Arizona republican., 1920-06-30
QUESTIONS AND
 ANSWERS
Did Victor Berger draw his pay

Q.-Did Victor Berger draw his pay and aIIowances?-L. I.
 A.-After his election in November. 1918, he drew pay from the 4th of March, 1919, to November 10, 1919, the date on which congress declared him unseated. He was reelected but was dec!al ed ineligible, was not seated, and drew no pay.
 Q.-When were negroes first brought to A'nerioa?-T. E. s.
 A-The first appearance of the negro in the English colonies in America was in 1919. when a cargo of negro slaves was landed at Jamestown Tn 1790 when the first census was taken, there were 757,20S negroes in the United States.
 Q.-Are any women entitled to vote for president unless the pending con sttutional amendment is ratified?- D. 2. F.
 A.-Women will vote in she Novem- Der election in the states which have already granted them suffrage. Q.-Is there difference between the Mormon church and the Church of Latter day Saints?- ?-J. K. A.-They are one and the same. The church wrongly called the Mormon church is "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints Q.-What is a compass roSe?-L. U. R.
 A.-This is a circle graduated to de- grees or quarter points and placed on a chart for reference regarding lines and courses and directions. Both magnetic and true directions are given.
 Q.-Who is called "The Father of the AutomobiIe?"-D. F. H. A.-This title was given to Gottlieb Daimler who constructed the first gasoline engine automobile. o.-How does Porto Rico's per capita wealth compare with that of the states ?-M. C. S
 AZ or comparative purposes 1 figures sufficiently trustworthy show 1 that the average American state has 1 10 times the per capita wealth of Porto Rico. Some states show a ratio of l p to l, While our poorest state has i four times as much wealth per inhabi- i tant as this island.
 1 Q.-How are "index numbers" as used in compilations of statistics, de- cided upon?-P. F. D. A-The index number''is a well eS- tabnshed device commonly used for measuring changes in wholesale and retail prices, and rates of wages, over 1 long periods of time. It is constructed | by securing each month the prices or | rates of a uniform list, at certain spec flied places, and striking an average. Such numbers are usually reduced to 1 percentages. The lowest price known is sometimes taken as a base or as in case of investment stocks, 100 is used.
 Q.-What are pieces of eight?"- lC. Fl. K.
 A.-These are gold pieces which
 were coined early h the Seventeenth
 century at tho Amsterdam mint, the
 Netherlands being under Spanish rule
 at the time. They were worth eight
 spanish reals or about one Spanish
 Peruvian dollar, and were coined at
 the time that Spain was at the height
 of its power anC prosperity
 Q.-Where was John Sarqent. the
 great American painter, born?-L F.
 A--John Singer Sargent, artist. was
 born in Florence, Italy. his father, Dr.
 f1tzwilliam Sargent, being a resident
 of the state of Massachusetts.
 Q.-Do both .nale and female mo-
 squitoes bite?-C. M
 A.-The female bites. but it is not an established fact that the male does.
 Q-Are mary immigrants arriving
 in the United States now?-R. E. G.
 A--During the week ending June
 19, Ellis Island admitted 1o,527 aliens
 to this country
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