New Britain herald., 1930-03-25
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 siven nor can extended research be under taken. All other questions will re- ceive a personal reply. Unsigned re- quests cannot be answered. All let ters are confdential.-Edi
 Q. What are the colors of the flag of the German Republic and it's trade flag?
 A. The colors of the German Republic are black, red and gold. The trade flag is black, white and red with the colors of the Reich in the upper inside corner.
 Q. Can a person who is not an American citizen vote in any state?
 A. No.
 c. What is the order of Ten nessee's statehood?
 A. It was third after the original thirteen.
 Q. What is the average number of persons in an American family?
 A. According to the 1920 census the average was 4.3 persons.
 Q. When did Greece become a republic, and who is the president?
 A. By a plebiscite on April IS, 1924. the Republic of Greece was es- tablished. The president is Alexan- der Zaimis.
 Q. What size torpedocs do sub marines carry?
 A. They carry different sizes, from 21 to A feet long.
 Q. What leading woman ap- peared with Conrad Veidt in The Last Performance"
 A. Mary Philbin.
 Q. What make of saxophone does Rudy Vallee use?
 A. Bucscher.
 Q. Can a woman, whose husband is serving life term in prison, marry again without a divorce?
 A. No.
 Q. Does the president sign a con- stitutional amendment before it goes into effect?
 A. All amendments become effec- tive as soon as they are ratified by tn elegislature of three-fourths of the states, and at no stage is the presidents signature required.
 Q. Us it true that a corpse can be brought to life by the application of electricity?
 A. Through electric stimulus of tn eheart, persons apparently dead have been revived either for a short time. or permanently. No one who was actually dead has been brought to fife by that means.
 q. Is cannon both singular and plural?
 A. The plural form may be either cannon or cannOns. One is em- ployed as much as the other and both are correct.
 @. Does a submarine cost more than a battleship?
 A. The battleship California cost approximately s25,O00.00O, and a modern submarine costs about s6.500,000.
 Q. Flow many members of Byrd s Antarctic eXpedieion died during his stay on the ice?
 A. None.
 c. How much does if cost an advertiser to broadcast a program for half an hour, over a network of stations"
 A. The National BroadcastinS Company says that it will cost an advertiser s5,7GS.75 to broadcast a program for half Ian hour over a network of 42 stations after D. m. Before 6 p. m. the rate is one-half.
 Q. Who was the Marquis of Queensbury and what are his prize fight rules"
 A. The rules. which have gov erned boxing matches all over the world for many years, were framed by the Marquis Of Queensbury. a British peer, in collaboration with Arthur Chambers. who fought for the lightweight cham mpionship in 1872. The Marquis was great lover of boxing. and in 1865 decided that fighting under London Prize Ring rules was rather brutal With the assistance Of Chambers he drafted the rules, which have been the only ones universally recognizes for over half century.
 Q. What is the unit or length nearest to a mile, in the German system of measurements
 A. Germany uses the metric sys- tenn and the unit of length nearest 10 the mile is kilometcr.
 Q. Who is the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Quebec, Canada. ant what is his address? A. Cardinal Raymond NJ. Rou. leau is Archbishop Of Quebec. Hi, address is Montreal, Canada Q. Has England any contro over Canada?
 A. No: Canada is a self-govern. ing dominion, and is co-coual witt England in the British Common. wealth of Nations