Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-04
New Questions

New QueST1on6 4
What is the best speed record
that a pigeon has ever made?M
2-When and how did the political
phrase, looking after his fences
originate? .. ......
S-Please tell me what run
ner" was in the war?
4-Is the production of petroleum
in the United States falling off?
81 have heard the expression,
THE Worlds Sugar Bowl" What
is meant by it?
6-How many religious denomina-
tions have been represented by
presidents of the United States?
7--Wtl you give me some infor-
mation-eovering the life-history or
the common household moth?
Sis it correct to say we are
9-1s it true that a baseball play
er was struck by lightning during
q game and was able to continue?
10 have heard it reported that
there was giant airship built by
the Germans during the war to
bomb New York Is this true?
Questions Answered
l. Q.-With the tractor introduced
| into agriculture, is the number of
mules used decreasing?
An spite of the fact that the
! motor is being used, the number of
mules, in the United States has in
creased. In 1910, there were about
four and half million, most five
million.
2. Q,-Are there more whites than
any other race?
A.-There are no complete statis-
ties on this subject, but an estimate
I places. the whites at a figure between
900, 100000 and 70O,O00,000; the Mon
| golians between 100000, 900 and $780,
100000: African Negroids, between
| 100, 100000 and 120,000,000,
Of yich 70
be violation of the law to gold
plate five-cent pieces and sell them
for watch chains.
A.-The treasury says that 1t is
since such pieces might be mistaken
for five-dollar gold pieces.
4. Q.-Is there Passion Play in
Europe this summer?
Awhile the Oberammergau Pas
sion Play is not being given this
Nancy, France. This parish had
given tableaux from the life of Christ
| for fifteen years, when the war in
terrupted. More than 100000 specta-
tors have witnessed the performance
| this summer.
city of Joliet pronounced?
| A.-There was so much discussion
concerning the Dronuncia ton of the
name that the city council passed on
! ora ltldHcC S0IIlHS IOTlu' IHdI Tie VI IL
| cial, correct. and proper pronuncia-
ton and spelling Of the name of This
city shall he Joliet; the recent on
the first syllable with the 20" long as
| in mo"
6. Q-Fow much has the time for
crossing the ocean been shortened
/ since the dav of Columbus?
A.-"olumhns. in 1892, crossed
from Pa1os to Salvador in 81 davs.
The "Sava nnah." the first steam ship
to cross tho Atlantic. crossed from
Savannah. Ca. to LiverDool Eng
! land. in 27 DAYS. The '"Mauretania''
covered the distance from Queens
town. Ireland to Nav York. City,
1900 nileS. il los hours. Al Vinutes.
The airship "P-3A" crossed from
Mineola. N V. TO Pn1haro. England,
2 distance of 1900 miles, in * hours.
ninrtes Tho seaplane IN. CA"
crossed from Rockavrav. N: Y, TO
Plymouth, England. $500 miles. in
"a hours, II minutes. The Vicker'S
airplare crossed from st. Johns. Y.
r., to Clifton. Ireland, 1900 miles, In
16 hours, 20 minutes.
! 7. Q.-What Is the present SIRIUS
of the work of bringing back the dead
soldiers from FuroDe?
| All rcnains in Great Britain,
BELGIUM and Italy are to be brought
back except upon request of nearest
relative for perma rent burial in
! those countries. All remains In