New Britain herald., 1930-01-17
QUESTIONS ANSWERED

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 Q. What is the average number Of pounds in an American bale Of cotton? How does it compare with other standard bales? Is the stan dard the same now as it was origin ally?
 A. The weight of the first bales which were picked on the planta- tions in the year 1790 and pressed by trampling, was around 200 pounds. Later, by use of the screw press, the density was increased and they weighed from 800 to 400 pounds. As other means for apply ing pressure were developed there was a further increase 10 approX- matoly 800 pounds. The American standard bale which weighs 500 pounds is between the weight of the East Indian bale of 400 pounds. and the Egyptian bale weighing 750 pounds. A 500 pound bale is the standard upon which all commercial dealings in American cotton are based.
 A. Lake Michigan has an eleva- ton of 5S1 feet above sea level and Lake Erie is 573 feet.
 Q. Who was vice president Of the United States during the ad- ministration of Woodrow Wilson Is he living?
 A. Thomas F. Marshall was vice president, He died in Washington, D. C., in 1925.
 c. Was Manhattan Island on which the city of New York is To- cated, as long when it was pur- chased from the Indians as it is now?
 X. Yes. It extended from the Battery to Spuyten Duyvil Creek.
 e. How much do the largest elephants weigh: how much at birth, and when do they reach ma turity?
 A. A full grown elephant weighs about $500 pounds; the Indian elephant about 1000 pounds. Elc- plants are not regarded as mature until they are 20 or 30 years old. The average weight at birth is from 150 to 175 pounds.
 c. Who was the leading woman in The Midnight kiss''
 X. Janet Gaynor,
 Q. What does the word Ashore mean?
 A. It is an Irish word, a term of cndearmcnt, and means my treasure
 .. What is a perfect crime?
 A. It is popularly understood to be a crime committed in such manner that the perpetrator cannot be discovered or his guilt estab- lishcd.
 Q. How many T's in etiquette?
 A. Three.
 c. What is the nationality Of a child born on a German steamer, I, hp u-bnsp father was an American citizen and whose mother was born in France?
 A. The child is an American. According to Section 1893 of the United States revised statutes, a child born of an American father is an American citizen, regardless of the place of birth. According to the eXtraterritoriality. in interna- tional law, the child may also claim German citizenship, because he was born technically on German soil,
 c. What form of government has Finland?
 A. It is q republic. .. What bachelor president mar ricd while in the White House?
 A. Grover Cleveland was a bachelor when he entered the White House and was married during his first term.
 Q. What arc some Of the taller races Of people,
 4. Among the taller races arc the Scots, IroQuois Indians. Scandi- navians and Polyncsians.
 Q. What is the value Of a United States silver dollar dated 1862 proof Coin"'
 \. It is cataloGucd at S.10. c. What Washington baseball player caught a ball dropped from the top Of the Washington monu- mcnt'
 i A. Charles "Gabby" Street. O. Is the Agua Calicnte race i track in the United States" ] A, No, it is at AGua Calicntc i Mexico.
 Q. What was the negro popus, 1 ton Of the United States in 1Ser and also in 1920?
 X. In 1880 it was 4,441,6GO: ir 920 it was 10,463.131.