The mirror., 1922-05-04
QUERIES
NOTICE TO INMATES

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NOTICE TO INMATES
For the benefit of any inmates who appre-
ciate and see the opportunity that their spare
hours give toward a means of self education
through correspondence school courses, study of
Night Schools, or, who need helpful informa-
tion in connection with their work in our var
ious departments, will herewith be privileged
to use the Query column. You are well
come to send in any queries of serious interest
to yourself, THE MIRROR with the kind col
laboration of Miss Miriam E. Cary, Super
visor of Institutional Libraries, will gladly
endeavor to supply the requested information.
NOTICE-1n order to regulate the conduct
OF this column inmates must sign their nams,
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 will not be published, only the initials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 your last issue I saw the state
ment that THE MIRROR made, about full
booded Indian being voter in general
elections, if he does not live on the reser-
walton. Does THE MIRROR mean to say
that all an Indian has to do is to sell
his land and he becomes citizen if he
goes away from the reservation? How
is full blooded Indian going to sell his
land when the Department of the Interior
will not give him that right to sell? If
the North American Indians are not pri-
soners of war why are they fighting for
their rights of citizenship? How can one
Indian become citizen and not his peo-
pie, that is to say, how can one become a
citizen and not all the Indians ?-F. Du F.
A:-The above was submitted to the
Atty. General of Minnesota. His reply
will be found in another column under
heading, citizenship of Indians
Q:-(a)Please tell me what the French
franc is worth now. (b) How many
francs equal an American dollar?-A. S.
A-(a) 9.2f equal 100 francs. One
franc equals less than 10 cents. (b) 1885
equal $1.OO. Quotation for April 2sth,
1922.
ON the issue of April 9th the oues-
ton was asked: Does the State of Min
nesota divorce married man after he
has served time in the State Prison ?" This
is. the main object of the question and the
answer" Application for divorce should be
made by the woman, not the man." is not
definite. That does not say that the man
cannot make application for divorce. 1t
application but women are not always do
ing right any, more than men are and if
she don't make application what is to pre-
vent him from doing so? This question
is of interest to me and 7 wish to see il
more fully explained-J. D. R.
A:-According to the best information
obtalnable YOU cannot secure "a divorce
while in this institution.
Q:-Has the auto speed record made by
Tommy Milton, at Daytona, been low
cred Pr. l.
A:-Yes. Official world records were
recently broken at Daytona Beach, Fla,
when Sig. Haugdahl, Norwegian automo-
bile driver, in a car of his own special
construction, drove one kilometer in 1879
second. five miles in 1.s6.O2 and ten miles
in minutes Sc seconds. The records for
these three distances, made under the aus
pices of the Contest Board of the Ameri-
can Automobile Association. are 14.40
seconds for the kilometer 10000 for five
miles and 4.09.31 for ten miles. Tommy
Milton holding the first two and Ralph De
Palma the last.
Q:-How is pipe galvanized ?-H. F.
A:-This is done by drawing the pipe
through molten bath of zinc. Ungal-
vanized pipe is commonly known as black
pipe.
NOTICE-An inmates using the Query Col
umn and desiring moro detailed information 70
their queries are invited to use the splendid
reference books in library to be had on
request. The International Text Books are
especially complete in their information on
technical subjects. Consult the Reference, Use
full Arts. Litsrature. Chemistry. Biography ana
Science divisions OF our library catalogue for
diversified subjects.