New Britain herald., 1930-01-22

You can set an answer 10 any question Of fact or information by writing 10 the Question Editor, New i Britain Herald. Washington Bureau, 1922 New York avenue, Washington, D. C.. enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical. legal and marital i advise cannot be given. nor can e1- tended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive a per- sonal reply. Unsigned requests can- not be answered. All letters are Confid dentiaI.-Edltor.
 Q. Who played the part Of Lord Montaguc's sister in the motion pie turc The Unholy Night"
 X. Natalie Moorchcad.
 G, Who was the smallest man in l the world and how tall was he? 1 A. Che Nah the smallest man in the world was brought 10 America | by r. T. Barnum. and died in Chi 1 CaGo at the age of SS, on March 23. l 926. He was twenty eight inches tall, and wore q queue thirteen feet long. Barnum brought him here [ from the Island of Choo Sang, in 1881. Che was married twice and l had son Of natural size by his i first marriage.
 Q. What is the oldest motion picture that is still being shown?
 A. The Birth of a Nation," pro- duced in 1915.
 c. What is the name Of the river formed by the junction of the l Tigris and the Euphrates"
 A. Shat-el-Arab.
 c. What kind Of fish is a steel head?
 A. A species Of trout, found from i California 10 Alaska. l. is mi sratory like the salmon. and it's average weight is eight pounds. Q. What is the nationality and meaning of the name Poisall"
 A. It is Of French origin. mean ing pavilion. dais. cape or mantle It corresponds with uhe English names Hood, Manttcll, etc.: names which originated from characteristic clothing.
 Q. Who was the first man to reach the South Pole A, Captain RoaId Amundscn, Norwegian explorer, who arrived there December 14, 1911.
 Q. What regions in the world and in the United States have the least precipitation Of moisture?
 A. Iquique, Chile, has the small est precipitation in the world; the average rainfall being only two- tcnths of an inch. per year. In the United States. Death Valley. Califor- mia has a precipitation averaging only a little over one and one-half inches a year.
 c. Do horses sleep standing up or lying down?
 A. They can sleep in either position.
 Q. Who invented submarine photography?
 X. pr. L. Boutan of Paris, France, was the pioneer in that field Between the years 1893 and ic"o fi'' AttIIllplI'l lIlt DllO- tography at the Rascoff laboratory in Brittany, with cameras of several sorts, and ingenious subsidiary ap- paratus. One of his cameras, made of metal was directly submersjble Sea water reached it's interior bath ing lens and plates. The results ob- tained were unsatisfactory. because no suitable lens was available. but the principle seemed good. Other trials, in which the camera was en- closed, and protected from the water by a metal box, with q glass window. were by comparison highly successful. This sort Of apparatus variously modified, has been used in all later work.
 Q. Which president Of the United States was the son Of governor of New Hampshire" X. Franklin Pierce.
 C. When was the American Federation of Labor organized ? How many presidents has it had?
 A. It was organized in 1886, and only three men have held the office Of president Samuel Gompcrs held the office from the time of the or Eanl2ation until his death in Dc. ccmbcr 1924, except for ono year. | 80. when John McHridc was prcsi- l dent. William Green who now holds i the office was elected after the i death Of Mr. GompcrS. c. What composition is used for the cylinders Of Edison dictatinc machines"
 A. They arc made ot beef tallow, 1 with enough paraffin to give the i proper degree Of hardness, and ? 1 little colorine matter.
 C. In what state is Washing on, D. C., located?
 A. It is not in any state. 1t I, in the Federal District of Columbia
 c. What does Bethlehem mean :
 A. House of bread"
 e. In poker game does king high diamond flush beat an acc high 1 spade flush?
 A. The suits have no rank in 1 poker and an acc always beats 4 king.