Arizona republican., 1921-03-01
QUESTIONS AND
 ANSWERS

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 O. # an ex-soldier refuses to have four operations performed, will he lose his compensation? A. D. Al. L. B.
 A. The bureau of war risk insurance says that the fact that a disabled sol dier refuses to undergo an operation would not deprive him of compensa- tion-
 O. What is . cartel ship7 G. G. H.
 A. In international law, a cartel ship is one commissioned in time of war to sail under a safe conduct for the exchange of prisoners or conveyance of proposals between belligerents.
 O. Does a single woman with an in- come of $1 500 per annuvn have to pay income tax? J. J. s.
 A. A single person must pay income tax on all income over $1.ooe. This ruling applies to women as well as men.
 e. My parrots eg.ws arc too long. May they be clipped? M. E. R.
 A. The bureau of biological survey says that the bills and claws of par rots occasionally become too long, though they will not if conditions per init plenty of climbing and gnawing on wood. In case trimming becomes nec- essary, a nail clipper way be used xk~ 1f the Hf of soldiers' bodies that are brought back from France borne by the government |. N. c.
 A. The war department says that all expenses of the shipment of remains to the railroad or home town designated by the legal next of kin will be borne by the war department. Expenses sfnci- dent to and of the actual burial of the body will be reimbursed up to the amount of S100 by the bureau of war risk insurance, Washington. D. C. upon | presentation of an itemized statement of expenses or receipted bills This will f include any proper expense ordinarily incident to the handling of the bo6> | from the railroad station as we'll as the 1 funeral charges and actual burial; not to exceed the s100 mentioned above. e. Did the former kaiser of Ger many ever visit the United States?
 A. Tho former kaiser of Germany never visited the United States. His brother, Prince Henry of Prussia. how ever, did make a tour of this country
 O. What kind of stars are the North star and the ones of which the Big and Little Dippers are composed? D. F. E.
 A. The naval observatory says the North star and the stars of the Big and Little Dippers are suns, resembling in a general way our own sun. e. What will clean a crock that wss used for packing eggs in water siassi 4. w. w.
 ! A. One-half and one-half solution oi vinegar and water will clean crock which was used for packing eggs 1T water glass.
 O. How much gasoline Is used in tn,
 United States? N. w.
 A. Easing an estimate on informa ton compiled in F states. the American
 Petroleum Institute says that abou
 4.01s.o0o.o00 gallons were consumed b, motor vehicles in 1920.
 e. 10 . wooded pasture as good fo
 cattle as . cleared one? R. O. E.
 A. Stockmen are generally agree
 that grass grown in the shade of timbe
 is much less nutritious than the sam
 species grown in full sunlight