Arizona republican., 1920-07-28

Romans, was not used until in recent times. and on early clock faces the figure four is always represented by I'LL This system is used to some ex- tent at the present dsy
 Q.-Where can suoar-cane be raIseo in the United States?-T. M.
 A.-Sugar- cane requires a warm eli mate and long season, so its culture in the United states is limited to region 200 to 300 miles wide along the extreme South Atlantic coast and the Gulf coast to some low lying valleys under irrigation in Arizona, and to Southern California.
 Q.-What is Saturn's position in the sky at present?-A. O. J.
 A-The naval observatory says that Saturn is not favorabiy situated for observation at present. About De- cember it will be in a good position to be observed as a morning star. It is now an evening ssar, setting apout two hours after sunset.
 Q.-What statue of Lincoln was finally decided upon for erection in London?- A.
 A.-The British government set
 apart as a location for 8. statue Of Lincoln. a site related to the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey
 A controversy arose as to whether a
 statue by George Gray Barnard or one
 by the late Augustus Saint Gaudens
 should be erected. The Britiss gov
 ernment referred the matter to our
 department of state which asked the
 advice of the Fine Arts commission.
 Upon their recommendation a copy of
 the Saint -Gaudens' statue, which is erected in Eincoln park, Chicago, was
 accepted.
 Q.-How fast do rats and mice in- crease2-J. M. T.
 A.-The common brown rat breeds six to ten times a year, producing ar A this rate a pair of rats, if not checked would at the end of three years (1S generations) be increased to 359.709. .4S2 individuals. Our Washington Infor- nation Bureau upon request will send a bulletin on Destruction of Rats. :. O. Please give information regard ing the summer navy school for boys which l understand the government co onducts? C. A. w.
 A. The navy department says that on June 4, 1920, the bureau of naviga- tion established two experimental schools for boys between the ages ot 16 and 20 years. These schools, which opened July Is, 1920, are at Greal
 Lakes, Illinois, and Hampton Roads Virginia. The course is six weeks ir length and each school has accommo- dations for 1000 boys. Formal consent papers must be filled out by parents
 or guardians for all boys enrolling, re SdiQicSS O1 dSS. DOy ellIO in the naval reserve force for not less
 than three months.
 O. Who is the welter~eight cham pion of the United States? E. T. w. A. There is no weIterweight cham pion wrestler of the United States
 Several men lay claim to this title, but no one is the recognized champion O. Under what government depart l ments do the United States lighthouse service, the revenue cutter service and life saving service come? w. R. M. l A. The United States lighthouse service is under the department O commerce. The revenue cutter ser vice and the life saving service are combined in the United States coas st
 guard, which is under the treasury de partment
 O. What percentage of our popula- ton is rural? A. E. s.
 1 A. The bureau of the census says
 that in 1910, 5s14 per cent of the popu- | lation was rural. An unofficial opin- 1 ion of the 1920 census is to the effecf that not such a large per cent will bt found still living in the country. l c. What is the meaning of th,
 word Incorporated" when used in tn.
 title of firm? Does 1t carry some
 modification of the word '1imited?" E 1 M. K.
 A. Incorporated" means that tht
 firm has been granted a charter by { state and that it is operating as a cor. poration. Limited'' means that tn, | liability of the stockholders is limited to the number of shares held bv each