New Britain herald., 1928-09-22

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 O. Did Woodrow Wilson favor prohibition as | war measure? Did he veto the Voistsad At?
 A. He favored prohibition as . war measure but opposed and ve- toed the Volstead Act. It was paced over his veto.
 Q. On what day will June 2S. 1933 fall?
 A. Thursday.
 Q. Where Is Laval University? A. Quebec, Canada. 0. What n the principal seat or koranic learning in Egypt? A. The Mosque and University Of El-Azhar at Cairo. Other centers of higher learning are the Mosque of Fl Ahmadi at Tanta. the Mosque of Danuetta, the Mosque of Des- suqi (Tanta) and the Meshiakhat Alama of Alexandria. Q. For how many presidents have the women throughout the United States voted? A. The Woman's Suffrage Amendment was ratified by Ten i nessee, the seth state. on August Is, 1920 and was proclaimed in l force eight days later. Hence wo- l men throughout the country have voted for two presidents, Harding l and Coolidge.
 o. Who Is the director and man. ager of the Capitol theater in New York city? A. Major Edward Bowes IS managing director and J. k. En- melt is the general manager. 1 0. What bills did the secretary of labor introduce in the last ses- sion of congress? A. The secretary of labor did not | introduce any bills in hs last 'n- gress. Only members of congress ! can introduce a bill in congress and 1 the secretary of labor is not mem- ber of congress.
 c. How many of the homes in the United States are owned by the persons who occupy them? A. According to the last census there were :4.s51,S76 homes in the United States; of this number 10.. 1 S66.sS0 are owned homes.
 c. Are there any figures aA to the number of persons i'll the Unit ed States who are suffering from hay fever and asthma?
 A. Neither asthma nor hay fever is q reportable disease. therefore there are no reported statistics con- cerning the number of people with the disease. The United States Pub lie Health Service. however. recent iy made q study of typical Ameri- 1 can community over period of twenty eight months to get some I figures. Their study revealed the fact that approximately 5.s people out of every thousand in that par ticulsr community were afflicted I with one or the other.
 c. When did National prohibi- tion 50 into effect?
 A. The 18th amendment provid- ing for nation wide prohibition had been ratified by 36 states by Janu-
 ary 16. 1919. The terms of the
 amendment made 1t effective one
 year from date of ratltlcation but
 since the war time prohibition act
 went into effect July l. 1919 nation
 al prohibition may be said to date
 from that time.
 Q. What states comprise tho Union of South Africa? A.. Cape of Hood Hope. Natal
 Transvaal, and the Orange Ere, State.
 . Q. Who said Let the Alps sink
 the Gods raised them to shelter Italy from the barbarians; but the! are no longer needed?
 A. Cicero said 1t after the con quest of Gaul by Caesar. c. Is it true that the Chimes cat real birds nests? A. There is in edible birds nes that is considered a great delicac, : by the Chinese. These nests are bull ? by the sA' angane of the family o swifts. The birds are remarkabl for their salivary glands. the secre ton of which is used in buildin rests. The nests are used by tl Chinese for making soups. The
 have a glue like consistency and ar formed mainly of a giutinous sally produced by the bird with whic ! other material frequently is mike such as straw and bits of feathers. q. When and where was Ma dame Schumann- Heink born?
 A. June IS. 1861 at Lieben. nea
 Prague. Austria.
 C. What Is the Cherokee India I expression fer sunset?
 A. "Nunta udeliga." Q. Is it necessary 10 get perm. < sion from anyone to use nom
 rlume'
 A. No.
 0. What does the eNpressio : this happens once in every blu moon' mean2
 ' A. IL is an expression use
 formerly to designate somethin that would never happen. Today ,. is common synonym for "prat ] tically never"
 Q. Can gold coins be used ft
 jeweiry?