Arizona republican., 1920-11-28
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 Q. if a man nominated for the Presidency died on November 1, how would a successor be named? If he died after election, but before the 4th of March? R. M. 4.
 A. Republican Headquarters says that in event 8 presidential nominee should die before election day. the National Co9mittee of his party would appoint a nominee in his place. If the popular vote had been taken be- fore his demise, the President-elect would be declared President and the usual succession to the vacancy fol- low
 | c. What is the usual turn out of | flour from wheat? C. F. s. | A. Tn modern milling about 70 per cent of the wheat Is recovered as standard patent flour, about per cent as low grade flour, about two per cent as Red Dog flour, and the remainder as shorts or bran.
 o. How many gallons of kerosene would have to be burned in heating .
 house in order to obtain the same amount of heat generated by one ton of anthracite coal? L. E. r.
 A. The Bureau of Mines states that
 from 150 to 175 gallons of kerosene
 would have to be burned in heating a house in order to obtain the same amount of heat that would be obtained by burning one ton of chestnut sig f
 anthracite coal.
 c. What is meant by raw bone
 M. B. H.
 A. Raw bone includes any bone
 that has been ground in its natural
 state without previous treatment by steaming. boiling. etc It is usually found on the market under the name
 of bone meal, raw bonemeal or coarse ground bone.
 0. How can one acquire a Rhodes
 Scholarship and just what is it worth.
 s. R. T.
 A. A Rhodes Scholarship has a l value of 300 pounds a year and is ten
 able for three years, subject to the continued approval of the college at I Oxford of which the scholar is a mem Der. Each state has a committee of selection. Candidates must first be se-
 lected by their own college or univer-
 slty To be eligible. a candidate must
 be citizen of the United States with , at least five years domicile. unmarried
 between the ages Of 19 and 9, arlo must have completed at least hi: sophomore year at some recognized
 degree granting university or eolleg' s of the United States. tl c. What is meant by resist dyeing ? H. F. D.
 A. Resist dyeing is form of eros I dveing. Certain yarns or parts of fab
 r!cs are treated to resist the dye whicl n colors the remainder of the material
 The Japanese use this method in thei
 Batik work.
 Il o. What makes the English channe , so rough? W. o. H. A. The water is generally rough am unpleasant for travel on account o i cross currents.
 !. 0. Whose picture is on $1o,oo note "a s5,ooo note, S1,ooo note and $50 A. A s1o.ooo United States not , bears the portrait of Andrew Jackson
 A $5,000 United States note. gold cer i, tificate, bears the portrait of Presiden : Madison 4 s1.000 gold certificate ha the portrait Of Alexander Hamilton X $500 gold certificate bears the portrai : of Abraham Lincoln.
 l. c. Has Iceland a language of il 6 own7 T. R.
 Y A. The language of Iceland n Icelandic It is the spoken and write ! language of its S5.000 inhabitants. Ii < origin was in the language of it's firs n settlers who were Norwegians. Whil d the New Iclandic has undergone a con o tinual internal development, it still re
 mains the most ancient of the Ger . manic tongues in characteristics. O. What causes people to take cold l c. c.
 A. The Public Health Service say 2 that the causes Of colds are many an : not easily understood. Tn every cas- ' however. they are dependent upon th '. growth and activity Of living germ : which are not always received froi N other people. Colds are infection :, Colds are not caused by sitting in . draft. but the chilling of the bod z which the draft produces lowers resist = ance and permits germs to become ac
 tive Colds are frequently the diret : result of living in close, overheate ' rooms having a lower relative humid
 ity than a desert.