New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-10-14
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DECENTRALIZATION.
@. What happened to Governor
McCray, at one time governor of
Indiana. after he was accused of
fraudulent practices with the United
States mail?
A. Warren T. McCray, former
governor OF Indiana, was found
guilty in the federal court at In
dianapolis OF using the United
States mails 10 defraud, and was
sentenced April 80, 1924, to serve
ten years in tho penitentiary and to
pay fines amounting to $4,000. He
resigned his governorship and Is
serving his sentence In the federal
penitentiary at Atlanta, Georgia.
| G. How are salt beads made?
A. Take two tablespoonful of
salt one tablespoon corn starch and
one tablespoon Of cold water. Add
water colors, dyes, fruit juices, or
other coloring matter to the water.
Mix the cornstarch with the water.
Heat the salt In small pan and
when very hot, pour in the corn
starch. Knead until thoroughly
mixed and mold into the desired
shapes.
@, What is a P 3. X. telephone
operator? :
A. One who operates q private
branch exchange" switchboard.
@. What is the meaning OF the
word "papillon?'
A, French for butterfly"
@. What Is the average salary
OF school teacher in Hawaii and
how does the pay there rank with
the pay in the states?
A. The average salary for school
teachers in the u. 8, is sS52.00 per
annum; in Hawaii the average Is
$l,GS7 per annum. Hawaii Is second
only to California in paying the
highest average salary for teachers.
@. How does the number Of au-
tomobies at present in the United
States compare with the number In
1914? is the proportion Of acct
dents any greater now than ten
years ago?
A. The automobile registration
for the United States in 1914 was
1,711,339; there were 2,S26 deaths
from automobiles in that year. The
registration for 1924 was 1851
9S1; there were 1886 deaths from
automobiles during 1924.
@. Are the king Of England and
the queen of Roumania related?
A. Queen Marie Of Roumania Is
the first cousin of George V, the
present king Of Great Britain. She
is the grand daughter Of Queen
Victoria. George V is the second
and surviving son of Edward VII,
who was the eldest son of Queen
Victoria.
Q. Will ammonia remove per-
spration stains from fabrics?
A. 1t has proven effective for
such use. 1t should be followed with
alcohol and water dabbed on very
lightly.
Q. What branch of philosophy
is Monism?
A. Monism designates all sys-
tens of philosophy which define
the sum total of reality as unitary.
either in organization or In sub
stance. 1t is thus contrasted with
duaism and pluralism. Materialism
Is usually Inonistic; and pure ideal
ism, which denies the reality of
matter, is also monistic.
@. Who said ITO the victors be-
long the spoils?"
A. This saying is attributed to
Andrew Jackson.
Q. How can poison oak be de-
stroyed?
A. The only safe method Of de-
stroyng poison oak is by roofing it
up and burning the plants. The SAT-
est time for handling 1t Is after the
plant has stopped growing in the
fall, and then gloves must be worn.
In burning the vine, keep away
from the smoke and, as further
precaution in handling 1t, grease
the hands with lard and wash off
with alkaline soap after handling.
Q. What has become OF the
Azerbaijan Socialist Soviet Repub-
lie?
A. 1t is now federated with the
Soviet government of Russia. 1t eX-
lists as an autonomous republic
within the federation and Is gov
erned by its own central executive
committee and Council of Peoples
Commissarics.
Q. What Is the meaning Of the
phrase without bond" when put
In will?
A. The words simply mean that
the administrator or executor named
In the will may be granted letters
OF administration or letters tesla
mentary without giving any security
for the performance of his duties
and obligations as administrator or
executor.
Q. When is the best time to plant
Virginia creeper?
A. In the late fall or early spring
Use medium soil, that Is not toe
rich and not poor. Cover the root.
well and also a few inches of tht
stalk.
Q. Did Richard Henry Dana
really have sea experience before
writing his story Two Years Before
the Mast?"
f A. Richard Henry Dana wa
; born in Cambridge, Mass, August
/ 1915, entered Harvard college il
1881, but about the beginning o
/ his third year an attack of measle
/ left his eyesight so weak that stud.
: was impossible. He decided to go oil
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