New Britain herald., 1930-05-23

You can get an answer to any question Of fact or information by writing 10 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- celve a personal reply. Unsigned re- quests cannot be answered. All let ters are contidential.-Editor.
 c. How much does it cost the United States to educate a boy at Annapolis and West Point?
 A. The War Department esti- mates that the four year course at West Point costs s19,S69. The Navy spends approximately Sl2,ooo on each midshipman who graduates from Annapolis
 e. Is Ramon Novarro q MeXi- cano Did he have q part in Ben Hur?
 A. He played the title role in Ben Hur He vas born in Durango, Mexico, and is of Spanish and native Mexican descent.
 c. How many amendments have been added 10 the United States Constitution
 X. Nineteen have. been added.
 a. What relation is my aunts husband 10 me?
 \. Your uncle by marriage.
 Q. On what date did Good Fri day fall in 1865?
 X. On April 14.
 c. Is a person an orphan who IS marrIed but whose father and mother are dead?
 A. An orphan IS one who has lost both parents Marriage does not change the situation.
 Q. Does son who bears his fathers name and is junior, drop the Jr. when his father dies?
 A. Yes
 Q. Has Congress adopted an official emblem for the United States?
 A. No
 Q How many members comprise Rudy Vallee's Connecticut Yam kees"?
 A. Eight, including the leader.
 Q. Who IS the governor of the Virgin Islands?
 A. Capt. Waldo Evans. T.. s. \. retired.
 c. How IS the name Joan pro- nounccd2
 A. "Jone.'
 Q. Do insects have hearts?
 A. The heart Of ar insect is rep resented by tubular ContractlIe dorsal vessel. which is composed Of successive chambers and runs along the middle line of the back, just be- low the intetgument.
 c. What IS T love you in spanish
 4. To te amo.'
 Q What country leads in the production Of raW silk?
 A. Ja pan
 c. Where do cranes bulld their nests? How many eggs do they lay and what do cranes eat?
 4. Cranes build their nests on the ground and the same spot is utilized year after year. The eggs are brown with dark spots and two in number. The young, which are able 10 run soon after they are hatched. are clothed ir tewny down. The adult plumage is grey, with black, white and red (the last due to bare skim on the head and the neck The food Of the crane con- sists Of small animals Of all kinds.
 c. Who were the "Forty-niners" :?
 A. Those who went 10 Califor- mia during the gold rush in 1349 were called "Forty-niners,
 .. What can be done with a typewriter roller that has become hard?
 A. Rub it nith solution of one- third gasoline and two-thlrds alco- hol This will soften it 10 some ex- tent but II cannot he made as good as new.
 C. What Is the difference be tween the white and bronze service buttons bestowed on men who served in the World war?
 A. The white button was be- slowed on soldiers who were wound d and the bronze service button was merely for service.
 c. f 2 half pound of lead Ia dropped into the ocean will Il sink 10 the hottomH
 A. Yes.
 c. What is the "Ides of March" .
 A March 18th.