Evening star., 1926-09-18
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Q. How many Jersey Cities are
there in the United States?-J. A. NJ.
A. The only Jersey City in this
country is the one in New Jersey.
There are, however. three cities
named Jersey" These are located in
Arkansas. California and Georgia.
@. Please explain to me how some
lawyers obtain the title Of colonel. -
A. w.
A. Colonel" Is often a compl-
mentary title. the origin of the use Of
which is not definitely known. We
have found nothing to indicate.
however, that lawyers are more apt
to be given this title than other men.
@. Are growing plants in a bed
room injurious to ones health?-
C. X. p.
A. There is a theory that growing
plants absorb certain elements from
the air and for this reason it is not
considered advisable to have them In
a sleeping room The effect would
probably not be seriously detrimental
in a sick-room. provided the flowers
did not have a heavy odor and there
were not too many plants.
@. Please give me Rudolph VAL
eIltInoS HdHe uhueI WHheh nc va"
admitted to the United States
II. G. o.
A.. Rudolph Valentines name was
Rudolfo Alfonso Raffaelo Pier Fill
berto Guglielmi di Valentino dan
tonguolIa. He was admitted into the
United States as Rudolfo Guglteln1.
He selected Valentino from his list Of
names when he started his career as
dancer. Er -
@. Is it correct that the Emperor
of Japan after he accedes to the
throne is not permitted to leave the
country?-M. M. A.
A. The Japanese Embassy says
that although 1t may be difiicult for
the Emperor OF Japan to leave the
country after his accession to the
throne, there Is no law or regulation
restricting him from going abroad.
This also applies to the heir appar-
ent .. =. /.
@. / would like to know the mum :
ber of clerks and mail carriers en-
ployed in first or second class post
Offices in the United States.-H G. NJ.
A. The Post Office Department
says that there7are 67.S9S clerks en-
ployed in the first and second class
post offices in the United States.
| These offices also employ 4S,645 city
carriers. The labor turnover has
been small since the new scale of
salaries has gone into effect.
@. To settle a dispute will you tell
me IL q fork is always used the same
way?-C. f.
A. A fork is not always used in the
same way. For example, when a
piece Of meat is conveyed to the
mouth, the fork is pressed into the
meat with the tines down. On the
contrary, If one is eating peas, the
fork is used with the tines turned up
ward.
Q. Will you please tell me some
thing of Lake Nipissing IN. Van H.
A. Lake Nipissing is between Lake
Huron and the Ottawa River. 1t is
irregular In shape, it's greatest length
being 55 miles and the maximum
breadth about % miles. 1t contains
numerous islands and supports many
different kinds of fish.
@. Is Fire-prevention week to be OBJ
served this year?-H. w.
A. Fire-preVention week is to be OBJ
served nationally from October 8 to g..
@. Who was it said that "the only
SOou 4HOidH ID ucdu 1Huldn IL.
w. r.
| A. The expression referred to is
said to have originated about the time
of Grants peace policy toward the In
dians. In the enlisted personnel, a
great number of the men were against
| this policy, because the Indians man.
ner of killing was so narrowing A
statement was made to the effect that
among the Indians there are some
good Indians, and a reply that was
! repeated from one man to another
was that 1.-The only good Indian is a
dead Indian" We find no record of
the person who first made the re-
mark.
@. What Is the Danzig Corridor?-
F. r. G..
A. The so-called corridor is a mar
row strip of country extending across
Germany to the Baltic Sea just west
Of Danzig. 1t gives Poland an outlet
to the sea. 1t is one of the chief OBJ
structions to peace in Europe and not
long ago a member of the French
cabinet described 1t as "A drafty cor
| ridor. singularly apt to give states
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