Arizona republican., 1921-03-18
QUESTIONS AND
 ANSWERS

tAny reader can get the answer to any question by writing The Repubi1- can Information Bureau, Frederick J. Haskin. director. Washington, D. c. This offer applies strictly to informa- tion. The bureau cannot give advice on legal, medical, and financial mat ters. It does not attempt to settle domestic troubles, nor to undertake ex- haustive research on any subject. Write your question plainly and briefly. Give full name and address and en- close two cents in stamps for return postage. An replies are sent direct to the inquirer.)
 O. We wish to plant some tress as memorials to our soldier dead. What kind would you advise? H. D. w.
 A. The department of agriculture suggests that black walnut trees be used for this purpose. Demnd for this wood for war purposes depleted the number of trees and this would be an appropriate way of filling their places. Black walnut was used for gunstocks and airplane propellers. the nut shells contributed carbon for gas masks, while the nut meats were used in cakes and candies for the boys in the service.
 O. Do the Chinese eat much sugar? M. V. R.
 A. While the average consumption of
  a year for each person in China it is but three pounds.
 O. How should mail be addresssd in order to catch boat going through the Panama canal? J. H. w. A. Mails for ships passing through the canal or touching at either of the terminal ports should DC addressed to '-Cristobal, Canal Zone" O. Does the palate assist in talking? If A: The teeth. the hard palate. ana the interior walls of the cneeks merely serve as resonating surfaces in the process of language formation, and hence are sometimes termed the passive organs of speech. in standardization to the active orgahs which proeprly in- clude only the tongue. the lips, and the soft palate.
 O. How many states have Indian names7 D. F. c.
 A. Twenty three of the states have names derived from the Indian tongue. C. C. ''' causes ''' most '''''' A. Electricity has been the chief cause of fire loss in the last five years. matches and smoking being second. and defective chimneys third. O. How many people in the United States keep house servants? H. s. A. The last census on occupations showed that in S31z per cent of Ameri- l can homes, no servants were employed. The census that Is being compiled at present will probably show an increase | in serNantless homes. O. Is a mile longer than . kiionneter B. N. z.
 | A An English mile is longer than a kilometer, being equal to l.eos kilometers.
 O. Must man be dead to be elected to the hall of fame? H. c. B..
 A. A person must nave been dead 10 years to be eligible to election in the Hall of Fame"
 O. What American shipyard turnec out the most vessels during the war? A. M. p.
 A. The Hog Island shipyard stood first in shipbuilding during the war.
 O. Are diamonds affected by heat lE. E. w.
 A. The geological survey says that diamonds heated in an ordinary tenn perature obtained In an average fire will not be affected if only the atnos- phere of the air is present. If heated in at atmosphere of oxygen, h.,weve-, they will burn.
 O. How many goriIIas are in captiv-
 ity in the United States? E. E. W.
 A. So far as we are able to ascertain there are no gorillas in captivity in the
 United States at the present time The
 New York zoo, did have one for a number of months, but It died some time ago.