New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 4, 1925, Page 4

¥ g I'Tj@l MY A, QUESTIONES ANSWERED You can got an answer to any question of fact or information by writing to the Question Editor, New Britain Herald, Washington Bureau, 1322 New York avenue, Washington, D, C,, enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical, legal and marital advice cannot be given, nor can ex ténded research be undertaken. All| other questions will receive a per sonal reply. Unsigned requests can- not be answered, All latters are confidential —Editor. Q. Can you give me an Indlan “ord for “house in the woods?" A, “Kulsate adahl.” Q. That s a “Plthecanthropus Erectus?" A, It mean “walking ape-man” and is the name given to a skeletal remains of an extinct animal dis- covered by Dubols in 1891.1892, at Trinil, Javas Q. How ed 1s the publication of | newepapers? A. Newspapers can bs traced| back to antiquity. The Romans and Chiness had issues similar to our modern newspapers, The most noted | in Rome was the Acta Diurna. The Peking Gazette was published in Peking, China from 714 to 741. The #arliest newspaper in the United Btates was Public Occurences, Is- | #ued in 1620 in the form of a small | quarto sheet, Q. TIs thers any way that an-| ether persom can find out, by the| ballot. just who a person voted for | in the presidential election? A. The balolts for presidential electors are cast under the Aus- tralian or secret ballot system, and inasmuch as they are placed in the ballot box by the voter and there s nothing upon them save the ¢rosses placed there by the voter In pencil, there would seem no way in | which a voter could be identified by | his ballot. This could only be done through “crooked” work on the part | of the election hooth officlals, who | might examine a ballot before u! was placed (n the ballot box, but | fnasmuch as the law provides for watchers at each booth representing each of the political parties, this could not happen without their con- nivance, | the more emphatic of the two, B et A A S A R L A O A S IS RO S ettt tateted? Q. Tt one wishes to add a note to the bottom of a letter that he wished to make very emphatic would he use “P, 8" or “N, B"? A, The letters “P, 8, mean postscript, or after-thought, added to a letter after the signature has | been aMxed, The letters “N, B." stand for the Latin “Nota bene," meaning “note well,"” and are used to draw attentlon to some note which follows, “N. B." is therefore Q. Of what rank is an “ensign" in the United States navy? A. This is the lowest commis- sloned rank., Midshipmen, after gradvating from the Naval Acade- my at Annapolis are commissioned “ensigns.” After a service of three years they are promoted to the rank of lleutenant, junlor grade Q. How deep can a submarine | descend under water? A, This depends entirely on the size and make of the submarine The United States navy record for| submarine descent s 296 feet, | Q. Are tomatoes classed as fruit or a vegetable? A. They are classed as a vega table by the department of agricul- ture, Q. Can turtles he caught on hooks? A. They will Fita at files or other small insects or bits of meat held on the surface of the water. | Ordinarlly they are not caught with | hooks, however, Q. For how long was General Pershing chief of staff of the United States armies and who now holds the position? A. Pershing was commander-in- | chief of the United States forees during the World War and chiet of staff from 1921 to 1924, Major General Hines is now chief of staff. Q. Will you name some rivers of the United States which flow north? A. The Snake river between Tdaho and Oregon; the Big Horn and Powders rivers flowing into the Yellowstone (In Wyoming and Mon- tana) and the Souris river of North Dakota, flowing into Canada are all rivers which flow north. There are also a number of smaller rivers, such as the Genesee river in New York state. Several large rivers flow north for a part of their course, including the Missouri river. Q. Can old trees be transplant- | A. The size of & tree that can | be transplanted depends a great deal upon the variety. As a general rule, however, old trees that have assed beyond the eapling stage do not take root as well after trans- planting as the younger trees. There is no rule about it, however, and some transplating of large trees has been quite successful. | mountain passage Q. Are white and black colors? A. White and black are not, strictly speakng. colors. White is a combination of all the visible eolors of the solar spectrum; black is the absence of spectral color, Q. How long ago was Grover Cleveland president of the United States” A. From 1885 to 1859 and from 1893 to 1897, Q. What books of the Bible did John the Baptist write? A. John the Baptist, whose enthusiastic preaching moved the masses of Palestine and thus pre. pared the way for the teachng of Jesus, is not to be confused with the disciple of Jesus, John the son of Zebedee, the traditional author of the Fourth Gospel, threp distinet Epistles and the Book of Revela- tion, No writings of John the Bap- tist have come down to us, and it is doubtful if he wrote anything, as he was a man of the wilderness and not of the scholarly type. Q. How many men have swum the English Channel and when? A. Captaln Mathew Webb, Aug. 24-25, 1875; Thomas Willlam Bur- gesa, Sept. 1911; Henry Sulll- van, Aug. 5-6, 1923; Eobastian Tira- boschi, Aug. 12, 1023; Charles Toth, Sept. 10-20, 1923, Q. What are the pure colors of the spectrum? A. Red, yellow, green, blue, vio- let A. In what Gate?" A. Iron primary mountain is “Iron Gate {8 the name of a and obstructed course of the Danube river, between Orsova In Hungary and Gladova in Servia. The boulder masses imped- ing navigation were removed in 1896 and the rlver was declared open for navigation on September 27th of that year, Pillsbury's Best Flour One of the family ®YW BRITAIN DATLY AS WORF HUMANE THAN WAR SHELLS French Doctor Says It Should Not Be Banned From Use Parls, Eept. 4 M—The war in Morocco—for it must be recognized as war now that Marshal Petain, who is really the commander-in- chief of the French army, has been sent to visit the scene of action—has revived discussion in the Paris press whether gas ought to be used {n warfare, | There seems to he no question of the state's right to use gas agalnst | Individual disturbers of the peace, as | the police have recently employed or | prepared to employ gas to arrest {eriminals, locked in their rooms, without any protest being raised. A prominent surgeon, Jean Louls Faure, who saw much service dur- ing the World war, writlng te the Figaro, says that the use of polson gas is extremely mild *“If anything gfi can be called mild In warfare, alone allows a military object to be | gained without excessive massaeres and bloodshed, Men will hold a posttion to the last against explosiv: shells bnut a few well-placed gas shells will oblige them to evacuate | before the losses are heavy. | “"Gias does but little damage. The ! famous flood of gas at Prosnes, the most fatal case of its use during the Put More Noutishment in Every Slice—Use e e e R I R R S et S S e S e S S S e CONNECTICUT FURRIERS “New Britain’s Leading Furrier” 86 WEST MAIN ST. Hartford Store and Factory — Conn. Furriers Bldg., $0-92 Church St. A CONTINUANCE OF OUR UNTIL AUGUST FUR SAL SEPTEMBER 12th To Accommodate Our Many Customers Who Have Been Out of Town During August The August Sale of Furs has one disadvantage—it occurs at a time when many people are at the shore or in the mountains for the Summer. These people are now returning to New Britain and for that reason are we continuing our August Sale of T'urs, in order that they may partake of the savings offered. BUY FROM NEW BRITAIN'S LEADING FURRIER AND YOU BUY WISELY s low as during August. As Ample Assortments as During August The Sale of Furs then will continue until Saturday, September 12th, Wide assortments are still to he found; values are just as compelling; prices are equally a Prompt and Faithful Service, High-Grade Workman- ship, and Values that Insure Satisfaction have com- bined to gain for us a reputation as “CONNECTICUT'S FORENVOST FURRIERS” m\sx\\\\xm\x(\wg\smm\mx\\\\ \ I A A R T A R R RN RRRRNN El LS SRR AN Sh S S R SRS \\\\\\\“\\‘\\\\“'““\\\\W\\“\\“fl“\“\\\‘\‘\%\\\\\\\\\\\\”‘\\\“\\m HERALD, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1925, war, hardly made more than 200 vie. tims, less than a few well placed ex. plosive bombs would have made, “Men who have been gassed, how. ever sad their fate, were not, in gen- eral, greater objects of plty than those who had been permanently maimed, trepanned or blinded, “War is a terrible thing, but if we have to draw a distinction be- tween two forms of barbarity, gas barbarism 1s less than shell barbar- fsm, Tt Is leas deadly and yet more efficlent,” manufacturet’s Fifth will realize you have this hosiery. out additional charge. 8 Silk Stockings that Wear are precisely the same as those sold in the bring to our patrons the very newest of colors almost the day they appear on the Avenue. Did you ever receive a thrill of delight from silk stockings? Examine Gothams and you will have the experience. Wear them and you See the latest colors on display. If you wish any other shade of GOTHAMS dyed to match a shoe or dress, we will do so with- 70t and refined. Of Patent Leat rectly deslgned for both strest s sccspubic il N woman's ~ kid or White Catt T Al TAXES LOWERED Berlin, Sept, 8 (M—As & result of the favorable state of the country's finances, the tax on commercial sales in Hungary has been reduced from three per cent to two per cent, The income tax, which is also to be ma- terially reduced, has been completely abolished for newspapers. The In- dustrie and Handelszeitung reports from Budapest that this year's Hun- garian budget shaws a surplus of 27,000,000 gold cruwns, Avenue Shops. They waited many yeats for for the OMIKOWSKI & DAWSON The Store For You o New Fall Shoes Family Complete sizes— fashionable leathers—famously good quality. Styles that set the mode. For Women: Patents with the glint of the first frosts. Black kids Tear-Drop here; real beauties, Janice ~erful populariey of this step e oertect set*and substantial. dainty Patent $5 $2.98 Moderately priced, too. that make luxurious the very . somberness of Fall. Browns that rival Autumn’s rich colorings. Satins that speak of evening, soft lights and fun,—* tumn Breezes Sing”, ‘While the Au- Patterns as beautiful and vigor- ous as the tossing leaves.: See the one of Fall's For Men: The business Shoe—square- The dress shoe with its aristocratic tannage. The old English bootmakers and French artists would recognize some of their handi- work in them. are no better values. be glad you did. 2+ leather. Goodyesr Walt, U. heel, Uskide Sole. Polishes . pe, and defies the »:vs foot ta wear it out before it has rroved the most economical t bu: SHOE STORES INC. 482 MAIN STREET For Children: The rugged type of shoe patterned closely along grown-up lines. And we honestly believe there This Fall outfit the family righe through with John Davis Shoes. You'll 361 MAIN ST. Every good style idea of the season is represented in this big exhihit IKIRSCHBAUM SUTTS Virgin Wool Fabrics 52500 , $45.00 They lower the cost of dressing well {We think a lot of | iMiddishade Blue Serge Suits —We also sell a lot. It's the identical blue serge used by the.finest Fifth Avenue JJd tailors. Made into suits of the newest style and cut—in models to suit all tastes, from the most English to the most conservative TOMIKOWSKI & DAWSON OPP. MYRTLE Here's soono o ing shade ,;f"n‘: oo tquare toe. Tor 7 e water, vy Vevishy "t Almays looks new always Fall's Jead” dyesr Weh' A wporty kind of shoe that boys like. \(exum shade of tan, smartly perfora. ted, and & crepe sole. This tole has established a record for wear. Wait otil you see it on your boy's foot, $3.49