Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-11-17
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Q. Which is the largest corporation


Q. Which is the largest corporation
in the United States? E. H. G.
A. The Federal reserve board says
that the United States Steel corpora
ton is the largest individual corpora
ton in this country.
Q. What salary does the king of
England receive, and what is each of his
children allowed per year? C. ]. r.
A. The civil list OF the royal fam
lily of England includes the sum of
$2,350,000 for the king and queen, with
100000 annuity for the Prince of
Wales. 1t is also provided that the an
nual sum of $4,000 be paid to the
trustees for the benefit of each re-
naming son who attains the age of 81,
and $4,000 for each daughter who at
tains that age.
Q. What was the highest price ever
paid for dog? A. J. H.
A. The highest price ever paid for
a dog was $4,000. The prize pet that
brought this enormous price was
"Cenguar," owned by Tom Lawton
Egypt, Mass. This sale occurred in
1916.
@. Do the majority of Irish farmers
rent their land? J. Old.
A. In 1917 the total number OF
agricultural holding in Ireland was
572,574. OF these. 367,05S were owned
and FOSSILS rented.
Q. When was coal discovered in
the United States? T. H. I.
A. 1t was found in this country
in 1901, and was first mined in the
United States in 1850.
q Toll mo cnp,a+bioor re
dent Tomas Masaryk, the, new ruler Of
the Czecho- Slovak republic. C. C. 3
A. He was born in Cooling, Moravia
in 1850. He is a Slovak, and was early
apprenticed to a blacksmith. By hard
work he became self educated. He il
well known in this country, having
lectured on philosophy in the Univer.
sity of Chicago, and other colleges il
the United States. When the new re.
public came into existence he wa.
chosen to be the first president.
@. Where is Hell Gate" bridge
L. A. H.
A. 1t spans the East river at Hell
/ Gate, which is the name given to tn,
narrow part Of the river between Long
Island and Manhattan.
Q. l have some jewelry which
wish to sell for coinage. Where shall
l send it? S. B.
A. You should send 1t to the United
States mint, Philadelphia, Pa. or t.
4 the United States assay office New
| York City. You must pay the cost o
sending it. It should be sent in guam
titles having an approximate meta
value OF 800.
@. Are Indians supported by tn
government? J. N. Y.
A. The commissioner of Indian af
fairs says that Indians who are granite,
land by the government are expecte,
to be self-supporting. There are sew
eral reservations where the Indians
under the care of government agent
are given whatever supplies are neces
sary for them.
@. Do the crown jewels of the shat
of Persia contain among other thing
O. globe of the earth made Of pur
gold? M. B. S.
A. The jewel to which you refer /
part Of the shah's collection and
kept in the museum of the Palace O
Teheran. The globe contains Z
pounds of pure gold and 51.366 gems
The seas in the globe are composed O
emeralds, England and France are Sc
in diamonds; Africa in rubies; Indi
in amythysts and Persia in turuoise.
The jewel is valued at $4,735,00
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