Arizona republican., 1919-11-07
QUESTIONS AND
 ANSWERS

c. Is there any school for nurses in the world where the students re- ceive their training in Hebrew? P. Y.
 A. The only training school of this kind is located in Jerusalem and IS conducted under the auspices of the American Zionist Medical unit.
 Q. What size maple trees is most suitable for transplanting? w. s.
 A. The forest service says that q maple tree three inches in diameter is best to transplant. Transplanting should be done in the fall or early spring.
 Q. Has the government set a price on sugar and where should profiteer ing be reported? w R. A. While it has been said that II cents is a fair retail price for sugar, no definite figure has been set by the government. If you have reason to believe a merchant is profiteering the matter should be reported to the de-
 partment of justice, Washington, D. c. l Q. Why cannot money orders be
 sent to Austria? G. A. r. A. The postoffice department says that the values of money have not been established in Austria since the
 war, and until some staple money val
 ues have been established we cannot
 exchange money with Austria. Q. What is the name and speed of the fastest ocean liner now afloat? H. E. s.
 A. The Mauretania of the Cunard Steamship company, is the fastest liner in use. It usually takes about six days for a first class steamship to make the
 trip from New York to England. The
 Mauretania holds the record for this
 trip, having made it in four days, ten
 hours and 56 minutes.
 c. Did the Indians ever make use
 of entertainments in warfare? J. s. A. Yes. There are remains of mounds and entertainments in Alabama
 built by the Natchez tribe of Indians. Some of these on the lower Washita irver were used by the Indians for de- fense against the French. This tribe l was driven from Natchez in 1730.
 O. Do railroads own grain elevat- ors? C. c.
 A. Most railroads own terminal
 grain elevators. In some places elev , ators are leased by the railroads to z grain firms, but in most cases the rail- roads operate the elevators themselves : for the purpose of storing grain re- ceived over their roads. D Q. How was the German Albastross painted? F. V. A.
 & A. The Albastross, like all other f German planes, was painted with alu- |, minum paint underneath. giving a sil , verfinish and making the plane almost h invisible against the sky. This pro- e duced a good camouflage effect. The | top of the machine was of checker : board effect, with the colors red, black, V green, gray and brown included in the : checker board
 C. When did Harold Lockwood. the Il moving picture star, die and where !, was he buried? H. D. q A He died in New York city, Oc- Q tober 19. 1918, from influenza, and was
 buried three days later in Woodland 10 cemetery, New York.
 l. c. What state in the union pro a lduces the most wheat? NJ. R. n A. The department of agriculture @ says that Kansas leads all other states e in the country in the production c fl wheat. Kansas raises almost as mucf )r wheat in a year as Argentina n. (Any reader can get the answer tC l. any question by writing the Repub. al lican Information bureau. Frederic , n Haskin. Director, Washington, D. c .y This offer appliest strictly to informa
 tion. The bureau cannot give advict a on legal, medical. nor financial mat le ters. It does not attempt to settl' 'e domestic troubles, nor to undertak, Id exhaustive research on any subject T. Write your question plainly and brief J. ly. Give full name and address an, 5: enclose two-cent stamp for returl m postage All replies are sent direct t ih the inquirer)