New Britain herald., 1930-10-29
QUESTIONS ANSWERED


 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 lef- ters are confidential.-Edi
 c, What form of government has Hawaii, and who is the chief eX- ecutiye?
 A. Hawaii is d territory of the United States with q territorial gov ernment. The capital is Honolulu and Lawrence M. Judd is governor of the territory.
 Q. Who is "Chcerio"'
 A. He is Charles K. Fields, q friend and classmate of Herbert Hoover at Leland Stanford Univer- sity, in 1895. Recently he collabo- rated with Will Irwin in writing q biography of the president. For years he was editor of Sunset Maga- zines. Mr. Fields donates his serv- ices for the daily programs and the broadcasting company donates the ,ir Tr, Ic, t,1 pcnses for clerical work and musical entertainment are met by the American Child Health association.
 Q. What are the ten largest cities in the United States in population according to the 1880 census?
 A. New York City, Chicago, Philadelphia Detroit Los Angeles, Cleveland, St. Louis, Baltimore, Bos- ton and Pittsburgh, in the order named.
 c. Can man who has only first citizenship papers, join the United States Navy?
 A. No. Only full citizens of the United States are eligible.
 Q. What is the average height of men and women in the United States?
 A. For men it is ] feet s inches, and for women feet 4 inches. The figures are based on such partial surveys as have been made.
 c, What part of the wealth of the United States is in the hands of the very rich?
 A. Professor w. I. King, statisti- clan, has estimated that as nearly as can be shown the distribution of wealth in the United States is as follows: The rich. ? per cent of the people. own 60 per cent; the middle class. S3 per cent of the people own 35 per cent; the poor, G5 per cent of the people, own 5 per cent of the wealth. The Ma tional Bureau of Economic Research h in November 1929. estimated the per capita incomes of that portion of the population receiving incomes as follows: Class l (the richest class ) including 4,467 persons, received in 1926 d per capita income of S239,- I'll; Class II (the wealthy classy consisting of 4O,207 persons, received S4o.6l7 income per capita; Class III the middle class) consisting of 402,- 0G2 persons. received per capita S9,07@; and Class " (the poorest class) consisting Of 44226,S14 per sons, received each s1,019 per capita
 Q. Has Italy a greater population than France?
 A. Latest statistics give the population of Italy as 41,169,OO0; of France, 41,02o,0OO.
 Q. How many amendments are there to the federal constitution?
 A. Nineteen.
 Q. How much pressure applied to the ends is required to break q hens cgg?
 A, From twenty 10 forty pounds
 Q. Wore other yachts besides the Enterprise built to defend America: cup this year?
 A. Four yachts were built as candidates for tho right to defend the cup. There were "Whirlwind, "1ankcc,' "Wectamoc" and Enter prise" The latter was chosen by q committee of the New York Yacht Club
 Q. Is Jesse Pomcroy still ir prison"
 A. He was sentenced to be hanged for tho murder of two chil- drcn in 1876, but the sentence was commuted to life Imprisonment or account of his youth. For thirty eight years he was held in solitary onfincment, dcvoting much Of his time to the study of Shakespeare In August, 1929, Pomcroy was transferred to the state prison farm to end his days under hospital care
 Q. Are more patents registered in the United States patent office by mon than by women?
 A. Yes.
 Q. How docs the area of the United States compare with the area of Canada?
 A. The Dominion of Canada has G,6S4723 square miles; and conti- mental United States has 3,O26,7S9 square miles.
 Q. What doc9 bourgcous mean?
 X. It Is 9 French word and ro- forS 10 members Of the commercial middle or industrial classes Q. What is q aarafan?