New Britain herald., 1930-07-23

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 Q. Who succeeds the president of the United States when he dies?
 A. The vice president.
 Q. Which is the vealthiest state in the United States?
 A According to the census of wealth of 1922, New York state is the wealthiest. Q. Why is white clothing cooler than black?
 A. Because black absorbs heat, and white radiates it.
 Q. Have savings banks deposits increased or decreased during the last ten years?
 4. Savings banks deposits in the United States amounted to s5,9O6,- OS2, 900 in 1919 and to s1O,451,597,- GOO in 1929. Q. What amount of revenue tax was collected on intoxicating liquors sold in the United States in 1917?
 A. s2S4,00S,512.
 Q. Does an American citizen have to pay income tax on his win nings on an English horse race?
 A. Income derived from any source is taxable in the United States, and the winnings on horse races are income.
 Q. How far can thunder be heard?
 A Under normal conditions. the maximum distance is about ten miles, but over water. especially cold water, the distance may in crease 10 about twelve miles.
 e. How many kings of England are buried in Westminster Abbey?
 A All the kings except one are buried there.
 Q. To what country does Bo- hemia belong? What is the de- rivation of the word?
 A. IL is province of Czecho- slovakia. The carly history of Bo- hemia is very obscure. but it is probable that the name is derived from tribe of uncertain origin, the Boil. who were conquered by the Teutonic Marcomanni about 12 B. C.
 Q. What is the value of a United States fifty cent piece dated 1833?
 A. It is catalogued at 50 to 55 cents.
 Q. What are Friar Lands?
 A. The term is used to desig- nate lands that have been granted to various monastical orders, either as sites for monastaries or for the support of the orders.
 c. How many airplanes, com- mercial and government owned, are in the Unted States?
 A. Civil aircraft number 9.650. This does not include government owned planes, which for military reasons is not made public
 c. For how long did Jack Demp- sey hold the world heavyweight championship?
 A, From July 4, 1919, to septem- Der o3, 1926.
 c. How long has Gary Cooper been in motion pictures:
 A. He started as cowboy extra in 1925.
 Q. Who wrote the University O. Maine Stein Song"
 A. F. A. Fensted.
 Q. What do the initials V D B on q Lincoln head penny stand for?
 A. Victor D. Brenner, designer of the coin.
 Q. What country has the largest planes. and what country leads the world in commercial aviation?
 A. The United States leads the world in commercial aviation. Ger many has the largest seaplane DO-X, which carried 169 persons on its trial flight. England has the fastest land planes, but the United States operates more aircraft than any other country, and has more es- tablished air lines and carries omre passengers.
 Q. What is the total wealth In the United States?
 A. It was estimated in 1926 at S349,OO0.o 1000. Q. Is the ice in the Arctic and Antarctic circles salty? Do the wa ters of these oceans contain salt? 1 A Although the water in the Arctic and Antartic oceans is salty,