Arizona republican., 1920-10-17
QUESTIONS AND
 ANSWERS

c. What kind of stamps are used for air service mail, and how can one send letters m this way? E. c.
 A. The regulation postage stamps are used for air mail The postage is two cents, and in order to be sure that letter will travel in this fashion, it should be handed in at a postoffice window with such a request.
 c. Into how many languages has the Bible been transIated7 Are there any countries in which the Gospel has not been preached? G. T. w.
 A. The latest report of the British Bible Society states that the Bible has been translated by the sociey into 4oO different languages and dialects. The American Association also has com piled 15O translations. At the present time there are many parts of Thibet, India, China, Africa and Australia where the Gospel has not yet been preached.
 o. What was the total number of War Risk Insurance policies issued dur ing the war and the number that have lapsed through non-payment of prem iums? E. s.
 A. There are 4,640,O4s policies in force, totaling s40,3S1 ,64O,O00 The Blu reau of War Risk Insurance has not compiled figures showing how many policies have lapsed.
 O. On a recent visit to Washing ton, | noticed that the dome of the capiol was pained whie. l was under he impression that the same was gilded when ] saw it about 12 years ago. fl it has been changed, why was it done
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 A. The domes of the capitol has al- ways been white. You probably con fuse it with the dome of the congress sional library close by which is covered with gold leaf.
 c. Seeing your answer in regard to the weight of one million dollar bills would like to know the height they would reach if placed one on top an other? c. w. U.
 A. The treasury department says that a million dollar bills stacked one upon another would be 312.5 feet hign O. Which are the seven seas re. | ferred to in literature? c. B. c. A. According to Kipling's poem by that title. the seven seas include tho North and South Atlantic, North and | South Pacific, Arctic, Antarcic, and Indian oceans.
 e. To settle dispute please pub. fish the date of the death of President l Wilson's first wife, and when did ht I
 A. President Wilson's first wife dieC August s, 1914. He was married tC Edith Boiling Galt on December IS 1915.
 o. Please give a description of tn, first airpIane thhat actually flew w A. H.
 A. The first practical aeroplane wa made by Orville and Wilbur Wrigh of Dayton, Ohio. This machin weighed a little over 200 pounds, an' when tested on December r. 1903. a the Kill Devil Sand Hills near Kilt, Hawk. N. C., made four successful flights in one of which the aeropian rose of it's own power, remained in tn air 59 seconds. and travelled for a dis tance of s32 feet.
 O. What kind of headstones doe the government furnish for soldiers C. w. s.
 A. The War Department states tha the only type of tombstone which tn
 government supplies for soldier grave is a small headstone about l inches in height. with the soldier name and other necessary informatlo I engraved on it. These headstones ar supplied only for men who actuall died while in military service.
 O. Please give dimension and cos of the Kiel Canal and when was built? J. c. B.
 A. The Kiel Canal is 61 miles i length, s6 feet in depth and I2 feet ! width. This canal was completed I 1911 and cost $40. 900. .0O0.
 O. What coin first bore the mott "In God We Trust?" R. O.
 A. The bronze two-cent piece coine in 1864 was the first coin to bear thi motto.
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