New Britain herald., 1930-05-16

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 C. What was the geologic cause ot the San Francisco earthquake?
 X. According to the state earth quake commission, the immediate cause Was displacement Of strata along an extensive fault line. In many places the movement amount cd to q permanent shift Of 10 to 20 feet. The line was well marked and understood before the earth quake IL has been associated with the process Of uplifting the coast range. but cuts Independently across some Of tho ridges.
 Q. What has happened 10 the Muscle Shoals bill in congress?
 A. It has passed the senate and IS now before the house Of rcprcscn- tatives.
 c. Is there more than one Red river in the United States?
 A There are four Red rivers, one in Tevas and Oklahoma, that cmpties into the Mississippi; one in Kentucky, emptying into the Ken lucky river; one in Wisconsin, emptyin~ into the Wolf river; and the other. d small stream of Qlddle Tennessee, entering the CumLarland river al Clarksyillo.
 .. In what liquids will paraffino dissolvc'
 4. Parafciuc dissolves easily in gasoline, bcnzol, ether, choloform carbon tatrachlorido and many other liquids. II is only slightly soluble in alcohol. even while boiling. c. How large territory does Lake Superior drain? How many rivers flow into it'
 A. Lake Superior receives thc waters or 200 rivers and drains q territory of 4a.oSo square miles 1 The largest river that empties into it IS the St. Louis from it's Westerr end.
 2. What is the correct way tc hold the body when walking Ho" fast should one walk?
 \. Carry tho head erect, chos out. abdomen in. swinging tho arms slightly About 12o steps pel minut7 gives the most exercise.
 .. What was the negro popula ton Of Washington, D. C, at tn time of the 1920 census,
 A. 1na.966
 Q When was Frederick in Great tho King of Prussia:
 4. Prom t74o 10 176d. C. Which countries arc no members Of tho League Of Nations
 A. The United States Of America Brazil. Russia. Turkey Egypt Ecuador. Mexico. Atgranistan. Cost Rica, and the Hcdjaz and the othe Arab staNs.
 Q. What nationality were the an cestors Of Victor Herbert, the mu sician'
 A. Hc was or Irish descent an was born in Dubin. Ireland
 Q. Between what two teams va the twcnty-siN inning baseball gam is Boston during 1920? Wh pitched and what vas the score?
 A. Brooklyn and Boston Of th . National league played the game C May 1. 1920 r. ended in a IT fi' Joe Ocscherr pitched inc entii game for Boston and Leon Cador for Brooklyn.
 , What is the uamo assumed ' = Amcnhotop ". kms of Egypt' l A. 1khnatou
 c. Can an alien who ontctrcd Y United States illegally seven yea l ago become an American citizen? V 4. He must leave the count q and return with an immigrant vii
 within tho quota. and must th' fulfil the residence requirements | < fore he can apply for citizonship,
 c What IS d hurrcauo2 A. X violent circular system
 winds in thc tropics and sen
 tropics or inc Atlantic and Cari
 bean. covering q considerable ar
 and moving long distances. The
 are the strongest Of the nredom
 nantly horizontal winds They a . sucked toward q great central No tex. Ono hundred miles sn hour
 the usual maximum for the win
 toward the center Of circulation - e What is the average cost .a producing q photoplay2
 A. The average photoplay pro ably costs from S&o0,o4o 10 g." o ono to produce. Some cost less th 'f sl0n,o0 and occasionally sup' c production is filmed costing over \, million dollars. More than Si2
 0n0. .Oon is expended annually ~v Americen film production. tt Q. Where are the best rub l. found?
 cr A. The most famous rubies z r. found in upper Burma. princlpa It. in the ncighborhood Of Myaak.
 miles north-northeast o' Mandal i'll Small rubIcs. generally pink. he found at Ratnapura in Ccylon a
 others are obtained from Sia ol They are also known 10 occur in Victoria and New South Wales, a
 in Perm. Russia Tn the Uni ks States rubics have been found C. stream sravels near Franklin. No he Carolina. Those found in Arizc
 and other western states are
 true rubies. but variety or garr
 The same is true of the so-cal
 Cape rubics found with the c IL monds Of south Africa