Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-25

Scouts? If so. where can 1 apply for
admission? PETE.
Certainly. If your parents give you
permission to do So AS you do not
give your address it is impossible to
tell you what troop to join. Look up
the one located nearest to your home.
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j. p. N:
Where is the main office of the Ka-
lem moving picture company located !?
Also, the main office of the Lubin
company? DOLLY A.
Both moving picture companies
have offices and studios all over this
country. The New York office of the
Kalem company is located at 2S5 West
Twenty third street. The office of the
Lubin company is in Philadelphia.
J. P. NJ:
Please state the salary of the chief
justice and associate justices in the
United States Supreme Court.
l.. l.. L.
Chief Justice White receives a sal
airy of $4,000 a year, and the associ-
ate Justices $14,5OO a year.
j. P. N:
What is meant by the Lost
Cause?" o. +. A.
In American history the phrase re-
fers to the cause for which the South
preston is said to have originated
with Edward A. Pollard, who used it
as a title of a history of the war.
J.P. N:
Has a governor been appointed for
the canal zone? J. J. ].
Colonel Cocktails has accepted the
position of governor of the canal zone,
to take effect April l.
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Can the Titanic be raised?
A. H. B.
A Denver engineer, Charles A.
Smith, has plans for raising the lost
Titanic by means of powerful mag
nets.
j. p. NJ:
Can one send wireless message
from this country direct to Germany?
ELLA d.
Yes, the new wireless telegraph SER
vice direct between this country and
Germany Is now open for use both
ways. The first eastward message
was sent February IL, 1914.
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J. P. NJ:
Are any of the men who were on
the Monitor in the battle with the
Merrimac still alive? o. l.. o.
No. DR. Daniel C. Logue, who died
in New York recently at the age of
eighty-two years, was believed to
have been the last survivor of the
famous battle.
J. p. N:
Is Nepal free nation, or has Great
Britain any control over her?
The Kingdom of Nepal, which lies
between British India and Tibet, is
nominally Independent of Great
Britain. There is a native sovereign,
or Maharajah who succeeded to the
throne in 1911. The government is a
military oligarchy, all power being in
the hands of the prime minister. Eng
land, being prepared to protect the in
terests and rights of Nepal, and, incl
dentally, protect the frontier Of India,
appoints a British political resident
who lives at the capital, Khatmandu.
This official does not interfere in in
ternal affairs of the State. The popu-
lation of the country is about 100000.
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j. P. N:
Does a retail grocer, making
profit of less than $4,000 a year. have
to make an affidavit to the income tax
collector? If SO, where can / secure
an affidavit? K. c.
You have to submit report to
the collector if you have had a net
income of $500 from March l, 1918
to December /, 1913. You can secure
the forms for the report at the post
office. Ask for form 1910.
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]. P. NJ:
Is there any premium listed on a
one-cent piece dated 1881 and on an
eagle penny dated 1858? Where can
I find the value of old German pub
locations, some $50 years old?
w. c. M.
There is no premium listed on either
of your coins. Try some of the old
curio stores in Newark and New York
city. Another good plan might be
to advertise them in the papers.
j. P. N:
What were the religion, nationality
and politics of George Washington
and Abraham Lincoln? Where were
they born and what was the date of
their deaths? What political faith
does Professor William 3. Guthrie,
who is to take the negative side in
debate on Socialism at the Cort
Theatre next month, profess?
READER.
George Washington was born on