New Britain herald., 1930-01-09
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You can get an answer 10 any question of fact or information by writing to the Question Editor, New Britain Herald. Washington Bureau. 1922 New York avenue. Washington. D. C., enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical. legal and marital advise cannot be given. nor can ex- tended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive a per sonal reply. Unsigned requests can not be answered. An letters are confid dentiai Editor.
 Q. When and where did John Quincy Adams die?
 A. He was stricken in his seat, while attending congress and died in Washington two days later, Feb ruary 2S, 1S4S.
 Q. What was the negro popula- ton of the United States in 1920?
 A. 10, 463,151.
 Q. What president of the United States was a bachelor?
 A. pdliltS i'iN
 c. Has the University of Cali fornia as large an enrolment of students as Columbia University, New York?
 A. The University of California had 1S.730 in 1928 and the total number of students in all depart ments of Columbia University was 36.6SS. These figures do not in clude students taking extension courses, or casual courses in the summer schools. Q. What are vassals and fiefs?
 A. A vassal was a person who held land of a superior lord by feudal tenure; a liegcmcn. A lief is a division of land held under feudal tenure; fee. Q. Who owns the land nearest the north pole?
 A. Of the lands around the north pole, Greenland belongs to Den mark, Spitzenbergcn flies the Nor wegian flag by consent of the allies, Franz Joseph Land belongs to Rus sia and Grant Land to the United States.
 Q. Does the United States pro- ducc coffee commercially A. There is no commercial pro- duction of coffee in the United States There are few plants in Florida and California. Q. Where are the Ozark noun 1 tains?
 A. They lie west of the Missis- sppi, in Arkansas and Missouri. ex- tending northeast and southwest between the Arkansas and Missouri rivers. The Ozarks are continued south of the Arkansas river by the Ouachita mountains.
 Q. What is the theme song of the motion picture "On With the Show?
 A. Let Me Have My Dreams"
 c. Should the name L'Enfant be spelled with a capital "L"? 1 A. Yes
 c. How can grease be removed from a leather bill fold without damage?
 A. By soaking it in such sol. vents as gasoline, petroleum ether or carbon tctrachoridc for 12 hours
 In using solvents, the usual pre-. cautions against fire and explosion
 should be exercised
 c. What were the dimensions O the Lusitania and what was it's gros
 tonnage?
 A. The Lusitania was $2,oO, gross tons; 790 feet long, SS fee wide and CO.'S feet deep.
 Q. What is the meaning of tn 7 German name 'Freiermuth"? r A. Very frank spirit or ''vcr,
 bold courage"
 e. When did the Ringing 7 Brothers buy the Barnum an, } Bailey. the Sells-Floto, the Hagen ; beck Wallace and the John Robin I son circuses. and did they pay fo 3 them?
 S A. They bought the Barnum an, s Bailey circus in 1917 for s41O.OOC ? and conducted it as a separate in 0 stitution until 1919, when the 4 merged it with the circus bcarin l f only surviving brother, purchase s Sells-Floto, Hagenbeck- Wallace 6 John Robinson, Sparks and Al ( 0 Barnes circuses from Mugivan. Bal 4 lard and Bowers, September ? 1929. The price is said to hay s been under s2,000.O00. 0 Q. Ho wold is Sir Harry Lauder 4 A. Fifty-nine. 4 Q. Would color blindness be 6 handicap 10 a person preparin
 himself to be an industrial chemist
 A. Yes Spectrum analysis an
 knowledge of colors is important 1
 many phases of the work
 Q. Who was the twenty-fourt
 president of the United States? II A. Grover Cleveland He II counted twice in the list of pres dents because Benjamin Harriso r served between the first and secon .. Cleveland administrations.
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