Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1921-02-27
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@. What causes strikes? B. 3. r.
A. Strikes are caused by the DIS
satisfaction of employees with wages,
hours, or other conditions of employ
ment.
@. An engineer, employed in one
town and living in another because OF
scarcity of houses in former, pays OUT
a considerable sum every month IN
Communication fare. Can he deduct thus
expense in filing his federal income tax
return? e. E.
A. Railroad fares are only deductible
when person is a travelling business
man and this fare then becomes bust
ness expense. Street car and railroad
fare paid in going to and from work is
not a deductible expense.
@. What are bituminous shaies? Are
they of any value? NJ. c.
A. The term biturninous shales
properly applies to shales containing
considerable bituminous matter. It is
of no value for fuel purposes, but may
serve as a source of Oil
@. What is the meaning Of "gun,
as slang term. F. w. T.
A.. Cum as a slang word has
various meanings, among them being
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glass or mug"
@. How many mints are now in
1 operation in the United States? e. {.
A. There are now three minis in
operation in the United States. They
/ are located at San Francisco. Cali
fornia; Denver, Colorado, and Phila-
delphia. Pa.
q. What i. an emery ball in baseball?
J. 3. S.
A. An emery ball is one which has
been roughened. A pitcher is not per-
mitted to use one.
@. Could you furnish brief bioe
raphy of the designer of the White
House? J. n. G.
A. The designer of the White House
was James Hoban, born in Ireland
| about 1855. He came to the United
1 States, settling in Charleston, South
4 Carolina, and later to Washington
when the city was first being laid out.
He worked for the government for the
greater part of his life He is chiefly
known for his work in connection with
the White House. the rebuilding of
which he directed after it was burned
in 1914
@. Who was Geoffrey crayon? c.
c. n.
A. This is the nom de plume adopted
by Washington Irving in The Sketch
book, etc
q. What are creeping plants? q. TX.
A. This term is applied to plants
whose stems run along the surface Of
the soil and root at intervals
Q. What relation is the former
Kaiser Wilhelm Of Germany to Queens
Victoria? J. G. M
A. The former Emperor William of
Germany is a grandson of the late
Queen Victoria of England His
mother was Queen victoria's Oldest
child
@. To whom were the Nobel prizes
!, awarded in 1920? n. T. n.
A. In 1920 Nobel prizes were awarded
as follows: Woodrow Wilson. peace:
, Professor August Krogh, (Denmark) ).
medicine. Knut Hamsum Norway.
literature; Chas. G. Breteuil fhead of
int. bureau OF weights and measures),
physics
Q. How long did the glacial period
last, and how long ago WAS it7 G. W.
A. The Pleistocene period or glacial
| invasion was the last important geo
logical event before the present epoch
| that had a wide influence upon the
, physical appearance of the world The
, duration of the period is estimated as
being at least 100000 years, and the
} ice retreated from the northern part
} of the United States as long as $4,000
, years ago, while Sweden emerged from
its ice cover about 1900 years ago.
} q. Who are the Administrations
, L. o.
A. This name is applied to those who
recognize no obligation to observe
either the Jewish Sabbath or the
Christian Sabbath. declaring one day as
sacred as another
q. What are the leading breeds of
poniesi T. e. C.
A. The five principal breeds of DO
{ MES are: The Shetland Connemara,
, Galloway. Dartmoor and Canadian
The Shetlands are the smallest. orig
; mating. as the name implies, in the
, Shetland Islands
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