Arizona republican., 1922-06-17

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quirer,)
q. Must member of the house
OF representatives be q resident of
the district which he representa-
l.. L. r.
A: The constitution provides that
no person shall be a representative
who shall not, when elected, be an
inhabitant Of that state in which be
shall be chosen, but makes no re-
quirement as to residence within the
district.
@. ~ playing golf, if a ball is
buried in the soft turf of fairway or
green, can il be lifted without pen.
alty?-L. v. M.
A. Unless there is a local rule or
stipulation to the contrary, the ball
must be played as it lies.
@. What proportion of the auto
mobiles of the world are in the Uni
ted States?--o. 8. w.
A. Eighty three out of ever 100
automobiles in the world are reg
istered in this country.
IN the Dakotas and Montana than
there did some IS years ago ?--S. NJ.
A. The weather bureau says that
their records show no permanent
change in the amount OF precipita-
tion in that section
@. When were lead pencils in
vented?-F. n. D.
A. The earliest mention of what
are known today as lead pencils APP
pears in reqsrds dating back to 1865.
This was shortly after the discovery
OF the noted graphite mine at Bor-
rowdale, England. which furnished
the material for the first pencils.
@. Does lease have to be in
writing ?-H. C.
A. In many of the states of the
Union the statutes require that leases
for more than one year be in writing
G. What is the difference in shoe
sizes ~. NJ.
A. The American and English
series of size vary one-third of an
inch; that is. size 5 is one-third of
an inch longer than size T. etc.
@. Who invented Iooarithms?-E.
A. John Napier. a Scotchman. who
lived in the early seventeenth CEN
tury, is usually regarded as their in
ventor.
@. Is it the nature of one of the
seeds OF cookie burr to grow one
season and the other the next season?
-P. M.
A. While occasionally both seeds
germinate the same season, usually
one seed grows one year and the
other the following one.
@. What author used the pen
nan1a "E iopz M1f an41v-A
A. William Sharp. a Scottish
poet, novelist and es.ayist, used this
nom de plume
fered the command of the Union
forces in the civil war?-S. o. l..
a. On April Is, 1861, President
Lincoln, through Francis Preston
Blair. rendered General Lee the COM
mand OF the army of the United
States, which was declined OF this
action Lee said: Il declined the offer
he made me to take command of the
army that was to be brought into
the field, stating as candidly as |
could, that, though opposed to seces-
sion and deprecating war, | could
take no part in the invasion of the
southern states"
@. What is the maximum size for
a pony?-H. U. 3.
a. According to generally ac-
cepted standards, anything under Is
hands in height is a pony; from Is
to IA hands. a Galloway, and from
Ia to Is hands. hobby.
Q. Please list the countries whose
government the United States does
not recognize. H T. p.
A. At present the governments of
Russia. Far Eastern Republic. Af-
ghanistan, Irish Republic. Albania,
Lithuania, Esthonia, and Latvia are
not recognized by the United States
@, What are the Four Horsemen Of
the Apocalypse supposed to repre-
sent? \. S.
A The Four Horsemen of the
Apocalypse symbolic Pestilence,
Death, War and Famine.
Practically all the European powers
and Japan have compulsory military
service. with guarantees that every