New Britain herald., 1930-09-26


 You can get an answer to any question of fact or information by writing to 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- ceive a personal reply. Unsigned re- quests cannot be answered. All let ters are nfdential.-Editor.
 o. How long does it take turtle eggs to hatch?
 A. The time of incubation de- pends upon the weather conditions and degree of heat. It is probably a month or so for most of our North American species.
 Q. How can bricks that have been spotted with mortar be cleaned?
 A. Knock off the Jumps of nor tar with a scraper, scrape off the mortar spots, where they are heavy and remove the residue by sponging with mixture of equal parts of commercial muriatic acid and soft water. Finally wash with clear water.
 Q. What is the distance between home plate and first base and from home plate to the pitchers box on an official baseball diamond?
 A. From home plate to first base is 90 feet; and from home plate to pitchers plate is 60 feet 6 inches.
 Q. Who is the head of the Fed eral Farm Board and what is its purpose?
 A. Alexander Legge is chairman and the general purpose of the board is/to study agricultural con- ditions and devise means for farm relief, and to looan money to farmer co-operatives.
 Q. How many games did the Philadelphia Athletics win in the World series of 1929?
 A. Four. They won the first two games, the Cubs won the third game and the Athletics won the fourth and fifth.
 Q. Why are widows mourning garments called widows weeds?"
 A. A weed is defined as gar ment of any sort, especially an outer garment; hence. garments in gen. eral, especially the whole costume worn at any one time; commonly used in the plural, and chiefly in the phrase widows weeds" the mourning dress on widow.
 Q. What dogs run fastest?
 A. Whippets.
 Q. What is the theme song in Border Romance
 A. "Yo Te Adore" q Adore You).
 c. What are the five oldest col 'leges in the United States in order of their establishment?
 A. Harvard, Cambridge, Mass, 163S; William and Mary, Williams burg, Va, 1898; University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1740; Princeton University Princeton, N J.. 1746: and Washington and Lee University. Lexington, Va. 1749.
 Q. To what lodge of Masons did George Washington belong?
 A. He was an honorary member of Lodge No. 39 in Alexandria, Va. in 174S, which had it's charter from the Freemasons in Pennsylvania. In 17Ss it reorganized under the Freemasons of Virginia and was known as Alexandria Lodge No. 2I Washington was master of this lodge for 20 months.
 0. Did King James of England make the translation himself of the version of the Bible that bears his name?
 A. It was translated by scholars who were paid by the king.
 o. How many bank failures occurred in the United States in 1929 and 1880?
 A. There were 437 in 1929 and 25s for the first two quarters of 1890.
 o. What does Nobcsse oblige mean?
 A.. A literal translation is "no- bility obliges;" the connotation being that nobility of birth makes a cer- tain standard of conduct obligatory.
 Q. Could a man born in England of English parents who afterwards became naturalized in the United States, ever become president of the United States?
 A. The Constitution says that only native born American citizen may become president of the United States.
 O. What is the official national anthem of the United States?
 A. There is no national anthem created by act of congress but the Army and Navy recognize the Star Spangled Banner as official.
 Q. What is the nationality and meaning of the name Linwood?
 A. It is British family name, derived fro ma locality, and is a shortened form of Linden-W Wood.
 Q. Who played opposite Lillian Gish in the picture: "The Scarlet Letter."
 A. Lars Hanson.