Arizona republican., 1920-07-29
QUESTIONS AND
 ANSWERS
O. What has been the average age of Presidents when taking office 2

O. What has been the average age of Presidents when taking office 2 A. N.
 A. The average of the twenty eight men who have been Presidents of the United States at time of induction is between 54 and 55 years. Three Pres idents were actually 54 when taking office, and two were 55 Governor Cox comes well under the average. being 50 years old, and Senator Harding will be 55 upon election day.
 O. What part of the money invest ed in advertising in this country Is spent with the newspapers? T. H. K.
 A. Local advertising in the news papers throughout the United States in 1919 amounted to about $500. 900, 900. Of the national advertising, newspa pers had s150,0oo,000; all magazines tising about s20, 1000, GOO, and street car advertising nearly s15.o0o,000.
 O. What are the sugar crop pros- poets? C. H. L.
 A. The Department of Agriculture says that crop conditions on July 1 promised an increase in next falls sugar production in the United States of approximately 333,0o0 tons. This means that there should be 22 pounds of sugar for every person in the United States, an increase over last year of $ pounds each.
 O. Will boiling moss asates in oil make them more beautiful? C. E. Q.
 A. The Geological Survey says that in stones such as moss agates the cleavage is such that there are cracks When such a stone is heated in oil and then heated in organic sugar so- lution, this solution fills the cracks and makes them very noticeable, thus bringing out the design of the stone.
 O. Can a person go from New Or U. II
 A. There is now such a service re- quiring from 41a to days at sea.
 O. l am writing to you for a de- scription Of the airpIane that young Roosevelt was killed in. r. B. R.
 A. The air service says that Quen- tin Roosevelt was shot down in Foret de F'ere near Chateau Thierry, July If, 1918. in airplane No. 14 Newport Type 2s.
 @. What per cent of the toys im- ported before the world War came from Germany? M. c.
 A. During the fiscal year 1918, the total value of dolls imported was s1.- 563.1S4, of which $1,537, ,e64 came from Germany. Other toys during this year amounted in value to s6,372271, of which S5,362.S10 came from Germany
 O. What has the fastest speed rec ord, ulotorcycle, automobile or air plane? C. o. L.
 A nc dlTpld1e mas d record or 2s3.464 kilometers (176 miles) per hour The automobile comes next with 156.04 miles per hour, and the motor cycle last with 100 miles run in one hour. seven minutes and fifty seven seconds.
 O. What is the length of New York's water front, and the total value of it's annual exports? w. E. V.
 A. The water front of New York City is miles from north to south In 1919 it's exports were valued at s3,2o4,922, ,419, which was more than twice the value of it's imports.
 O.. Will you kindly tell me the name where all vegetation ceases? N. B. A.
 A. The boundary on a mountain which marks the cessation of all vege- tation is known as the snow line
 Q. Are reindeer herds in Alaska increasing in size? D. A.
 A. In 1892 the United States gov ernment sent 143 reindeer to Alaska Their number has now increased to 15o,00o, not counting 100000 which have been killed by the natives for food and skins. The United States now owns less than 2 per cent and the Laplanders and other whites about 9 per cent of the total. There are great opportunities for improving this in- dustry, thus developing an important meat supply. There are vast areas in <AieAShd dudpleQ tO raising 1elndeer which several million could be sup ported
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