New Britain herald., 1930-10-28
QUESTIONS ANSWERED

! 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 let 1 ters are conf1dential.-Edi o. In what direction docs the Japan Current flow? A. From a point near the Bashi 1 Islands, it flows northWard to lati- tude 26 degrees, where it divides, the main part washing the shores Of Japan and the Aleutian Islands. Q. Is there tablet representing the state of Arkansas in the Wash ington monument? A. There is a marker on the seventh landing, presented by the people of Little Rock. Q. What docs eX-officio mean?
 A. By virtue of, or because of office or position" Q. Who is tho author of the lines: There's divinity that shapes our ends, rough hew them how we will?"
 A. Shakespeare in "Hamlet,' Act ), scene ?.
 Q. What makes the jelly fish sting? What is the remedy? A. The sting is caused by acid eXcreted by the jelly fish. It can be cured by washing with fresh water, which dilutes the acid, or by the use of an alkali, such as bi- carbonate of soda. Q. What country produces the largest amount of gold? How much is produced in the United States and tCanada?
 A. In 1928, Transvaal Cape Colony and Natal produced gold valued at S214,041, ,G33. The produc- ton in the United States was s44,- 335, 300: Canada, $39,0S2.o05; Rus sia, s24, S06,G ,GO1; Mexico, s14,451,721; Rhodesia (southcrn) s11.909,292; Australia and New Zealand, s13,07S,- 975.
 Q. Docs the United States assay office buy old gold" | A. Gold in lots worth s1O0 or more can be sold at any of the United States assay offices. o. How much of the world s supply of diamonds come from South Africa?
 A. Since 1866 the South African fields have yielded of the total value of S1,375. 5.OO0.O0O, an average of s21,S25,S97 per year, which is about i 9S per cent of the world production. | Q. How many people were killed and injured in street and highway i traffic accidents in the United Stat $ in 1929?
 A. The total wos 33,G0o persons i killed and 1,200,0O0 injured. l Q. How many people are cm- | ployed in the automobile industry?
 A. The National Automobile Chamber of Commerce estimates that 4,700,000 persons are directly and indirectly engaged in the auto- i mobile industry.
 Q. How long would it take for sound to travel around the world by telephone?
 | A. Electrical impulses travel at i the speed of 1SG.0OO miles per second and it would require approxi- mately one-seventh of second for 1 the sound to travel around the earth at the Equator if the feat were possible.
 1 c. How old must jewelry and silver be before it can enter the United States, as an antique, free ot duty?
 A. The articles must have been made before 1880.
 Q. Is there lceal limit on the number of terms person may serve as president of the United i States'
 A. Custom alone has limited presidents so far to two terms.
 c. Who wrote the song "Some- body Stole My Gal" and when? i A. Leo Wood. in 1921.
 c. Can an alien be elected vice president of the United States?
 A. No.
 Q. Is the height Of mountain peak calculated from the level of the surrounding ground?
 A. No; it is calculated from sea | level.
 c. How long have the -Four Marx Brothers" been appearing on the screen?
 A. Their first rhotoplay "The 1 Cocoanuts,' was released about the first of June. s929.
 Q. Who is the ambassador tc 1 Poland?
 A. John North Willys. i c. What docs the name Stanley mean?
 A. "Stoncy meadow" (stonc lca). c. What doeos DN mean, III cc'>"c"'ion with radio?
 4. It stands for long distance "D" is the symbol for distance ant