Arizona republican., 1920-07-24
QUESTIONS AND
 ANSWERS
How tall are Harding and Cox ?

e. How tall are Harding and CeHI Ill. U. w.
 six feet. while Governor Cox is five feet eight inches in height
 o. How can a person get in the m for baseball Ieacue?-D. V. H.
 A. Usually these teams are re- cruited from minor league teams. Some few may come from college ball teams. Each ball club in the major leagues has scouts who make a business of go ing through the country, watching the working out of ball players and study ing their records.
 o. Where is the Canadian North west?-W. L. L.
 A. The Canadian Northwest is gen erally meant to include Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, and Yukon. Vancouver is the western port for the Canadian northwest.
 c. Are there many kinds of wasps? --M. A. R.
 A. In North America there are about 1,500 Known species, arranged in r families.
 O. What is the origin of the sx- pression Pm from Missouri?'-W. s.
 A. The phrase T am from Mis- souri, was first used by w. D. vandi- Missouri, in the sense T am not easily taken in." or You will have to show me-"
 O. How many Indians were there in the United States when the May flower landed, and how many ncw?- j. c. w.
 A. The Bureau of Indian Affairs garding the number of Indians in America in 1920. The earliest figures are for 1759. the estimate being 19.50o At the present time there are 335,7o2 Indians in the United States.
 O. What is the location of a flag on the flagstaff when hung at half staff7-V. l. M.
 A The war department states that the practice of placing the half -staffed flag in about the center of the flag pole, regardless of it's length, is gen orally observed throughout the coun- try
 0. Are there many resort or tourist publieations?-C. E. T.
 A. There are about 30 such pub l lications listed in the United States. many of them being published only during certain seasons.
 O. What country is called ths Egypt of America 7"-L. p. D. A. This name has been given to i Central America, because it was in this country that once the greatest culture of the western world was pro- ducad. There are evidences of earlier civilization in this hemisphere. but the l Maya the civilized natives found by Cortez and his contemporary ex- plorers in Central America represent
 ed a people beginning the use of cop
 per and gold. developing writing,
 sculpture and architecture.
 o. What is the limit of liability ef
 the post office department for . lost parcel post package2-R. C. G. A. Fourth class or domestic parcel post mail may be insured against loss. l rif1ing or damage equivalent 10 it's ac-
 tual value or cost of repairs, up to the
 amount for which it was insured but
 insurance is not issued for more than | s100 for one such package. Indemnity will not be allowed for the loss of such , mail addressed to the Philippine islands, unless the loss occurred in the postal service of the United States , Parcels cannot be insured 10 Canada Cuba, Mexico or the Republic of Pan
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 |. O. Do United States navy vessels s have to pay toll when passing through : the Panama canal?-B- B. ( A. The Panama Canal commission 2 says that these boats do pay toll. since : all ships regardless of nationality pay . toll when going through the canal.
 O. Why is Virginia called the Moth
 CT of States7--M. R. A. Virginia is known as the Moth ' CT of States because out of the orig 1 inaI colony of Virginia were formed the states of Virginia, Kentucky
 Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and West Vir- R i ginia
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