New Britain herald., 1927-10-22

Burt L. Standish, the writer of boys stories.
 A. Gilbert Patton.
 Q. What nationality is the name Thorwald?
 A. It is Scandinavian. meaning Thor's woods. Thor was the Morse god of War, son of Odin. Thursday was named in his honor.
 Q. What is the value of the trade that Poland and Danzig had with the United States in l925-e6?
 A. The imports from those ports amounted to s4532.S59 and the eX- ports from the |. & were valued at s3. 3.563,4oS.
 Q. To whom did Rudolph Valen- tino leave most of his money?
 A. Valentino beoueathed a third Of his estate. valued at more than sl,oN0,oo0, to Mrs. Teresa Werner, an aunt by marriage, who remained loyal to him during his separation from Natacha Rambova, his last wife. The former wife who is kn own in private life as Winifred Hu1lut, vas cut off with one dollar by the terms of the will. Mrs. Werner shares equally with his brother and sister, in the final distribution of the estate.
 Q. When and where was Rln Tin Tin, the movie dog. born?
 A. He was born in the advance zone of the A. E. r. in France in 191S.
 @. Was there another Jack Dempsey who was a pugilist"
 A. The first Jack Dempsey was the famous middleweight, known as the Brooklyn Nonpareil"
 Q. How old is E,stelle Taylor, the wife of Jack Dempsey?
 A. Twenty-seven.
 Q. How many public schools are there in the United States"
 A. According 10 statistics for 1926 there are q, 100.
 0. Does the average American eat more potatoes than the average German?
 A. The average annual per capi- ta consumption of potatoes in the United States is 2 2-3 bushels, after allowing for approximately l bushel per caplta of culls, spoilage and shrinkage. The average German con- sumption is about ' bushels and the United States Department Of Agri- culture reports that this is only 2S per cent of the annual crop in Ger many where the potato Is used 10 feed livestock and for the manufac- ture Of starch and alcohol.
 o, What percentage of the milk produced in the United States goes into household consumption? What proportion is used for ice cream and what is the per capita consump- ton of milk?
 A. In the eight years from 1917 to 1925 the per capita consumption of milk in the United States in creased from 42.2 gallons to 54.S gallons. Most of this increase was i'll the cities, where health officials stressed the Ndlut pi Ni'A''' " milk. In the same period ice cream production increased 53.7 per cent but the general supply of milk 1n- creased 10 such a degree Iit the proportion used for ice cream mere ly changed from 3.3 per cent to 3,s per cent. At present approximately half of the milk in the United States is consumed in the household.
 O. What is the origin of the word sterling"
 A. The derivation is uncertain but it is said to be derived from Easterlings or Hanse merchants. In silver manufacturing "sterling' in dicates standard fineness of the metal.
 Q. When did baseball become the National gameo
 A. In 1885, although it was played to some extent as early as 1S40.
 Q. What kind Of a legislative body is a diet?
 A. The word is from the Latin "dies"--a day, and refers to meet ing of dignitaries or delegates Ca national assemblage) held from day to day for legislative, ecclesiastical or municipal purposes.
 Q. What is the address of Ma dame Earnestine Schumann-Heink?
 4. 500 Orange Avenue, Coro- nado, California.