New Britain herald., 1930-06-06
QUESTIONS ANSWERED

question Of fact or information by writing 10 the Question Editor, New Britain Herald, Washington Bureau 1922 New York avenue. Washing ton. D. C.. enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical. legal and marital advice cannot be given. nor can extended research be under taken. All other questions will re- ceiye a personal reply. Unsigned re- quests cannot be answered. All let- ter. are Editor.
 c. Who invented the caterpillar tractor
 A. Benjamin Holt of Stockton, California.
 q. Will feather drop quicker m a vacuum than in air?
 A. A feather will drop quicker in vacuum than in air because there IS no resistance.
 Q. Who were the California Hundred?
 A. The California Hundred or California Column. was a body Of troops raised by James Henry Carle- ton. which marched across the Yuma and Gila deserts 10 Nesllla on the Rio Grande.
 Q. Is the topaz too hard 10 break?
 A. IL is hard but it is brittle and has an excellent cleavage, making it easy 10 break,
 Q. What does Shcol mean?
 A. It IS the Hebrew word for hell. found in q number of refer ences in the Old Testament. It means the grave, the realm Of the dead, both good and evil,
 Q. Should "judgement" be spelled with or without the first e.?
 A. Either spelling is correct but 'yudgment' is preferred.
 .. Where is the Dead Sea?
 A In Palestine.
 q. Which three states Of the tinted States have the largest area /
 \. Texas with 265,596 square miles; California with l5S.29I square miles and Montana with l46.997 square miles.
 Q. How many telephone com panies are connected with the Bell system?
 A, At the end Of 1929 there were 7.7S5,
 c. How tall is Primo Camera and what $ his fighting weight?
 A. He IS six feet six inches tall and his fighting weight is about 27o pounds
 Q. What does Juramentadc mean?
 4. When a Moro goes on the varpath. he is said to be Juramen, rado which means running amuck'
 c. Which are the easiest anc which the hardest stringed lnstru monts 10 learn 10 play?
 A The ukulele mandolin ant banjo are the easiest md the violin cello and bass yiol are the mos diffic.lt.
 c. What is dead stick land nr in a,iation'
 X. Landing with the motor shu OT- l llt SliIN lH N''I " N--''N' S the plane. and when the engine i running the plane responds 10 an, movement Of the stick, but whel the engine is turned off the pilot compelled to glide to the earth "ltl 2 dead stick
 c. Where were Joseph SchlId hraut and Wilma Banky born
 4. Joseph Schildkraut was hor in Vienna. Austria. and Nlim Banky was born in Nagydorg, Hun gary. e. Which is correct sideburns 0 burnsidcs?
 A. "Sidehurns' is colloquIa } expression. used incorrectly in th United States 10 describe the styl , of whiskers correctly termed burr ; sides"
 Q. Is there federal old ago per sion law in the United States'
 X. No.
 Q. When 2 quotation contain ] more than one paragraph whel ] should tho quote marks be placed? :?
 A. Where quotation contain 0 more than one paragraph, the au' : tatton marks are placed at the D C ginning Of the quotation. at the b C ginning Of each quoted parasral
 and at the end of the last par il graph of the quotation. r c. When was the Grand Arn q Of the Repubic organized and whom? What is its present mer = bershipH l X. The Grand Army of the F' l. public was organized at Drcatl il Illinois. in April 1868. Its e:ieten I. is chiefly due 10 Dr, B. F. Steve s son and Chanlain w. J. Itutlcds"
 the 18th Illinois Infantry. T d total mem bcrship in 1928 IF 2G.3o7,
 + Q. Did Maurice CheNalicr e Victor McLaglen lead the "S0'He l. ing the Clouds Away" and "A Pa 70 in Paris" numbers in "Paramol !, on Parade"n
 70 A. Maurice Chevalier lead V ,o tor McLaglen did not appear in II picture. ,, Q. What is the address of Har' Y Bell Wright, the author?
 A. Tucson. Arizona.