The sun., 1916-11-19
QUESTIONS AND W

the actual conditions under which the
field operations In Mexico are being con-
Quoted are those of actual war: that
within the field Of operations Of the ex-
peditionary force in Mexico II Is time Of
war within the meaning Of the Nifty
eighth article OF war"
Which means simply that the United
States Is conducting . war in Mexico,
but not against the recognized govern.
ment Of that country. None Of the four
d%lsputants 10 right.
I wish to procure the memorial verses
Of William Winter in which occur the
lines:
Has he gone to the world Of no laughter,
This maj who made mirth for us aMf
Please tell me In whose memory the
lines were written and In what edition
Of Mr.. winters Poems" they may be
found with the name. Of the publisher.
W. q. McC.
We have not come upon the lines In
several collections Of Mr.. Winters
verses. n must refer the appeal to our
readers.
What was Gov. whitman's plurality
over Judge ~seabury? W. L. II.
With the militia vote estimated At g.
900 for whitman and 1000 for seabury.
Gov. Whitman's plurality was 15l.<7o.
With regard to Mr.. Berens's problem
OF the speed of his sieving machine,
stated In Questions and Answers for
November Il? II Is impossible to solve the
Y "a A.
TO give the number OF teeth In the gear
Of the sieving machine. ! presume II is
seared to the t~wcnty-four toothed gear
spoken OF As connected with the ten
inch pulley. If the number Of teeth in
the gear OF the sieving machine were
known the answer would be:
Let q equal the number Of teeth In the
gear on the s!evlng machine. Then (:
l.?75 times 4 times "a 1890
10 times
number Of revolutions q minute.
For instance. suppose e equals -
teeth then the speed OF the machine
would be 255 revolutions a minute.
ROBERT J. HEARNE.
The inquiry Of Mr.. Bercns Ia incomplete
In data Assuming that his motor car
riee a four inch pulley at a speed Of
i'z'o revolutions a minute. betting to a
tcn-inch pulley on a worm shaft. this
worm gearing into a twenty-four toothed
worm gear on his sleving machine. the
slevlng machine must be making 2lL
revolutions q minute.
EDWARD o. chase.
What officers OF the United States
Government are exempt, from the in
come tax and does this exemption In.
clude their private incomes or only the
salaries paid them c. II.
The income tax law Of 1918 excluded
from taxation THE compensation OF the
present President OF the United States
during the term for which he has been
elected. and of the Judges OF the Su-
preme ana inferior courts OF the United
States now In ONCE" This had to he
done because the Constitution forbids
us t. Increase or diminish the compen-
sation OF the President or OF Federal
Judges during their tenurcs. The sal
aries OF all other officers Of the Fed
cral Government are taxable. The
exemption granted to tho President Gun.
III March 4. 1910 and the Federal
Judges holding ONCE when the law went
In force did not extend to their private
Incomes.
Is a boy born in the United State. of
fore'gn parents a citizen? Must he
take out citizenship papers J. o..
lie is a citizen unless, on coming %,
age, he deliberately chooses allegiance
to some other country. lie needs no
citizenship papers. HI. birth Is sum
cient evidence OF his citizenship.
Who was Mr.. Hurhes's pponcnt ,or
Governor In 1905 and 1905 and wha,
Was the vote In those years:
In 1906 Mr.. Hughes ran against W!ll-
lam Randolph Hearst and received 7ie..
ooa votes to Mr.. IIearst's s73.a6S. In
1908 the Democratic candidate was
Lewis Stuy vesant Chanler and the vote
IN the State was: Hughes. A0tG5l
Chanlcr. 735,lss.
Regarding Il. G.'s inquiry I'm QUESTION,
and Answers FOR Novcmher IL, FOR
'Childe Roland to tho Dark Tower
Came: lie must mean Robert Brown
ing's poem with that title. A. Il. Is.
Your correspondent. "B. c." evidently
has In mind King Lear" Act mi.
Scene 4: "Childc Rowland to the dark
tower came" The nearest line to IL i'm
Tennyson is: Down stepped Lord Rom
aid from his Tower" IN Lady Glare"
WILLIAM II. KELLER.
Regarding the inquiry for information
about Ezra Amcs IN Questions and Ans
wers for September "a, 1916. MIR Amcs
was "A coach painter In Albany hut at
tempting portraiture So far succeeded
that In 1872 his portrait OF Gov. George
clinton was exhibited. much to the
painters credit, in the PENNSYLVANIA
Academy OF Fine Arts, For many years
Ames painted the portraits of most at
the western mem ,ers of the Legisla =
ture and many OF lcrs. He had a son
who painted miniatures.
This information is taken from Dun
laps History OF the Arts Of Design
second volume, page 25s published in
1890. A. NJ. l..
II n man sells an article FOR 81 and
makes 20 per cent. profit, what was the
cost? One man Gays 20 cents the Other
so cents. W. X. $.
II was so cents, An article costing 75
cents would. II sold at 81, represent a
profit Of 33 Ia per cent.