New Britain herald., 1930-07-29
QUESTIONS ANSWERED

You can get an answer to any question of fact or information by writing to tho 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 personal reply. Unsigned re- quests cannot be answered. All let ters are confdential.-Edit
 e How large is the police force of New York City?
 A It is composed of 1 chief in spector deputy chief inspectors; p deputy inspectors; A other in spectors; 1 chief surgeon, 1 deputy chief surgeon; 22 other surgeons; 1 superintendent Of telegraph 1 assist ant superintendent of telegraph; 100 captains; 570 heutenants; 1,0e7 ser geants: 15.s53 patrolmen; s5 police women; 30 patrolwomen and ' chaplains.
 2. Who played opposite Ramon Navarro in The Pagan?"
 A. Dorothy Janis
 O. On what date did Tom Kip pur fall in 1S97?
 A. Wednesday. October 6,
 C. How are cherries candied?
 A. Select firm cherries, barely ripe. wash and stone, Make a thick syrup, allowing a pound of sugar to each pound of cherries. Cook cherries until tender, remove and boil syrup until very thick. Add cherries and stir in mixture until we'll coated with the thick syrup. Remove to platter and dry.
 Q What is the meaning Of sesQuipedalian?
 4. It means measuring q foot and q half;" it is q term applied to unusually long words.
 Q. What chapter in the Bible is sometimes used to tell the fortunes Of women?
 A The thirty first chapter Of Proverbs, and the verse which has the corresponding number to the day Of the month on which the woman was born.
 Q. Is the race horse Man O War dead?
 A He is serving in the stud at Samuel D. Riddles breading farm.
 Q. What is bob vesl?"
 A. A trade name for veal that i. condemned as unfit for food be- cause if immaturity,
 c. Who won the Sharkey-Strlh- ling fight al Miami, February 27, 1929?
 A. sharkey won the decision in ten rounds.
 Q. Which is the sunfower state :?
 A. Kansas.
 c. Can the growth of the eye lashes and eyebrows be promoted?
 A. Applications of white vaseline or olive oil is said to aid their growth.
 .. To what race do Italians be- long?
 A. The Latin family, of the white race.
 Q, On what day of the week did February z. 1904, fall?
 A Tuesday
 .. How many mayors did the City of Washington. D C, have? Who was the first oneo
 A There were 20 mayors from 1892 to 1871, and the first one was Robert Brent, who served from 1892 to 1911.
 .. When did the United States declare war on Spain?
 A. On April II. President Me kinley sent message to congress saying: In the name Of humanity the war in Cuba must stop" Con- gress passed g joint resolution de- claring that the people Of Cuba are by right free and independent. That resolution was communicated to the Spanish minister on April 21, 1898, and amounted to a declaration Of war
 Q. Who wrote the hymn My Faith Looks Up to Thee
 A Ray Palmer. in 1880.
 Q, What was the popular vote for Wilson and Hughes in Calfor- mia in the 1918 election9 A, Hughes received 4s2,3a4 votes and Wilson received 466,200. Q. Has the duty on furniture made from rattan. reed, bamboo willow. fiber and similar materia been changed by the new tariff { law?
 A. The rate is the same as ir l the last tariff-60 per cent ac valorem.
 : Q Are the meanings of "Bally. hoo" and "Ballerina" the same? i A. Ballyhoo is q term used 1T i the circus and county fairs for al act in front of a show. Ballerins is an Italian word meaning "balle i girl"
 Q. How many inches does tn average gold fish grow in month
 A. That depends upon the foot and care, but the average fish grow ! ? inches in the first six months anc 2 to inches during the first year.
 Q. What is the title of lame i Oliver Curwood latest novel?
 A Green Timbers," published in April 1880.