Arizona republican., 1920-03-15
QUESTIONS AND
 ANSWERS

c. How does the salary of the am
 bassador from Great Britain to the United States compare with that ot our
 ambassador to Great Britain? N. F. A. Sir falkland Geddes. who has just been appointed British ambassador to the United States. will get SIP 900 year salary and an allowance of $Si,- 500 for entertaining. In addition 10 this he is furnished with a pretenuous mansion and the expense Of the em- bassy is paid by the British govern ment Ambassador Davis, the United States envoy to the court of St. James, does not fare so well. His salary is sI7,5o per annum. but he is allowed nothing for expenses or entertainment
 It cost former Ambassador Page, who preceded Ambassador Davis. more than his salary to pay merely the rent and
 maintenance of the American embassy in London. Similar conditions prevail in the case of our ambassadors TO other countries
 c. How many cables are there across
 the Pacific to the Orient? l. E. Q.
 A. There are two. One is from San
 Francisco to Japan. and the other from
 British Columbia to Australia, and
 ca ables cannot handle the business to
 the Orient and the department of com
 merce has asked congress to appro-
 priate money for another. O. What does an ordinary bale of
 cotton weigh? J. O. Fl.
 A. It weighs about 800 pounds, has a density of 12 pounds per cubic foot and occupies 42 cubic feet of space.
 compressed bale has a density of 22is
 pounds and occupies 22ia cubic feet A high density bale, after passing through a gin compressing machine, occupies from 13 to Is cubic feet O. Has President Wilson been made a member of the French Academy? NJ. S.
 A. He was made an honorary foreigs member in December. 1918. French men who have heen elected to mem 1 bership in the academy in the last hali decade are Marshal Joffre. Louis Bar thou, Alfred Baudrillart, Marshal Fochi Georges Clemenceau, Jules Cambop and Henri Bordeaux
 O. Can a state make treaty with foreign power? c. P.
 A. The constitution places the trea1y making power exclusively in the fed eral government, expressly prohibiting a state from entering into treaty, al liance or federation.
 c. What countries were included Ir l the Holy Alliance? T. R. E. A. This was a league formed after the fall of Napoleon, at the instance of Alexander I. of Russia by the sov- ereigns of Russia. Austria and Prussia. O. Is it necessary to engage a patent
 attorney to make application for pat ent in the United States patent officer K. N. ".
 A. If an inventor wishes to file an application for a patent. copy of the rules of practice, containing forms and instructions will be sent him upon request by the patent office, He may
 be able to follow these directions with out advice. It is advisable. however, to engage the service of a competent, registered, patent attorney, as the
 value of the patent may depend upon the preparations of the specifications and claims.
 o. Why is the sea salty? E. B. C.
 A. The salinity Of the ocean is dus
 to the fact that waters that run inRo it constantly bring salt with themt- salt that has been dissolved from the earth Then, when the water is brought back to the land in the form of rain. it is pure. the salt having been left behind in the process Of evapoTia- tion Thus is salt constantly brought down to the sea- but none of it is taken away and the sea grows steadily saltier.
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