New Britain herald., 1930-10-20
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 o. How old was Quentin Loose welt when he was killed, and how did it occur?
 A. He was killed in action July 14. 1918, near Chambry and was buried there with full military hon. ors by German airmen. Serg. Dan- hauser of the German air service claimed that he shot down the Nieu- port 2S plane in which young Roosevelt was flying. Roosevelt was 21 years old.
 Q. When was kerensky the Premier of Russia? What was his previous occupation?
 A. He was Premier during the period from July 1917 until the Lenin revolution in November of the same year. He was lawyer who distinguished himself by de- lending workmen, political offen- ders. and Jews.
 Q. What does the term legiti- mate theater mean?
 A. The theater in which stand ard drama is presented, as distin- guished from motion pictures, vau- deville and burlesque.
 Q. Who played the role of the gambler in "Dixiana?"
 A. Ralf Harolde.
 o. If my twenty-first birthday falls on November 21 this year. will I be eligible to vote in the Novem- Der election?
 A. Election day falls on Novem Der 4, and you will not be eligible to vote because you are not of legal age.
 c. Is it safe to say that the ma jority of people in the world are honest?
 A. Yes. If this were not so, the enormous credit structure of the country could not exist. Millions of persons are trusted daily with all sorts of property, and the result on the whole is satisfactory. There are about 40 million people employed at jobs of all kinos in the United States, and 1t IS safe to say that the vast majority of them are at one time or another, if not continuously, trusted with money, property. ma chinery, materials of all kinds. On the whole, they prove honest and conscientious; if the majority ot them were dishonest, manufactur- ing, business, banking and industry could hardly exist.
 Q. What Is a Commonwealth and which states are officially des- ignated as such?
 A. Commonwealth is the official title of four states: Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Ken lucky. The word means a state in which the sovereignty is vested in the people; the whole people of a state as united under a government for the common good; a politically organized community. The word ,-I tn al 1, tot of the Union, but the four above mentioned are the only ones that have adopted it as their official title.
 Q. In the. Roman Catholic Church what is the date of St. Agnes Eve?
 A. January Fist.
 c. What bureaus are consolidat- ed into the Veterans Bureau by the recent act of Congress? What is the new bureau called?
 A. By Act of Congress of July 8, 1880, the Bureau of Pensions, the National Home for disabled Volun- teer Soldiers and the United States Veterans Bureau were consolidated into an establishment to be known as the Veterans Administration un- der the supervision of the Admin istrator of Veterans Affairs.
 Q. Does Will Durant the au- thor. also manufacture the Durant automobiles?
 A. William Crapo Durant, the manufacturer of Durant automo- piles, and Will Durant, the author, are separate individuals.
 Q. Were the Mauretania and the Lusitania built in the same year? Did they make their maiden trips about the same time?
 A. They were both built in 1907 and the Mauretania made her maid en trip in November and the Lusi- tania in September.
 e. Who composed the march Under the Double Eagle?"
 A. Wagner.
 Q. What is the value of a large United States copper cent dated 1S49?
 A. It is cataloged from i to 1s cents.
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