New Britain herald., 1925-10-01

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 Q. Is it true that the house in which Henry Wadsworth Longfel- low was born Is to be brought in- tact to the Sesquicentennial Inter national exposition 10 be held in Philadelphia in 1926?
 A. This is true. The building is to be brought by sea. distance of 400 miles, from Portland, Maine, where 1t now stands. Workmen will lift 1t from its present foundation with hydraulic jacks and place it on a huge barge for the voyage down the Atlantic coast to Cape May, thence up the Delaware river to the exposition site. The house, which was built In 17S4, is typical ly Colonial in architecture. A deli cately constructed stairway, which architects and artists agree is the daintiest in all New England, is one of its chief attractions. The halls and rooms are filled with relics as- sociated with the life of Longfellow and his poems.
 Q. Does the lift of the wing of an airplane depend entirely on its size?
 A. The lift of an airplane wing depends on it's angle of presenta- tion to the wind and on its form as well as on it's size and on the wind speed. In an actual airplane in hori- zontal flight. the angle is varied for different speeds so that the lift always equal to the weight.
 O. How may one color or dye mother -of-pearl ornaments such as beads, buttons, etc?
 A. Mother -of-pearl buttons are it is frequently required 10 dye them. In this case the basic dyes are mostly employed, and the dye ing is done either In an alcoholic solution or Iii a water solution to which an equal volume of alcohol Is added, as the alcoholic liquor pene- trates the mother-of- material and stains it better than water alone. Before dyeing, the material is prepared by sleeping in solu- ton of potassium carbonate at 120 degrees F. Then wash well and dry. The goods are hen dyed by steep ing in the color solution for several hours or until the desired shade is obtained. After dyeing rinse we'll in cold water and dry slowly to pre- vent cracking. Blacks and dark browns are frequently produced by staining the buttons. with a solu- ton of silver nitrate and allowing to oxidize.
 Q. How many persons were n attendance at the various Citizens camps this summer?
 A. There were a total of 33,404 men. The largest enrolment was at Camp Custer, Michigan, where B. 045 were enrolled and the smallest at Camp Harry J. Jones, Arkansas. where only fifty men were enrolled.
 Q. Has the Radio Corporation of America any schools for training radio operators?
 A.. They have two such schools; the Radio Institute of America, 9S| Worth street, New York city, and the Radio Institute of America, Call building. San Francisco, California,
 Q. What became of the "Cy- clops?"
 A, The Cyclops, fuel ship, left Barbadoes, West Indies, March 4, 1918 for Hampton Roads where she departure. no trace of the vessel has ever been found. Three hundred and nine lives were lost.
 Q. Are there any colleges which admit students who have less than a complete high school course to their regular college courses?
 A. No accredited college or uni versity would admit student who has not had four years of high school work, or its equivalent, to it's regular freshman class, The regula- tions as 10 Special" studies differ in the various institutions and to some of these. persons arc admitted as special students without the four-year high school credits.
 Q. Are the old paper mark bank notes of Poland of any value now?
 A. Poland has adopted q new currency unit known as the "zloty," having q gold value of 19.S cents. Up 10 May 31 of this year G925) l the old paper mark banknotes were converted into zloty notes at the | rate of 1,S0O.000 Polish marks for one zloty. No paper marks have been exchanged since that date and l the old notes are now valueless.
 Q. Is prohibition effective in the l Philippine Islands?
 A. The federal prohibition act | does not apply to the Philippines. ! The eighteenth amendment to the 1 Constitution does not afply to those 1 islands, nor has the Philippine leg islature ever passed prohibition l law.
 Q. Where was the tomb of Tut found?
 A. The tomb was found in the i Valley of the Kings, near the mod ern village of Luxor, Egypt, on l November 29. 1922, by an expedi- ton of the Earl of Carnarvon, un- der the direction of Howard Carter, l a British Psychologist.
 o. How many priests of the Ro- man Catholic Church are there in the United States?
 A. The year book of the churches lists 22.545.
 Q. On what date did the United States troops land at Vera Cruz in 1914?
 A., United States marines landed at Vera Cruz on April 2l, 1914, fol- lowing President Huerta's refusal 10 comply with President Wilson's de- mand for salute to the American flag. The troops were withdrawn from the city in November 2S, 1924.