Arizona republican., 1920-02-16
QUESTIONS AND
 ANSWERS


 O. Is there any limit to the number | of members that may sit in the house of lords of the British Pariiament2- E. W.
 ! A. There is no limit to the creation i of peers. except the will of the Sove reign. The house Of lords is an ever i increasing body which consists at the present time of about $50 members, the average attendance sf whom durinS the brief sitting is less than 5o- This number, however. is considerably in creased in any party emergency
 o. How many deaths result annual Iy from automobile accidents ~. A. H.
 A. The census bureau says that sr 1918. the latest figures available therc were a total of 1895 deaths from auto mobile accidents in the United States O. Why is Persia sometimes ferred to as "the land of roses ana nightingales? s?"-H. C. A Persia is 3 natural habitat for the nightingale. and these songsters are very abundant there. For many centuries the Persian perfumes have been considered among the best on the market These are largely made from the juice Of rose petals. The cultiVa- ton of roses for commercial purposes is quite general there
 O. How many Indians were in the
 
 A. The United States Indian com missioner says that about 1e.eee red men participated in the world war They were in the army. navy. and marine corps. A large number of thers enlisted Natufalized Indians were 1T. the draft like all other citizens but un- naturalized aborigines were not in ciuded iii the draft.
 c. When did the present emperor of Japan come to the tsrone?-L- B.
 A. Emperor Yoshihito. the presenr ruler of Japan, succeeded 10 the throne on the death of his father August Se. 1912
 c. Are ex-service men given priority in obtaining public Iands?-G. C. L.
 A. A joint resolution was recently passed by congress giving honorably discharged service men a preference right in obtaining public lands under the homestead act The first applica- ton of the provisions Of this resolu ton is to be applied to the North Platte and Shoshone irrigation prof ects in Wyoming. The North Platte tract will be opened to entry by former service men on March ;, and the She sfone project on March 13- The right Of priority in favor of former service men will be in force for 60 days after which the remaining lands will be available for public entry
 O. How long was each of the three
 
 trans Atlantic fIiaht?-Y- f. E.
 A. The NC-4. the plane which mad the entire trip across the Atlantic was in the air 5 hours and a minutes The NC-1 was in flight a hours and 56 minutes, while the NC-S was in tn air 90 hours and two minutes
 O. Has the soviet government os Russia repudiatecI thc debts of iha former nonarchy?-L- c. S.
 A. The present Russian government has repudiated ;he debts of the gov ernnent of the czar-
 c. Who was Omar khayYam?-k. F. S.
 A. He was Persian poet anI astronomer. who died in IIeS- His his book of poems the Rubyiat became popular several decades ago. and IS still widely studied.
 Q. Is there a federal tax on inner itance?-W. Q. p.
 A. There is no federal tax on inner ftance up to S50.0eo. The income or. interest earned by inheritances. how ever. is subject to income tax. and must be included in the income tax re- turn.
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