Arizona republican., 1920-03-01
QUESTIONS AND
 ANSWERS

@. Did the Sweet admendment to the war risk insurance act provide for 1 the payment in a lump sum ot govern | ment insurance? E. B. A This admendment provided that l tie old insurance policy might be con ] yettcd into a form which allowed the I lunp sum payment. It is not so pay 1 able unless the holder has had 1t con | yerted The war risk bureau issues | full instructions to all those who want to know how to convert their lnsur- ance.
 e. In what section of the country is the greatest percentage of illiteraey! T. c. Q.
 A. The bureau of census says that there is more illiteracy in the south, due largely to the colored population, than in any other section of the United States. The four states which have the highest percentage of illiterates are Louisiana. South Carolina, Alabama and Mississippi. Iowa and Nebraska have the lowest rates. c. What is the best season of the year to "deaden" a tree?" O. l.
 A. tree may be most easily killed without the annoyance of sproutnE from the roots by cutting out band of it's bark all around it's trunk at some time during midsummer. If it IS so cut in spring, fall or winter, It is llkeiy 10 sprout from the roots.
 O. When did the custom of obserV- ing Lent begin? A. s. G.
 A. This custom dates from the early history Of the Catholic church. Betore the third century there is positive eNl- dence of the solemn observance or the last two days of Holy Week, and n gradually spread to include the whole week Finally, in 325, the Council Of Nicea recognized the period Of forty days fasting in commemoration of the fasting of Christ as an established GUS ..Frr r~t1 fea faE Ef ing was very strictly observed, and in cluded abstention- from all meat. milk. and it's products, eggs, and from all food until evening.
 O. Can you tell me the paradox proverb to "The wise man has a short
 A. Silence is the virtue of those who are not wise.'
 o. Will there be daylight saving in the United States this summer7 J. H. E.
 A. The daylight saving act was re- pealed by congress last year over the presidents veto. and consequently the clocks of the country as a whole, will not be set forward this summer. unless congress reenacts the law, which IS quite unlikely. Several states are con- sidering continuing the daylight saving plan. and a number of cities have all ready decided to do so.
 c. How many divisions were there in the United States overseas army? w. l..
 A. There were thirty nine divisions in the A. F. F. in each one of which there were approximately 10000 men.
 O. Who was Buffalo Bill? c. c.
 A. This cognomen was applied to William Frederick Cody one of the most picturesque characters in the life of the west He was born in Iowa and became one of the riders of the Pony Express at it's establishment in 1860 Later he became a scout, guide. ard famous hunter. After the civil war he Contracted with the Kansas Pacific railroad to furnish buffalo meat to its latorers. thus earning for himself the name of Buffalo BiH.'' In 1883 he or ganized the Wild West show.
 o. Was Peter, the first head of the Roman Catholic church, married? E. Q. L.
 A. The gospel of Saint Matthew. chapter s, verses 14-15, describes the healing by Jesus of the mother Of Pc to.'s wife. who Hay sick of a fever. at Peters house. This indicates that Peter was married.
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