Arizona republican., 1919-11-22
QUESTIONS AND
 ANSWERS

c. Has horse meat ever been sold as food in the United States? R. c. A. A. During the war a comparatively small quantity of horse~m meat was sold to foreigners in New York. At the present time the bureau of markets says that beef may be obtained at d lower price than horse flesh and very | little, if any, of the latter is being sold. Q. ; What is the highest govern mental office ever held by a colored man? J. W. T.
 | A. During the war Doctor Emmit J. Scott was appointed by the president as special assistant to the secretary of war. This probably was the highest office ever held by a colored man in this country.
 O. Have cigar ashes any value be- cause of the potash they contain? c. A. P.
 A. The burea uof soils says that cigar ashes are valuable because of their potash contents. If large quan- titles could be obtained there would be an opportunity for a good market Cigar ashes would bring approximate ly s25 8. ton.
 0. Do people eat acorns? N. M. l. A. The Indians of the Pacific coast region, from northern California to Mexico eat acorns in considerable quantities. Dried and pounded, they are made into a sort of mush, and also into bread. Acorn meal is usually bleached to free it from tannin and whatever other bitter principles it con- tains. In certain parts of Italy acorn meal with the addition of two-thirds | ie do infr
 c. Will the government refund the tax paid on liquor in the event that the
 dealers are unable to dispose of it be-
 fore January 16, 1920? W. E. s.
 A. The internal revenue bureau
 says that the law does not provide for
 refund of the tax paid on liquor in
 the event that it is not sold by the
 dealers before the national prohibition
 amendment goes into effect.
 Q. Is Senator Henry Cabot Lodge
 a Spiritualist? H. s.
 A. Senator Lodge is not a Spirit
 ualist.
 c. What president received the = largest popular vote for? president
 ". J. G.
 e A. Woodrow Wilson received the p largest popular vote ever given can IOlQdle d States in 1916 The vote was SIPS, Is One reason for this was the fact thai A- so many women voted. y, c. In the event of the death of tho oI president and vice president, of thu 10 United States, in what order would l. the members of the cabinet be eligibl' P to the office of chief executive? E le F. L.
 n, A, The order of succession woul, be as follows: Secretary of state; sec
 reary of the treasury, secretary of, wal ne attorney general, postmaster genera ed secretary of navy, secretary of the in .e. terior, secretary of agriculture, sec
 retary of commerce, and secretary c st labor.
 es O. Is it bad luck to get married o s's a rainy day? M. c. I? A. The superstition that it IS ba h. luck to get married on a rainy da 20 comes from the old saying, Happy
 the bride that the sun shines on he There is another old superstition ths 4ld a snowy wedding prophecies wealth he (Any reader can get the answer ith any question by writing The Reput
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