Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-02-15
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New Questions.
l.. "a" bets that the sun is nearer
the earth in summer. "B" says not.
Please settle this dispute.
2. When was the fourteenth amend
ment. which gave the negroes the
right to vote ratified.
3. Can mice exist in steel granary
if there IS no water available?
4. Is alfalfa seed used for dyeing
purposes?
5. What was the Darien scheme?
6. Has the tonnage of the ships of
the world come sup to prewar status?
7. What is the longest railway tun-
mel in the world?
8. What is electricity used for in
oil fields?
8. Can you mix kerosene and grease
10. Is the Korean language the
same as the Chinese?
Questions Answered
1. @. In the state of Utah can a
man have more than one wife?
A. the constitution of the state Of
Utah prohibits polygamy.
2. Q. What is an incense tree?
A. This name is applied to several
trees of tropical America yielding
3. @. Are the veterans Of the
world war allowed free patents by
the government?
A. The war department says that
there are no arrangements made by
either military authorities or the pat
ent office whereby veterans of the
world war are allowed free patents
4. Q. Is the famine in China rs Sc
rious as the papers report it to be?
A. The state department says that
reports made to the American minis
ter at Picking indicate that at least
100000 people are seriously affect
ed in the stricken districts.
5. @. What is the total unm1ned
coal in the world?
A. 1t is setimated that the total
coal reserves of the world amount to
7,460,6O5. 100000 tons, of which 542,-
03,O000,0000 is anthracite.
6. @. What lake in the United
States is next in size to the Great
Lakes?
A. The Great Salt lake is the
largest lake in the United States be-
sides the Great Lakes. The Lake Of
the Woods, lying partly in Minneso-
ia and partly in Canada, is next in
size.
7. @. Which nations are the
chief users of the Panama Canal?
A. According to a report of the
governor of the Panama Canal for
the fiscal year ended June 80, 1920,
the United States and Great Britain
are the greatest users of this canal
The number of vessels passed in the
fiscal year for these nations was as
follows: United States, 1929: Great
Britain, 1853; other nations, 596.
8. @. What are the terms of en-
listment in the United States navy?
A. Orders were issued by the bu-
reau of navigation on December IL
to stop all enlistments for periods of
two and three years, and authorizing
enlistments for four years only, with
the exception of minors between the
ages of seventeen and eighteen
the period of their minority, with
the consent of parents or guardians.
Re-enlistments may be made for
two, three or four years, and eX-
tensions are authorized as hereto
9. @. Please repeat the formula
for making paint used on the White
House.
A. This paint is made of white
lead. 70 per cent; French white zinc,
30 per cent; and enough raw linseed
oil of produce a proper consistency.
10. Q. Where are the Jumbo
peanuts grown?
A. The Virginia bunch and Vir-
ginia runner varieties of peanuts
produce the bulk of the large-pod-
ded, or Jumbo, peanuts, and are
grown most successfully in south
eastern Virginia and northeastern
North Carolina.