Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1920-12-03
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@. With the mighty forests that we
have, why is there SO much talk OF
lumber Scarcity |. M. c.
A The department of agriculture
asys that the crux of timber depletion
is the exhaustion, or partial exhaustion
of the forests that are most available
to the bulk of the population or the
country One-half of the lumber re-
naming in continental United States
is in three states, bordering on the Pa
cific ocean.
@. What is meant by maearoni
verse? T. T. 8.
A. This is a kind of humorous verse
in which, with Latin as a base, words
of other languages are introduced US
ing Latin infections and constructions.
The term was selected since it i'm
plies a mixture of languages, compare
BILE with the mixture of ingredients
found in dish of macaroni. The name
is sometimes applied TO verses which
are merely a mixture of Latin and the
unadulterated vernacular of the writer
This style of verse has long been known
in Italy.
Al k~na km~x
married twice, and how many married
while president? r. G.
A Five of our presidents have mar
ried twice, Presidents Tyler, Fillmore
Benjamin Harrison, Roosevelt and VIII
son. Two presidents married durinl
their terms of office, these being Gro
yer Cleveland and Woodrow Wilson.
@. You say that a u. S. army reg
uIation prohibits American soldiers
wearing the Sam Brown belt, yet ] not
that all pictures of General Pershin!
show him wearing this belt. Pleas
explain. Nj. A. r.
A The war department says tn
official regulation to which you refe
does not affect u. S. army officers wit
the rank OF general" Such officer
| are allowed the right to prescribe thei
own uniforms and those of the mem
bers of their immediate staffs.
@. What is the meaning of Sc
phardim3s W. T. T.
A. Jews who are descendants Q
the former Jews OF Spain and Portuga
are classed at Sephardim. They ar
darker in complexion than those nativ
to northern countries and usually hay
more delicate features.
@. Do battIeships carry a supply c
drinking water, or do they use sea wa
ter. A. j A.
A. The navy department says the
usually battleships use sea water, tn
water being distilled for drinking.
@. When was the Carnegia Her
fund created2 n. r. S.
amount being five million dollars, wa
created by Andrew Carnegie in Apr
1914, for the benefit of those losin
their lives In heroic efforts to say
their fellow men, or for the heroE
themselves. If injured only.
@. How did Kansas get It's name
A. The name was taken from tn;
of an Indian tribe who called then
selves Kane, a word said to refer
the wind.
@. Has a person more than on
juguIar vein7 I. NJ. L.
A. There are two jugular veins {
each side Of the neck. The extern
iugular feins are just beneath the SIX
and convey the blood from the extern
portions of the head and neck TO Il
heart. while the internal jugular veil