Arizona republican., 1922-02-21
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Q. Has the rate Of exchange an
/ effect on commerce? A. c. 3.
! A. The department Of commerce
/ SAYS that the present disordered ex-
! change situation initiates against the
| recovery Of the worlds commerce.
/ But that it is an effect rather than q
/ cause. Exchange has been likened to
a barometer. the barometer indi-
Gates the weather. but it does not
make the weather.
@. When was the home rule for
| Ireland movement started? /. n. o.
A. This term in British politics
/ designated n particular movement
4 begun in 1870 to secure for Ireland
q local legislature and thus recognize
/ and satisfy a persistent sentiment of
4 Irish nationality.
/ @. Will storage hurt cotton seed
which is to be planted?
a. Tile department Of agriculture
says that Investigations show that the
/ termination in cotton seed is injured
I oftener by heating in storage than is
4 generally believed.
( @. Was the earthquake on Feb. I
as severe as the San Francisco earth
] quake? f. &. o.
a. This earthquake was quite as
7 severe as the one in 1906. Data have
not been compiled concerning IL as
I vet, but is was in an earthquake
area that extends from British CO.
] lumbia TO the equator and was prob
ably along a fault in the earth's crust
/ 200 TO SEQ miles long, and severe for
4 about 10 to - miles on each side OF
4 this line
@. ls there an Inhabited island of
I which nobody is ruler and which IS
owned by no country? n. c. J.
A. You probably have reference to
I the Island of Tristan da Cunha, an
\ island half way between Africa and
South America in the Atlantic acean.
/ This was discovered by a Portuguese
/ of the same name 400 years ago.
/ England at one time sent troops
+ there TO watch for ships attempting
4 TO communicate with St Helena,
\ whore Napoleon was imprisoned. on
I the removal Of troops. William Glass
and family and some others preferred
+ to remain. The colony now numbers
nearly 100
O. Please Give me the meaning of
the word "rosary." r. A. 8.
I A. The word rosary is derived
( from the Latin 'rosarium' which
was originally a garland of roses and
used To crown the image of the Nir-
Gin Mary. As rosary in its pres
/ eut use. it was instituted in honor OF
/ The Virgin by St Dominic
@. Is wheat grown IN Alaska?
( 4. The department Of agriculture
saws some wheat has been grown IN
Alaska and that it has been demon
/ strated that it is possible TO raise
I there a great part Of the wheat need
I IA In the territory
@. How many soldiers are there on
the Mexican border? N. r.
A. The war department says that
we have l24 officers and 1922 enlisted
the MeEican border.
@. To seattle a discussion, which OF
former President Wilson'S daughters
are married, and which married first?
j. }. K.
a. Eleanor Wilson, the Youngest
daughter OF former President Wood