Show FRIEND OF THE THEL L PEOPLE Friend of ot the People Please publish in this column the vote for tor president In Utah in 1912 A CAMPAIGNER Answer Answer Taft Taft Wilson 36 Roosevelt FRIEND OF THE PEOPLE Friend of the People Is it always the case that the candidate candidate candidate candi candi- date for president receiving the largest number of votes Is successful is-successful Has anybody ever been president who did not receive a majority of the popular votes VOTER Answer Answer It It is not necessary to re receive receive receive re- re the majority of the popular votes to be president As a matter of ot fact Grover Cleveland was a candidate for forthe forthe forthe the presidency three times and on every occasion more people voted for him than for tor any other candidate He was elected president however only twice because in 1888 Benjamin Harrison Harrison Har Har- rison rison received d more electoral votes than Cleveland did Here are the records records records rec rec- for Cleveland's three races for president 1884 Cleveland Democrat Democrat Democrat Demo Demo- crat plurality electoral electoral electoral elec elec- toral votes James lames G. G Blaine Elaine Republican Republican Republican Re Re- publican electoral 1888 Cleveland plurality Continued on page 6 5 FRIEND OF PEOPLE Continued from page e 4 electoral Benjamin Harrison electoral 1892 Grover Cleveland plurality I electoral Benjamin Harrison electoral In that year ear James B. B Weaver candidate on the Peoples People's party received 22 electoral votes FRIEND OF THE PEOPLE Friend of the People How is ie the electoral college made up and how many members of it does each state have according to Its population population lation POLITICIAN The electoral college which really names the president and vice president president dent is compo composed ed of members chosen by the people at the polls Every state is entitled to as many members of the electoral college as it has senators senators sena senators sena- sena tors and congressmen FRIEND OF THE PEOPLE Friend of the People What was the government report on the sinking of the Maine Have they ever found out for a fact just how it was sunk Is it considered considered a blot on our country for entering the he war the sinking of the Maine Main caused without further investigation C. C W W. J. J The American commission appointed to investigate the sinking of the Maine attributed the catastrophe to the explosion explosion ex ex- ex- ex of a submarine mine In the harbor but in view of lack of evidence declined to fix the responsibility You mistaken if you think the United are United States went to war with Sa Spain because of the sinking of the Mair Conditions in Cuba extending over a long period mod of time had brought the e estate island to o a state of famine and a devastation I It was only after rep repeated eared offers offers of friendly mediation on on our part offers met with stipulations un- un which Spain with spin to us that congress conga less ss be passed the resolution declaring Cuba to be free I and independent Spain answered bY bv a aI No the I United declaration of war I v to make makr for toi Us Its It States Slates ha has no apolo n. n war with Spain It was seas distinctly not a war of aggression but one for hu hu- manity The sinking of the Maine was was was' but one of the tho incidents that led up to it it FRIEND OF OI THE PEOPLE Friend of the People Please advise how long a book copyright copyright copyright copy copy- right holds hold's good In other words when can a book be republished by an outsider outsider outsider out out- sider without interfering with its copyright copyright copyright copy copy- right A. A The life of a copyright is twenty- twenty eight years Provision Is made for the tho extension of the copyright for a second seco d term of twenty-eight twenty years yeats This extension cx- cx tension may be obtained by the author Widow or widower of legal representative dr assign of the author Application for extension of copyright must be made within one year of the expiration of the original term FRIEND OF THE PEOPLE Friend of the People What was the population of of ute tbs the German empire when it was formed and what was it at the Inning bag of the war STUDENT The population of Germany in 1871 at the time of the formation of the I present German was In 1914 it was FRIEND OF THE PEOPLE I r rI I Friend of the the People Can you tell me which were the three richest nations in 1910 and last I year CURIOUS Figures of the wealth of the three I richest nations in 1910 and 1915 as estimated are as follows 1910 The 1910 The United States Great Britain and Ireland Germany The wealth of France was so close to that of Germany that perhaps Jt it should also be mentioned mentioned 1915 The 1915 The United States Great Britain and Ireland Germany I F FRIEND OF THE PEOPLE Bingham Utah October 18 1916 Friend Frien of the People Will you kindly inform me whether Smoots Smoot's term tenn in the United States senate is is is' longer than that of Sutherland's Sutherlands Sutherlands Sutherland's Sutherlands Sutherland's Suther Suther- lands land's SUBSCRIBER Senator Senator- Smoots Smoot's term rm expires in 1921 Senator Sutherlands Sutherland's term expires expires ex ex- pires in 1917 I eX-I I FRI FRIEND ND OF THE PEOPLE Friend of the People I Please give me the total vote at the 1914 election in Germany and the r Socialist vote yote- separatelY I INQUISITIVE There was was no general election in Germany in 1914 the 1914 the year about which you inquire The last generalI general election was held in 1912 there is one I every five years The total number of l I electors to the reichstag at that time I was the actual vote cast i iwas I was The Socialist vote about which you particularly inquire was FRIEND OF THE PEOPLE Friend of the People Unless it is asking too much kindly print in your columns the exact Number num hum humber number ber of electoral votes each state will have at the coming election I A SUBSCRIBER Alabama 12 Arizona 3 Arkansas 9 9 California 13 13 Colorado 6 Connecticut 7 7 Delaware 3 Florida 6 Georgia 14 Idaho 4 4 Illinois 29 Indiana 15 16 Iowa 13 Kansas 10 Kentucky 13 Louisiana 1 10 O. O Maine 6 6 Maryland 8 5 R. R Massachusetts l I 18 Michigan 15 Minnesota l 12 Mississippi Mississippi Mis Mis- j 10 Missouri 18 H. Montana Montan 4 Nebraska 8 8 Nevada 3 3 New Hampshire 4 4 New Jersey 14 New Mexico 3 New NewYork Newl York 45 North Carolina 12 12 North Dakota 5 Ohio 24 Oklahoma 10 Oregon Oregon Oregon Ore Ore- gon 5 Pennsylvania 38 Rhode Island 5 6 South Carolina 9 South Dakota 5 6 Tennessee 12 2 Tex Texas s 20 Ut Utah h 4 Vermont Vermont Vermont Ver Ver- Ver- Ver mont 4 Virginia 12 Washington 7 West Vest Virginia 8 Wisconsin 13 Wyoming Wyoming Wyoming Wyo Wyo- ming 3 Total necessary to a choice FRIEND OF THE PEOPLE I Salt gait Lake City Utah Oct 10 1916 I Friend of the People A sells his business to B for which I he receives receives part cash and a mortgage for balance B fails and is forced into bankruptcy on account of inability to I meet his bills Does A become a preferred preferred pre pre- creditor by holding his mortgage mortgage mortgage mort mort- gage or would he receive pro pro rata r with unsecured creditors in settlement in bankruptcy court Thanking you ou in advance to print answer in Friend of People column SUBSCRIBER If the mortgage in question is upon real estate and is in proper form and was duly acknowledged and recorded you would be entitled to payment of the amount due or you would have the right to foreclose the mortgage If on the other hand the mortgage is a chattel chattel chattel chat chat- tel mortgage upon a stock of goods wares and merchandise then it is doubtful whether it would be enforced as against creditors This depends upon a great many facts and circumstances circumstances circumstances circum circum- stances upon which you had better take the advice of your attorney LEGAL LEGA FRIEND OF THE PEOPLE Friend of the People Will you vou please answer the following questions for toe a reader of your paper I 1 1 How old must a merchandise bill bUl I ha haNe hae e to be bl before it i 1 is out outlawed la wed II 10 to this j state 2 If Jf the same bill 1 is e turned over oer t to t i a coIl collection agency how much and how often does a person pay to keep them from garnisheeing 3 How much can they take tak from Soman a So aman aman man with a family of three who re receives re- re 60 a month wages WORRIED 1 1 Suit must be brought in this this 1 state upon an open open account within four years after the account fell due or after a So payment o ot 0 account or a So written ac ac- ac I 2 2 That rests entirely with the discretion discretion dis die I of ot- the collection agency 3 One-half One of ot your wages earned during the last thirty days before the writ of garnishment is levied would be be- exempt to you In your case you would be entitled to an exemption of 30 LEGAL FRIEND OF THE PEOPLE I I |