New Britain herald., 1930-03-27
QUESTIONS ANSWERED

You can get an answer 10 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 conhdential.-EditO c. Who holds the record for a trans continental automobile trip? A.. "CannonbalP' Baker on No vember 2l, 1929, completed the fastest one-way transcontinental trip by automobile, starting from New York and finishing at Los Angeles, in 69 hours 31 minutes; averaging 46.S9 miles per hour. q. What is the best way to separate the leaves Of a solid head of lettuce?
 A., Cut out cone shaped piece from the core, hold the head under the cold water faucet and let a stream of water run into the cavity.
 Q. What nationality was the man who shot President Mckinley ? What happened to him? A. Leon Czolgosz, was an an- archist of Polish percentage. He was executed.
 Q. Why js Ohio called the Buck eye State!
 A. Because Of the abundance of horse chestnut trees. The horse chestnut when stripped of its husk resembles the eye of a buck deer. Q. What is the longest distance ! across Texas?
 A. Approximately 795 miles.
 Q. Why are short stockings called "sox"?
 A. The sock was the name of a light shoe worn by the ancient Greeks. The English adopted the word as the name for a short stock ing. Sox is the American colloquial plural of sock
 Q. To what nation does Hong Kong belong'
 A. It is a British Crown colony, l situated off the southeastern coast of China at the mouth of the Can ton river It has an area of 2S square miles. The capital of the calony is Victoria.
 Q. Who is the worlds weltcr- weight champion?
 A. Pete L.atzo won the world welterweight championship from Mickey Walker in 1926.
 Q. Are Roxy and Major Bowcs Jews?
 A. z. l.. "Eoxy' Eothafel is [ Jew. Major Bowcs was born ir San Francisco of Irish parents
 Q. Is there any law forbiddine the enlistment of negroes in tn, United States Navy?
 4. According to the 1928 figure. there were eos enlisted negroes il the Navy
 Q. Who calculated that 100 R. C. was the date Of the creation of the world? Where is that dat, mentioned in the Bible?
 A. The Bible itself gives n, date for the creation of the world The traditional date of 4004 E. C was calculated by Archbishop Usher of Ireland. centuries ago ant was printed in many old Bibles. Q. Who were the leading trage dians and comedians of Greece
 A. Tras sedians, Acschylus, Sopho cles and Euripides. Aristophanc was the leading comedian.
 Q. Did George Washington eve fight under the British flag in an, way?
 A. He served with ihc BritisI forces in the French and India, war and was member of Genera Braddock's ill-fatcd expedition.
 c. What was the occasion fo the remark "rherc. but for tn grace Of God, goes John Bradford.
 A. John Bradford. seeing criminal go by, is said to hay made the remark. The saying also credited 10 Baxter, Bunya and John Wesley.
 Q. How old is President Hoover
 \. Fifty-fvc. Q. What is the total number ( men in the United States Navy an tho Marines"
 A. The total number of cnlistc , men and marines in the Navy. at cording to the current appropriate , was l0o.500 Officers number 7,S7, Reserves amount to 4,256 officer , and 1S.l79 men. If you are looking for a maid, tn