New Britain herald., 1930-06-14
QUESTIONS ANSWERED

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 Q. How large is the police force of New York city?
 A. It consists of 1,77o officials and officers. and 15,98S patrolmen and policemen.
 e In what state are most of the pineapples grown in the United States?
 A. Florida.
 e. Why was Judge Ben Lindsay barred from 1he practice of law in Colorado?
 A. He was barred by the State Supreme Court. for accepting money for legal services while he was on the bench.
 Q. How many children has Mus solini?
 A. Five: Edda, 19; Vittorio. 13; Bruno, Il; Romano, and Anna Maria, months.
 c. Will the Treasury redeem all defaced and mutilated bills at their face value?
 A. If the pill is mutilated so that less than three-fifth, but clearly more than two-fifths of the original portion remain. the Treasury will give one-half of the face value. If r is more severely mutilated, senl the bill with an accompanying affi- davit to the effect that the missing portion has been entirely destroyed, and you will receive the full face value.
 Q. What does the German name krufen mean?
 
 Q. Is a World War veteran who did not go overseas, entitled 10 the bonus or adjusted compensation cer- tificate?
 A. Any veteran from the rank of private up to and including Captain in the Army or Marine Corps, Or Lieutenant in the Navy, who served more than 60 days between April ,, 1917 to July l, 1919 and who began service before November 10, 1918, and who was honorably discharge ] from such service, is entitled to the bonus regardless of whether he went overseas or not.
 c. What does the M. V" before the name of the Britannic mean?
 A. NJ. V. Britannic in the White Star line advertisements means Mo tor Vessel.
 Q. What does the flaw of dimin- ishing returns mean as applied 10 agriculture
 A. It means that for the same amount of labor a less return in finished products is obtaina ble. The longer lands are worked in agricul- ture the less the return in crops, unless the equivalent in fertilization to the nutriment taken out of the soil by crops. is returned to them This means that a constantly greet CT amount of labor must be expend- eG on the same lands to obtain tle same amount in crops.
 c, How deep did the submarine S-4 sink and what kind of suits did the divers who salvaged it use?
 A. The submarine S-4 was sun!: at a, depth of 132 feet on the ocean floor. The divers working to savage the S-4 used diving suits consisting Of a copper helmet and breastplate secured v,atertight to q flexible can vas-covered rubber suit, with lead scled shoes
 Q. How many states did Wood row Wilson fail to carry in 1916? A. He carried all except the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Hi noise. Indiana, Iowa, Maine. Massa- | chusetts, Michigan. Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Penn sylvania, Rhode Island. South Da. kota, West Virginia and Wisconsin
 c. Which are the leading whea, producing states of the United States?
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