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You can get an answer to any question of fact or information by writing to 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- ceive a personal reply. Unsigned re- quests cannot be answered. All let- ters are nfidentiaI.-Editor. c. Does a tube containing air weigh more than one in which there is a vacuum?
 A. Yes.
 Q. What is the difference be- tween a mule and a hinny?
 A. The mule is a hybrid having jackass, for a, sire and mare for & dam. When the reverse cross is made and the female ass Cor jennet is bred to stallion, the offspring is called hinny.
 Q. How old is Richard Arlen, and to whom is he married? A. Richard Arlen is thirty-one years old. He is married 10 Jobyna Ralston. stage and screen actress.
 0. What does the name Danzler mean?
 A. It is a German family name meaning thanks, or gratitude.
 Q. What are the colors of the University of Southern California?
 A. Cardinal and gold.
 Q. How were ancient draw bridges raised and lowered?
 A. By ropes or chains that passed from the outer corners of the bridge to holes in the castle wall high above the ground. A windlass was employed for a heavy bridge.
 Q. Was Pope Sylvester II, Spanish or French?
 A. He was generally regarded as q Spsniard. although he was actu- ally born in Southern France.
 0. Does Babe Ruth get more salary than the president of the UnlLeQ otdteS
 A. The salary of the president Of the United States is $75,000 a year, and the last contract signed by Babe Ruth called for salary of sS0,00O a year.
 o. Who invented the helmets used in the world war?
 A. The first ones were of French manufacture, and were designed by General Adrain. When America en- tered the war she had no distinctive helmet and the English type, being easiest to make, was adopted to fill the gap until we could design more efficient one ourselves.
 O. How many vessels composed the German high sea fleet that was sunk at Scapa Flow in 1919?
 A. There were nine battleships. five battle cruisers. seven light cruisers, and fifty destroyers. The crews opened the seacocks and while the men took to the small boats and rowed toward the shore, most of the great battleships, except the Baden, and numerous smaller craft sank slowly beneath the waves.
 Q. What was the estimated wealth of Great Britain and Ireland and France in 1914?
 A. The wealth of Great Britain and Ireland was estimated at ESQ., 900, 900, 900 and that of France at sS5, 100000, ,oOo.
 c. What is the rarcst and most valuable stamp in the world?
 A. The British Guiana one-cent magenta of 1856. There is only one known to exist. and it's present value is about s4o,oO0.
 Q. What is the population of Rome, Italy?
 A. The official estimated popu- lation for Juncs30. 1923 was S77,2S9.
 Q. What is the total membership in the Roman Catholic church in the United States? A. The last religious census enumerated 1S,s05.oo3 Roman Ca tholcs.
 Q. Was Lefty" Grove credited | with winning any games for the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1929 world series?
 A. No. He pitched in the second and fourth games, but did not pitch a complete game, and was not credited with any victories. e. Where were the earliest news papers in the United States pub ! lishcd?
 , A. The earliest newspaper Public Occurrences was issued in Boston, Mass, in 1890. It was a small quarto sheet. having one page blank and was suppressed by the governor for containing reflections of a very high nature" The next was the l Boston Newsletter G704. first conducted by John Campbell, the postmaster.
 Q. In What county is the city Of Baltimore, Maryland? , A. It is an independent city, not in any county.
 Q. Who played the role of the ] prosecuting attorney in The Unholy Three?"
 | A. John Milan. Write to our Washington Bureau for new 4,000 word bulletin or Countries of Europe" enclosing | five cents in stamps or coin  l PRUSSIAN MINISTER QUITS Berlin, Oct. 22 LP-The Prussiar minister of interior, Heinrich Waen. ] tig resigned today Carl Seyerinc