Arizona republican., 1921-03-04
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 O When was Peter PanD piayea III New York?--I.- A. G. >.n. A. This play was produced Tn New York City. November 6. lsVs' Masilae Adams taking the title role
 o. Can pineapples be grown m temperate climates?-R M. C. A. The pineapple only grows sue cessfully in countries where frosts do
 Q. Of the United States troops that went overseas. how many saw actiVe | service?
 A. The number of men who fought
 was 1.sso.ooo out of 2.oS6,ooe who went I e. Tell us what to do to catch fly ing squirrels in a loft which annoy us. l-J. M. E.
 A. The Bureau of Biological Survey
 suggests that you use steel or rat
 traps in your lofts to catch flying
 squirrels. They should be baited with
 the meat of pecan or hickory nuts
 c. Will wireless waves pass through
 wood ?-F s. E.
 A. Wireless waves will penetrate
 anything that light will. They might pass through some wood, but usually
 will travel along it.
 O. Kindly advise me as to the diam
 eter of Betelguese. it's distance from
 the earth. and whether it is a new 1 star.-R. L. M.
 A. The naval observatory says re- cent measurements of Betelguese by } Professor Nicholson give for this star r an approximate diameter of 27o.000, ,009 a miles. Its distance from the earth is estimated to be about 200 light years. e or 1,200 trillion miles, This is not sr f new star.
 o 0. Where in the Bible is it said that d Ia king sat in his house, before the e hearth, using a penknife ID. F. D |. A. The 22d and 23d verses of the 36th : chapter of Jeremiah are as follows: e Now the king was sitting in the win q ter house in the ninth month: and
 there was a fire in the hearth burning i, before him. And 1t came to pass ' when Jehudi had read three or four
 leaves that the king cut 1t with g ' penknife-' In the revised version oi . the Bible the word praziers is used il 2 place of hearth.
 ,. e. I understand that the govera- II ment has free laundry service fol . 1 enlisted men. How much does thii le cost the government- 's A. In addition to being fed. house, ~ and clothed, and maintained withou y any cost to him. the enlisted man Q | the present day is provided with
 free laundry service. It is costing in sr government approximately s per ma er per month to render this service wher 'n work is done in a government fnstitti ,n ton. and an average of $3 where tn 70 work is under contract. " o. Why was KentucKy known as th to Dark and Bloody Ground? k A. The phrase has been said to be Of translation of the Indian word f0
 Kentucky. but the more general ide
 Is that it refers to the frequent India nc warfare in the days of the early sci . tiers.