The mirror., 1920-11-11
QUERIES
NOTICE TO INMATES

QUERIES
NOTICE TO INMATES
For the benefit of any inmates who appre-
ciate and see the opportunity that their spare
give Ssi
good literature, acquiring an education in our
Night Schools, or, who need helpful informa-
@ in WITH wilt be in
to use the Query column. You are well
come to send in any queries OF serious inter.
col Collaboration be olS'i Of Miss Miriam E. Carey, @ su.
pervisor of Institutional Libraries, will gladly
endeavor to supply the requested information.
NOTICE-In order to regulate the conduct
OF this column inmates must sign their name,
register number and lock number to all queries
submitted for publication. Inmates names, Of
course, will not be published, only the initials
OF each querSt being used.-EditOr.
O-In case the president, vice-president
and secretary of state should die, who
would become president? If secretary of
state became president, who would be Sec
retary of state? Or would he hold both
Offices? Would this also be the rule on
down through the cabinet?
A-Neither secretary of state nor any
other cabinet officer can become president
without being elected. Constitution says
president shall be elected, and cabinet
members are only appointed, not elected.
So the most that any of them can become
is acting-president. The presidential sue
cession act gives order of succession
namely the order in which the depart
ments were created. The cabinet member
would simply act as president while the
vacancy or disability remained. He would
retain his own post and would draw mere
ly his own salary; he would not be presi-
dent nor draw salary as such. The pres
idential duties would be superadded to his
own. Congress would then have to take
steps to provide for election of new presi-
dent, as constitution requires.
Q-What is hoop snake?-E.C.R.
A-There is wide belief in hoop
snakes which are said to take their tails>
in their mouths, thus forming hoop, and
roll down hill. The reptile specialist of
the national museum says these stories are
without any basis in fact
Q:-What states furnished the most SOL
diers in the late war?-K.H.
A:-Largest quotas were furnished by
states in this order: New York, Pennsyl-
vania, Illinois, Ohio, Texas, Michigan,
Massachusetts,, Missouri, California and
Indiana.
OILS the moon planet? How many
planets are there, and what are their
names?-J.P.
A:-Moon is not planet in accepted
sense. There are eight major planets,
starting from sun outward-Mercury,
Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn,
Uranus, Neptune. There are also hun
dreds OF known "minor planets" coursing
in orbits between Mars and Jupiter.
Q:-Where is the wettest place on
earth ?-L.W
A:-Cherrapongee, in southwestern As
sam, India, is said to be the wettest place
in the world. Annual rainfall there has
reached over 900 inches.
Q:-Please give brief history of the
statue of Liberty, telling cost, when erected
and by whom.-S.C.
A-Was given to U. S. by people of
France in commemoration of Tooth ami
versary of American independence, money
being obtained by popular subscriptions.
Designed by M. Bartholdi, French sculp-
toi. AtS OululHS ICqulIcu OVcT HVc years.
Money for pedestal was obtained by popu-
lar subscription in U. S. 1t was COM
pleted in 1886 and statue was erected and
unveiled same year., Statue is of bronze,
built on iron framework securely bolted to
iron pedestal. Weighs 225 tons; bronze
in statue alone weighs 100 tons. Forty
persons can stand in head of figure. Torch
which is lighted by electricity is over sos
feet above mean tide. Figure is III feet
high and from its base to extremity of
torch is more than $50 feet. Cost of sta
tue completed and in place was about
$6O0,OO0 statue alone cost about $780,
900.
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request, The International Text Books are
especially complete in their information on
technical subjects. Consult the Reference.
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ply and Science divisions of our library cata-
logue for diversified subjects.