Arizona republican., 1922-01-20
Questions And
.AnSUers

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@. Has the island Of Yap a good
harbor and town?-W. A.
A. The Island of Yap has a good
harbor in Tomil bay. There is no
town of Importance on the island
One of the larger trading settlements
is at Dulukan. The population of the
island consists of about 76 japanese,
S,537 natives and Europeans.
@. What is the origin of bulldog?
w. S. C.
A. Bull batting, a sport once pop
ular N England but now declared IL
legal, consisted in attacking bulls
with dogs especially trained for that
purpose. The bulldog seems to have
been developed for this sport from a
short cared mastiff called "alaunt."
@. What was the first important
battle Of the Civil war? N. A.
| "A. The first battle of Bull Run
is considered the first important bat
tie Of that war. 1t was fought on
Sunday. July q, 1861, and resulted in
a victory for the Confederates.
@. Is cambrie linen or eotton7 ?
A. This name, derived from Cam
brai. France, where the material was
made, was given TO the finest and
| thinnest of plain woven linen fab
rics. The term is now applied to cloth
made from cotton with the fibre
twisted very hard in imitation of
linen cambria.
@. Please publish in your paper
where Sousa was born. 1t will settle
bet, and oblse. SUBSCRIBER.
A. Sousa was born at Washing
ton, d. c., Nov. 6, 1854, the son of
Antonio and Elizabeth Trinkhaus. His
! parents were Bohemians. The story
ia relation to the change of name
is that the last three letters of it
were suggested TO him by his fire.
quent notice OF the designation
90 S. A."
@. Is an American boy who
served in the Canadian army during
the war entitled to Victory medal? ?
IN. M.
A. Unless man served with the
United States troops at some period
| during the war he is not entitled to
| Victory medal.
@. To settle a bet, please advise
who is taller, Jack Dempsey or Elmo
Lincoln?-S. A. E.
A. Jack Dempsey's height is six
! feet, one and a half inches, while that
| of Elmo Lincoln is five feet, eleven
and half inches.
@. Does the title United States of
| America include Alaska and the in
sular possessions "A. NJ.
A. The state department says
that strictly speaking, the United
| States means only the 48 states.
@. Where was the first telegraph
office?-H. |. T.
A. The office established In 1874
| in a government building in WASH :
| ington, d. c., was the first telegraph
office.
@. In what part Of a clam are
fresh water pearls foundf - a.
| M. Men.
! A. The bureau OF fisheries says
/ that when pearls are found in ftesh
/ water clans they may be found III
/ almost any part of the clam. some
/ times the flat pearls are found STUCK
| tight 10 the shell while others are
/ generally found in the mantle 9r the
clam