New Britain herald., 1930-09-18

You can get an answer to an! question Of fact or information b! writing to the Question Editor. New Britain Herald, Washington Bureau 1922 New York avenue. Washing ton, D. C.. enclosing two cents 1T stamps for reply. Medical. legal ant marital advics cannot be given. nol can extended research be under. taken. All other questions will re- ceive a personal reply. Unsigned re. quests cannot be answered. All let. ters are conhdential.-Editor.
 o. What is the name of the musical selection played as the in- troduction to the motion picture "Romance?"
 A. Liebestraum Dream of Love) by Liszt The number was oginin- ally written for a piano selection without words, and has since been arranged with words.
 Q. Name the plenipotentiaries who signed the treaty of peace of Portsmouth between Russia and Japan?
 l A. Russia: Sergius Witte and Baron Roman Rosen; Japan: Baron ] Komura Iutaro and Takahira ko- goro.
 Q. What was the Optional clause adopted by the British government with regard 10 entry into the World Court?
 A. The clause was inserted in the statute of the World Court pro- viding that a nation may also de- clare that it accepts the jurisdiction of the court as compulsory ipso facto, and without special agree ment. in any legal dispute in the first four ot. the five classes of dis putes in which the court was given compulsory Jurisdiction by the ad- visory committee. Q. What is the value of the Norwegian ore and crown in Ameri- can money?
 A. The ore is worth s0.0025, and the crown is worth s0,26S. Q. What are the botanical defi- nitions of vegetable and fruit? Is the watermelon vegetable or a fruit?
 A. A vegetable, in the popular sense, is any part of an herbaceous plant commonly used for culinary purposes, and may consist of the root (beet and turnip): stem (as- paragus, celery, (rhubarb); tuber or underground stem (potato); foliage Cabbage and spinach). or that which is botanically the fruit (to- mato, bean. pea and eggplanD. The tomato is both a fruit and vege- table, though for table use and in the garden and market it ranks as a vegetable only. The same is true of cucumbers. The pumpkin and squash, which are botanically fruits, are classed as vegetables, while the melon which is of the same family, is termed a fruit in common usage. Watermelons are chased as vege- tables by the Department of Agri- culture.
 c. From What radio station do Gene and Glenn broadcast?
 A. WTAM, Cleveland, Ohio.
 Q. What is the per capita wealth of the United States estimated?
 A. By dividing total population into the estimated wealth.
 Q. For what words does the distress signal SOS stand?
 A. It is radio code that has no meaning except as a signal of distress. The letters are entirely arbitrary and were selected for this signal by the International Radio Telegraph Conference in Berlin in 1908, and adopted by the United States in 1912.
 e. How old is Robert Mont gomery and is he married?
 A. He is 26 years old. and is the husband of Elizabeth Allen.
 Q. What is the origin and mean ing of the name Northcutt?
 A. It is a British locality name meaning north dwelling"
 c. How much did Sharkey and Schmeling receive for their last fight?
 A. Each received 3177.917 for their fight at Yankee Stadium, New York, June 12, 1880. c. How many acres does the King Ranch near kingsville, Texas contain
 A. It is the largest ranch in the United States and contains 1,250,- 900 acres entirely fenced in
 Q. How much do torpedoes used 1 by the U. s. Navy cost?
 A. They range from $500 to s1O,00O.
 Q. In what motion picture did John Drew appear? Is he living? A. He never acted for the screen. His brother Sidney Drew. appeared in numerous film comedies. Both are dead.
 Q. Are the upper and lower jaws of humans both capable of moving !?
 A. The upper jaw is stationary, and only the lower jaw moves.
 Q. Who wrote the signature piece for Amos and Andy?
 A. The Perfect Song" signature of Amos n Andy, was composed by Joseph Carl Breil with words by Clarence Lucas
 Q. Where is the Rolls Royce au- | tomobile made?
 A. In England and also in the l United States.