Arizona republican., 1920-04-13
QUESTIONS AND
 ANSWERS

O. What is the fastest speed an air plane has made to the present date! K. E. M.
 A. Lieutenant Everett Davis of the Eighth aero squadron, flying DH -4B, made flight from Kelly field to Nc Allen, Texas, covering the distance or 256 miles in 100 minutes-approxi- mately "A miles perminute. This is the best record made to date.
 o. Are the Niagara Falls reeedins steadily? T. O. S.
 A. The annual recession of the American side of Niagara is between two and nine inches a year. The Horseshoe Falls have receded about five feet sinve 1s42. which would be about one inch asyear.
 c. How many degrees have ships been known to roll? T. C. U.
 A. The navy department says that ships have been known to roll 45 to 50 degrees without capsizing.
 o. What is the meanina and force of K. C. after a mans name? G. R.
 A. The letters K. c. are an abbre- viation for kings counsel. a legal title of honor conferred upon distinguished barristerS by royal patent in Great Britain and the Colonies. The honor concerns no office, but permits certain rights of precedence.
 o. What is the difference between an alligator s,.d crocodile? P. Q. A.
 A The alligator and the crocodile are closely related reptiles of the same family. There are only a few minor differences, in form. The alligator has a round, blunt snout, and the crocodile a long, thin one. There are only two spiecies of alligator, one of which IS found in Florida and other parts of the south. and the other in China: There are a number of species of crocodile, one of which is also found in Florida. The crocodile is a more aggressive, treacherous and altogether dangerous reptile than the alligator.
 O. How much money do the rail- roads in this country represent? R. B. O.
 A. The approximate value of rail- roads in the United States is between nineteen and twenty billion dollars.
 c. Why should siIo be round? M. E. R.
 A Round silos are more easily re- enforced to withstand the bursting pressure. The round shape has no corners for air pockets. making it pos sible to pack the green feed as tightly as preserves in glass jar.
 o. Why do poultry men advise against the production of fertile eggs? T. R. A.
 A. It has been found that fertile eggs spoil more readily than infertile eggs.
 o. Where is the "VaIley of Ten Thousand Smokes? J. Q. A.
 A. The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes is a region of volcanic activ~ ity near Mt Katmai. Alaska.
 O. Is there any law that provides for a sperntendent of a Poor Farm opening all the mail of those who live there? T. L. G.
 A. The postoffice department says that the sealed mail of inmates of the county home is as fully protected from unlawful opening as the mail, of any other citizen. The mere fact that these inmates. mostly former taxpay CTS, are so unfortunate to seek the shelter of the Home gives the super intendent no license to interfere with their letters for the purpose of prying into their secrets further than he has to obtain letters of any other citizen for that purpose.
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