New Britain herald., 1930-06-05
QUESTIONS ANSWERED

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 he xiven, nor can extended research be under taken. All other questions will re- ceive q personal reply. Unsigned re- quests cannot be answered. All let ter. are nhdential.-Editor.
 e Are Henry Ford and John n. Rockefeller and Thomas Edison college graduates
 X. None Of them went 10 college. Henry Ford and John D. Rocke- feIler were educated in public schools Thomas Edison was in- .tructed by his mother and has re- ceiv.d honorary college degrees from Union College, Princeton Uni versity and the University of the State Of New York.
 c. Has Charlie Chaplin produced sound picture?
 A. No. Charlie Chaplin is pro- ducing & new comedy called City Lights and 1t is silent picture.
 c. What causes static interfer- ence in radio? Is there any way to eliminate itH
 A Static electricity ls collected by the antcnna system, just The same as radio waves and is discharged to the ground. These discharges cause lrterference in fhe receiving set and cover the entire broadcast band. There is no practical way 10 elimi- nate them. although the use Of an extremely short aerial uill decrease the interference somevhat.
 q. Is "kidnapcd' slang word
 A II is q literary word in the English language.
 c. Of what racial ancestry are the parents Of Rudy Nalee1
 A His father is French and his mother is Irish.
 a. On regulation baseball dias mond what is the distance between the home plate and the front Of the pitchers box. and the distance be- tween bases,
 A. The distance from the home plate 10 the front of the pitchers box IS so feet inches The dis tan@e between bases is 9o feet.
 2. r. there any state that does not grant suffrage 10 women?
 A Since woman suffrage IS pro- yided for in the 19th amendment 10 the Federal Constitution, there is no state in the Union that does not grant full suffrage. To do so would be unconstitutional.
 Q. Was Mark Hanna ever gover- nor of Ohio?
 A. No.
 Q Does the Prime Minister Of Great Britain receive q salary 4. No salary IS attached 10 the office Of the British Prime Minister. Usually he holds q cabinet portfolio which carries an annual salary Of five thousand pounds.
 Q. Tn q battle between lion and tiger which would vim
 undoubtedly the tiger ls the larger. braycr and more cunning Of the two animals and is believed 10 be largely responsible Tor the near extermination Of the Asiatlc lion. Captive and tame tigers have been kept by the East Indian rulers from the days Of antiuity. and a faVorlte amusement was 10 pit them in the arena against lions. in which com- bats they were usually victorious, | Q. To what extent have horses in the United States decreased in the 1 last ten years?
 | A The census c, 1920 enumer- ated ,I.653.61l horses in the United States. On January |. 1929. thf l Department Of Agriculture estimated that there were 14,029,hoo, i c. How many persons are en' gaged in prohibition enforcemen in the United States? What is tho average salary Of proh,biuoir agents?
 A. There are appro1lmate!y 4.4N' persons engaged in prohibition en forcement ard about 2.600 Or thes' are prohibition agents. The rang of salary is from s2.3oo 10 so So' per year,
 Q. What governments sanction lotteries as 2 means Of revenue?
 4. Lotterics are permitted Q sanctioned by the governments O Spain, Italy. Monaco, India, Mexico and in France for artistic and chari ta ble purposes.
 q. What is the meaning Of. tn name Patrick?
 T. is common Irish name derived from the Latin and mean "nobl-'
 2. Where are Leland Stsnfor University and the University c Southern California located?
 A. Stanford University is a
 stanford University Post Offic' Calif.. and the University Of South ern California Is al Los Angeles. Q Is Ben Turpin the acto really cross-eyed?
 A Yes.
 ! c. Who is tho manager Of th "Io1 Ranch Wild West Show" an . where are it. headuarters? ] A. zack Miller is manager ( ] the Miller Rros. "1ol Ranch Vii - West Show and the headquartel
 are at Marland. Oklahoma. = Q For what IS Blvd. an al breviation?