Arizona republican., 1920-02-03
tions of it's representative in congress ?

tions of it's representative in congress ? A. E. X.
 i A. The constitution very plainly places the power to judge the qualifi- cations of it's members in the house Of representatives, The constitution says that each house shall be the judge or the elections, returns. and qualifica- tions of it's own members Berger was not excluded from the house because he was socialist. but because he was charged and convicted of giving com fort to the enemy during the war.
 o. What are the rules for pitching horse shoes? J. F. L.
 A. According to the rules adopted by the Horseshoe Pitching club of Miami, Florida which is probably one of the largest clubs of its kind in the country, the distance between the stakes is forty feet. weights of horse shoes. between two and one-quarteT and four pounds; stakes eight inches above ground and one inch in dian eter; heels against the stake when pitching; the number of points in Q game is 50; a ringer counts three; a leaner, two; and nearest the stake, one.
 o. What body of water is known as the "tideless sea-? H. R.
 A. This term is frequently applied to the Mediterranean sea, which has but few inches of tide
 O. Are there any statistics to show economic sale to farmers of impure seed? N. Me M
 A. It is estimated that in 1917 the farmers in Wisconsin suffered a loss of s67.000.000 through impure seed Such seed also have caused heavy losses in Maryland. New York. Minne- sota and Michigan. The possibilities are indicated by the fact that more than 43,000 undesirable seeds have been found in a single pound on the market An effort is being made to prevent the sale of such seed.
 O. How many automobiles were manufactured last year? l. B. W.
 A. There were 1,5S6,7S7 passenger cars produced in 1919, according to the National Automobile Chamber of com merce- The wholesale value of these cars was $1.399, ,2S2. .s95.
 O. When was the Salvation Army founded? D. V.
 A. It was founded in London by William Booth in 1865, and fifteen years later branch was organized in the United States. From very hum ble beginning, the society has grown into a big organization At the present time there are S,S59 posts in existence. There are 17,374 officers and cadets connected with the society
 O. What is the official abbreViation for California? O. C. D.
 A. The post office department says' that the abbreviation for California was changed from Cal" to "Calif- in May, 1919. This was done to ob- viate errors in reading the written ab- reviation of California and Colorado.
 O. Did Andrew Carnegie leave ten million dollars in his will to create . better understanding between the United States and England? E. V. s.
 A. He did not, but in 1910 he con tributed a peace fund Of that amount to promote a better understanding be- tween the nations of the world
 O. Are there more Christians than Mohamredans in the world? C. 4.
 A There are approximately 504,- 510,000 Christians as compared with 221 1925. 900 Mohammedans.
 O. Does a mail carrier on rural delivery route have to deliver insured mail to the house, even though 1t IS a considerable distance from the road7 N. I. w.
 A The postofffce department says that if a person lives within half a mile of the rural letter box the carrieR must deliver the insured mail to the house; if the person lives more than half a mile from the box. the carrier should leave a notice asking that he be met the next day.
 O. Where did the daylight saving plan originate? J. T.
 A. It had it's inception in England in 1907 in book published by William Willett. entitled The Waste of Day light A daylight saving law was en- acted in Great Britain in 1916, and in the following year in Denmark, Ger many, Holland. Italy, France. Portugal. and Australia. The United States passed daylight saving bill in 1917 te take effect in 1918 The law was re-1 pealed in the last congress