New Britain herald., 1930-07-30

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 Q. How many secretaries of state served under President Will son?
 A. Three William J. Bryan, Robert Lansing and Bainbridge Colby.
 c. How do Kentucky and North Carolina rank in the production of tobacco?
 A. North Carolina ranks first and Kentucky second in pounds and value.
 Q. What was the negro popula- ton Of the United States at the time of the 1880 census?
 A. 4,441,750. Q. Does ball thrown into the air stop before it starts to come down?
 A Technically there is a period Of suspension during which it at tains an instant state of rest, but it's duration is no negnigible that, for practical purposes, it may be said that the ball does not stop.
 c. Where is Palmer Lake?
 A. It is located on the Colorado Divide, 50 miles south of Denver.
 .. How long can a gold fish live out of water?
 A. Only few minutes.
 c. How many kinds of hardwood are there? Which are 1he most valuable and the hardest?
 A. There are between fifty and sixty commercial species of hard wood. and between 500 and 500 botanical species. Lignum vitae, that grows in the West lndes is the hardest Among the more valuable species are mahogany, black walnut, white oak, Persian walnut. ebony, teak, rosewood, Spanish cedar, hickory and ash.
 Q. What is the largest city and leading seaport Of Brazil?
 A. Rio de Janiero.
 O. What are the locomotives that tow boats through the locks on Panama Canal called?
 A. Their technical name is cleo tric towing locomotive, but they are popularly called "electric mules.'
 c. Does Canada govern New foundland?
 A. It is co-equal with Canada in the British Commonwealth of Ma tions.
 Q. Can Chinese women be ad- mitted legally 10 the United States?
 A. Those, who are wives of American citizens. can come 10 the United States. Other classes of Chinese women who may be ad- mitted are wives Of governm ent officials and their children, students, tourists ard merchants.
 c. How should guests be seated at the table:
 A, The guest Of honor slJs at the right Of the host and the second in importance at his left.
 .. Are the pint and gill. liquid measure. the sam i1 Great Britain and in the United S.a cs?
 A. In both countries there are four gills 10 the pint but the British pint is equivalent 10 1.o0o9 United States pints, and the same relation exists beteween the gils.
 Q. What hour of the day are the suns rays most penetrating and most liable 10 cause sunburn? A. In general, the rays are III ost penetrating when the sun is vertical penetrate the smallest cross section or the earth's atmosphere. The heat from the rays is usually most intense about o'clock on summer afternoons. because the accumula . i ton of heat retained by the atmos- i phere reaches 2 maximum about i that time. From about II until 2 are the hours when the most in tense sunburn usually may he ac- ! Guired.
 Q. Which baseball player in the 1 Major leagues got tho largest mum her Of bases on balls during the season Of 1929? i A. Lou Gehrig Of the New York Americans got 122. and Jimmy Foxs was second with 103. 1 Q. Can congress charge the l date for assembling from the first l Monday in December? | A. The constitution provides | that, "The Congress shall assemble 1 at least once in every year. anc such meeting shall be on the frs ! Monday in December. unless they shall by law appoint a different day"
 c. When did the Jeffries-J John. i son fight in Reno. Nevada, occur? A. July 4, 1910.
 Q. What is the real name O i Lila Lee, the motion picture actress. and where was she born?
 A. Her name was Augusta Appel and she was born at Union Hill New Jersey.