New Britain herald., 1927-01-29
QUESTIONS ANSWERED


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 o. Who discovered the Caroline Islands. and who owns them now?
 A. They comprise an archipelago of about 500 islets and islands in the Pacific Ocean. Yap is one of them. For administrative purposes they are divided into two groups, the Eastern and the Western, having a total area of about 3S0 square miles. The islands were discovered by Diego da Rocha. Portuguese. in 1927. They received their present name in 1888 in honor of Charles II of Spain. In 1898 they passed to Germany by an agreement with Spain. In 1914 soon after the begin ming of the Great War, they were occupied by the Japanese and are now administered by Japan under mandate. A treaty between Japan and the United States ratified March 1, 1922 assured the United States "a h, c1 ~F tx, all that relates to operation of the Yap-Guam cable or any other cable which may be laid hereafter. by the United States or its nationals.
 Q. How old was Handel when he produced the Messiah?
 A. It was produced In 1742 when he was 57 years of age.
 Q. What is the salary of the Mayor of New York City?
 A. s25,o00 per annum.
 c. What is the origin and na- tionality of the name "Halleck?"
 A. It comes from the Middle English word "halk" meaning "a corner" The family name originated as a locality name, the corners"
 Q. What Is the reason that some elephants are white?
 A. White elephants are albinos and are very rare. The color is na- tural and not due to disease. In Siam the white elephant is consid- cred a sacred beast.
 Q. How does the total wealth of the British Empire compare with that of the United States?
 A. The total wealth of the Brit ish Empire is estimated at about 130 billion dollars: that of the United States excluding it's outlying possessions and dependencies. S2O billion. sos million dollars.
 Q. Who performed the operation in which the sightless eye of boy was replaced by the eye of pig?
 A. Dr. Edward A. Morgan of New Jersey. It was performed in April, 1923.
 Q. What Is Law?
 A. It is the aggregate of those rules and principles of conduct which the governing power in a community recognizes as those which it will enforce or sanction, and according to which 1t will regu- late, limit, or protect the conduct of it's members.
 Q. If a person in the United States wishes to copyright book in Europe does he have to obtain separate copyright for each country?
 A. Most European countries are included in a copyright union, so that books are protected in all by a single copyright in this country. But the Scandinavian countries do not belong to the Union, hence sep arate copyrights are taken out to protect the author or publisher in those countries.
 Q. How much do movie theaters pay for films to exhibit?
 A. The rental depends upon the kind of production selected and also on the kind of place where it is exhibited. A high class theater usually pays more than one of the cheaper class, although the actual rental is based on the seating ca pacity of the house. The rent of photoplay in theater with a seat ing capacity of 2,000 would be con- siderably higher than for a theater with 1000 capacity First run" pictures cost more than those of equal merit which have already been shown in the town and are being shown again in another theater.
 Q. Can the Volstead Act. amend ment to the Constitution be re- pealed?
 A. No amendment to the United States Constitution has ever been repealed. The Volstead Act is not an amendment It is an enforce ment act for the 18th Amendment. Acts are changed and modified from time to time. There is no provision in the Constitution for the actual repeal of an amendment. The only way it can be done is by another amendment worded so as to nullify and make void the former one.
 Q. How was :he United States Soldiers Home at Washington. D. C., established? How is it support ed and governed?
 A. It was established by act of Congress, March 3, 1851 appropri- ating part of the tribute money paid by Mexico after the Mexican War. with an additional sum from the Treasury. to found Q home for dis abled soldiers of the regular army. At first the soldiers paid Q small sum monthly to help support the home. Eventually the fund grew to such proportions that the contribu- tions were no longer necessary. The Home is now supported from income from this money and from the farming and dairying carried on fhora IL iS rpvaroad hv q Poord 0f