New Britain herald., 1930-09-23
QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

sYou can get an answer to any question of fact or information by writing to tho 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- ceivs . personal reply. Unsigned re- quests cannot be answered. All lets ters arc standardization.
 Q. How many Indian tribes are there?
 A. ,Dr. Swanton of the Bureau of American Ethnology estimates the number to be 336.
 Q. Who was Davy Jones and where Is his locker?
 A The name stands for the spirit of the sea, that commands all the. evils of the ocean. Davy Jones's locker is the bottom of the sea, where sunken ships and drowned sailors go. The expression is very old, and it's origin is unknown, ex- cept that it arose among British sailors.
 Q. What has happened to Eva Won Berne, who played in Masks Of the Devil?"
 A. She returned to Germany upon completion of that motion pie ture. Studio officials inforn1ed her that she woulds be given another chance if she became proficient in English, but she is now living in Germany and latest reports say that she has been acting in movies there at 1900 marks a week.
 Q. Where are the lands of the Papaso Indian and who owns them? ?
 A. In the southern part of Ari- zona. The land is owned and con- trolled by the Federal Government
 o. How long does round last in boxing.
 A. In modern professional box ing it lasts three minutes.
 Q. What is the ccstliest motion picture ever produced?'
 A. Ben -Hur" is believed to have been the costliest. It was re- gently stated that s3,5oO,000 was ex- pended in making the picture. Hell's Angels recently presented. is said to have cost almost as much.
 Q. Which American President vas taught to read and write by his wife?
 A. Andrew Johnson.
 o. What is the population of the Philippine Islands? What race of people r-edominates? What is the leadings religion?
 4. The total population, accord ing to the Philippine Census of 1918 is 1o,;l},S1o. chiefly of the Malay race. The Roman Catholic religion has tte largest membership there. This body reports s,724,965 adher- ents. The total number of protes- tants is 165,235. There are 24,S63 Buddhists and 443,o37 Mohamme-. dans.
 Q. When should geraniums be slipped for winter blooming?
 A. About April or May.
 Q. How is par on regular golf course computed?
 A. For holes up to 25O yards, par is 8; from 251 to 445 yards. par Is 1; from 446 to 600 yards par is 5; from sol yards upwards, par is 6. Par means perfect play without flukes, and under ordinary weather conditions, always allowing two strokes on each putting green.
 Q. Does rock soften through the years? I
 A. Not in the ordinary sense. Rock is of varying consistency ac- cording to it's composition and some are harder than others. All rock will disintegrata over long period pf years, by erosion and the action ot rain, hail, snow and particularly freezing, which in winter splits them by repeated expansion of wa ter in crevices.
 Q. When a man enters the Mili- tary Academy at West Point or the Naval Academy at Annapolis does he have to stay for a stated num- Der of years or may he resign at any time?
 A. Upon admission to either West Point or Annapolis, the en- trant must sign an agreement to serve for period of years (S years at West Point) and ("during the pleasure of the President of tht United States" in the Navy), unless sooner discharged by competent au- thority.
 Q. What is the seating capacit: of the Roxy theater, in New York city?
 A. 5.920.
 Q. Under what President did James Rudolph Garfield serve as Secretary of the Interior?
 A. President Roosevelt