New Britain herald., 1930-03-24

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 personal reply. Unsigned re- quests cannot be answered. All let ters are confidential.-Editor. Q. How did Harold Lloyd lose his right thumb? A. In an explosion, when g property man gave him a real bomE by mistake, while he was posing fo1 comic photographs. Q. What was the value of liquor consumed in the United States an nually. prior 70 prohibition?
 A. The retail value was estimat. ed at 1-3 to 8 billion dollars. Q. Does California or Alaska produce the greater amount' ol gold?
 A. California produced s10,609,- 500, and Alaska. s6,S34,200. Q. Where was Victor Herbert born. and how long did he live in the Uniter States?
 A. He was born in Dublin, Ire land, in 1859. He came to this country in 1886, and died here IT 1924.
 Q. Has Phil Scott ever fought Max Schmeling?
 A. No.
 c. What are the words of the call at the opening court? A. Hear ye, Hear ye, Hear ye this honorable court should draw nigh and give their attention, for the court is now in session. God save the government of the State (name of state) and this honorable court" In federal courts the last sentence is as follows: God save the government of the United States and this honorable court" Q. Is Fanny Brice living? A. Yes. She recently completed a new picture, Be Yourself Q. Who was the first wife o1 Jack Pickford?
 A. Olive Thomas. Q. What was the name of thI first theater in London with whicl Shakespeare was connected? A. No one has recorded tn. name of the first theater witt which Shakespeare was connected but if, as is almost certain, he came to London about the veal 1885, there were only two in tn, metropolis. both on the north sid; of the Thames-"The Theater" ane The Curtain.'' Q, What is Shrove Tuesday? A. It is the Tuesday before AsI 1 Wednesday, the first day in Lent, SC | called from the custom of making confession on that day. It is als' called Pancake Tuesday" becaus, according, to an old> custom, pan | cakes are eaten on that day. .. Whit does the insignia consist ing of bundle of sticks with :i ax-head on the dimes signify? A. It is the Roman fasces tha symbolizes power. The fasces wer' bundles of rods, usually of birch, bu sometimes of elm, with an axe pre- 1 jecting from the middle, and th.:. were carried before the chief mag istrates as symbols of power oyc fife and limb.
 c. Does ah object weigh as mucl on a moving train as when it i standing still?
 A. There is no difference in tn weight.
 Q. What is the normal pressu: of the air at sea level? Is heavier at high attitudes?
 A. At sea level atmospheri pressure is l4.73 pounds to >i, square inch. and the density d. preciates one-half for every thre and one-half miles of ascent.
 c. Who is the President Of tn League of Nations?
 A. pr. T. Gustave Gerrero, for iher Foreign Minister of the Rcpubli of Salvador, is President of tn League of Nations Assembly. Fac | I>I o1o ite pro. ident.
 l c. What is the origin of the 9 year lease?
 A. Bouvier's Law Dictionar says: "The limit of 99 years woul seem to be connected with a som, what arbitrary estimate of 100 year as the probable extreme duration ( life of man. Leases for years are j their attributes. evolution and his tory. sort of middle term betwee an estate -for-life and a tenancy al will For this reason a period littl short of the duration of the life ( man was devised so that the Jesse
 might reasonably build or lay ol
 money on the property"
 Q. On. what day did the lewis
 New Year fall in 1909?
 A. Thursday.
 Q. What happened to the assa'
 sin of Archduke Ferdinand ;
 Austria?
 A. Gayrilo Princip. the assassi'
 died of tuberculosis in the priso fortress of Tn eresienstadt, Bohemi
 before the end' of the World War.
 c. Is the plural of fish, fish |