New Britain herald., 1930-10-07

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 c. How many gallons per acre will lone inch" of rain make?
 A. It is the equivalent of 27,154 United States gallons, or 113 tons of water.
 Q. Where is the headquarters of the Workers Party of America?
 A. 35 East 125th street, New York City.
 Q. Who is Chief of the United States Secret Service?
 A. w. H. Moran.
 Q. What is the meaning of the Al dHu IIlcZ
 A. Arabellsis from the Greek and French and. means "virtuous beauty" Inez is Spanish and means star of the sea-"
 Q. What >is the population of North Carolina according to the 1880 census?
 A. The preliminary count is 3,17o,2S7.
 Q. What is Galileo's law of fall ing bodies?
 A. All bodies, even the lightest, would fall at the same rate were it not for the resistance of air."
 Q Who did Joan Crawford marry in the picture Montana Moon?'
 A. John Mack Brown.
 o. What animal appeared with Lon Chaney in "The Unholy Three?"
 A. It was a man made up to rep resent a gorilla. It is said to be the most startling animal impersonation in the history of the screen. The name of the man was Fred Humes.
 Q. Is pure gold IS or "A carats?
 A. Twenty-four carats is pure gold and IS carats has per cent alloy.
 Q. How long does copyright last?
 A. For 2S years and after the expiration of that period, it may be renewed for another 28 years.
 Q. What are the male and fe- male of the swan called?
 A. The male is called a cob; the female pen.
 Q. Which is correct He feels bad" or The feels badly?"
 A. The former: He feels bad"
 Q. What kind of motor did Coste's plane have?
 A. The new Hispano-Suiza motor, which is made in France.
 Q. Who are the champions in the different classes of boxers?
 A. World champions in the vari- ous weight classes are: Max Schmel- ing, heavyweight; MaXie Rosen- bloom. light heavyweight; Mickey Walker, middleweight; Timmy Free man, welterweight; Al Singer, light weight; Battling Battalino, feather weight; bantamweight, vacant; fly weight, vacant.
 o. How many suicides occurred in the United States in 1928?
 A. The total number was 5,561.
 Q. Who was Calamity" Jane?
 A. Jane Burke, better known as Calamity Jane, was an American army scout and mail carrier. She was born at Princeton. Missouri. in 1852 and died in Deadwood, South Dakota, August 1, 1903. She was reared on the plains. early became an Indian scout and was an aide to Generals Custer and Miles in nu- merous campaigns. For several years she was government mail carrier between Deadwood, South Dakota and Custer, Montana.
 O. Was William Randolph Hearst, the newspaper editor, ever in Congress?
 A. He was member of Congress from March 4, 1908 to March 3, 1907, representing New York dis trict.
 Q. What is the meaning of the expression Ito carry coals to New castle?v
 A. It means to take. goods to a place where they already abound; hence, to throw away ones labor.
 Q. Who was Roderick Dhu?
 A. An outlaw Highlander in, Scott's Lady of the Lake"
 Q. Is there a tide in the Medi- terranean?
 A. Only a slight tide with no general flow of current. because the Mediterranean is at the same level with the Atlantic Ocean, and is not affected by the Suez canal which also is at the same level