Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-14


manager of the theatre at the present
time. To become an apprentice in the
toolmaking trade it is required that
you possess a willingness to work. 1t
is as an apprentice that you will be
taught the trade. You are not too
heavy for your age. The average
weight of a young man your age and
height is 159 pounds.
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Up. N:
What are the names of the express
subway trains which run between
Fourteenth street and Ninety-sixth
street, New York? READER.
The Van Courtlandt Park, Dyck-
man street and Bronx Park expresses
run between the Fourteenth street
and Ninety-sixth street stations of
the New York subway.
up. N:
When will the Barnum & Bailey
Circus come to Newark? Please tell
me the names of the leading papers
in Hazelton, Pa. N. S.
The Barnum & Bailey Circus will
not be seen in Newark this season.
The Sentinel, n-Speaker and
Standard are the newspapers pub
lished in Hazelton, Pa.
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J.. P. N:
When will the U. S. S. Delaware
reach the Brooklyn Navy Yard?
S.
The Delaware is at present at the
Southern drill grounds. 1t is not
known when she will reach the
Brooklyn Navy Yard
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JPN:
viii T. Pace and M. Mann enter
the ragtime piano and singing con-
test which is to be held next Friday
Messrs. Pace and Mann may be
there when the grand jingle comes
off. Nobody knows yet.
CO
j. N:
What viii be the date of Caster
Easter Sunday will fall on April
4, next year.
J. P. N:
Will you please explain President
question? Does he want all Euro
pean ships to come through the
Panama canal free of toll?
ANXIOUS.
During the Taft administration a
bill was passed by Congress giving
American coastWise ships exemption
from all canal tolls. England pro-
tested against this, claiming that it
was a violation of the Hay-Paunce-
fote treaty. President Wilson is in
sympathy with Engiand's appeal and
is urging the passage of the Sims
bill, repeating this exemption, in very
ID
CUES that the ships of all countries
should be on an equal basis, in so far
as the use of the Panama canal is
concerned. The Sims bill recently
passed the House of Representatives
and is now awaiting the action of
the Senate,
j. p. NJ:
Can first citizenship papers be
taken out when the applicant is only
sixteen years old? How many years
must one wait after he has his first
papers before he can secure his Sec
ond papers? Must one be a full citi-
zen to enlist in the marine service?
l. B.
Applicants for citizenship papers
must be at least eighteen years of
age. If you have been in the United
years old you can secure second
papers two years after receiving your
first.
J. p. N:
Were Weber and Fields members of
the 'Hanky- Panky'' cast? ]. C. NJ.
Yes, Weber and Fields were men,
bers of the "Hanky-Panky" company.
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]. P. N:
l have a temporary appointment
as tenement house inspector and
have passed the civil service exami-
nation for the position, with an aver
age of so per cent. Some other can
didates have passed with marks be-
tween SO per cent. and 81 per cent.
VIII they receive the preference for
the appointment or will the fact that
1 have the temporary appointment
work in my favor? READER.
The fact that you have a temporary
appointment will not increase your
chances for obtaining the place. The
appointments will be made from the
highest names on the percentage
list.
j. P. NJ:
When does wheat harvesting start
in the Western States?
FARMER.
The wheat harvesting starts in the
West in June. California, Oregon,
Kansas, Utah, Colorado, and Missouri
farmers start first. The harvesters
commence work in Wisconsin, south
ern Minnesota and Nebraska, in July.
August marks the end of the harvest
ing in the United States, in central
and northern Minnesota and In North
and South Dakota.
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]. P. NJ:
On what date did Easter Sunday
fall on last year? INQUIRY.
In 1913, Easter Sunday fell on March
23rd.
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J. P. N:
When was Robert r. Lee born7
CONFEDERATE.
Robert e. Lee was born January
10, 1907.
j. P. NJ:
How many people speak the Eng
fish languageY LINGUIST.
1t is estimated that 100, 600 900 peo-
pie speak the English language
throughout the world.
O.
f. BABBIT-Please call at the Eve
ming Star office for your coins.