New Britain herald., 1930-04-21

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 personal reply. Unsigned re- quests cannot be answered. All let- ters are fdential.-Editor.
 Q. How can mail be sent on the Graf Zeppelin to this country ill May? What is the postage?
 A. Send letters or post cards to the Postmaster, New York, N. r., with a money order for s2.6O for each letter, and s1.30 for each single post card. Enclose the let ters and cards in an envelope with the money order. Mark each letter and card "Via Friedrichshafen and
  ters must reach New York not las- ters than April 30.
 Q. What is the nationality and meaning of the name Hundermark?
 A. It is a German family name meaning "a hundred marks"
 Q. What is Gary Cooper's latest picture?
 A. "Only the Brave"
 O. Is Erich Remarque, author of "All Quiet on the Western Front" still living?
 A. Yes.
 Q. Does the portrait of former President Taft appear on any Unit cd States stamps?
 A. No.
 Q. Do Scotland and Wales use their own postage stamps?
 A. They use the stamps of Great Britain, and have TO distinctive stamps of their own.
 Q. Who is the diplomatic repre- sentative of the Republic of Liberia lO lIllS COulllS
 A. Liberia has no diplomatic epresentative in this country.
 c. What does Philathea mean?
 A. The word is of Greek origin and means a Hover of the truth.'
 Q. How much faster does light travel than sound?
 A. Sound travels at the rate of 1,126 feet per sound; light at 1S6,- 2S4 miles per second.
 Q. What did the battleshins Maryland and California cost?
 A. The Maryland cost s23, coo and the California, s25, 600.
 Q. Can motor cars. boats, loco motives, etc., be controlled in their movements by radio?
 A. John Hays Hammond, Jr., las invented systems by which tor pedoes. boats, motor cars and loco motives are controlled by radio. H. has even constructed a metal dog which will follow him about. Mr. Hammond has also built a remote controlled boat which is so uncanny in its opcration-cutting figure eights, coming head on to another vessel and quickly sWerving in time to avert collision. His system was employed on the U. S. s. Iowa when it was sunk while under ra- dio control by gun fire from the l.. s. Mississippi at Panama, in 1923, during target practice.
 Q. How many persons in the Philippine islands can read an1 write?
 A. The United States Census gives the percentage of literacy in the Philippine Islands as 49.2. It classes as literate all persons over 1G years of age who are able to read and write in English, Spanish or the Filipino dialects. The report of the Woods-Torbes Commission to the Philippines in October 1921 states that the degree of lteracy is about 37 per cent. The population of the Philippines is given as 10,- 314,S10.
 Q. When did former Vice Pres ident Thomas R. Marshall die?
 A. He died in Washington, D. C., June 1, 1925.
 Q. What docs ambidcHtrous mean?
 A. Equal skill in using both hands.
 Q. How many counties are there in the United States? A. The total number is S,07S, | excluding the independent cities of Baltimore, Md. and St. Louis, Mis- souri and twenty independent cities ir Virginia, each having the status i of a county.
 Q. What is the Rabbit punch in boxing?
 A. A blow on the back Of the neck. It is illegal in most states where boxing is permitted. Q. Who composed Grantland Rice's "All America" footballll team for 1929? A. Carideo (N.D) quarterback; Glasgow Gowa) half back; Caglc | (Army) halfback; Welch (Purdue) fullback; Donchcss (Pitt )enI; Schoonovcr (Ark) end; Sleight | fPurdue) tackle; Nagurski {Minn.l tackle: Montgomery CPitt.) guard Cannon (N.D) guard E. Ticknor | (HarvarO center. Q. What IS the number of the | present Congress?
 A. l. is the list Congress.
 Q. What is the total area of North and South America?
 A. In round figures about 16,- | S00 00h SsIlare D1jlns