The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-17
Quesfions-Answers

Q. Is DIR. Harry Garfield the govern
ment fuel administrator, related to the
he connected with before he entered the
government service? W. Il.
A DIR. Garfield is the eldest son of the
former Republican president, James A.
Garfield. At the time Of his appointment
as fuel administrator he was president of
Williams college, Williamstown, Mass.
head of the COLLEGE since 1908.
Q. Have marine shipyard strikes proved
costly to the United States shipping board ?
A. Since the first of January. it is
estimated that strikes have cost the ship
ping board a total of $37 ,OO0 600. This in
cludes marine and harbor strikes. long
shoreman strikes, and shipyard strikes.
q. Is there war tax on Christmas
A. A war tax of one cent will be
charged for each Christmas parcel post
package on which the postage amountsi to
each additional twenty five cents. The
postoffice department recommends that. in
sending a number of parcels to one place.
they be packed under one cover and sent
to one person-for distribution. The de-
partment also says that it is permissible to
tions such Merry Christmas" "Happy
New Year" or words of similar import.
Q. How much did the world war cost
A. 1t is estimated that the total fl
nancial damage suffered by France during
the five years of war Was nearly seventy
billion was material damage to property
Twenty six billion was actual cost, as
compared with a cost Of twenty-five bill
Q. Is the salary of the Lord Lieuten-
ant of ireland greater than that of the
A. The Lord Lieutenant receives a
household and personal expenses. while
allowed $4,000 for travelling expenses
O. How many officers called into the
service during the war will be retained in
F. Iae NJ organization of the regular army ,
4. The war department says that there
W viii be SSo9 emergency officers t retained
mately 1000 are in the air service. There
are about 1876 regular army Officers in the
air service.
O.. What was the total debt of the Civil
WARP. II.
A, The treasury department says that
reached was SSH 100000 on August 81.
1866.
Q. What is the Rosetta Stone ?-J. H. G.
A. 1t is slhb of black asphalt bearing
an inscription which was the key tn the
Interpretation of Egyptian hieroglyphics.
OF engineers near Rosetta. Egypt, and IS
now in the British museum in London.
Q. Tell me something about the Fairy
Crosses which are dug up in Virginia p
NJ. L. G.
A. There are several legends connected
with the origin of these fairy stones. which
are in the shape of crosses The one gen.
orally accepted is that. when Christ was
crucified on Calvary, courier fairies and
brownies from that part of the world car
ried the message TO this continent, and at
once began making these crosses as me-
mentos of the event.
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