Arizona republican., 1920-04-03
QUESTIONS AND
 ANSWERS
e. What was the Diet of Worms?

O. What was the Diet of Worms? A. The Diet of Worms was the Inn perial Diet of 1521 eefore which Luth- CT made the defense of his religious reformation from which the Protest l ant church originated. c. Where did Roosevelt take the oath of office as president of the Unit ed States, after President Mckinley died? w. o. L.
 A. The oath of office was admins tered to Roosevelt at the home or 1 Ansely Wilcox, a lawyer of Buffalo, N. Y, on September fl, 1901. c. Why do food containers no long CT carry the label "Guaranteed under the Pure Food and Drug Aet?" M. E. L.
 A. The Pure Food and Drug Divi- ; sion of the United States Bureau of Chemistry says that owing to the fact that this label gave a false impres- sion its use has been discontinued The phrase was considered deceptive as the public might believe that ths government rather than the Tnanufac- turer, was guaranteeing the product
 O. Why do first class letter no longer bear the stamp of the receiV- ing office on the back, giving the hour of arrival? w. A. N. A. The United States post office department says that first class mail no longer bears this stamp because the the delivery of the letters.
 c. Has . foreign ship, registered under foreign flag, the privilege of serving intoxicating liquor to her crew while in United States port? L. E. B.
 A. Liquor may be served to the crew while in one Of our ports If it is part of it's regular -rations.
 c. What are the abecedarian psalms7 F. B. S.
 A. These are psalms, such as the 18th, in which the verses of success sive portions are arranged in alpha betical order.
 c. What is the estimated value of all the diamonds in existenee2 M. A. S.
 A. According to a recent survey. an estimate has been made placing the value of all diamonds which have been mined and are now in the pos session of men at three billions of dollars. About one-half of the stones represented in this value are owned by the United States at present:
 O. Are the bones of birds hollow? c. H. Q.
 A. All birds have some hollow bones. Ostriches and their relatives have only the bones of the head so constructed. while each bone in the body of hornbilI isl hollow.
 O. In France, are any of the sena- tors elected for life? K. E.
 A. In the past, some senators have been elected for life. but this custom has been discontinued and senators in the French Parliament are now elect ed for term Of nine years.
 e. Is there any record Of the mum Der of girls who nnysteriously disap- pear from their homes every year in the United States? M. E. s.
 A. From available police and news paper data it is estimated that 6s.000 girls disappear from their homes in this country every year,
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