New Britain herald., 1930-06-27
QUESTIONS ANSWERED

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 Q. Can sound be seen?
 A. No
 Q. Does time served in the regu- lar army count in computing years of service for civil service retire. ment?
 A. Yes, provided no pension or compensation is being drawn for army service.
 c. How do guards in federal prisons obtain their positions?
 A. They are appointed from eligible lists of the United States civil service commission.
 Q. Would a bullet shot straight up into the air from an ordinary pistol or rife have force enough on it's downward flight to kill person
 A. Yes
 Q. Of what is paper made?
 htT int ya straw and waste paper.
 Q, Under what king did France attain her Golden Age?"
 A. Louis XIV.
 Q. What did Typhoeus represent in mythology?
 A, He was a hundred headed monster who made war against the gods, and was imprisoned under Mount Aetna.
 2. What IS Caduceus? A Ii IS the name of the winged rod. given by Apollo to Mercury
 Q. Where was Sir Harry Lauder born?
 A. In Portobello Scotland,
 .. Is Rin Tin Tin, the movie dog actor padigreed?
 A. His pedigree is unknown He was found in the trenches in Alsace-L Lorraine, on Armistice day and was adopted by Lieut.. Lee Dun can, who brought him to the United States and trained him for the movies.
 | t,,, compensation from the United States Veterans Bureau on account of service in the World war?
 A. On June 30, 1929, there were -62.13S disabled veterans receiving compensation for disease contracted Or injuries received as the result of military service during the World war. Compensation was also being paid 10 dependents Of S7,66S de ceased veterans making a total oi 34a, 6o6 persons to whom compensa tion was being paid.
 2. Was Janet Gaynor, the movie actress, born in the United States
 A. She was born in Philadelphia Pa
 Q. What was the Root and Branch Party?"
 A. The extreme Puritan party who, in 1641, sought 10 completely overthrow the episcopacy, root and branch"
 c, What is the value Of United States half /cent dated 1908?
 A. It is catalogued at 5 to 1; cents.
 2. Is the harp aA ancient musi- cal instrument?
 A. It dates bac.c 10 the earlies' period known. It was possibly suggested by the stretched string ot the bow, and is portrayed on the earliest Egyptian monuments whicf are supposed to have been built ir the 18th century B. C, Those a i Thebes picture very large harps richly ornamented, and standing tc judge from the players, more thar six feet high.
 Q. What does the name Jenni4 mean
 4. II is 8 nickname for Jane meaning beloved Of God" c, What is the largest ralIroat center in the worldo
 A. Chicago.
 2. How many juvenile delin i quents, between the ages Of 10 ant l ! years are in institutions in tn, United States? X. According to the latest avail able figures from the T.. s. censu | bureau the total of juvenile delin quents between those ages, in insti tutions primarily for such purpos and in penal and reformatory in stitutions was 25,o33 Of thes ,oG3 were in institutions for iuye nile delinquents, 1850 were ii prisons and reformatories for adult and juveniles and 5S0 were in Jail and warehouses;
 .. Why is glass transparent
 A. Because its molecular struc trre is such that it admits th passage of light rays to pass throug without irregular diffusion of tn light.
 How old is Greta Garbo7 She will fo tuaY,ty- Ave ,,o, r