New Britain herald., 1930-04-29
QUESTIONS ANSWERED

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 given, 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 fidential.-Editor.
 Q. What is the calibre of a rife? :?
 A. The size of the bore. A 80 calibre rife would have a bore of thirty-hundredths of an inch in diameter.
 Q. Who arc the American con- sul generals at Dublin and Belfast in Ireland?
 A. Cornelius Ferris is American consul general at Dublin, Irish Free State, and Thomas D. Bowman is American consul general at Belfast, Northern Island.
 Q. How does Cincinnati, Ohio, rank in population?
 A. Eighteenth in the United States
 Q. Where is Tri-statc College located?
 A. Angola, Indiana.
 c. Arc mice small rats?
 A. They belong to the order of rodcntia, but arc not the same species as rats.
 Q. What is the capital of Colom- bia. South America:
 A. Bogota.
 Q. Who is the president of the American Bar association?
 A. Henry Upson Sims of Birm- lngham, Alabama. Q. How can gold be sold to the |. $. government?
 A. Gold in amounts of s100 or over can be sold to any United States assay office.
 Q. What is the title of the next picture in which Marjorie White will appear?
 A. "Tollies of 1880"
 Q. When did the last total eclipse of the sun occur? Was it visible in the United States?
 A. The last total eclipse of the sun occurred May S-9, 1929. It was not, however, visible in the United States, but was visible as total in the Philippine Islands. and as partial in Madagascar. Indian Ocean. India, Southeastern Asia and northern Australia. The last total eclipse visible in the United States occurred in 1925.
 Can two radio sets be connected to the same aerial with good results 3
 X. The National Radio Institute says that it is only natural that if more than one, receiver is connected to the same aerial, ono receiver will decrease slightly the amount of energy which would be received by the other. It is sometimes possible to use more than one receiver or the same aerial with reasonably good results. This depends upor the type of receiver.
 Q. What are some of the recen, productions in which Lon Chaney has appeared?
 A. Mir. Wu," "The Unknown "Mockery,' London After Mid night" "The Big City" "Laugl Clown Laugh" West of Zanzibar While the City Sleeps" "Whert East is East" and Thunder"
 Q. What was the first feature film singing production and who starred in it"
 A. Al Jolson starred in the frs feature singing production "Tht Jazz Singer" @. What are the total resource! of the Bank of England and O Lloyd5 of London?
 A. The total resources of thu Bank of England are 551,690, ,SO( pounds, and Lloyds of London ha. 439,790,S7S pounds. Q. How is time determined a the United States Naval Observa tory?
 A, By observations of stars iron a selected list of about 150 clocl stars, whose positions are known tt a high degree of precision, anc whose apparent places from day t day are given in the Americar Ephemcris, and arc therefore read fly obtainablc. Only stars whic1 cross the meridian within 20 dc grees of the zenith are included il order that the azimuth error may b, small. The observations are mad, with transit instrument. star being observed each night, 3 nortl and , south of the zenith. Tn, standard clocks, three in number arc mounted on separate brick pier in the clock vault of the Observa tory. Each pier weighs approxi mately 1000 pounds and rests upoi solid concrete base extending som distance into the ground
 Q. What is the gcstation pcro, of the chimpanzec?
 4. Nine months.
 Q. What is the value Of a Unite, States dime dated 1S75o
 A. IL is cataloged at 10 to 1 cents.
 Q. Who wrote "sohrab an, Rustum"?
 A. Matthew Arnold.
 Q. Which is the real mother 0 a chick, the hen that lays the cgi or the one that matches it?
 A. The real mother is the he1 | that lays the rre