have no list of officers, but
 yo'l eau get them. from the American { Issue. which is published at Colum- 1 bus. Ohio.
 l.. D.--When does the copyright ex- ! pire on a book copyrighted in 1904? 3l l2) What method would you suggest I for an unknown author to seek pub
 fisher? (3) What is the address of
 Mary Johnston, 4author of Sir Moi.ti- 1ner and Christy Chandler2 (4) What
 royalty is generally paid by. publish
 CTS for novels.
 k. H.-Indiana had regiment of
 troops who enlisted for a year 'sst
 were mustered out after three noLthsi service. Are soldiers who were olIy out three months entitled to pen sion?
 ! A. The pension act applies to all ] soldiers who were honorably dis {, charged.
 7. W. O-Please advise where
 copyrights are obtained and to whom i application should be made? ! A Send a printed copy of the book
 or articles to be copyrighted on or be-
 fore day of publication to librarian of
 congress, Washington, D. c. The fee,
 is fifty cents, or one dollar if you ,, want certificate of copyright. ! John Q. F.--Assuming that the sea < level of the Atlantic and Pacific were the same at Panama, would not lev vel canal be better than one with locks? .t@ A. Yes, unless the difficulty of !, building at sufficiently low level
 more than counterbalanced the trou- 4 ble of the locks. But the Atlantic is not only somewhat higher, but the
 Atlantic tides are also higher, Il Es-S<-
 l W. L.-Is burglary punishable by
 death in Alabama? (2) When and un- ' der what circumstances did the cus-
 tom of half-masting flags in honor of 4 the countrY's dead originate? I A. Arson, robbery, treason and Il several other crimes are subject to V the death penalty in Alabama. (2) I
 cannot say: possibly some reader will
 be able to answer this question. Such
 Such q word as "atyzer'' is unknown
 to rue.
 IT. T.. N-Did congress pass a law l limiting the coinage of silver dollars
 about the beginning of McKinley's S first term? f2) How many democrats voted for the Panama canal treaty and who were they?
 ,st A. do not recall any currency
 legislation of so recent date. O. The Panama canal treaty was rati- Al fed by a vote of 73 to 12, five sena- tors not voting. l have not preserved \ the names of senators voting.
 Nervy.-W bat are miners worth a month in Alaska? If there are any claims not yet taken up, what are they worth? Where can I get infor- nation OH the subject? A. I cannot say what wages arc. paid miners. There is plenty of room for prospecting, but no recent finds of gold nave been noted. The Depart ment of commerce and labor can give ,yoI Information and you would be fprofited by' consulting some returned visitor to Alaska.
 Parsons. Are there any states < where q man has to be worth. $500 he fore he is allowed to vote, or $500 or s7G0o
 A Tn Louisiana man may% vote a If the is the owner of $500 worth of property, whether lie meets. the e,lu. N cational qualifications or not. Il 4 South Carolina he may vote If be
 has paid six months before election { q poll tax and can read and write, or 2 can show that he owns and has paid a all taxes due the previous year on S property in the state assessed at $3Ot N or more." These are the only states requiring property value unless q change has been made since this year 4 began.
 % Not Up-to- Date Please explain the
 method of electing president by the < electoral college
 A. Instead of voting direct for 8 president, the voters of each state < vote in November each fourth year H for as many electors as the Legislature I niay direct. These electors meet in H their respective states and cast their
 ballots for president and vice-presi- \ dent. Later the ballots are opened and read in the presence of both hous- \ les of congress. This completes the election. Theoretically any q. ctor may vote as he pleases, and that was < the original intention But with the close alignment of political parties
 this is never done; each votes for the
 candidate of his party, chosen in d representative convention of that Eparty. Electors serve without pay; the office is esteemed one oe much
 honor,
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 No Name.-Was the body of the late President Mckinley buriada (2) Name one feature in the United States
 constitution that cannot be changed without the consent of each sfate,